Brickadiergerard

Capt.Redblade has it right - the range has such pulling power and offers so much enjoyment to kids and AFOLs that, if handled properly, means it should run and run. I ended my dark age with Batman I, and now see my kids loving Superheroes as much as I do and using their box of bricks to make random scenes and bases like we used to when the closest you got to a Batman figure was a guy with a black helmet and a bad-hand painted badge. The range is strong on its own, and has support from other ranges. The cross-over with City is effective - even if it is only to provide a supporting cast/ victims/ scenery to the adventures of caped heroes and sinister villains. And what could be a better bit of scenery than the modular town hall (for those lucky enough to afford it, while we others can just imagine how cool the Joker would look in the mayor's office as Bats lands on the roof). Equally the expansion of the range across prices and complexities of build is impressive, and would suggest that TLG learnt the lesson of Batman I. Allowing kids to buy a jet ski with Batman for a few dollars in the US or get hold of it through an iffy paper in the UK, and then producing a pretty inspired Arkham at the opposite end of the scale while filling the gap between those 2 extremes with various iconic vehicles and scenes caters for a huge range of fans, with a huge range of ages, wallet- sizes and space. Bring on Wayne Manor as the next exclusive, I say. Although the haunted house has potential....

Great day for LOTR Lego - Elrond and the confirmation we've all been hoping for of more sets in 13. Gryphon Ink has nailed the logic of the range not stopping, and Deathleech has surely got the next sets spot on. I wonder if Saruman or Rivendell will go to the Hobbit range rather than LOTR - they might get more sales that way. As long as we get Saruman looking like that game poster, I don't care what range he comes in. Let us all hope that somehow a set appears that allows TLG to give us an Aragorn with the proper coloured tunic and trousers! The Bridge of Khazad Dum, maybe?

An amazing piece of work, Eurolock. I joined Eurobricks so I could join in with the others who've posted praise for it! Seriously, this is my first ever post! The moc really captures the feel of the film-set. I can't decide which of the many well-thought out bits I like the most: the Glittering Caves, the great hall, the bridge gateway, the back stairs, or that ramp. I'm one of those people who loved the books before seeing the films and now like bits of both (prefer film Aragorn to books Aragorn, prefer books Paths of the Dead to film Paths of the Dead etc etc etc), so I thought your nod to the detail of the thrown stones was a really nice touch. I second the requests for more info on how you did it all. Right, I'm off to find out how Penguin built that gondola for his Gotham PD airship....