The Lord of the Rings Lego sets are new for summer 2012. You can now collect the whole Fellowship of the Ring, plus orcs, ringwraiths, Gollum and more.
The First 7 Sets in the Lego LOTR Theme
Now we'll look at each of the seven sets in the first wave of Lord of the Rings sets (due Summer 2012.)
I've organised them in chronological order by the scenes as they appear in the Lord of the Rings movies because these are movie tie-in sets. (Note that there are differences between the books and the movies.)
You can also get a LEGO LOTR Storage Case for organizing your projects.
It's green with Mr Frodo Baggins in an action shot on the front. The case also includes a 10" x 10" LEGO base plate for building your LOTR sets on.
Also available from ToysRUS: LEGO LOTR Project Case.
Lego 9469 Gandalf Arrives is one of the first sets in the new Lego Lord of the Rings theme for 2012. It's the smallest and cheapest of the initial sets.
Lego 9472 Attack on Weathertop is one of the medium-sized sets in the first wave of Lord of the Rings Lego for 2012.
Lego 9476 The Orc Forge features Saruman's Orcs of Mordor building weapons underground at Isengard. It's one of the medium-sized 2012 LOTR sets.
Lego 9473 The Mines of Moria is one of the larger sets in the Lego Lord of the Rings range for 2012. It's an important one for LOTR minifigures too.
Lego 9474 The Battle of Helm's Deep is the biggest set in the first wave of the Lego Lord of the Rings theme in Summer 2012. Recreate the epic battle.
Lego 9471 Uruk-hai Army is one of the mid-sized sets in the 2012 Lord of the Rings Lego Range. It extends the larger Battle for Helm's Deep set.
Lego 9470 Shelob Attack's is one of the smaller sets in the 2012 Lego Lord of the Rings Range. This is the set where you'll find the very important Samwise the hobbit.
There's a fun official LEGO LOTR minisite.
There's a map of Middle Earth and you can click on locations corresponding to the LEGO LOTR sets. You get an animation about the set and a video from someone involved in the design taking you through the model.
There's also information of the Lord of the Rings characters that feature as minifigures in the sets.
The Lego promotional image above shows minifigures for all nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring.
Early information about the sets shows that all nine central characters will be available within the first wave of Lord of the Rings Lego set.
It looks like Lego have made the minifigures to scale - hobbits are much smaller than men and elves, and dwarves are just a little taller than hobbits.
We're also getting a good cast of the evil characters from the Lord of the Rings Universe. Gollum, evil? We'll one of him is!
There are three different kinds of Orc in the new range reflecting the different breeds of Orc that Tolkien imagined.
The Uruk-hai are Saruman's army of warrior Orcs. They come with armor.
The Moria Orcs are also referred to as Goblins and the Fellowship encounter them in the mines of Moria.
Then there are Mordor Orcs working for Saruman to create Uruk-hai weapons and armor and also the Uruk-hai themselves.
There are ringwraiths (or black riders or Nazgûl) too.
And yes, we've got a Lego Gollum minifigure too.
There's also a Cave Troll who isn't pictured here.
I'm a real Lord of the Rings fan. I'm British and my Dad had both The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy on the bookshelf at home. I first read The Hobbit while at primary school and couldn't put it down. I remember writing my own story about Hobbits in primary school.
Naturally, I moved on to the darker Lord of the Rings Trilogy which I read over the summer school holidays (vacation.) It was one of those books that has stayed with me. I can remember the first time I read key scenes.
I love the Lord of the Rings movies (not as much as the books, but that would be a tall order!) and I'm looking forward to the 2012 Hobbit movie.
Now I'm Mum to two boys and we have a house full of Lego (I love it!) I'm looking forward to the Lego Lord of the Rings sets.
Do you like the Lego Lord of the Rings Sets?
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