LOTR / Hobbit Sets that Need to Happen

folmarm · 2013-05-22T04:24:20.000Z

I'm not sure how long lego is going to keep its liscensing agreement for LOTR / Hobbit, but these are sets that need to happen before it is all over: Balrog / Bridge of Kazad Dum: Brick built balrog and a collapsing bridge would be awesome. This was rumored to be happening in this wave and going to be priced at $30. I would much rather see a more expensive set and include some Moria scenery: maybe some columns and a partially collapsed staircase? The focus needs to be on the bridge. I guess Gandalf is a must in this set, but he's been a little overused. Eowyn vs. the Witch King: the nazgul need to appear in at least one other set and having one plus its beast and Eowyn would make this set highly sought-after. Minas Tirith: Not sure what to do with this one exactly (it is so big, how do you do it justice?) I would love to see something absolutely massive totally 5,000+ pieces and $400+ in price but I'm not getting my hopes up. Maybe the front gate with a couple of towers and a working trebuchet might satisfy me. Treebeard and Friends: A little more detail/size would be nice: ents will be really popular (especially if the price is right) Bree Inn: not enough smaller / non-stone structures in these series (one reason why Bag End was so welcome). The bree Inn provides a nice counter-balance to all of the massive structures in these series and can recreate both the meeting scene with Aragorn and the Nazgul night intrusion (hey, at least this place got a lot more screen time than the pirate ships with the army of the dead). Rivendell: something awesome please. Like Bag End, this place is significant in both LOTR and The Hobbit. The architecture is amazing and a change of pace from the typical castle / fortress look. I would recommend focusing on mainly the palace with the possibility of a tower and smaller building as well (sort of how Jabba's palace works but a bit grander). There needs to be something more than the small Council of Elrond set that is just coming out. Well, just my two cents. I would appreciate your feedback.