Random set of the day: Uruk-Hai with ballista
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 30211 Uruk-Hai with ballista, released during 2012. It's one of 11 The Lord of the Rings sets produced that year. It contains 21 pieces and 1 minifig, and its retail price was US$4.
It's owned by 4,462 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $25.70, or eBay.
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Oh boy, here I go killing again!
Whom do you serve?
"Looks like meat is back on the menu, boys!"
Oof. I had a hard time tracking this one down. As far as I could tell, in the US, it was only available at LEGOLAND stores, and our LDC wouldn't open for a few more years. I made it to Chicago that year, and they were sold out. Eventually, I caved and bought two from a seller in Oregon (in European terms, that's like six countries away).
MSRP: $4
BrickLink Price: $25.70
If this isn't proof that there's demand for LotR to come back as a full-fledged theme, I don't know what is.
@BabuBrick said:
"MSRP: $4
BrickLink Price: $25.70
If this isn't proof that there's demand for LotR to come back as a full-fledged theme, I don't know what is."
And don't forget the two (soon three) recent LotR sets which have been extremely popular and sold very well.
Grond would approve. As do I!
We ain't had nothin' but maggoty bread for three stinkin' days!!!
@stevild3 said:
"We ain't had nothin' but maggoty bread for three stinkin' days!!!"
More like: "We ain't had nothin' but cars and trucks for 6 stinkin' days!!!"
@Maxbricks14 said:
" @BabuBrick said:
"MSRP: $4
BrickLink Price: $25.70
If this isn't proof that there's demand for LotR to come back as a full-fledged theme, I don't know what is."
And don't forget the two (soon three) recent LotR sets which have been extremely popular and sold very well."
Yes! Can't wait to see Bag-End; definitely my most anticipated set of the year, as I expect most LotR sets to be for the next few years.
Aghh the pain of polybags availability
The only LOTR polybag I ever found was 30215 :(
I have a few LOTR polybags but not this one and the aforementioned 30215.
I can't remember if I bought 4 or 8 of these guys. My only regret is that I didn't buy more.
Well that’s his one arrow fired, he loading up that halberd for his next shot?
@Maxbricks14 said:
""Looks like meat is back on the menu, boys!""
Looks like a vegan Uruk-Hai will have quite a hard time...
@AustinPowers said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
""Looks like meat is back on the menu, boys!""
Looks like a vegan Uruk-Hai will have quite a hard time... "
He can always eat greengrocers
If memory serves, this polybag was available ‘free’ with a weekend newspaper. I had no interest in the paper - can’t even remember which one - but I got loads for the polybag. This Uruk-Hai is the only minifigure I have ever army built: https://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AmperZand/Fantasy/uruk_army_-_montage.jpg
If only this was actually reasonably obtainable...
This really was only distributed in Legoland Discovery Centers and Five Below in the US? For the objectively best and most desired army-builder polybag? Shocking tbh.
@Zander said:
"If memory serves, this polybag was available ‘free’ with a weekend newspaper. I had no interest in the paper - can’t even remember which one - but I got loads for the polybag. This Uruk-Hai is the only minifigure I have ever army built: https://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AmperZand/Fantasy/uruk_army_-_montage.jpg "
I wouldn't call ot a news paper,
It was the Sun.
More useful as toilet paper than telling the news.
@watcher21 said:
"Aghh the pain of polybags availability
The only LOTR polybag I ever found was 30215 :("
Interesting,
As it was Legolas and the Lake Town guard I could never (and still can't) find.
Only things (outside of the Comic Con bits) that I am missing from LEGO Middle Earth.
If I remember correctly, this set's unavailability was what drove me to make my first Bricklink purchase.
I think I paid about $6 per bag, and bought about 10. I thought it was a significant splurge, but in hindsight seems very reasonable.
@PurpleDave said:
"Oof. I had a hard time tracking this one down. As far as I could tell, in the US, it was only available at LEGOLAND stores, and our LDC wouldn't open for a few more years. I made it to Chicago that year, and they were sold out. Eventually, I caved and bought two from a seller in Oregon (in European terms, that's like six countries away)."
Toys R Us stores each got at least single case. I got 4 and hoped to get more later, but they never showed up again after that first assortment.
@BabuBrick said:
" @stevild3 said:
"We ain't had nothin' but maggoty bread for three stinkin' days!!!"
More like: "We ain't had nothin' but cars and trucks for 6 stinkin' days!!!""
Even more: "We ain't had nothin' but lousy themes for 10 stinkin' years!!!"
@Zander said:
"If memory serves, this polybag was available ‘free’ with a weekend newspaper. I had no interest in the paper - can’t even remember which one - but I got loads for the polybag. This Uruk-Hai is the only minifigure I have ever army built: https://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AmperZand/Fantasy/uruk_army_-_montage.jpg "
Ah the glory days of LEGO collecting. Picking up a bunch of these for a few quid then immediately dumping the newspaper in the (recycling of course) bin as you walked out of the newsagent. Sometimes I used to even put the papers back on the shelves ater purchase... not sure what that did to their sales records...
@Rimefang said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Oof. I had a hard time tracking this one down. As far as I could tell, in the US, it was only available at LEGOLAND stores, and our LDC wouldn't open for a few more years. I made it to Chicago that year, and they were sold out. Eventually, I caved and bought two from a seller in Oregon (in European terms, that's like six countries away)."
Toys R Us stores each got at least single case. I got 4 and hoped to get more later, but they never showed up again after that first assortment. "
Ah. Frodo I had no problem finding, but buy even a few LotR sets and you’ve got at least one Frodo, and nobody needs an army of them. This must have sold out in record time, being the cheapest way to build an orc army.
This was free with the daily mail back in the day. Managed to pick up 11 of them to build an army!
@Zander said:
"If memory serves, this polybag was available ‘free’ with a weekend newspaper. I had no interest in the paper - can’t even remember which one - but I got loads for the polybag. This Uruk-Hai is the only minifigure I have ever army built: https://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AmperZand/Fantasy/uruk_army_-_montage.jpg "
I remember it being the Sun or Mail. grotty newspapers at best. My understanding is that the 'free Lego' promos that they would often run was a very expensive way for them to try and get new readers to regularly purchase the paper. It felt great getting numerous polybags for very little money whilst knowing you were damaging the papers finances....shame the promos came to an end.
Be careful if you own any of the old LOTR sets, several of my orc-torsos (one from this very set) have broken to pieces, dark red and brown pieces from this era are very fragile.
@strangeworld said:
"Be careful if you own any of the old LOTR sets, several of my orc-torsos (one from this very set) have broken to pieces, dark red and brown pieces from this era are very fragile."
I have been quite lucky with that so far,
Other than a few parts of my Ent I haven't had any issues with brown/ dark red, despite having a lot from those years.
Hopefully that luck continues.
I remember this being a promotional item with a UK newspaper.
Had classes in the morning, so I ended up getting out to the shops around 11am to try and get one.
Nope. Sold out everywhere. Spoke to some staff, they had people buying 10 at a time. Sigh...
@bnic99 said:
" @strangeworld said:
"Be careful if you own any of the old LOTR sets, several of my orc-torsos (one from this very set) have broken to pieces, dark red and brown pieces from this era are very fragile."
I have been quite lucky with that so far,
Other than a few parts of my Ent I haven't had any issues with brown/ dark red, despite having a lot from those years.
Hopefully that luck continues."
Lego replaced all my Ent parts last year as they were all shattering. I'd gotten Orthanc on its first release weekend.
Ah, I own two of this set if memory serves right.
I remember this one being easier to get than the later Lake Town Guard polybag. Uruk I found at a Five Below, and there were several of those in the nearby area, but the Guard was only at Toys R Us as far as I could tell, of which there was only one which wasn't close to home.
As for army builder sets, Lego could offer a multiple 3-figure blister packs (or boxed battle packs) with small builds that I think fans would love to see (like the Star Wars 40557, or 75320 ). Many possibilities, too: orcs, Rohan soldiers, Minas Tirith soldiers, Hobbiton dwellers, Elves... and maybe add an extra head or like D&D to customize a few.
I think those would be well received by everyone
I don't have many LotR sets, but I have this one - and it's been sat on my shelf fighting Elrond, which was included in the excellent LEGO LotR video game almost ever since!
@bnic99 said:
" @watcher21 said:
"Aghh the pain of polybags availability
The only LOTR polybag I ever found was 30215 :("
Interesting,
As it was Legolas and the Lake Town guard I could never (and still can't) find.
Only things (outside of the Comic Con bits) that I am missing from LEGO Middle Earth."
In the US, I don’t recall ever seeing Legolas at retail. Fortunately, that one was a pack-in for the theatrical release of Hobbit 2 at Target, so if you knew to watch out for it they weren’t hard to find (again, limited army-building potential). The Lake-Town Guard I remember finding at TRU, so I bought a few. I didn’t really pay attention to long-term availability, but I suspect there was less demand to those than for this guy.
@PurpleDave said:
" @bnic99 said:
" @watcher21 said:
"Aghh the pain of polybags availability
The only LOTR polybag I ever found was 30215 :("
Interesting,
As it was Legolas and the Lake Town guard I could never (and still can't) find.
Only things (outside of the Comic Con bits) that I am missing from LEGO Middle Earth."
In the US, I don’t recall ever seeing Legolas at retail. Fortunately, that one was a pack-in for the theatrical release of Hobbit 2 at Target, so if you knew to watch out for it they weren’t hard to find (again, limited army-building potential). The Lake-Town Guard I remember finding at TRU, so I bought a few. I didn’t really pay attention to long-term availability, but I suspect there was less demand to those than for this guy."
Which is why I bought fewer of the Laketown Guard, and currently regret it very keenly.
@legojohn69 said:
" @Zander said:
"If memory serves, this polybag was available ‘free’ with a weekend newspaper. I had no interest in the paper - can’t even remember which one - but I got loads for the polybag. This Uruk-Hai is the only minifigure I have ever army built: https://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AmperZand/Fantasy/uruk_army_-_montage.jpg "
I remember it being the Sun or Mail. grotty newspapers at best. My understanding is that the 'free Lego' promos that they would often run was a very expensive way for them to try and get new readers to regularly purchase the paper. It felt great getting numerous polybags for very little money whilst knowing you were damaging the papers finances....shame the promos came to an end.
"
Ha! This made me smile.
I feel the same way here when dodgy religo-fascist fast food establishments (Chic-fil-a and In-and-out Burger) give free food coupons at basketball games.
@PurpleDave said:
" @Rimefang said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Oof. I had a hard time tracking this one down. As far as I could tell, in the US, it was only available at LEGOLAND stores, and our LDC wouldn't open for a few more years. I made it to Chicago that year, and they were sold out. Eventually, I caved and bought two from a seller in Oregon (in European terms, that's like six countries away)."
Toys R Us stores each got at least single case. I got 4 and hoped to get more later, but they never showed up again after that first assortment. "
Ah. Frodo I had no problem finding, but buy even a few LotR sets and you’ve got at least one Frodo, and nobody needs an army of them."
Yeah, back in the day Frodo was right up there with Luke Skywalker, Emmet, Batman, Spider-Man, Owen Grady, and any other named character that AFOL's own 80 bazillion copies of.
@bnic99 said:
" @strangeworld said:
"Be careful if you own any of the old LOTR sets, several of my orc-torsos (one from this very set) have broken to pieces, dark red and brown pieces from this era are very fragile."
I have been quite lucky with that so far,
Other than a few parts of my Ent I haven't had any issues with brown/ dark red, despite having a lot from those years.
Hopefully that luck continues."
yeah if the parts are still made LEGO will replace them no matter how long you had the set due to it being brittle.
@BabuBrick said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @BabuBrick said:
"MSRP: $4
BrickLink Price: $25.70
If this isn't proof that there's demand for LotR to come back as a full-fledged theme, I don't know what is."
And don't forget the two (soon three) recent LotR sets which have been extremely popular and sold very well."
Yes! Can't wait to see Bag-End; definitely my most anticipated set of the year, as I expect most LotR sets to be for the next few years."
Am I the only won who heard that Bag End was gonna have an exclusive GWP on release?
I was looking through the Scumbob wiki one time and they said that SpongeBob shouldn't have killed the clams in that one episode because "they weren't the Uruk-Hai from Lord of the Rings." Rather interesting comparison lol.
@dino_bricks_builds_YT said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @BabuBrick said:
"MSRP: $4
BrickLink Price: $25.70
If this isn't proof that there's demand for LotR to come back as a full-fledged theme, I don't know what is."
And don't forget the two (soon three) recent LotR sets which have been extremely popular and sold very well."
Yes! Can't wait to see Bag-End; definitely my most anticipated set of the year, as I expect most LotR sets to be for the next few years."
Am I the only won who heard that Bag End was gonna have an exclusive GWP on release?"
No you're not. I've been seeing a lot of people predicting that it'll be a remake of 9469 , which would be neat, but we'll have to wait and see if that's the case.
@BabuBrick said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @BabuBrick said:
"MSRP: $4
BrickLink Price: $25.70
If this isn't proof that there's demand for LotR to come back as a full-fledged theme, I don't know what is."
And don't forget the two (soon three) recent LotR sets which have been extremely popular and sold very well."
Yes! Can't wait to see Bag-End; definitely my most anticipated set of the year, as I expect most LotR sets to be for the next few years."
Bag End / The Shire is my favorite place in all of LotR, so it’ll be an easy, take the day off and wait in line at the closest LEGO store, day one purchase for me!
@Trigger_ said:
"I was looking through the Scumbob wiki one time and they said that SpongeBob shouldn't have killed the clams in that one episode because "they weren't the Uruk-Hai from Lord of the Rings." Rather interesting comparison lol."
Um…what?
I have over 20 poly bags of this set from ages ago. Who would've known this LOTR poly bag would actually have value.