I tried counting but there are people on here a lot better with that than I. Is Frodo the same height as Gandalf and Aragorn?

@WemWem said: "Feel like Arwen needed SOME kind of basic printing on her dress."

I think she needed a different colour on the dress, because at first glance, the pale green looks a lot like the beige of her skin-tone, and she seems naked. I had to look twice before I realised, oh, she's not naked.

Balrog looks like a puppy with big hanging ears... eh.

BrickHeadz do nothing for me. But having a BrickHeadz Balrog turned out rather cute, I'd say

40631 should be should under a set name "You shall not pass!"

This Balrog is everything.

I hate this line of puppets, but I will get these to keep my LOTR collection complete. They're never going on display tho...

They’re pretty dull, especially Arwen and Gollum.

Frodo looks a little bland, Gollum looks very bland, the Balrog looks rushed, Gandalf looks simple and so does arwen but Aragorn is chef kiss

Yeah, these are all day 1 buys. But the Balrog, although still cool (hot), is so, I guess, "diminished" (to steal from Galadriel) as a Brickhead.

First time the eye tiles are in yellow though, correct?

Legolas and Gimli is the next obvious set; would Sam + Merry + Pippin be a 3 pack?

Gollum looks like a baby holding a rattle. Otherwise, these look quite decent and will definitely be picking up the Balrog/Gandalf and Arwyn/Aragon sets!

I'm not a huge fan of BrickHeadz to begin with, but these really don't do it for me. I'll be curious to see if we ever get any minifigure-scale sets again. Thankfully, I picked up most of the figures I liked before the sets retired.

@bananaworld said:
"
Funko pops changed the world for the worse.

Go back to the shadow, Brickheadz."

So good. Your comment, that is.

I don't do BH, but might get Bally. He a mess, but he's a Hot Mess!

Gollum looks like a fresh, naked boy skipping through the woods.

Will be getting them all. Balrog seems an odd choice for the scale alone. But I suppose they shared a scene together. If they hadn't made Frodo 4x4, they could have produced a set like the Mcducks with Boromir and the 3 hobbits.... Or maybe Gimli

People seem to hate on Brickheadz, and while I'm normally a fan... these aren't great.

That being said, its Lord of the Rings and I'll be buying them all. The Balrog is neat, and I really like Aragorn. Frodo and Gandalf are an ok design.

Arwen is... green.

There’s only so much you can do to change a skinny malnourished pale creature into a square blocky brick-built figure. I think they look pretty good. Brickheadz don’t do much for me, but I’m glad these exist and the possibility of what can come later.

Hopefully LEGO will make minifigure sets if we buy a bunch of these

The Balrog is a nice touch. I just hope the brown pieces don't break like before.

@StarWarzFan7777:
You’d think they would have at least used Sting to represent Sting instead of some basic longsword. For that matter, I gave several copies of Sting to Wonder Woman minifigs because it’s much more accurate to the shape of what she had in the Gal Gadot film.

As a big LOTR fan I'm disappointed. Aragorn and Arwen are ok, but the rest of them - just a missed opportunity.

A bit disappointed. Balrog, Gandalf, and Aragorn look great, Arwen and Gollum look decent, but a bit simple and unpolished, while Frodo is Hideous.
Why did they make him big, why does he have reddish brown hair, and why in the world did they give him a buzz cut. Total waste of opportunity.
Why not have him and the other hobbits small with nice wavy/curly hair?

"So it begins."

Gandalf and the Balrog look pretty good! Frodo looks good except for his hair. Although I don't know how they would do his curly hair... Aragorn looks fantastic, but Arwen needed printing. I don't buy brickheadz though so it's kind of irrelevant.

Also, are we going to talk about the pricing? Frodo and Gollum have to be $15, right? Right?

@Brickalili said:
"Bit let down by how they’ve chosen to represent Frodo’s magnificent curls. And why is Arwen’s body a solid block of lime, could they really not put any printing there?"

Arwen doesn't seem to impressed with her choice of groom. :0

Gollum looks very small

I’m not into Brickheadz, but all of these are instant buys. Frodo’s hair is definitely lacking both in color and shape and Aragorn’s hair should also be darker. But aside from that they all look as good as any Brickheadz can. I’ll gladly buy them to send the message that we want more LOTR!!! And hopefully an actual theme could happen after these and the D2C

Still don't get these... that said, Gollum is way off. Shouldn't he be the same size as Frodo? And I know Brickheadz isn't the best format for a character who's habitually hunched over, but surely they could have somehow captured that? Anyway, here's hoping these are just the prelude to a return of the theme for real.

Waited all this time for more LoTR sets and this is what they give us :( All I can hope for is that these sell really well and convince Lego to bring out more minifigure sets

After this news, I'm starting to feel 2023 are could be a better year than 2022!

I just watched Fellowship of the Ring yesterday, so the movie is fresh in my mind. The balrog's horns are way too big.

If they make more LotR Brickheadz pairs, I would like to see Gimli & Legolas, and Saruman & Uruk Hai.

It's been 20 years. Why does Lego still think Gandalf's hat is grey?

Gollum / Smeagol is a hobbit too, he should be the same size as Frodo.

Also need dark tan 1x1 plates behind Gollum's eyes to help give that emaciated sunken socket look.

I wish I was at the meeting when they were deciding which version of Aragorn to feature as a brickhead set. “Guys next up, Aragorn. Should we do the cool and mysterious ranger version of Aragorn or the epic version of Aragorn who after delivering one of the most uplifting war speech decides to storm towards the enemy orc alone?” “Wait I got a better idea. Let’s do the one where he sings in front of everyone after the battle is won.” “Done”

@bananaworld said:
"
@Bobsy said:
"It's been 20 years. Why does Lego still think Gandalf's hat is grey?"
Looking at image search results for "Gandalf the Grey", his hat appears to be grey, despite the book saying it's blue; l think we have to concede that here we're dealing with film-Gandalf.

(Gandalf the White doesn't have a hat, so is not a wizard because, as we know, hat = wizard. Or wizzard, if you prefer.)
"

It was blue in the movies, albeit so faded that it could sometimes appear a little grey-ish in poor light. But definitely blue. You could get away with sand blue pieces if the other colours seem too strong.

@imemine98:
Here’s what so came up with. Frodo’s legs are three plates. Torso looks to be seven. Face is four studs, which equals ten plates. Then there are two plates of hair. So, 20 plates shorn, 22 if he’s scared. I’m not even going to try to figure out Gandalf with that hat, and Aragorn’s a bit tricky compared to Frodo. I’m seeing seven plates and two studs (12 plates combined) for legs and torso. Head is 2.5 plates and three studs (10 plates combined) from beard to crown, plus two plates for the hair. So basically two plates taller than Frodo. And the little guy looks to come in at 16.5 plates. Assuming Arwen has feet that are one plate, she’s 14 plates to the neck, and 26 when you add the head and hair (must be wearing heels, since Liv is actually one inch shorter than Viggo). The big guy looks like he’s 14 plates to that red line below his chin, four studs (ten plates) for the face, and seven more for the, uh, Michael Jackson ‘do. I’m not sure if the chin is one plate or half a plate, though, so 32 tops? And okay, fine, I’ll give Gandalf a go (though he’s mounted crooked on his legs, which makes figuring out his dimensions tricky), alright? I’m coming up with 16 plates for the body, and four studs for the face. If we assume two plates as usual for hair, that puts him two plates taller than Arwen. Probably 2.5 plates taller on his left. Is he drunk? He looks like he’s about to fall over.

@Bobsy:
They got the film license, not the book license. Film shows it grey, so that’s what they have to work with. And character likenesses usually need to be approved, so good luck slipping a blue hat through the door.

@bananaworld:
Wizzard? No thanks. I’ve seen the video of their Christmas song, and all I can say is Merry Christmas to all the therapists whose vacation homes and yachts are being funded by the kids who were cast.

@Bobsy:
I had to look up pictures after reading your comment. Certainly every toy based on him seems to have used the same shade of grey for hat and robe, and they all cleared whatever approval process was required of them. Film stills do show that it’s a different color, but even sand-blue seems way too strong for how faintly blue it is under the best lighting conditions. A more accurate depiction, although one we’ll never see through official sources, would be dark-grey robes with a dark-bley hat, which might still be more of a difference than we see in the films. The meager difference between light-grey and light-bley might be more accurate, but the shades are much too light for film-Gandalf’s outfit.

BrickHeadz are a neat idea, but give me actual LEGO minifigures and sets of Lord of The Rings or the television series The Rings of Power.

I hope that Funko... I mean BrickHeadz' fans make this product successful, so we can enjoy new regular LotR sets again.

At last we can have the original Lego Dimensions crew as brickheadz together! 41585 41635 and now 40631!

I am so disappointed... hearing about new set, looking forward to them, happy about low set prices and now this. I should have guess it was these indifferent figures.

Now there is one overpriced set left to hope for...

@Murdoch17 said:
" @ChicoCheco said:
"40631 should be should under a set name "You shall not pass!"

"

I was thinking more of "Run, you fools!"."

Don’t you mean “Fly, you fools!” Either way, the epic name is probably best saved for a minifigure set depicted their face-off.

@Lego34s Gimli’s got to be paired with Legolas. Boromir with Merry and Pippin might be good. As for Sam, if he’s not with Frodo or Gollum then Ranger Aragorn or Shelob seem like good options. Though the thought of a BrickHeadz Shelob is shudder-worthy…

@woosterlegos said:
"LOTR fans like me are happy, and take this as a sign of things to come. But let's be honest, this is not what we really wanted. We want minifig sets!"

Hey, I heard someone in the Super Mario set comments say that.

@SearchlightRG said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"I was thinking more of "Run, you fools!"."

Don’t you mean “Fly, you fools!” "
Funnily enough, you're both correct: the original cinema release was modernised to "run", but they apparently reconsidered things for later releases and changed it to the book's "fly".

Weird that Gandalf, Aragorn and Frodo all have the same sword. I would have given Frodo Sting, Aragorn the sword he had in the original sets and Gandalf the more recent longsword (as it looks more like his sword in the films than Aragorn's).

Wings on the Balrog! A bold choice

@bananaworld said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"I was thinking more of "Run, you fools!"."

Don’t you mean “Fly, you fools!” "
Funnily enough, you're both correct: the original cinema release was modernised to "run", but they apparently reconsidered things for later releases and changed it to the book's "fly"."

And a good thing that they did! Banger of a line.

LOtR is coming back?!?! For the love of all things people, who cares how they look! Buy them if you want LEGO to make more actual sets again!

@damien said:
"Hmmmm.... Can't say I'm impressed. Aragorn looks okay and so does Gandalf, but furthermore... Not my cup of tea"

You don't like the balrog??

These will probably be my first BrickHeadz purchases, super excited to see the LotR theme making a comeback! And wow, Gollum is adorable

@ozbrickcreator:
Well, a few dozen people may, at least (actually, I will probably be one of them!). Wyldstyle was notoriously rare. I never had a shot at Benny, because you had to register with Target _and_ get their credit card (apparently linking to your debit card caused too long a delay, and once you made that choice there was no going back).

@bananaworld:
I do not remember that at all. But the film is old enough to drink, after all, and I only watched it once in the theater (vs owning three copies on DVD).

@bemahan:
I mean...it had wings in the movie. I'm not sure why. It never used them onscreen, and lived underground.

I like these, for the most part. Yes, there is room for improvement with Frodo’s hair, and Gollum looks like he was designed by a generative AI, but on the whole, I’m happy with them.

Frodo is experiencing hair loss, someone get him some hair treatment!

it has wings... because wings are COOL, Balrog just wanted to be cool!

What a cute little naked baby! But why would Frodo name his child after Gollum? Even naming the kid Sméagol would be cruel.

@PurpleDave said:
" @ozbrickcreator :
Well, a few dozen people may, at least (actually, I will probably be one of them!). Wyldstyle was notoriously rare. I never had a shot at Benny, because you had to register with Target _and_ get their credit card (apparently linking to your debit card caused too long a delay, and once you made that choice there was no going back).

@bananaworld :
I do not remember that at all. But the film is old enough to drink, after all, and I only watched it once in the theater (vs owning three copies on DVD).

@bemahan :
I mean...it had wings in the movie. I'm not sure why. It never used them onscreen, and lived underground."

True. I don't own Wyldstyle as a Brickhead either, but I just wanted to make my point that the Dimensions gang have now all been made into Brickheadz

Seeing Gollum alone, I wasn't impressed, but with Frodo by his side, it's brilliant. His body only 3 studs wide to Frodo's 4, he is a shrunken version of a Hobbit. Naked and holding his meal, he looks pitiful next to Frodo. Bravo. Truly.

Gandalf and Balrog look pretty cool, but the others I think are just ok.

Please tell me they're planning on launching a rerun of the theme. I'd be ecstatic if that were the case.

@PurpleDave said:
" @imemine98:
Here’s what so came up with. Frodo’s legs are three plates. Torso looks to be seven. Face is four studs, which equals ten plates. Then there are two plates of hair. So, 20 plates shorn, 22 if he’s scared. I’m not even going to try to figure out Gandalf with that hat, and Aragorn’s a bit tricky compared to Frodo. I’m seeing seven plates and two studs (12 plates combined) for legs and torso. Head is 2.5 plates and three studs (10 plates combined) from beard to crown, plus two plates for the hair. So basically two plates taller than Frodo. And the little guy looks to come in at 16.5 plates. Assuming Arwen has feet that are one plate, she’s 14 plates to the neck, and 26 when you add the head and hair (must be wearing heels, since Liv is actually one inch shorter than Viggo). The big guy looks like he’s 14 plates to that red line below his chin, four studs (ten plates) for the face, and seven more for the, uh, Michael Jackson ‘do. I’m not sure if the chin is one plate or half a plate, though, so 32 tops? And okay, fine, I’ll give Gandalf a go (though he’s mounted crooked on his legs, which makes figuring out his dimensions tricky), alright? I’m coming up with 16 plates for the body, and four studs for the face. If we assume two plates as usual for hair, that puts him two plates taller than Arwen. Probably 2.5 plates taller on his left. Is he drunk? He looks like he’s about to fall over.

@Bobsy:
They got the film license, not the book license. Film shows it grey, so that’s what they have to work with. And character likenesses usually need to be approved, so good luck slipping a blue hat through the door.

@bananaworld:
Wizzard? No thanks. I’ve seen the video of their Christmas song, and all I can say is Merry Christmas to all the therapists whose vacation homes and yachts are being funded by the kids who were cast."

Thank you!!

@Zordboy said:
" @WemWem said: "Feel like Arwen needed SOME kind of basic printing on her dress."

I think she needed a different colour on the dress, because at first glance, the pale green looks a lot like the beige of her skin-tone, and she seems naked. I had to look twice before I realised, oh, she's not naked."

I mean, the color is accurate to the scene…

@Balrogofmorgoth:
I'm not sure Liv has that much color in her skin, and Arwen was probably lit in a way that blanched some of the color out.

Oh. Wait, you meant the dress?

Frodo/Gollum looks plain, Aragorn/Arwen I'm meh on, but Balrog/Gandalf I am definitely going to have to pick up. Here's hoping for a minifig-scale Balrog someday...

Here’s the thing: these need to sell well. Then, they’ll see the interest and make more sets.