I wonder how deep it is when connected. I have no idea if this will fit on my shelf or not... it looks pretty big

It’s… beautiful.

It looks to be a very impressive display set. I can already tell that the worst part of the building will be those trees with all those leaves.

So will this set be available at Lego Retail Stores from March 5th? Or just online? I could actually go to the store and pick it up there and then if it’s available in store from the Sunday

if any bit looks tricky, its the roof. It's beautiful, but looks difficult

@bobsy you were right about the price being outrageous! ??

huh noticed lots of new weapon molds, but no sting?

It is just perfect, more beautiful than in my wildest dreams!!! I am so happy!!! Day one purchase, obviously :-)

there's bits I like, I'm just not sure I like the whole thing to spend so much. I brought the HP castle recently for an moc and that was a pain which still needs adjusting a little. The image of it in parts makes some of it look interesting, but put together I'm not sure it appeals to me.

Gosh darn that's gorgeous! I'd even go outside of my mini-doll universe for it.

BEST SET EVER!

RacingBrick has a presentation now
Those tile-pieces for the floors look gorgeous...

I’m going to have to watch the trilogy again to decide whether or not to buy this.

If they go forward with that Eye of Sauron that surfaced the other day my wallet is open.

this is going to wind up being too expensive for me, but what would have pushed it over the edge is if it had a set of minifigs for "the hobbit" as well, like the UCS millennium falcon that had figs from star wars and the force awakens.

I'll be honest, that roof is so good it doesn't even look like Lego. Took me a while to realize that it's tilted 1x1 tiles.

Creative use of the hotdogs again.....did they get them from the RSotD? And apparently they sold ice popsicles too at that football game?

I'm not really a fan of LotR (after all it's just about people walking....even the trees walked in those movies!), but this looks pretty nice. Not sure if it looks €500 nice, and as usual it's disappointing to see such prominent stickers at this price point. But apart from that I don't see much to complain about.

I know how I’ll use the VIP point I’ve been banking for a while! I’ve rewatched the films with the kids this past holidays and I fell back in that universe big time. This set could not come at a better time!

Love at first sight!!

Definitely a day one purchase. But that roof though...I've already got anxiety.

I love the look of it, but it's just me or the set reflected in the ring in the teaser was way more beautiful?

I like what they did with the dual moulded legs for the hobbits

where the hell am I going to squeeze this one now?

I still can't believe this is real!

Well, I guess it's added to the wishlist

The elves do not look the best in my opinion, could definitely use new face prints.

@essel said:
"It seems no one has mentioned an interesting detail yet (cf. extra pictures): the Eye of Sauron is hidden under the council scene, which can be removed (an excellent function as well)."

Yeah, I was about to mention this. Fun little Easter egg. Also a nice callback to the Eye under the ring in 79006.

I'm glad I'm not the only one. When I first saw those tiles, I thought they were new diamond tiles... I think it's just the angle that threw me off.

This drops right before my birthday, and methinks I will be having A Long Expected Party!

If Lego keeps selling sets I like I might never get out of the house

Does Frodo's sword glow in the dark?

Did anyone else, like me, get Howard Shore's "Rivendell" theme popping up in their head as they saw the picture?

Lovely rendition and I am impressed. The high piece count is probably due to the many 1x1 tiles and other small LEGO pieces. I mean, the piece count is only slightly higher than 71043, Hogwarts Castle, yet feels (and probably is) significantly smaller. (I'm sure it's the minifigure-scale vs. microfigure-scale factor, but -- as others have said -- this set works in minifigure-scale really well.)

This is beautiful. I love the minifigs and Gandalf’s legs print. Great details, colors, and parts usage. Love how they have Frodo sitting with short legs. I’m interested in seeing how the Eye of Sauron function works. But what a price. I know I’ll never own this. If I had a choice between this and Lion Knight’s Castle, it would be the castle. I’ll stick with the 79006 Council of Elrond set I own.

It is great but, why is it just a section and not a Hogwarts like set?

I can't believe this is an official set, the detail is incredible, it looks like a MOC that a diehard fan spent years on. I'm gonna have to binge the movies again to remember who all the characters are

Question: anyone knows what is the 2x2 tile part near the top of the roof? (sand green/verdigris)

It can't be a tile because it is thinner.
It can not be a 2x2 bracket or a 2x2 hinge because studs would be facing out.

My best guess: a new part. Next question: how does it attach to other parts.

@Metalizer7734 said:
"woah nice, but I wish we could get any lotr sets in price range like 30-50-70 or 100 euros/$"

There are 2 $20 ones and even one $15 that qualify for being any LotR sets in that price range ;) But, yeah, they are not what we really want.

@LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
"This is beautiful. I love the minifigs and Gandalf’s legs print. Great details, colors, and parts usage. Love how they have Frodo sitting with short legs. I’m interested in seeing how the Eye of Sauron function works. But what a price. I know I’ll never own this. If I had a choice between this and Lion Knight’s Castle, I would be the castle. I’ll stick with the 79006 Council of Elrond set I own. "

Yeah somehow Bilbo is sitting too in one of the pictures...not sure why they would show that when the pieces aren't capable of that...unless they've changed somehow??

Love the set but Legolas's face sucks. It's an existing print right?

I also feel like we're sure to get more Lord of the Rings sets after this. Would they make those new weapons moulds just for a single set?

I must be the only person who could care less about LOTR…

I like how they've done Elrond's robes when he's sitting down. They've also done brick-built hobbit legs for when they're sitting.

@HOBBES said:
"Question: anyone knows what is the 2x2 tile part near the top of the roof? (sand green/verdigris)

It can't be a tile because it is thinner.
It can be a 2x2 bracket or a 2x2 hinge because studs would be facing out.

My best guess: a new part. Next question: how does it attach to other parts."

Are you talking about this https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/element.img.lod5photo.192x192/4211419.jpg piece?

@mstchmshrms said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
"This is beautiful. I love the minifigs and Gandalf’s legs print. Great details, colors, and parts usage. Love how they have Frodo sitting with short legs. I’m interested in seeing how the Eye of Sauron function works. But what a price. I know I’ll never own this. If I had a choice between this and Lion Knight’s Castle, I would be the castle. I’ll stick with the 79006 Council of Elrond set I own. "

Yeah somehow Bilbo is sitting too in one of the pictures...not sure why they would show that when the pieces aren't capable of that...unless they've changed somehow??"

They use headlight bricks and 1x1 plates for that effect. In the council area you can also see that Elrond and Gandalf have parts to give them a sitting effect. Admittedly, the short figures threw me off at first as well.

Best set of the year 2023 easily, already! What could stand up to this?

Had hoped the GDP price would be under 400 but it's so beautiful I can't not get it.

That roof looks rough to build.

1. How are we supposed to line up those roof tiles? My OCD demands it.
2. Are those fern leaves new?

I fell asleep during the first Lord of the Rings movie and have never watched it again nor any of the other stuff from the franchise despite playing The Hobbit game on my Apple II back in the day. ...so this set looks really nice, but does not interest me.

However, I just got a text from my wife upstairs. She wants it for Christmas. (She's STILL building her modular bookshop set that I bought the first month that was available...so this set might get built by 2030?)

Also, are those brand new acanthus leaf elements?!?! ... I smell a Greek/Roman temple coming up with Corinthian columns in the near future...

Those chairs are the most delicious chair ever!

@saltytbone said:
" @shaase said:
"The only negative I can say so far, is that it is going to be a tedious pain to setup all those 1x1 tiles on the roofs"

There’s a method of using a brick separator to slide along a row and align the tiles at once. Haven’t tried it but videos make it look simple.
"

I hope they show that in the instructions, Otherwise the roof will look ugly for a lot of people.

Series 24 Orc Minifigures will be popular after this announcement...

I don't care much about LOTR sets, but it's a great set to MOC as part of a medieval village.

But not for $750, I think by now I've become indifferent to these sets due to their pricing.

Gimili no longer has classic Lego axe
Souless.

@HOBBES said:
"Question: anyone knows what is the 2x2 tile part near the top of the roof? (sand green/verdigris)

It can't be a tile because it is thinner.
It can be a 2x2 bracket or a 2x2 hinge because studs would be facing out.

My best guess: a new part. Next question: how does it attach to other parts."

It is the road sign piece 30258 attached with a bar across the length. You can see it in the image with the separated sections.

...I have severely underestimated how the architecture of LotR would look translated into Lego. WOW.

@CCC said:
"Day 60 purchase.

The build looks great from the front, not so good from behind.

I like the Hobbit legs being dual molded and that they have updated the prints to distinguish them from the old minifigures. I'm not a fan of the heads for Merry and Pippin, they look a bit goofy with such big teeth.

I'm still not a fan of Boromir's hair colour but at least the print seems a little darker than before. Gimli seems to have had his beard bleached and ended up orange since last time too.
"

Yes! I really am always disappointed in Lego sets with the back just open. I want whole buildings to display!

Looks very nice, but not so nice that I am willing to part with 500 Euro for it.
Sorry, pass, until a discount comes along at least. And if it remains a LEGO exclusive, well, can't be helped.

I'm sure I would enjoy building it and it is beautiful but I don't want to own it. I'm not really into LOTR, I read the books and saw the films but I'm not really a fan.

Also - the Fern piece was leakd like 6 months ago, but in gray, that means there will be more sets with it!

Expensive but I don't think overpriced. $670 CAD for 6100+ pieces and fifteen minifigures seems about right - I was worried it would run $700! Certainly a hefty price and a large display piece, but still, what a result. Glad to see the full fellowship here, updated even.

Scary-face Bilbo is surprisingly adorable

I had forgotten that Michael D. Higgins was in Lord of the Rings.

Unpopular opinion:
I think that the minifigures are unsuitable as a medium to represent real people.
Luckily there are enough recent sets that fulfill my wishes with their stylized figures. Above all the 10305. Majisto > Gandalf.
Of course I'm a huge fan of the topic itself.

This is a bit concerning. First we get Brickheadz and now we get Icons. Are they intentionally avoiding a LOTR theme? After all, UCS is still in the Star Wars theme, not Icons. I’m really afraid this may be a one-and-done. The theme has so much more potential (even without the Amazon series).

If this is really the end of the line for LOTR I may be tempted to buy it, but I’ll wait until it goes on sale or I can find one second hand. But I really wish they would release $1000 worth of regular sets over the next few years as I would buy all of them without even a second thought. But $500 for just one set is just way too much.

It Is A Strange Fate That We Should Suffer So Much Fear And Doubts Over So "Beautiful" Thing...

"We shall see the Shire again."

I have never watched Lord of the Rings, nor have I read the book. But I absolutely love this set. Best set of 2023 so far and it may keep that title.

OMG! I have not wanted a set this much since 10237 Tower of Orthanc funny enough. One of the grandest sets ever (100% bias though.)

All the new parts are wonderful. Most of the figs are perfection, especially the Hobbits with the dual molded legs (and the sitting leg doubles are brilliant). Disappointing Gandalf doesn't have a hat/hair combo. Boromir's colors look off to me, too much blue. The reuse of the faces are serviceable, except for Gandalf and especially Arwen. Glad I have all the originals to mash up and make the perfect LEGO representations of Middle Earth.

So hyped!

My initial reaction is that I like the design of the set. Happy to see the return of the theme. The set has a nice selection of minifigures and tons of intricate detailing.

On the more critical side, the price point really brings the premium incurred by a licensed set into stark reality when compared to something like 10305 .

Working to balance my FOMO with my personal collection's saturation point - in terms of my own available display/storage space, the volume of high price point sets LEGO has been releasing, and the cost of trying to keep pace with all of that.

But, the set itself seems like a winner. Mike Psiaki is gunning for MVP LEGO designer.

Why Is Arwen missing from the mini-figure line-up picture?

@rcontor said:
"Why Is Arwen missing from the mini-figure line-up picture? "

She's third from the right.

That roof's going to be an OCD nightmare....!!!

I have explicitely convinced myself that i'll pass on lotr when they acquired the license, but that is one beautiful set.

@Lordmoral said:
"It is great but, why is it just a section and not a Hogwarts like set?"

Hogwarts was also a section, a half of the castle, and can you really compare a castle with a city?!

I want it so bad but $500 is a ton of money. Not that it isn't a good value, just that it's hard to drop that much on a set.

Beautiful! Will never make the cut, but beautiful! Hoping this is just the first of a new line.

I love fantasy and I like LotR, but this set does not do it for me. No sale for me. It does not look like this is in the mountains. I am glad to save 500 buckaroonies. I do recognize it is a nice set, though.

THE most aesthetically beautiful LEGO set I’ve ever seen.
From the architecture to the foliage and terrain it’s a high point of the medium.
And that price! More than fair for what you’re getting.

(Through sobs) It's been too long, old friend'

I'm not really a LotR fan, so I had no real interest, but this is gorgeous!! I will be getting this. My only other LotR set is 10237.

@legoverslinder said:
" @HOBBES said:
"Question: anyone knows what is the 2x2 tile part near the top of the roof? (sand green/verdigris)

It can't be a tile because it is thinner.
It can be a 2x2 bracket or a 2x2 hinge because studs would be facing out.

My best guess: a new part. Next question: how does it attach to other parts."

It is the road sign piece 30258 attached with a bar across the length. You can see it in the image with the separated sections."

Yes, that works. Thanks. On the other hand, I'm slightly disappointed no new part there. I have to learn to use these road sign parts more often - the main problem with these parts is the protruding clip is in the centre - it would be more useful with the clip (still completely on one side) but on the edge of it (like a flat (no studs) 2x2 hinge with clips instead of hinge).

Nice looking but too large and terrible value for the money.

Maybe if it was smaller, $300 and had the same number of minifigs. There's just not $500 worth of toy there.

"One does not simply walk into a LEGO Store."

One of the few books that have been perfectly translates to movies now have a perfect translation to a lego set!

It comes with a high price ( beyond my lego budget ) but seemingly worth it.

Perfection?

Says 15 minifigs but another 6 statues that you know Bricklink will count too

500 euro though

An impressive, artistic build with a great selection of minifigures. The price is rough for an incomplete building, even to a huge LOTR and Lego fan such as myself. The minifigures are reusing too many face prints, with Arwen in particular being a major disappointment. Overall it's just too expensive for what it is, despite the quite impressive price-per-piece ratio. That said, I would probably find a reason to get it at some point, hopefully at a decent discount.

We already know which set will win the title of best 2023 set: Rivendell by a landslide :-)

Beautiful, excellent, extraordinary. But one more 500 euros + set that I just cannot afford to buy. So sad. For people like me. I just hope that the new range of LOTR sets won't be exclisively BHs or 500 euros sets :(

WOW! $500 USD is out of my range at the moment....but I 100% want this!!!

Is it me, or does Bilbo look like he is answering a phone while sitting at his desk?

aw so I guess we didn't get the life size brick-built gollum after all

just kidding I love this set

A truely wonderful set, but at least 200 bucks to much for my budget. Not gonna buy it.

It’s interesting that this is the only set to include the entire Fellowship, which didn’t last much longer after leaving the next Elf pitstop.

Also, we already got a Sting (makes a great movie Wonder Woman sword). Is this one going to be different?

One of, if not the most beautiful LEGO set I have ever seen. Definitely picking up on day 1

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
"In terms of size, the Lion Knight's castle is 17.5"x14.5" while Rivendell is 28.5"x15". I want them both."

The castle has more height along its full width, though. The right side of Rivendell is relatively sparse. Also, the rooms in the castle have a lot more detail than the rooms in Rivendell.

@saltytbone said:
" @shaase said:
"The only negative I can say so far, is that it is going to be a tedious pain to setup all those 1x1 tiles on the roofs"

There’s a method of using a brick separator to slide along a row and align the tiles at once. Haven’t tried it but videos make it look simple.
"

Thanks for the heads up; do you have a link to a video demonstrating this

Might be my first non Star Wars set for a few years :)

So. Many. ELVES!!!

Undoubtedly neat, but for $500… as someone who already owns the full Fellowship AND Elrond and Arwen from the previous LotR line, I can’t justify it. Maybe at $350.

(Edit) That said, if the fern pieces ever make it to Pick a Brick, I will buy SO MANY.

@Draykov said:
"
Working to balance my FOMO with my personal collection's saturation point - in terms of my own available display/storage space, the volume of high price point sets LEGO has been releasing, and the cost of trying to keep pace with all of that.
"

It'll be 3-4 years before the "MO" part will kick in as this set will be on sale for few years. I wouldn't worry too much about it as a "Day 1" yes/no, no rush.

It's beautiful but it IS overpriced.
For 500€, I would have preferred a much bigger set in micro-scale.

I will definitely buy it, but not at launch. I'll wait either for it to make it to a retailer who puts it on discount, or for double VIP points.

We wants it!!! My precious!!!

@chaosderek said:
"One of the few books that have been perfectly translates to movies now have a perfect translation to a lego set!

It comes with a high price ( beyond my lego budget ) but seemingly worth it.

Perfection?"

Almost perfection. Those tree trunks are the only blight I can see. Kids, you may have to wit a year to go to college...

I do like it the set but the problem what I see here is the price because really a minimum 1/3 bricks will be 1x1 and the price is not justified here. Second, the set is mostly one side display only. Where Lion's Castle provide perfect view in every angle (when closed), this one is not and that's what's bugging me the most. The set should be positioned around 350 euros and it would be perfect but right now, not really.

@lordofdragonss said:
"Gimili no longer has classic Lego axe
Souless."

Gimli has never had the classic lego axe, the one he had in the original run (53454 Weapon axe head clip) was introduced for him in 2012, and there are several much older axes including 3835 (Utensil, axe 1978), 3848 (Halberd 1978) 4438 (fabuland axe 1983), and 6123 (Halberd Elaborate).

Someone already has one on Instagram.
Does Lego usually send out a new set a full month in advance for YouTube'rs, reviewers, etc.?
I'm guessing a Brickset review sometime soon.

I hope I get a tax refund this year...

Did anyone notice the Eye of Sauron built under the council floor? It's immediately below where they put the ring. You can see it in the official pictures on the LEGO website.

I dunno. Looks kinda boring. The build would be good though. Lots of minifigs too. May get it in the far future. Still struggling to spend $1000 on Titanic :/

Something I haven’t seen mentioned, is that this basically confirms all the other photo leaks from the other week from the survey that Lego sent out.

I like it but $499 USD? That’s crazy money for something that is hollow in the back

OH NO MY WALLET!!!

Well done

@elangab said:
" @Draykov said:
"
Working to balance my FOMO with my personal collection's saturation point - in terms of my own available display/storage space, the volume of high price point sets LEGO has been releasing, and the cost of trying to keep pace with all of that.
"

It'll be 3-4 years before the "MO" part will kick in as this set will be on sale for few years. I wouldn't worry too much about it as a "Day 1" yes/no, no rush.

"

Definitely not a day 1 purchase for me, based on current info. Still smarting from the last 6 months of high dollar sets of large size along with various GWP promos. I definitely would love to bring Rivendell home. It's just a matter of whether I can justify bringing it into my collection at all under my current circumstances. I am LEGO blessed, but display/storage space maxed out.

Lots of unbelievable NPU. The popsicle and hot dog chairs, wheel arches on the tower, wing elements for long grass? This set is just unbelievable in how it looks visually, and how expensive it is. If I count correctly, there are actually 21 minifigs if you include the statues. This would be better off as an amazing MOC, not so much an expensive set. Despite looking simply stunning, I shall pass... on buying this set.

I have no interest in LOTR but love the set. Might buy it and sell all the figs to try to bring the price down to something reasonable.

@LegoMiniNZ said:
"My children and I were (very very) fortunate to be given a private tour of the film set at Kaitoki (Upper Hutt, NZ) by Alan Lee when all the film equipment had been removed and just the set remained, prior to it being dismantled. Very little remains now, just an archway in the bush. To be able to wander around Rivendell and stand where the Hobbits and Elves did was extraordinary. I suspect 10316 will definitely become one of my treasured possessions. Real/reel Magic!"

I really wish that New Zealand would have kept a few of the sets, they would have made wonderful tourist attractions, although I can certainly understand that maintaining them could be difficult as none of them were built to be permanent.

@Draykov said:
" @elangab said:
" @Draykov said:
"
Working to balance my FOMO with my personal collection's saturation point - in terms of my own available display/storage space, the volume of high price point sets LEGO has been releasing, and the cost of trying to keep pace with all of that.
"

It'll be 3-4 years before the "MO" part will kick in as this set will be on sale for few years. I wouldn't worry too much about it as a "Day 1" yes/no, no rush.

"

Definitely not a day 1 purchase for me, based on current info. Still smarting from the last 6 months of high dollar sets of large size along with various GWP promos. I definitely would love to bring Rivendell home. It's just a matter of whether I can justify bringing it into my collection at all under my current circumstances. I am LEGO blessed, but display/storage space maxed out. "

Yeah, unfortunately I cannot get behind the hype to buy immediately. A regular BH set GWP is not going to get the FOMO job done. 2x points is far better. But, it will take more than that, for me at this point. I'm buried under a Lego reorganization project to flatten old boxes and make room for all my "blessings" that are also still in boxes. It's a lot.

I would buy this immediately if they had even bothered to do an Eiffel type GWP. Nevertheless, I'm loving this thread with all the positivity. I would love it to be enclosed, but then it's $600.

I'm definitely getting it down the road. Perhaps with a lil smelly, old troll gold?! ;)

I’m aware that this would be overused, but I’ve got to say it: Precious.

Maybe one of the most beautiful sets of the last few years, but that price worries me. I’d stick to my collection of 2012 sets for now.

Regardless, looks like LotR’s ‘still sharp’.

@guachi said:
" @Samurai_BriX said:
"I think the size of this set is alright, but for this price point I expect a full building rather than half of it. This set looks like a glorified version of 80044 that is almost five times more expensive."

I, personally, don't like really large sets. I find them exhausting to build. I also don't mind an open back building, especially one with this much depth.

But for $500 wanting an enclosed building is understandable. I'd expect one, too. The set either needs to give me more or cost less. You want more, I want less. Neither of us are satisfied. And for $500 I don't think we can have any doubts or misgivings.

To me, the perfect large set is Mos Eisley. Enclosed building, nothing more that I would want, not $500."

Yeah, I have no problem with Lego sets getting smaller with more intricate detail, as I do not have the shelf space to place so many supermassive sets anyway. The price really could have been lower though, and the minifigures should not be using stock face prints in my opinion.

@JimBaggins said:
" @lordofdragonss said:
"Gimili no longer has classic Lego axe
Souless."

Gimli has never had the classic lego axe, the one he had in the original run (53454 Weapon axe head clip) was introduced for him in 2012 "

Actually, the axe head with clips was introduced for the Vikings theme in 2005 (e.g. 7016).

@LegoMiniNZ said:
" @alfred_the_buttler said:
" @LegoMiniNZ said:
"My children and I were (very very) fortunate to be given a private tour of the film set at Kaitoki (Upper Hutt, NZ) by Alan Lee when all the film equipment had been removed and just the set remained, prior to it being dismantled. Very little remains now, just an archway in the bush. To be able to wander around Rivendell and stand where the Hobbits and Elves did was extraordinary. I suspect 10316 will definitely become one of my treasured possessions. Real/reel Magic!"

I really wish that New Zealand would have kept a few of the sets, they would have made wonderful tourist attractions, although I can certainly understand that maintaining them could be difficult as none of them were built to be permanent. "

Hobbiton (in Matamata, NZ) has been retained & restored and I highly recommend a visit if you're in the area. After a day visiting all the Hobbit-holes, it was very relaxing to sit in The Green Dragon Inn with a pint of traditional ale.
"

I can certainly vouch for this, it was quite an experience to have a pint in the Green Dragon! Although I'm not sure the hobbits had Wifi...

@MarcusDewaine said:
"Some additional details I'm seeing:

1. Eärendil and Elwing aboard Vingilot painting!
2. Gondolin painting
3. Lindir minifigure
4. There's that new broadsword/Boromir mold, Gimli's dwarven axe mold, and also the Hadhafang/elven sword molds!

Looks amazing!"

Not Gondolin, it's Ost-in-Edhil, where the Rings of Power were forged.

This set looks absolutely stunning! I suspect lining up all the roof tiles will be a serious pain, but worth it. Sadly, I very much doubt it'll be in my budget, cost or space wise. I was still in my dark ages (well for everything except Technic) when the Orthanc set was released, and I very much regret not getting that one. This though, is something else!

Gimli has medium legs. Now, he is taller than the hobbits!!

This is beautiful. The colours and aesthetics really work in its favour and so many characters from the novel, combine to make it an excellent set.

So what generic names do the two extra elves have?

I was a little unimpressed with this year's offerings so far and a lot of the impressive sets from last year didn't quite click with me so I haven't bought too much lego recently. Means I won't feel guilty dropping so much for this though so I'm glad!

I’m glad they included the bed, so we can re-create the best scene in the entire trilogy. With the hobbits jumping and Gandalf laughing.

@BricksAhoy said:
"I wonder how deep it is when connected. I have no idea if this will fit on my shelf or not... it looks pretty big"

I heard its huge bigger than other sets, or I'm Getting confused with a different upcoming set.

H: 16" (39cm)W: 30" (75cm)D: 20" (50cm)
Hogwarts™ Castle measures over 22” (58cm) high, 27” (69cm) wide and 16” (43cm) deep.

Oh, great, another five hundreds bucks set I cannot afford. The sad thing is that I like it, this time.

Well, six thousand parts are not few, but I suppose an half was 1x1 tiles for the roofs :p
Ok, just kidding, but I want to say that 6000 parts for 500 € doesn't appear a good parts/price ratio this time, too many little cheap standard parts used for details.

Otherwise it appears to be a great set with great details, but for a similar price (100€ less to say the truth) I'm mostly attracted from the 10305 castle, another set I'd like to buy but I will not.

I would absolutely get it if it was $400, but as someone else said there's a lot of pieces in the roof and the water. But they really need to find someone who is better at designing the trees for these sets. I though the A-Frame trees were bad, but these really look ugly.

Set looks really cool. I don't foresee myself getting it at all though. Even considering I got allmost all the LotR sets and a lot of the Hobbit sets back in the day. Just not enough Blacktron, y'know?

My fingers are hurting just thinking about putting together that roof...

@iabstract said:
"Am I the only one underwhelmed by the GWP? I really don't care for the Brickheadz sets, would prefer something more interesting and fitting for something this massive (and expensive).

Also, I really like the elf statue minifigs, but why don't they have elf ears?"

It's probably due to them not wanting to add a new recolor since they already have a bunch of new parts/prints in the set.

It's definitely a nice set, and the roof has a design that I can't remember seeing in an official set before, but now that I see it I feel like microscale would have been a better option for Rivendell. The main thing about Rivendell that was cool looking was the overall architecture of the structures and how they integrated into the landscape, but with the small section of building they were able to do, all we get is a sort of rectangular roof section and one tower.

The large roof is 48 studs wide by 24 studs long, assuming it was a proper rectangle, and only decorating every other stud with a 1x1 tile, at those dimensions, that’s 576 1x1 tiles. PAB has those (the opaque ones) listed at $0.06 USD. So, that would be $34.56 USD. But no way LEGO is going to price the parts in a set as they do on PAB. I’d assume they’d price them at least half that given the discount afforded LEGO employees and the discount I used to receive (40% off) on LEGO when I worked retail. So, $17.28 USD, 3.46% of the price. No, the roof tiles are not significantly adding to the overall price of this set. Though… if my haphazard count was correct, that would be 9.34% of the total piece count. My estimate is somewhat liberal given the smaller roof is 88 1x1 tiles which is to say I’m over. But… you know, math and stuff. Whaetvs.

Well that’s half of Rivendell. Great design though with many, many tiny exclusive expensive pieces!

Rings of Power has really gotten me back into LOTR lately, so this comes at a perfect time! But will probably save up some VIP points first for a slight discount.

As someone who watches the movies every other year this leaves me thoroughly underwhelmed. It looks way too simple for that price tag and I'd hate to build that roof.

Well done LEGO! - This set looks bonkers cool. …Great photography done for this set too.

Clearly made with love for the IP.

…If only Amazon’s efforts could have looked to have so much love behind them.

I'll wait until it's 30% off... so no, I won't be buying it :(

Does anyone know the weight and box dimensions?

@ASonic87 said:
"Does anyone know the weight and box dimensions? "

50 pounds j/k

Pass. I'd rather have a microscale version of the entire structure with terrain and waterfalls/spillways.

@gonesnakee said:
" @elangab said:
"I don't care much about LOTR sets, but it's a great set to MOC as part of a medieval village.

But not for $750, I think by now I've become indifferent to these sets due to their pricing."

You must live in a Province that also gouges You for Provincial Sales Tax as well then Eh...
Here in Alberta it is ONLY $669.99 + 5% tax = $703.49
Still WAY too much for most to ever afford but one can always dream I guess...
Nuff Said"

BC... Where you can enjoy both the mountains AND paying 7% PST :)
(I won't travel just for that of course, but I did buy a large Lego set when travelling to Edmonton a while ago to save some $$)

Jeez, 670 before 13% tax in Canada (Ontario) = 757$
I may have to rethink my plan to purchase this....

@fulcrumbop said:
" @MarcusDewaine said:
"Some additional details I'm seeing:

1. Eärendil and Elwing aboard Vingilot painting!
2. Gondolin painting
3. Lindir minifigure
4. There's that new broadsword/Boromir mold, Gimli's dwarven axe mold, and also the Hadhafang/elven sword molds!

Looks amazing!"

Not Gondolin, it's Ost-in-Edhil, where the Rings of Power were forged."

Oh interesting! It looked like the Gondolin painting by John Blanche. But looking up Ost-in-Edhil on an image search proves your correction. Thanks!

@dimc said:
"Sausage chairs. That is all. "

And Popsicles!! Hahaha Seems like its time for second breakfast.

Is it too much to ask them to reissue the ~2012~2014 sets? They were all *very* nice. And put out at a time when I was totally out of Lego and missed them all. They weren't out very long (for whatever reason), so I'm not sure how many people did miss out on them.

@Havok211 said:
"I really hope the Bilbo minifig has an alternate scary face"

He does! You can see it in the last photo of the minifigure line-up.

@emQ said:
"Is it too much to ask them to reissue the ~2012~2014 sets? They were all *very* nice. And put out at a time when I was totally out of Lego and missed them all. They weren't out very long (for whatever reason), so I'm not sure how many people did miss out on them."

I bought all of them on second hand market only a few years ago. Spent over 1000 euros i guess but the sets (and minifigs!) are totally worth it. Every set was like original price x 2. But i noticed it has gotten worse by now..

yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! I need it!

@legoDad42 said:
" @monkyby87 said:
"If people are going to argue value of pieces verse price, keep in mind how many of the roof tiles there are. That’s a decent chunk of the piece count I would imagine. Using the volume of stuff model, I would say this is $300 to $350 worth. "

True on the roof tiles but there's a few NEW elements (new sword, new axe and all new broken sword, new fern/leaf element, prints-I believe the floor of the council), recolors galore, large leaf elements, 20 minifigs counting the statue figures, all within 6100 pieces of a licensed set.
$500 is spot on for the price. Incredibly fair.
No way you're getting this amount of stuff for $350-
Go look at prices and similar piece counts/elements/licensed/etc. from past Lego sets and use an inflation calculator. Lego here did the right thing and made it a fair price. "

Saying did the right thing is odd. It’s not a moral choice they made or something. Of course there’s no way we’re getting this set for $350. But you’re thinking in terms of Lego’s high prices, not value for what you actually get. The price falls in line with how they price other stuff, but everything they sell is overpriced. This is a good looking set, that’s for sure, but as far as substance, I don’t think it’s worth $500. It’s not about it being a fair price.

I'm planning on buying this as soon as I can afford it! So happy to see one of my favorite themes returning for a set

The depth of 20 inches seems very big, considering it is 30 inches wide. Is that correct?

@monkyby87 said:
" @legoDad42 said:
" @monkyby87 said:
"If people are going to argue value of pieces verse price, keep in mind how many of the roof tiles there are. That’s a decent chunk of the piece count I would imagine. Using the volume of stuff model, I would say this is $300 to $350 worth. "

True on the roof tiles but there's a few NEW elements (new sword, new axe and all new broken sword, new fern/leaf element, prints-I believe the floor of the council), recolors galore, large leaf elements, 20 minifigs counting the statue figures, all within 6100 pieces of a licensed set.
$500 is spot on for the price. Incredibly fair.
No way you're getting this amount of stuff for $350-
Go look at prices and similar piece counts/elements/licensed/etc. from past Lego sets and use an inflation calculator. Lego here did the right thing and made it a fair price. "

Saying did the right thing is odd. It’s not a moral choice they made or something. Of course there’s no way we’re getting this set for $350. But you’re thinking in terms of Lego’s high prices, not value for what you actually get. The price falls in line with how they price other stuff, but everything they sell is overpriced. This is a good looking set, that’s for sure, but as far as substance, I don’t think it’s worth $500. It’s not about it being a fair price. "

How did you get to the $350- value for this set.

A quick question regarding an elven tower - it says it is featuring five Elven statues. Do these minifigures have pointy ears or just general hair pieces?

You had me at Mike Psiaki.

@mahasamatman said:
"A quick question regarding an elven tower - it says it is featuring five Elven statues. Do these minifigures have pointy ears or just general hair pieces?"

They have regular hair pieces in gray.

I Can't Believe LOTR is Back!

I don’t possibly see how this set could be 20 inches deep. That 2 baseplates back to back. Looking at those photos there is not that much interior depth.

Don't like LOTR but that is magnificent. Kudos to the designer.

@AndyGlidesWell said:
"I don’t possibly see how this set could be 20 inches deep. That 2 baseplates back to back. Looking at those photos there is not that much interior depth. "
I can't see it either. I went to the product page at LEGO, stopped the "showcase" short video right on the side of the build, and counted the studs. Can't get an accurate depth because the sections are angled, but it's about 1.5 baseplate-worth of depth by my estimation, at best. No idea how they measured that.

@vzarmo said:
"And here we are again. Lego release a new huge set and people will buy it brainless without even wait just a few weeks or maybe months.
"

Their lives; their money; their choice. What's it matter to you?

@devilhead said:
" @vzarmo said:
"And here we are again. Lego release a new huge set and people will buy it brainless without even wait just a few weeks or maybe months.
"

Their lives; their money; their choice. What's it matter to you?"

if someone has a problem with a company and its prices (you can see that, almost in every post).
what do you think, it helps if they buy the companys stuff in the first minute after release?

@danishbricklayer said:
" @LegoMiniNZ said:
" @alfred_the_buttler said:
" @LegoMiniNZ said:
"My children and I were (very very) fortunate to be given a private tour of the film set at Kaitoki (Upper Hutt, NZ) by Alan Lee when all the film equipment had been removed and just the set remained, prior to it being dismantled. Very little remains now, just an archway in the bush. To be able to wander around Rivendell and stand where the Hobbits and Elves did was extraordinary. I suspect 10316 will definitely become one of my treasured possessions. Real/reel Magic!"

I really wish that New Zealand would have kept a few of the sets, they would have made wonderful tourist attractions, although I can certainly understand that maintaining them could be difficult as none of them were built to be permanent. "

Hobbiton (in Matamata, NZ) has been retained & restored and I highly recommend a visit if you're in the area. After a day visiting all the Hobbit-holes, it was very relaxing to sit in The Green Dragon Inn with a pint of traditional ale.
"

I can certainly vouch for this, it was quite an experience to have a pint in the Green Dragon! Although I'm not sure the hobbits had Wifi..."

A few years ago I did a two-week trip in New Zealand from North to South, going to all the filming places of LOTR while listening to the movies soundtrack in my car... It was the most amazing journey I have ever done (and will probably ever do) :-)

@vzarmo said:
" @devilhead said:
" @vzarmo said:
"And here we are again. Lego release a new huge set and people will buy it brainless without even wait just a few weeks or maybe months.
"

Their lives; their money; their choice. What's it matter to you?"

if someone has a problem with a company and its prices (you can see that, almost in every post).
what do you think, it helps if they buy the companys stuff in the first minute after release?"

If someone has a problem with a company and its prices, THEY need to determine for THEMSELF how best to deal with it. Nobody else has the right to decide that for them. Nor are rude comments from the peanut gallery needed.

Obviously bonus points and potential sales come into play, but again, it is up to the purchaser to decide what is best for them. Nobody else's business.

It's funny to see Gandalf and Frodo sitting at the council, since both of them are unable to bend their legs. Frodo is wearing special pants to sit so it seems...

Ok, I give up...where's Archie, Jughead,...(DUCKS!!!!)

Seriously, this and D&D coming out...And TLG can't justify puting out DC SETS?!?!?!

It is a beautiful set.

Would really like a new LotR set below £100.
Or even reprints of the older sets would be just as great.

@Krika99 said:
"Interesting that they have a sticker of Sauron. I wonder if we will finally get a minifig of him in the coming sets."

If you read PromoBricks leaks for sets, you'll see that Barad Dur, the next LOTR Set will have have
Sauron as a minifigure probably. They say it will release towards the end of this year or the beginning
of next year.

@chrisaw said:
"Something I haven’t seen mentioned, is that this basically confirms all the other photo leaks from the other week from the survey that Lego sent out. "

Not necessarily, the first leaks for this came long before the list of other sets, depending on the results of the survey LEGO may choose not to release some of the sets. Only really tells us that they have concepts ready and are looking into them, but it isn't a definite confirmation for every one of them.