I dont think the new version of gollum is the worse, in fact is the best in my opinion, the other ones look like lego friends design with the eyes, where this new one is more accurate to acutal minif designs, love the set got it today
Bought mine on the 2nd of June with the hope of getting the Fellbeast GWP and was beyond upset when I heard it sold out on day 1 and they werent prepared for that. Def hurt but the overall build has been solid. I do wish Sauron was taller and more imposing and the set being 33 inch itself has made display limiting but Ive managed. Solid review.
Thanks! I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t get it. It did sell out way too fast. I don’t think LEGO planned well enough for the demand. Glad to you were able to get the set though!
@@TheBrickQuest Was super disappointed but as a consolation they gave me a $30 giftcard. I ended up using it on a Star wars set so got something back at least.
Is the building experience more tedious than all of the windows on Avenger's tower? If someone had to choose between purchasing Barad-Dur, Rivendale, Diagon Alley, and the Avenger's Tower, which is the best choice?
Good question! I havnt built Diagon Alley yet so I can’t speak on that one unfortunately. The windows on the Avengers were a lot less tedious in my opinion. They are bigger pieces so they are easier than a bunch of small black pieces. I guess choosing between them though depends whether your more of a marvel, lotr or Harry Potter fan! All amazing sets and you can’t go wrong with any. My favorite was Avengers tower with a close second being Rivendell. Hope this helps!
⚠️The main scroll piece is a reference to the Black Speech inscription on The One Ring: “ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them”⚠️
Considering how hard it is to get orcs in general, it’s actually offensive that this set didn’t come with 15 figures and just have 5 more orcs. When the Rivendell came with like 21? if you include the statues.
I’m still debating if I buy rivendell and barad-dur. They are very expensive. And at this point Lego will release more ucs lotr sets and I believe that prices are going to increase. And I have other Lego sets to buy so yeah I don’t know if I buy or not due to the price.
They are both great sets for the collection! Amazing builds! For investment, these might be on the shelf for a while so if you do buy just for resale maybe wait till closer to retirement.
I havnt built the Gringotts bank yet, but it is on my list here soon so I might be able to do that once I go through the building that set. Thanks for the idea!
Lovely video. This looks like a great set, based on some weird movies. It has my interest though. I'm gonna start the trilogy with The King Returns. Afterwards perhaps The Fellowship Returns and to finish of with The Three Towers.
I see a whole bunch of very frustrated people in this comment section. Personally i really loved the review and i very much appreciate the quality and attention you put in the making of your videos. One doesn't have to worship lotr to be able to enjoy such a beautiful set. Keep it up man!
I never read the book or watched the extended versions. I always just watched the regular movies so I guess that’s how I missed him. I did watch the extended version now though! 😂
Thanks! Good question. I normally place mine vertically due to space but horizontal is probably better if you have space. I prefer to try not to stack sets on one another so sometimes you need to use your best judgement. Hope this helped.
Hate these resellers, who make reviews that are half arsed and not cared for. Lotr fans deserve a good review and someone who gives a crap about getting stuff right. Not knowing the mouth of sauron, he's in the movies and the books not sure how you never manged to hear his name 1 time.
Oh, and why did Lego give Samwise red hair? His hair isn’t red in the films or in the previous 2012-13 LOTR sets? He looks like he has lava on his head… or like a Weasley. Poor choice, lego.
Man these comments suck. But yeah this was a great review that goes over all of the issues and all of the cool details. It shouldnt matter if your a diehard fan or not. I mean its a massive tower with a eye on it it looks cool as hell (pun intended)
As of right now, yes! Pretty crazy prices the minifigs are selling for online. There is a good chance these prices will slowely go down over time though.
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne; In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them; In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
Holy hell dude, I get wanting the video to have a quicker pace but the editing on this makes it so hard to follow. Literally not a single sentence has any room to breathe. If you just gave everything like another 0.3 seconds between speaking it would improve the video tenfold. Also, there's nothing wrong with reviewing a set that belongs to source material you don't fully know about, but I'm kinda surprised you didn't get the 3-7-9-1 sticker piece is a reference to the opening prologue of the entire series, or the meat being on the menu joke.
Value 19/20?! Just because scalpers overprice the few minifigures this set has? They can charge a lot because of the rarity - simply not enough people buying this set... It's overpriced, and not that great.
In my opinion it’s an amazing set with some good value but I can understand tour different viewpoint. Maybe LEGO will give us a good discount on it and it will make it a better deal.
Thanks for all your support! A like, share and comment goes along way! Let’s keep the momentum flowing!
bro is fighting for his life in the comments
Bro said "the king returns"
Scroll at the top of the tower says 3,7,9,1,
3 rings for the elves
7 rings for dwarves
9 rings for men
1 ring for Sauron
That is what I was missing! I figured it had to mean something. Thanks for letting me know!
I dont think the new version of gollum is the worse, in fact is the best in my opinion, the other ones look like lego friends design with the eyes, where this new one is more accurate to acutal minif designs, love the set got it today
Awesome! Great set to add to the collection! I can see what you mean on Gollum. Cool figure to have regardless! Enjoy
I like the original Gollum fs
You're wrong, but that's ok! 😀
Gollum has pupils. He is a hobbit
The fact the old figure didn't quite look like a minifigure is exactly why the old design worked. The new one is too much like a minifigure.
They definitely could've included frodo and Sam's wethered clothes and an Isildur minifigure would've also been nice to recreate the opening prologue.
Bought mine on the 2nd of June with the hope of getting the Fellbeast GWP and was beyond upset when I heard it sold out on day 1 and they werent prepared for that. Def hurt but the overall build has been solid. I do wish Sauron was taller and more imposing and the set being 33 inch itself has made display limiting but Ive managed. Solid review.
Thanks! I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t get it. It did sell out way too fast. I don’t think LEGO planned well enough for the demand. Glad to you were able to get the set though!
@@TheBrickQuest Was super disappointed but as a consolation they gave me a $30 giftcard. I ended up using it on a Star wars set so got something back at least.
@@NickSibz oh nice! At least LEGO was good about it.
It’s a shame such good sets are reserved for the rich who just put them in a room with many other sets to resell when they get expensive enough
It would be nice to see a price drop so that more people can get their hands on them.
@@TheBrickQuest I love these sets but the only thing that holds me back is when they go up because of rarity
It’s return of the king.
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Is the building experience more tedious than all of the windows on Avenger's tower? If someone had to choose between purchasing Barad-Dur, Rivendale, Diagon Alley, and the Avenger's Tower, which is the best choice?
Good question! I havnt built Diagon Alley yet so I can’t speak on that one unfortunately. The windows on the Avengers were a lot less tedious in my opinion. They are bigger pieces so they are easier than a bunch of small black pieces.
I guess choosing between them though depends whether your more of a marvel, lotr or Harry Potter fan! All amazing sets and you can’t go wrong with any. My favorite was Avengers tower with a close second being Rivendell. Hope this helps!
Awesome, thanks!@@TheBrickQuest
You dont know who mouth of sauron is? You are cleary not Lotr fan. Its a darn shame how people hoard sets they dont even care about
I love the movies so I’m not sure if that makes me a fan or not.
It's referred to as investing, with the goal of selling for a significantly higher return in the future.
@@TheBrickQuest he was in return of the King
@@thegreatpiginthesky3904 was in the regular version or just the extended version?
So I don't like pirates 5 and I still got the silent mary
Could be worth getting if they plan on releasing battle packs. Very few can muster an army when the average orc goes for around 20$.
True! Building an army off of these expensive minifigs would get costly.
Can u pls do the same video with rivendell?? I’m thinking about wich one i’ll buy 🤣
Yeah this guy has never watched lord of the rings
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Yep. How can you watch LOTR and not know about Mouth of Sauron? He is scalper and lego shill
@@DUNDOM5 good question! lol I guess just never thought to watch the extended versions.
He never said he knew everything about LOTR.
Lotr elitists when a lego youtuber buys and talks about the biggest lego set yet of this year:
Thanks a lot for making this video,the time you must of spent on it must of taken a while as the details and in depth information about it is amazing!
Thanks very much! I enjoyed making this one. Really cool set!
⚠️The main scroll piece is a reference to the Black Speech inscription on The One Ring: “ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them”⚠️
Considering how hard it is to get orcs in general, it’s actually offensive that this set didn’t come with 15 figures and just have 5 more orcs. When the Rivendell came with like 21? if you include the statues.
I’m still debating if I buy rivendell and barad-dur. They are very expensive. And at this point Lego will release more ucs lotr sets and I believe that prices are going to increase.
And I have other Lego sets to buy so yeah I don’t know if I buy or not due to the price.
They are both great sets for the collection! Amazing builds! For investment, these might be on the shelf for a while so if you do buy just for resale maybe wait till closer to retirement.
Hi can you make a comparison video between Barad Dur and Gringotts Wizarding Bank?
I havnt built the Gringotts bank yet, but it is on my list here soon so I might be able to do that once I go through the building that set. Thanks for the idea!
@@TheBrickQuest and the two dragon too… Ukrainian Ironbelly & Fell Beast 🫣
@@IParis-87 Fellbeasts aren't dragons.
@@Scar-Predator 😅
@@IParis-87 they're not dragons, but they're often regarded as kin/related to dragons.
Lovely video. This looks like a great set, based on some weird movies. It has my interest though.
I'm gonna start the trilogy with The King Returns. Afterwards perhaps The Fellowship Returns and to finish of with The Three Towers.
Thanks! Definitely watch the trilogy. You will enjoy the movies!
Bro watch the movies in order at least 😂😂😂
I see a whole bunch of very frustrated people in this comment section. Personally i really loved the review and i very much appreciate the quality and attention you put in the making of your videos. One doesn't have to worship lotr to be able to enjoy such a beautiful set. Keep it up man!
Samwise Gunjee? Made me laugh
😂 I always thought is was Gunjee for some reason. lol Gamjee it is.
How do you not know the MOS? He was in the books and the extended films
I never read the book or watched the extended versions. I always just watched the regular movies so I guess that’s how I missed him. I did watch the extended version now though! 😂
You have z-fold? I also have it
Awesome!
May I ask? Is it worth placing boxes vertically or horizontally for investment sets? Btw I am speechless from the video👏
Thanks! Good question. I normally place mine vertically due to space but horizontal is probably better if you have space. I prefer to try not to stack sets on one another so sometimes you need to use your best judgement. Hope this helped.
bruh its so obvious that you havent watched lotr
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I think the video was well made good job man keep it up!
@@TheBrickQuestignore all the bad comments man
This video is the best ive seen of this set. He has watched it and he probably just forgot certain things.
The “term” exclusive for the mini figures concerns me.. will they come out in some micro set??
True! Let’s hope they don’t do that with this set because that is really the main draw to the set in my mind.
Hopefully!
You shouldn’t be buying a set for this set for the figures
@@Jessiepinkman235 then why do lego collectors pay $$$$$ for them.?
They said exclusive for the captain Rex fig and then released him on a micro set Soo.....
To me I feel the opposite the tower to me looks allot better to me than your comparison sets
It looks amazing so I can understand that!
If you are a lord of the ring fan ofc its Really good and you buy it
Yes! Great set!
It’s not gungee it’s Sam wise gamjee
Got it! Thanks
Very nice review btw
Thanks!
this lighting looks really good
Thanks!
Hate these resellers, who make reviews that are half arsed and not cared for. Lotr fans deserve a good review and someone who gives a crap about getting stuff right. Not knowing the mouth of sauron, he's in the movies and the books not sure how you never manged to hear his name 1 time.
I have this set with Eowyn's autograph!!!!
No way! That’s really an awesome! How did you manage that?
@@TheBrickQuest She was in Poland on Festival of Fantastic :D I had to stay in long line for 2,5h :o
@@maileooo wow! Definitely worth it though.
Oh, and why did Lego give Samwise red hair? His hair isn’t red in the films or in the previous 2012-13 LOTR sets? He looks like he has lava on his head… or like a Weasley. Poor choice, lego.
Going point! I’m not sure why they did that.
To commemorate Sam for being the total GOAT of LOTR
Great video and review
Thanks!
Man these comments suck. But yeah this was a great review that goes over all of the issues and all of the cool details. It shouldnt matter if your a diehard fan or not. I mean its a massive tower with a eye on it it looks cool as hell (pun intended)
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. It is a really great set!
Rubber wil fall apart eventually Bad choice IMO. Same with still using stickers while the competition prints every single piece.
So just the 10 Minifigures is worth half the cost of the whole set?
As of right now, yes! Pretty crazy prices the minifigs are selling for online. There is a good chance these prices will slowely go down over time though.
@TheBrickQuest yeah. Really interesting hobby this.
Yeah, it's easier to just get the entire set.
9:20 are you serious??
Any suggestions on what that is?
@@TheBrickQuest 3,7,9,1…. Hint: one ring to rule them all 😂
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne;
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them;
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
@@mattyabes oh! Nice! I couldn’t figure that one out. Makes sense now. 😂 thanks for the info.
@@mattyabes nerd
Cool review
Thanks!
The rivendell minifigures where really weak compared to the old ones
I don’t have the old ones but I wish i did.
I agree the golem mini figure is terrible the orcs make it better
Absolutely. They couldn’t have done better with him but outside of him the rest of the minifigs are amazing!
Meaningless Lego fanboy talk. Does not even mention the fact that you only get half a tower for the price of two - 🤪.
Likely stemming from the fact that this "half a tower 🤡" nonsense is a total load of hogwash
I’ll take the “half tower!”
@@TheBrickQuest I have been surprised at how many lousy but expensive sets Lego got away with over the last 5 years. Ig you are happy, so be it.
Holy hell dude, I get wanting the video to have a quicker pace but the editing on this makes it so hard to follow. Literally not a single sentence has any room to breathe. If you just gave everything like another 0.3 seconds between speaking it would improve the video tenfold.
Also, there's nothing wrong with reviewing a set that belongs to source material you don't fully know about, but I'm kinda surprised you didn't get the 3-7-9-1 sticker piece is a reference to the opening prologue of the entire series, or the meat being on the menu joke.
Value 19/20?! Just because scalpers overprice the few minifigures this set has? They can charge a lot because of the rarity - simply not enough people buying this set... It's overpriced, and not that great.
In my opinion it’s an amazing set with some good value but I can understand tour different viewpoint. Maybe LEGO will give us a good discount on it and it will make it a better deal.
They should have given Sauron long legs, like the Avatar figures.
Great idea! I didn’t consider that.
Bro do some research before you make a review… samwise gungy come on now….
This guy is annoying, knows about Lotr and has a bad taste. Disliked and don’t recommend.
lego looks like shit its just overpriced . there are so much better developer out there