A whopping 15 minifigures are included (21 if you count the grey statues) in the set, and most importantly includes all nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring in the set. The entire structure is made possibly by geometry, with the use of hexagons to create the base as well as the roof. After all, Hexagons are the Bestagons. We called yesterday again after the event and it turns out it was quite a different story. Not many people showed up, everyone got it signed and they were left with lots of unsold sets they said. In my opinion they messed up as I'm sure they scared off many customer with their predictions. There’s also this fantastic new tree design making its debut here. It’s tall and narrow, and affixed to the building, but I love how vibrant it looks, as well as its sharp spear-like shape. In summer 2022, LEGO announced a price increase of up to 20% on their sets. After the launch of their Adults Welcome campaign and the release of many new, larger sets, it will be intriguing to see how sales have been affected. Fans have been using 10 cents per piece as a metric to judge the fairness of LEGO set prices, but with many sets containing small pieces, it’s worth considering the price per weight as well.

And on the upper level is the room where Frodo recovers after being stabbed by the Morgul Blade wielded by the Wringwraiths as they flee Weathertop. Here’s a look at the bed, and the cool Elf statue on the bedhead. Thorin Oakenshield II: The leader of the Company of dwarves who has set out to reclaim his birthright as King of the Lonely Mountain from Smaug. [19] If you need firmer proof that 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell is instead of – not in addition to – a regular wave of LEGO The Lord of the Rings sets (beyond it falling under the Icons banner), look to its characters. A total of 15 minifigures are included, and between them they cover every major named hero character in the movies. LEGO and The Lord of the Rings fans alike will also receive several new LEGO elements from the world of Middle-earth, including: Bilbo’s sword, Sting, the broken shards of Narsil, Aragorn’s ranger sword, Boromir’s sword, as well as numerous dwarven axes and elvish blades to ensure the Fellowship are well armed for their quest ahead.The rear wall of the bedroom displays another mural, recreating the image of Isildur preparing to slice the Ring from Sauron's finger. Sauron appears delightfully menacing in minifigure form and the attention to detail on this painting is outstanding, even including a blue flag that also appears on the original mural, shown when Aragorn and Boromir first meet. The frame looks lovely too. Whereas the other members of the Fellowship are dressed fairly consistently across their whole adventure, Aragorn wears more formal attire for the Council of Elrond. The padding underneath his dark brown robe displays nice texture and I like the decoration around his collar. The tousled hair element seems appropriate too, while the double-sided head includes some facial hair. Just to illustrate how majestic and large Rivendell is compared to its contemporaries, here’s Rivendell right next to 10305 Lion Knight’s Castle, which I consider to be the pinnacle of Castle Design. Among many interesting features, the roof tiles have attracted particular attention. Rows of sand blue, tan, nougat and sand green 1x1 tiles are laid diagonally across the roof, arranged to create repeated patterns. These correspond exactly with Rivendell's film appearances, with sign pieces flawlessly completing the roof slope. They have never appeared in sand green before, while the nougat 1x1 tiles are also new. Without getting too hasty, let’s jump into my review of 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell! It’s a long one, so strap in!

LEGO and The Lord of the Rings fans alike will also receive several new LEGO elements from the world of Middle--earth, including: Bilbo’s sword, Sting, the broken shards of Narsil, Aragorn’s ranger sword, Boromir’s sword, as well as numerous dwarven axes and elvish blades to ensure the Fellowship are well armed for their quest ahead.Like most LEGO Icons sets, you get an introduction to Rivendell, and the design team. It truly took an entire fellowship of LEGO designers who brought Rivendell to life such as: Ashwin Visser, Senior Graphic Designer, Michael Psiaki, Design Master, Wes Talbott, Design Master, Chris Perron, Lead Designer, Djordje Djordjevic, Madison O’Neil,Senior Graphic Designers. Karmali, Luke (26 February 2014). "Lego The Hobbit Release Date Announced". IGN . Retrieved 6 March 2014.