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Building 10237 Tower of Orthanc


matt1147

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I finally picked up the Tower of Orthanc. Here is the build.

First, the box:

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The contents. 17 numbered bags 1-15 (two 3s and two 5s), the eagle bag and the manuals/stickers:

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Bag #1 contains an Orc and Treebeard's lower half:

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Bag #2 finishes off TreeBeard:

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Bag #3 builds the base/dungeon of Orthanc:

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Bag 13 contains Gandalf and begins the 5th level - the attic. The attic stores extra weapons and armor and has a drop-down ladder:

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Bag 14 starts the top of the tower - the "spire":

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Bag 15 puts the finishing touches on the spire:

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The finished product:

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Overall, it's a very impressive set at around 30" tall! TreeBeard is 9" tall and the 5 minifigs + eagle are pretty sweet. (Although for $200, it would be nice to have a couple more figs).

The tower is, obviously, nearly 1 color; but uses nice building techniques and contains lots of cool details.

I expect this set to appreciate nicely after EOL.

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very nice. you are making a fellow build / review poster proud :)

if possible, try to make the pics a tad brighter next time. feel free to sitemail me if you ever need help.

Thanks man - ya, my iPhone pics aren't the best in low light. Bad lighting in our house unless it's daytime. If I was going to do a full-blown blog, I would need better pics!

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