ediebrickette Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I am between this one and Batman Arkham - I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Even though this is an impressive set, I think growth will plateau soon after EOL as this theme is nowhere near as timeless as StarWars and may soon be forgotten once the final Hobbit movie is done. I'm shifting my boxed ones within a year of EOL. It's all in the timing as much as the waiting these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfiepops Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Boths sets have cool exclusive figures. This dosen't make it any easier. I'm having both so that I don't regret it after EOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mos_Eisley Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I am between this one and Batman Arkham - I don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Seems I am not alone in having doubts. LOTR would appear to have more appeal to AFOLs whereas Batman has more mainstream appeal and is a Little cheaper. Buying all the modulars and HH was the easy bit - now it is getting harder to close in on other targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ediebrickette Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) Seems I am not alone in having doubts. LOTR would appear to have more appeal to AFOLs whereas Batman has more mainstream appeal and is a Little cheaper. Buying all the modulars and HH was the easy bit - now it is getting harder to close in on other targets. My feeling is that AFOLs have enough black pieces stashed away to make a much cooler Orthanc, meanwhile their kids are asking santa for this awesome baddie-heavy batman kit Edited November 18, 2014 by ediebrickette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 My feeling is that AFOLs have enough black pieces stashed away to make a much cooler Orthanc, meanwhile their kids are asking santa for this awesome baddie-heavy batman kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Not necessarily. I agree that Orthanc won't be a reseller's wet dream, but I'm not getting the hate. It's a lot more interesting than say a modular building as far as aesthetics. I'm not a status quo kind of Lego collector. I don't require owning all of the modulars and I'm not a Superhero fan. I like stuff that appeals to me and Orthanc appeals to me.It is a good thing some people dislike or question the set. That means they are not buying it. It's an impressive set and box in my opinion. Either you like the set or you don't. There are plenty of people who do like the set, enough to produce strong returns. I have yet to see a large exclusive set like this do poorly. I think this set will be less hoarded than most. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDad Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 The box does look very nice. And Lego seals it with three seals on each side instead of the standard two. Seems a bit random, but makes it less likely to pop open in shipment when a bunch of 'em are packed together in one big box. Plus it comes with a light brick. Can't have too many of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvail8 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Even though this is an impressive set, I think growth will plateau soon after EOL as this theme is nowhere near as timeless as StarWars and may soon be forgotten once the final Hobbit movie is done. I'm shifting my boxed ones within a year of EOL. It's all in the timing as much as the waiting these days. Nowhere near as timeless as Star Wars? The Hobbit was published in 1937, Fellowship of the Ring in 1954. I doubt anyone is forgetting Lord of the Rings ever. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emazers Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Any Wise Investor would get a few of these, as it will shoot over $300 pretty fast once the word comes its done, and should be a $400-600 set. Ed 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysbricks Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Even though this is an impressive set, I think growth will plateau soon after EOL as this theme is nowhere near as timeless as StarWars and may soon be forgotten once the final Hobbit movie is done. I'm shifting my boxed ones within a year of EOL. It's all in the timing as much as the waiting these days. cough http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars Lucas has often cited The Lord of the Rings series as a major influence on Star Wars. Lucas learned from Tolkien how to handle the delicate stuff of myth. Tolkien wrote that myth and fairytale seem to be the best way to communicate morality - hints for choosing between right and wrong - and in fact that may be their primary purpose. Lucas has also acknowledged in interviews that the Gandalf and the Witch-king characters in the Lord of the Rings influenced the Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader characters respectively. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 cough http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars I can totally see Gandalf trick-or-treating as Obi-Wan. And vice versa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biniou Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 My feeling is that AFOLs have enough black pieces stashed away to make a much cooler Orthanc The ToO has a great PPP (8.48) for a licensed set. If you remove the ent I think it's about 9.00 so it's still ok. It would be wiser IMO and less expensive to buy this set for $250/300, than MOC it entirely for about the same result (it's even more wise when you consider Grima... exclusive to this set). And seriously, no offense but "much cooler" ? What do you want to improve ? If you want to have a bigger top (so more space to gandalf and saruman to fight) you will have to make a tower twice higher to respect the ratio. And if you want to close the back of the tower (I understand that well), it's still a better idea ($$$-ly speaking) to have the original one, and then add some black bricks on the back. Note: The ToO can also be used to be changed into Sauron's tower by changing some details (just removing 2 of the 4 "spines" of the top) and adding some orange and black bricks to MOC sauron's eye. Week one the ToO with sauruman and gandalf, Week two Barad-d 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Honestly, this set is a better investment than about 99% of the other current sets out there available at LEGO S@H. A person might not like it personally, but don't let that cloud your judgement of a wonderful set. As for STAR WARS vs LOTR argument...there is no winner, just two winners. They are the two of the coolest and classic franchises of all time. No need to diss either. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I think this set is marvelous. I have seen it build and it looks so cool! Makes me want to build mine as well. Just a shame LOTR is not my cup of tea. I prefer to build the modulars to add to my city setup. Cannot have them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedsausage Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I think this set is marvelous. I have seen it build and it looks so cool! Makes me want to build mine as well. Just a shame LOTR is not my cup of tea. I prefer to build the modulars to add to my city setup. Cannot have them all. You can try though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemdog33 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm hoping the set is still available at SAH during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday long weekend. If they are doing 2X or 3X pts then I'm buying multiples. Eventually I will sell and include the free poster as a bonus. At almost 2 1/2 feet tall any LOTR/Hobbit fan will certainly need this if making a display. I'm a huge fan (of the general theme) and not having this set at the top of the LOTR sets just doesn't make sense to me. LOTR has a massive following, even long before any of the movies arrived and will have a massive following long after the movies end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcarin Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Still need to buy one of those for personal collection but I dont want it ordered so ill guess ill have to go to Austria LEGO shop again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondkick Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 On Brickset.com 2803 people own this set 2709 want this set This ratio is better than a large amount of Exclusive set...no brainer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ediebrickette Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 On Brickset.com 2803 people own this set 2709 want this set This adds to the good recent dilemma discussion. Here's AA, almost exactly the same: 2848 people own this set 2689 want this set 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRandall Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 This adds to the good recent dilemma discussion. Here's AA, almost exactly the same: 2848 people own this set 2689 want this set I personally don't believe any of those numbers are a good reflection of demand. Many who fill out the brickset information could own multiples of the set and put that they want it simply because they like the set. I would do that myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ediebrickette Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I personally don't believe any of those numbers are a good reflection of demand. Many who fill out the brickset information could own multiples of the set and put that they want it simply because they like the set. I would do that myself. Not to mention the sampling error of all the 8-year-olds not posting on Brickset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inversion Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) Most people who are dishing out large cash for LEGO don't really care/ have time for MOC-ing exclusives. Those are the same ones who go to restaurants instead of cooking themselves. Edited November 19, 2014 by inversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Most people who are dishing out large cash for LEGO don't really care/ have time for MOC-ing exclusives. Those are the same ones who go to restaurants instead of cooking themselves. Or the same people who paid ~$400 last year for a pile of white bricks, also known as Architecture Studio (yeah, yeah, there was a fancy book... pdf of which was freely available) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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