Grolim 777 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Even though I collect LOTR minifigs I don't care if they are in the Orthanc set or not. I'd rather them concentrate on making the tower as good as it can be. Though with the recent UCS sets like SSD they seem to want to chuck minifigs in. You'd have to have a Saruman (even though he is in wizard battle set - maybe a variant), Grima and some orcs or Uruk-hai maybe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dunamis 0 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I would love to see it come with a large Ent minifigure: Treebeard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDarkness 494 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Hopefully they go through with those dimensions. Whilst I would love them to create an Ent, I don't want the scale of Orthanc sacrificed for it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alcarin 154 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I would love to see it come with a large Ent minifigure: Treebeard. This would be again logic to expect really... especially since it woudl be 99% a BRICK built ent which would take large chunk of tower pieces to make it awesome enough.... Ents deserve their own set if they must have it at all... pushing ent inside Orthanc is killing its cost if the leaked dimensions of tower are correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CNH1974 228 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 If I remember right the dimensions are supposed to be 28" tall x 6" wide. Put that in perspective with Helm's Deep and it's going to look huge, which in the movie, it is. I really hope they go all out on it and use the piece count for the tower, not for minifigs unless it ends up being an exclusive Grima Wormtongue or something like that. OK here are some calculations (Which may be wrong): The Tower of Orthanc is supposed to be 500ft or 150m high. A Lego brick is 9.6mm high, lets round that to 1cm. A Minifigure is usually 5 bricks or 5cm (2") tall. Lets say the average person is 180cm (6') tall which gives us a scale of 1:36. So if the model is going to be 28" or 70cm tall that is only 14 minifigures. The correct scale height should 4.16m (~13ft) so what they are offering is not near minifig scale. Of course if it was, then the only indoor place would be something like a mall or aircraft hanger! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrcKing 16,209 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 The correct scale height should 4.16m (~13ft) so what they are offering is not near minifig scale. Of course if it was, then the only indoor place would be something like a mall or aircraft hanger! DAY-UM! That would be BIG! Awesome as heck; still huge though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huskers1236 2,330 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Well, we all know that sets based on structures of this magnitude will NEVER meet our expectations as the sheer magnitude to make it even close to scale is impossible. And frankly, as long as it looks like Orthanc, I don't care if it's some huge tower that's 4' tall. I prefer stylistic resemblance over size resemblance. Now Minas Tirith however, better be freaking huge! As others have said, I want Treebeard to have his own set. Include Merry, Pippen, an Orc to chase them, and the Treebeard in a $30 set or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerrmando 131 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Minifigures help sell sets... so I'd like it if they didn't put them in so that its rarer for us investors =) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starr 0 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I am so excited about this set! Hopefully LEGO will make it big and give it a near-to-scale size. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starr 0 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I am so excited about this set! Hopefully LEGO will make it big and give it a near-to-scale size. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackjack 92 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I wish it was something along the lines of this... ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grolim 777 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Oh, Blackjack my friend, there you go getting my hopes up that something new info was posted in this thread That is a sweet MoC though isn't it. When I first saw it I considered trying to replicate it myself, but then read a bit more on the bricks/cost/time it took... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
exciter1 33,311 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Lego unveiling - 10237 - The Tower of Orthanc http://www.fbtb.net/2013/04/26/official-unveiling-of-10237-tower-of-orthanc/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fcbarcelona101 1,315 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Lego unveiling - 10237 - The Tower of Orthanc http://www.fbtb.net/2013/04/26/official-unveiling-of-10237-tower-of-orthanc/ IT HAS AN ENT!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spener90 534 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 IT HAS AN ENT!!!!! I haven't been this excited for a set since? EVER!!! Seriously, I can't wait for this release! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fcbarcelona101 1,315 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 IT HAS AN ENT!!!!! I haven't been this excited for a set since? EVER!!! Seriously, I can't wait for this release! lol, I agree. Good thing that they are holding on the release until July, after getting the UCS X-Wing my wallet will need a few months to recover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strytlr 13 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Wow! Expensive, but worth it I think. At 28" tall, though, I'm going to have to put some thought into where and how I can safely display one. Anybody have any suggestions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redeemed763 28 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Finally, a winning set for this year! I honestly couldn't have imagined them doing a better job with this set, it has a really nice tower, wormtongue, an orc and uruk, an eagle and the brick built ent I have been wishing for all along. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alcarin 154 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Finally, a winning set for this year! I honestly couldn't have imagined them doing a better job with this set, it has a really nice tower, wormtongue, an orc and uruk, an eagle and the brick built ent I have been wishing for all along. Yes its a GREAT set from LOTR... a true piece of art... BUT I am disappointed on the SAME Orc (minor) And to be honest... Ent looks so much worse than I would've expected... Not to mention instead of Eagle and Gandalf I would rather have more Orcs/wild men/ or even Orc forge parts... Still wonderful set... but 199 USD means 200-220 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrcKing 16,209 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Lego unveiling - 10237 - The Tower of Orthanchttp://www.fbtb.net/2013/04/26/official-unveiling-of-10237-tower-of-orthanc/HOLY F***ING S*** THAT IS EPICALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redeemed763 28 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 One interesting thought, this set is really just a playset, not really a model per se at all, a model would be much more accurate, they seem to have compromised accuracy for play-ability in this case. I'm not saying this is exactly a bad thing, it will probably drive sales very nicely, but for those who were hoping for a "UCS" LOTR line, this doesn't exactly fit the bill since UCS is really a theme designed for display, not play (except 10188). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoshTX 235 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Wow....This just made my day! I know what I'm spending my lego points on now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jaisonline 6,650 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 wow. i'm impressed with the set. sorta reminds me of Mattel's Castle Grayskull but cooler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maverick2k1 35 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 About time we got some good pictures and information! Looks great to me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerrmando 131 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 So Awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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