16/08/2014 - 11:39 LEGO LOTR & The Hobbit Lego news

LEGO has released the full set of official visuals for the 79018 The Lonely Mountain set, unveiled at the last San Diego Comic Con, online.

Below, what to get a more precise idea of ​​the contents of this box of 866 pieces, 5 minifigs (Bilbo Baggins, Kili, Fili, Dwalin and Balin) and a dragon ... The US public price of this set is announced at $ 129.99.

For those who have seen the images of the other three boxes expected in the LEGO The Hobbit range, I think it's safe to say without getting too wet that the 79018 set is truly the furniture saver ...

High resolution (4000x3000) versions of these images are available on my flickr gallery.

13/08/2014 - 00:07 LEGO LOTR & The Hobbit Lego news

Update: Images removed at the request of LEGO, the rights holders of The Hobbit license are obviously very annoyed by the posting of these visuals which were not to be revealed before October 15.

First visuals of new LEGO The Hobbit, based on the third installment of Peter Jackson's trilogy titled "The Battle of the Five Armiess ", still not officially unveiled by LEGO and expected this fall.

Above, the set 79016 Attack on Lake-town (Retail price US $ 29.99): 313 pieces and 5 minifigs that can be considered an extension of the set 79013 Lake-town Chase released in 2014. It features Bard the Bowman, his son Bain, Tauriel and two orcs. Without forgetting the giant arch in the "Spring Loaded Shooter"...

Below, the set 79015 Witch-king Battle (Public price US $ 14.99) with 101 pieces and 3 new minifigs: Galadriel, Elrond (100% new version different from those already released in the polybag 5000202 and in the set 79006 Council of Elrond and different from that of the LEGO The Hobbit video game) and the Witch-king of Angmar, phosphorescent as announced by the various accounts of Toy Fair start of the year ...

At the bottom, the set 79017 The Battle of Five Armies (Retail price US $ 59.99) with 472 coins, 7 minifigs including Dain Ironfoot, Legolas, Thorin, Azog, Bard (SDCC 2014 version?), Two orcs, a catapult and an eagle.

03/08/2014 - 20:15 LEGO LOTR & The Hobbit Lego news

The Hobbit LEGO set 79018 The Lonely Mountain presented at the San Diego Comic Con is online at the dedicated official mini-site to the lineup derived from the Peter Jackson trilogy, whose latest opus The Battle of the Five Armies will hit theaters on December 10.

LEGO has added the set to the range's interactive map and the three photos above illustrate the contents of the box. These visuals are realizations of Vesa Lehtimäki aka Avanaut, which is under contract with LEGO for the staging of the LEGO The Hobbit and LEGO Lord of the Rings products and the creation of the official visuals for these two ranges.

LEGO also indicates that this set will be launched on October 15, 2014, probably in company the other three references which constitute what will likely be the last wave of LEGO products derived from the film adaptation of Tolkien's work.

Below, the official visuals presenting the set, the minifigs and the various functionalities ensuring the "playability" of the set.

LEGO The Hobbit 79018 The Lonely Mountain

02/08/2014 - 18:25 LEGO LOTR & The Hobbit Lego news

While waiting to discover the three (last) sets of the LEGO The Hobbit range expected for this fall (79015, 79016 and 79017), here is a creation of Paul T. aka Disco86: The town of Dale at the foot of Erebor, all in format Micro Scale.

Note that this MOC is one of the creations offered by Disco86, French MOCeur, as part of the duel "Iron builder"which currently opposes it to another talented MOCeur: Pepa Quin. The two MOCeurs are constrained, as is customary in this competition, to use a specific piece in all their creations. 'a Brick Round 2x2 Dome Bottom (Red).

29/07/2014 - 18:02 LEGO LOTR & The Hobbit Lego news

Because we always need more images to really get a clear idea of ​​what we get for the money we spend, here is an official visual with "staging" of the set 79018 The Lonely Mountain (866 pieces, 5 minifigs, one dragon, $ 129.99).

As usual with LEGO, this type of visual integrated in a flattering graphic context is much more seller than a simple photo on a white background of the contents of the box ...

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