LEGO The Hobbit: What we know about the next sets ...

As you have noticed, since the release of the LEGO The Hobbit video game featuring the action of the first two films of the cinematographic trilogy, information relating to the future of the LEGO range based on this license is rather scarce.

LEGO will undoubtedly take advantage of the next San Diego Comic Con to unveil the content of the four sets of which we only know the references for the moment and for which the descriptions published so far remain (deliberately?) Very elusive.

The next wave of sets announced for October 2014 will therefore consist of the following references (The names of the boxes are provisional names subject to change):

79015  (101 pieces - Retail price US $ 14.99)
This set will include the Witch King of Angmar (phosphorescent minifigure), Elrond with visually similar armor to the version of the 5000202 polybag released in 2012 & Galadriel.

79016 Lake Town Bell Tower (313 pieces - Retail price US $ 29.99)
This set will be an extension of the set 79013 Lake Town Chase released in 2013 in the form of three buildings with in particular the minifigure of Bain, the son of Bard.

79017 Battle of Five Armies (471 pieces - Retail price US $ 59.99)
Dain Ironfoot will be in this set. This box will probably come with a handful of Elves and Orcs.

79018 The Lonely Mountain (858 pieces - Retail price US $ 129.99)
The Smaug figure will be in this box, it should look like the Castle version of the dragon seen in the set 70403 Dragon Mountain. Bilbo will logically be present in this set along with other characters. This playset will replicate part of the interior of Erebor with Smaug's treasure and theArkenstone.

These four boxes should mark the end of the LEGO The Hobbit line, and apart from perhaps a polybag for the Blu-ray release of the trilogy, LEGO shouldn't offer anything more. The range will then consist of 14 boxes and 5 polybags to which is added the exclusive set sold at the last Comic Con (Micro-Scale Bag End). Barring a last minute surprise, this range will not have been entitled to a very large collector's box as is the case for the LOTR range.

The fate of the LEGO Lord of the Rings range also seems to be definitely sealed. In the end, we were entitled to 12 boxes, including a large collector's set (10237 The Tower of Orthanc) and 3 polybags.

To conclude, a little humorous video uploaded by LEGO.