Today,the LEGO Group, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, reveals the LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings: Barad-Dûr set, inspired by the award-winning film adaptations. Now in brick form, the epic dark tower and Eye of Sauron model has many hidden story references from the Lord of the Rings.
A day earlier than predicted, 40687 Alien Space Diner is now available as a gift with purchase at LEGO.com. Surprisingly, the sum you'll need to spend to acquire the fun-looking 239-piece set is only £90 / $100 / €100.
It'll be available until the 26th of May and I suggest you wait until tomorrow before placing your order, when 31212 The Milky Way Galaxy and 10341 NASA Artemis Space Launch System will be launched.
The inventory has been published at LEGO.com, which unfortunately confirms that it does not include air tanks for the minifigures.
Today's random set is 6391 Cargo Centre, released during 1984. It's one of 17 Town sets produced that year. It contains 553 pieces and 5 minifigs, and its retail price was US$43.
It's owned by 811 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $999.00, or eBay.
Today's random minifigure is cty1643Child - Girl, White Top with Raccoon, Bright Pink Short Legs, Dark Orange Pigtails, Black Skirt and Cat Ears, a Town figure that came in one set, 60380 Downtown, released during 2023.
Our members collectively own a total of 800 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $3.50.
Four minifigure-scale models of Aragog have been produced and the latest version, available in 76434 Aragog in the Forbidden Forest, looks particularly creepy! The giant spider is certainly bigger than its predecessors and features more realistic arachnid details.
Updated versions of Harry and Ron are also included, seemingly improving on the equivalent minifigures from 75950 Aragog's Lair. In fact, this set is essentially a direct remake of its 2018 counterpart, with a substantially larger rendition of the titular Acromantula.
LEGO has announced three approaching Jurassic World sets, including 76965 Dinosaur Missions: Stegosaurus Discovery, which reintroduces the Stegosaurus, at last!
These sets will be released on the 1st of June in Europe and the 1st of August in North America.
View official images and prices after the break...
Many LEGO set designers use our BrickLists feature to maintain a list of the sets they've worked on and often provide interesting insights about their involvement.
Once a week we publish an entry from one of their lists on the home page to increase awareness of this information and to encourage more designers to create them.
This model came to life from a great sketch model created by Adrian Florea, Adrian worked for a long time in the Ninjago team being a defining factor of establishing the aesthetic and feel of Ninjago. This was the last Ninjago model he put his touch on.
The model went through minor downscale since the sketch model did not fit the price point. The most work went in to creating a solid foundation for the elevated platform and to refine and make the scissor roof function work.
This set is the set i have created with most standard bricks in them, this make it in my opinion a great parts pack for kids that want to build their own stuff.
When it comes to figures, I love when there is an opportunity to put in side characters. And being able to integrate 3 in this set was great. The Jade princess, her bodyguard Mr.Hutchins and, of course, for the first time in a Ninjago set, a baby.
10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell was among the most enjoyable sets released last year and another The Lord of the Rings is coming soon!
LEGO has published a short teaser video for the set on social media, featuring the malevolent Eye of Sauron. Doubtless more information will be available shortly.
When I heard about the new Icons set, the only description I received was that it was "music-related". To be perfectly frank, I thought Huw was sending me another writing exercise, similar to when I reviewed the Elvis Presley art set, or the iconic Rolling Stones logo. However, on opening the box for 10334 Retro Radio, it looks like I hit the jackpot, and was queen for a day.
Could this review be another fun opportunity to work in references to the subject matter?
