| Rassilon | 31 Jan 2012 9:44 p.m. PST |
I see this topic was posted about before back in December, but theonering.net now has promotional photos! (see link below)
THEONERING.NET: link |
| Brummie Lad | 01 Feb 2012 3:27 a.m. PST |
Good times! I think I need another job…. |
| IronMike | 01 Feb 2012 6:43 a.m. PST |
My only issue about this coming out is that Lego has essentially shelved their current (and quite excellent) series in their castle theme to make space for this. While part of me is happy to see this (and is lusting after a Helm's Deep set!) I'm still peeved to see Lego Kingdoms get shoved to the side. |
79thPA  | 01 Feb 2012 10:35 a.m. PST |
If they expand it to include various orcs/goblins and assorted warriors, I'd be interested. |
| Tommy20 | 01 Feb 2012 11:34 a.m. PST |
Oh, I think you can count on that… |
| Little Big Wars | 01 Feb 2012 11:22 p.m. PST |
I agree with IronMike… killing off Kingdoms (basically Castle Throwback) to make yet another licensed product is a terrible shame. |
| billthecat | 02 Feb 2012 12:20 a.m. PST |
Happy days for LEGO…
A sad day for prof. Tolkien… I know, I know… |
| Jedispice | 02 Feb 2012 3:21 a.m. PST |
I bet Kingdoms will return when the license is dropped in a couple of years :-) |
 Parzival | 02 Feb 2012 8:13 a.m. PST |
A sad day for prof. Tolkien… How? (Not that he's here to feel one way or the other about it.) They're toys. Kids love toys. (And adults do, too). In fact, the character of Tom Bombadil is based on a doll that Tolkien's children played with, about which the good professor created stories and poems for them. These became in some part the seeds for The Hobbit and eventually The Lord of the Rings. So it seems to me that the good Professor would have no problem at all with imaginative toys built around his own imaginative efforts. Secondly, these same toys will introduce children to the world of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Many of those children will be so interested as to read the books themselves. That reading will lead some of them to seek out other works— maybe eventually even the works of literature that inspired Tolkien himself. All in all, not a bad outcome. And even if none of the above follows, still if even only one child finds joy in the toys, I suspect that one child's pleasure would make good father Tolkien smile. 'Tis not a sad thing at all. |
| ordinarybass | 02 Feb 2012 12:36 p.m. PST |
I agree that this should not be a sad day at all for Tolkien. I think that Tolkien would be pleased to see LoTR paired with the world's Premiere toy Brand for the enjoyment of children all over the world. Iornmike and Little Big Wars,
Town, Space, Castle and Pirates are what LEGO refers to as evergreen themes. These are themes that may rotate in and out (except for Town which is always around), but will always return. Of course Castle had to give way to LoTR (just like adventurers had to wait for Indy to go away) but on the bright side, LoTR will certainly result in alot of great new elements and accessories for Castle when it returns. |
| billthecat | 02 Feb 2012 4:59 p.m. PST |
All good points Parzival. My complaint is really against the Peter Jackson interpretation/use of Tolkien's work (which I am certain the good prof. WOULD have abhorred… author's intent, etc…etc…)
Of course, that rant belongs elsewhere…
Toys in general and the concept thereof, along with children (and possibly even LEGOs) are some of my favorite things! |
| Parzival | 02 Feb 2012 5:38 p.m. PST |
which I am certain the good prof. WOULD have abhorred… I dunno. He reportedly praised the absolutely dreadful children's stage play of The Hobbit, which included (among other things) an Elf Queen in Mirkwood, no Beorn, no Spiders, no Eagles, no Bard the Bowman, no Laketown (or attack on the same), no Battle of Five Armies, and Thorin himself killing Smaug with Orcrist— and the sword was given to Thorin by the Elf Queen! (!!!!!!!!) Oh, and Thorin survives to live happily ever after as King Under the Mountain (possibly with the Elf Queen…) (I remember very well seeing this as a boy and being thoroughly disgusted with it. But then, unlike most of the other children around, I had read the book.)
If the good prof. could put up with that travesty, he could put up with anything. |
| Dunadan | 03 Feb 2012 9:00 p.m. PST |
Maybe after reading Zim's movie script treatment of LotR anything else looked great by comparison. Still seems a bit odd though, since in On Fairy Stories he says fantasy has no place in theatre. |
| The Beast Rampant | 16 May 2012 2:24 a.m. PST |
It's out, up on Lego's site. Geez, the prices are awful! Even for licensed product. The cheapest is Gandalf's Cart at $13 USD…that's MAYBE an $8 USD set otherwise. |
| Xintao | 16 May 2012 11:43 a.m. PST |
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| 79thPA | 16 Jun 2012 6:18 p.m. PST |
I see someone beat me to the update. Beast--No kidding; these aren't cheap. I think I'll have to pass at these prices. |
takes a look at flexible roads made from long-lasting flexible resin.
