New LEGO Lord of the Rings: The Shire Set, Smeagol & Deagol GWP and How to Display At Home!
LEGO Lord of the Rings new set invites you to a very special birthday party in The Shire (10354).
An impressive new LEGO Lord of the Rings set (The Shire 10354), a Smeagl & Deagol GWP diorama, double LEGO Insiders Points, and custom-made LEGO display cases for iconic LOTR sets, all feature in our round-up.
New set: LEGO Lord of the Rings The Shire (10354)
It's Bilbo Baggins' 111st birthday party in LEGO The Shire (10354), and beneath the cosy eaves of Bag End, there lies a dark secret that will take Frodo and his friends on a perilous adventure.
LEGO Lord of the Rings: The Shire (10354) is the essential addition to your display of LEGO LOTR Middle-earth sets, featuring Bilbo's home at Bag End (both exterior and accessible interiors), plus accessories to recreate the 111-year-old hobbit's birthday party.
Fans will remember the scene as the moment Bilbo reveals the magic of the One Ring, putting in motion a chain of events that will end with the rescue or ruin of all of Middle-earth.
LEGO Icons - The Lord of the Rings: The Shire (10354)
Price: £229.99
Release date: Available now
Pieces: 2,017
Size: 20cm x 45cm x 27cm (H x W x D)
LEGO Insiders Points: 1,840
A little bit of home
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Bag End and The Shire are the iconic start and end point for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, as Frodo steps out the front door and follows his feet all the way to Mordor and Mount Doom.
LEGO LOTR The Shire (10354) is a faithful recreation of Bilbo's Hobbit Hole, complete with round windows and door, furnished interiors and a whole heap of book and movie-related Easter eggs.
The front gate has a "No Admittance - Except on party business" sign, there's a stage with a "Happy Birthday Bilbo Baggins" banner, Gandalf's horse and cart, and even a swooping dragon firework element.
Movie magic
Some of the genius in this gorgeous diorama is hidden away in interactive features, such as the burning letter that reveals The One Ring, or a turning dial to make Bilbo vanish.
A surefire fan favourite is also the book on Bilbo's writing table, which can be opened and closed to customise your display.
With nine LEGO Minifigures, you can add Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf the Grey, Samwise, Merry, Pippin, barmaid Rosie, Farmer Proudfoot and Mrs Proudfoot to your scene - and make a strong start to your line-up of LEGO Lord of the Rings Minifigures characters.
What we think
Hobbiton feels like home for any fan of the books and movies, so LEGO Lord of the Rings: The Shire is a very comfy and familiar build, with some advanced techniques best suited for adults and experienced builders.
There's so much detail that this set makes an excellent standalone Lord of the Rings LEGO diorama, or you can pair it with some of the sets below to build even more of Middle-earth.
LEGO Icons - The Lord of the Rings: The Shire (10354) is out now priced at £229.99, so decide what to do with the time that is given to you, and add this one to your collection!
LEGO LOTR GWP: Smeagol & Deagol (40761)
If you buy The Shire (10354) before Tuesday, April 8th, you'll also get LEGO The Lord of the Rings Smeagol & Deagol (40761) Gift with Purchase for free (normal price £21.99).
We were lucky enough to get early access to this build, and it's great to see Smeagol in his Hobbit form, before The One Ring transformed him into Gollum. It's also a hugely important moment in the lore of LOTR, so don't miss your chance to claim it.
LEGO The Lord of the Rings: Smeagol & Deagol GWP (40761)
Price: Free Gift with Purchase (normal price £21.99)
Release date: Available now
Pieces: 181
Size: 15cm x 14cm x 6cm (H x W x D)
A treacherous moment
This set captures the scene when Smeagol & Deagol discover The One Ring resting on the riverbed while fishing.
It has everything you need to recreate the pivotal moment, with views above and below the water level, a brick-built fishing boat, LEGO Minifigures of Smeagol & Deagol, fishing rod accessories and, of course, The One Ring element.
We loved assembling the layers of this LEGO LOTR GWP, starting with the riverbed, adding the cleverly suspended water level, and finally clicking into place the boat and tree.
It's a must-have for LEGO enthusiasts who are fans of Gollum, especially in his pre-Ring form as Smeagol with his best friend Deagol.
Double LEGO Insiders Points until April 8th
Add some more landmarks to the Fellowship of the Ring's epic journey and score double LEGO Insiders Points on qualifying sets until Tuesday, April 8th.
LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell (10316)
Price: £429.99
Release date: Available now
Pieces: 6,167
Size: 39cm x 72cm x 50cm (H x W x D)
LEGO Insiders Points: 3,440 (6,880 until April 8th)
LEGO Lord of the Rings Rivendell (10316) is one of the biggest and most complex LEGO sets currently available, with over 6,000 pieces to assemble.
It captures every detail of the elves' home in an absolutely amazing build, a real wish-list item for any LEGO enthusiast or Lord of the Rings fan.
We love that it's constructed to Minifigure scale and comes with 15 LEGO Minifigure characters, including the Fellowship, Bilbo, Elrond and Arwen.
LEGO Rivendell ranks on LEGO's own list of the top ten biggest sets ever made, so make sure you do it justice and display it in one of our custom-made acrylic cases - more details below!
LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dur (10333)
Price: £399.99
Release date: Available now
Pieces: 5,471
Size: 83cm x 45cm x 30cm (H x W x D)
LEGO Insiders Points: 3,200 (6,400 until April 8th)
The fortress of Barad-dur is probably better known to casual fans as the tower that supports the Eye of Sauron as he keeps a watchful gaze over the volcanic landscape of Mordor.
It makes for an imposing display piece and with nearly 5,500 pieces, LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dur (10333) is not far off the Rivendell set in terms of complexity and brick count.
The main gate opens via a brick button, the Eye of Sauron can move in all directions, and there's a cast of ten LEGO Minifigures including Frodo, Sam and Gollum, Sauron, the Mouth of Sauron and a line-up of Mordorian rogues.
Pair Barad-dur with The Shire and you've got both ends of the Fellowship's (and The One Ring's) journey from Hobbiton to Mount Doom via Rivendell - with the bonus of double LEGO Insiders Points when you buy this set before Tuesday, April 8th.
How to Display LEGO Lord of the Rings Sets
Rivendell and Barad-dur are display pieces on an epic scale, ranking as some of the biggest and most detailed LEGO sets EVER made. That's why iDisplayit make bespoke display cases for LEGO sets like these.
iDisplayit's high-grade acrylic LEGO display cases include:
Each comes with an optional custom-printed vinyl background to show off your completed LEGO set against a movie-accurate backdrop, as well as space to display LEGO Minifigures that come with each set.
Supplied flatpack, with easy assembly using our unique disguised fittings, our custom LEGO display cases are available now for worldwide shipping.
Customer reviews
No posts found
