Looks as if the Balrog was pissing on Gandalf.
this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
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Ooooh, that's the whip. Took me way too long to parse that.
Totally looks like he's pissing on Gandalf lol
Direct link to the set. https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/the-lord-of-the-rings-balrog-book-nook-10367
That price range they fucking for real?
This really isn't bad. $0.10 / brick is the rough average for Lego sets, with licensed IP sets running higher and bulk sets of basic bricks running lower (this 790 piece bin is about $0.08 / brick). Some of the Star Wars sets run close to $0.15 / brick.
This set is about $0.11 / brick.
I was going to comment the same but I also feel like this metric gets less and less useful the further in time we go since they're just filling sets with tons of 1x1 size pieces now which increases fidelity and piece count but still leaves you with a tiny set that costs $130.
Ah, hmm, Lego shrinkflation?
FFS, you aren't kidding. Even a discount for no wings wouldn't make that set affordable.
Lego is getting a little ridiculous with their prices. Almost $60 for the tiny display of Ahsoka fighting Elsbeth from her show, almost $90 for the X-Jet from X-Men?!
I love Lego but it's ridiculous what they charged for their licensed sets.
Found also you can buy sets cheaper just by not buy from the official Lego Stores
These are typically counterfeit sets that don't have anywhere near the tolerance that real lego does. Legitimate retailers aren't going to discount sets much below MSRP because there's no reason to.
No I bought the sets at Barnes and Noble not counterfeit.
Ah, I thought you meant online. I've never seen much of a discount on Lego from retailers for sets that weren't clearanced out. The points you get from the Lego store typically make up for your $5 discount that you might see at Target or wherever in my experience.
I see Lego have decided to go with the "Balrogs have wings" interpretation.
I hate that this is the now de facto design for a Balrog, most of all because it's a cool monster design in its own right. Alas, check out the illustration for Durin's Bane (the Moria Balrog) in The One Ring 2e. There they did a text-accurate Balrog and it's amazing, I think you can find it online, and Anna has the book archived I hear
Why no flame sword?!?
Ooooohhhhh licensed microplastics