It's Not Rivendell, But... | Lego Barad-Dur Review
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Published 2024-06-05
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All Comments (21)
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I can't help but feel like lego just waited for all of us Lotr fans to grow up so they can cash out 😂
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You're quickly becoming one of my favorite English-language Lego reviewers: independent, intelligent, and articulate. Great job!
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I think the chances of Minas Tirith next year is almost a guarantee. Barad-Dur is sold out. The GWP is sold out. Even Rivendell is on back order again. Hopefully the smaller sets aren’t far beyond Minas Tirith
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There is a single grooved 1×2 piece that doesn't line up with the rest. You can spot it at 2:34 . I almost made that mistake building it myself, but made sure to double check.
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This is my favorite build ever! I always dreamed of having Barad-dur built in lego!
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Great to hear a non-biased review of this set, really don't like the LAN reviews because almost all of them have no idea what they're on about and are clearly just there for the free stuff.
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I have both Rivendell and the Barad-Dur fantastic set , not so much to say just buy them, if you are a fan of lord of the rings and lego 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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For me it was engaging start to finish, never felt even a bit of boredom or annoyance. Took me 26 hours total. I also prefer this over Rivendell, with the price in mind, as this one actually looks like it costs that much, being so monstrously large. Rivendell is wonderful too but it looks a lot smaller and is less awe inspiring.
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I rate this about Rivendell because you can remove all the minifigs and know exactly what this is without the context they provide. It’s iconic. If you could only ever have one Lego LOTR set, this is the one I’d say would be most representative of the movies. And I am lucky to have all of the old lotr and hobbit sets
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You are an EXCELLENT speaker and your opinions are sensible. Great videos!
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You said it best THE BACK OF CURVED ELEMENTS. That sticker crap was my only negative knowing before buying this set. I hate it but soon to be attempting it again 🤦♂️
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I finished building Barad-Dûr today. I totally love this model. The build was fun, and the model is imposing. Money well spent. I have to admit it is a bit scary building it - it really looks evil. Excellent job by LEGO, though I share your distress at the stickers on inside curves. I got three straight, and two crooked.
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You’re quickly rising up my ranks of Lego YouTubers
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The best LEGO set ever made.
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Hey, you are awesome. I appreciate your style of reviews.
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I think there is no contest between this and Rivendell. If you like black castles (not necessarily LOTR) you can get this as a nice addition to the Lion Knights castle. I prefer the Lion Knights castle, just because I like normal castle sets better, however this is a great set. Now they need to announce a nice small and medium set line - and continue to bring out one of these HUGE sets each year ... we could have a 2 part set Minastirith, Osgiliath, Rohan, Helm's Deep, etc.
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I think the only reason I bought this set is because I have Rivendell and if they create more LOTR large sets, I am likely to wish I had this one, too. Thank goodness for Insider Points, so I could afford it 😋
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I suspect they will do some smaller sets once the big ones have been out a while. They wouldn't want to make smaller sets first as if people could get the minifigs in cheaper sets they would be much less likely to buy the expensive ones.
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This set does look really nice. It would have been nice to see a couple of human minifigs like Aragorn included in this set as well. I may end up getting this, just not right away. Great review.
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Thank you for your thoughtful, detailed review! Based on tracking information, my copy of Barad-dur should arrive today! I would love to see some smaller sets, perhaps dioramas of iconic scenes. (I desperately want Eowyn and Merry vs. the Witch King.)
