As LEGO seemingly prepares to release its biggest ever Lord of the Rings set, one X user reminded everyone of the time two LEGO enthusiasts created their own Battle of Helm’s Deep creation that cost the same as a Mini Cooper and used over 150,000 pieces as well as more than 2000 minifigs.
LEGO is an expensive hobby for those who want genuine articles and some of the biggest sets ever released by the toy brick company. Past sets have included the Titanic, the Eiffel Tower, Avengers Tower, and a new Death Star model, all costing between $600-$1000. Now it has been reported that the company will be adding a new 8278-piece model of Minas Tirith next year, the biggest LotR set ever released, at a cost of around $650.
However, this is a long way short of some custom creations made by LEGO fans over the years. A video shared by @TrungTPhan reminds everyone of the truly awe-inspiring version of Helms Deep, which took around four months for the pair to build in 2013, at a reported cost of $30,000. For those who don’t remember what this impressive labor of love looked like, you can see it as shared below.
The ‘Lord of the Rings’ LEGO Collection Continues to Expand
With the suggestion that Minas Tirith will join the LEGO Lord of the Rings line-up, fans of the franchise will be able to add this iconic piece of architecture to an already magical line up of huge pieces currently available.
The range of products available include smaller sets, such as the Attack on Wintertop, the Battle at the Black Gate, and the Mines of Moria, and much larger and more expensive ones like the iconic Barad-dûr and Rivendell sets.
Of course, LEGO has expanded its range of movie and TV tie-ins far beyond The Lord of the Rings. With two versions of the Death Star from Star Wars and the first Star Trek set based on the Starship Enterprise, which was revealed earlier this year, along with sets based on Disney’s Cinderella Castle, Spider-Man, and The Simpsons, there is something for everyone in LEGO’s huge collection, and it is only going to get bigger in the future.
With a new Lord of the Rings movie on the way, there could be several other new models coming down the line, and even more that expand on classic scenes and moments from Jackson’s trilogy – I mean who wouldn’t want to see an 8,000-piece recreation of Gandalf battling the Balrog? That doesn’t mean that LEGO superfans won’t continue to build more elaborate and expansive scenes on their own, using their own creative judgment to make the kind of sets that LEGO cannot possibly put up for sale.
This story originally appeared on Movieweb
