The Tower of Orthanc is a new Lord of The Rings set that will be released next July. It has two thousand three hundred and fifty nice pieces and it’s probably the most complex and detailed set of the Lego’ summer wave. It has besides the tall tower (it measures exactly seventy three centimeters), the treebeard, an eagle and five mini-figures: Saruman, Gríma Wormtongue, Gandalf the Grey, Uruk-hai and Mordor Orc.
Built almost with black pieces, seen from the front, it is amazingly detailed with multiple types of bricks since the little ones, passing through the long and sharp ones. At the back, it rests most of the playability.
It has seven different levels that include a big library, an alchemy room, a creepy dungeon, the entrance wall, an attic and obviously the Saruman’s throne. Besides all this tremendous variety of environments, the five mini-figures have also at their disposal a bunch of different tools and weapons namely staffs, knifs, swords, shields and axes.
The Treebeard looks like a Mech made of wood. It is rather tall, even when compared with the tower and besides all the bunch of bruchces, it has a few techniques used for instance on the Hero Factory Mechs or even in Ninjago’s. Talking about the worst part, two hundred dollars is almost unreachable… Will it worth it?
Please, have a look at the Lego press release and the gallery at the end:
10237 Tower of Orthanc, Ages 14+. 2,359 pieces.
Build the The Lord of the Rings™ trilogy must-have model!
US $199.99, CA $249.99, DE 199.99€, UK £169.99, DK 1699.00 DKK
Finally, collect one of the most instantly recognizable and iconic buildings of The Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Tower of Orthanc! Build all 6 highly detailed floors filled with fascinating movie-related details including the attic, library, alchemy room, Saruman’s throne room, entrance hall and dungeon. This exclusive model stars in some of the most iconic scenes from The Lord of the Rings movies. Swoop down with the Great Eagle and rescue stranded Gandalf the Grey from his tower-top prison after his defeat at the hands of the white wizard, Saruman. Build the powerful, tree-like Ent, with poseable limbs and cool swinging arm function, then attack the Uruk-hai and Orc Pitmaster while Saruman and his servant Grima Wormtongue take refuge high in the tower. The Tower of Orthanc is a must-have model for any The Lord of the Rings collection! Includes a Great Eagle, buildable Ent figure and 5 minifigures with weapons: Saruman with kirtle outfit, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf the Grey, an Uruk-hai and the Orc Pitmaster.
Includes a Great Eagle, buildable Ent figure and 5 minifigures with weapons: Saruman with kirtle outfit, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf™ the Grey, an Uruk-hai™ and the Orc Pitmaster
Features 6 highly detailed floors with lots of functions, including a folding staircase, LEGO® light brick palantir, opening entrance doors and a trap door
Weapons include 5 staffs, knife, sword, shield and a long axe
The attic features a folding staircase, the 3 staffs of the missing wizards, the 2 keys of the Two Towers, 2 maps and an Uruk-hai helmet, shield and sword
The library features 2 books, 2 torches, 2 maps and 2 skulls
The alchemy room features 2 torches, a bomb (being produced for the Battle of Helm’s Deep™), 2 potions, bottle, skull, gunpowder keg, pot, cauldron and a long axe
Saruman’s throne room features lamps, 2 bookcases with 3 potions, map, letter and the powerful palantir with a LEGO light brick
The entrance hall features opening doors, trap door, 2 large banners, chandelier, statue and 2 axes
The creepy dungeon features a chain, 2 bones, 2 skulls and a rat
Buildable Ent features poseable limbs for holding a minifigure and a cool swinging arm function
Attack the tower with the cool buildable and poseable Ent!
Swoop to the rescue with the Great Eagle!
Activate the LEGO light brick and make the palantir glow!
Set the trap door and banish unwanted guests to the dungeon!
Prepare the bomb for the Battle of Helm’s DeepTM!
Swing the Ent’s arms to smash or grab things with the poseable fingers!
Measures over 28″ (73cm) high, 8″ (21cm) wide and 6″ (16cm) deep
Ent stands over 9″ (23cm) tall
Available for sale directly through LEGO beginning July 2013.
Please have a look at the extended gallery:
