Even details like the statues in white to the left of the hall are so intricate and effective in the design, while still not being 100% visible from this angle. The brickwork here is gorgeous, from the inset panels in the arched ceiling to the design of the White Tree using Technic bits and bobs. Ornate walls and pillars cast in white, black, and tan lead from Gandalf and Pippin to the “empty” throne beneath the city’s emblem, the White Tree of Gondor.
Depicting the scene where we are first introduced to Steward Denethor II, the build is deafeningly empty. Case-in-point, check out this beautiful Gondorian hall by Nathan Smith. While I admit, I’ve never been a die-hard Ringer, I appreciate so much that Tolkien’s work inspires others like no other fantasy tale. If you’re new to this world and wary of dipping your toe in due to the often expensive pricing, here’s a preview of what you can expect from several popular sets.It took a random conversation in the grocery check-out line this weekend for me to realize just how happy I am that Lord of the Rings has returned to LEGO.
Lego for adults is here to stay, and it’s rapidly becoming as ubiquitous as puzzles as a socially accepted leisure activity, one that allows for both meditative calm and creative bursts of energy.
Shame, begone! I got over my embarrassment fairly fast, realizing that anyone who couldn’t understand the happiness I got from Lego wasn’t anyone I’d want to be with anyway.īy the time the company began actively marketing sets to adults in 2020 by adding an 18+ age designation to boxes, many other grown-ups had long been building too, showing off jaw-dropping builds at conventions or running blogs and YouTube channels now considered essential news sources on all things brick. The finished diorama would fill me with nostalgic joy-but should an overnight guest arrive, I’d swiftly banish it to the closet the way most folks might do a speed sweep of strewn-about dirty laundry. When I began picking up occasional Lego sets as an adult, I’d hide the purchase in my bedroom and build with the door shut.
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