LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook 10367

This scene deserves to be memorialized in LEGO. The Balrog build is super cool and looks great. Gandalf is perfect with his sword and staff. The printed plaque, surrounding fire, and bridge are all great together. Have this displayed right next to Baradur. I paid full price and although high, I don’t consider it unfair for what you get.

missing pieces. spent 3 days building and only to find out most of the last two steps were missing

Second set from the lord of the rings and we wish there were more The detail is amazing

Was amazed how this was engineered, but it was my first serious Lego set I built! Knocked down a star because two pieces were missing: a small black plate (cosmetic), and the left half of the fainted eyes piece. I got two right pieces in the set, but no left. Weird.

In stock, quick to ship. Perfect

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I loved the building experience with this one!! It brought me back memories when I was younger watching that movie scene in 2001!! Fantastic

As a big LOTR fan, I’ll buy any set within that theme. That said, following the last two sets (barad-dur and Rivendell) it would be a tall order to have this set achieve the same level of success. It is unfair to compare this set with the last or expect it to be as well received. But I do like the price point. For the LOTR fan it’s a good set, for the LEGO fan it’s not a must.

Cool build, until I got to the end and realized the sent me a duplicate face piece, and have to wait 8 + weeks for the piece to finish it. Beyond sucks

First time missing pieces. Cannot finish one of the wings. Have to wait 8 to 10 weeks for replacement.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My husband built this and loved it. He said it was an easy build and was a lot of fun. He displays it in his office and said he might get the books to go with it. You can move it easily which is nice!

As a person who loves Lego and Lotr, this set is so cool. Its great but the price is a bit much. I think we need more lotr products or the hobbit.

Not an enjoyable build for me since I didn’t find the instructions clear. It would have if the directions told us right or left when building the sides.

Nice flowing build with pleasant finish. After some of the larger star wars builds found this quite easy

This was my first Lego set that I put together as an adult, and the main reason I purchased it was that it was the cheapest Lord of the Rings themed set I could get my hands on. I had been wanting to get one of the more expensive sets for a while now, but I couldn’t justify the price, especially considering I am new to the Lego building scene. The set was fun to put together, and I’m happy that I have a giant Balrog now as part of my first set. But I’m going to go along with the other reviews on the set and say that the value for the money is pretty awful. When I was buying the set, I almost picked up the Vikings village instead of this simply because it had double the pieces and was a few dollars cheaper at the store I was at. Additionally, I was missing two pieces that were rather small and didn’t make a huge change in how the build looks, but it is a quality control issue that I’m concerned about, especially if you’re spending this much money for a set. On the top of the Balrog skull, there are two angled pieces, and I was missing number 618-1720, which goes on the right top of the Balrog skull. I was also missing piece number 642-4674, which was part of the frame. Instead, I had to use piece number 455-8953 and could only place one 450-4378 angled pieces instead of two. I plan on buying another Lord of the Rings set in the future, but probably not anytime soon. I’m a pretty busy individual and wanted to have an introductory experience to a set. I don’t consider myself someone who would become a professional builder at all—just a casual. I hope that sets can come out in the future that are more reasonable in price, but my understanding is that most of the LOTR rings fan base nowadays are all adults who are more likely able to afford the expensive sets and licensing fees likely jack up the price.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook Lego bricks set is huge. I think it is a great set to gift for fans of the books and movies. I think that the idea to make the build transform into a book nook is very cool and something I have never see before. My family and I had a lot of fun building this together. There are a lot of small pieces so be careful not to leave this where little hands and mouths can reach. My only issue is that when you close the Lego the bottom hinges detach. Otherwise it looks very cool.

When this piece is finished it looks wicked. This definitely doesn't deserve the bad reviews it's receiving. It's a lOTR Balrog it's legendary

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and the packaging is beautiful in the black elegant box. The structural design feels solid, and the bricks are the high-quality plastic you'd expect from LEGO. The overall LEGO experience is definitely great. The columns are designed with geometry and are very versatile. The color gradient is effective in creating the illusion of fire. The Balrog is very intimidating with its size compared to Gandalf. It is an improved design vs in the video game. I LOVE the flames in the background. They do have a distinct look, & its very nice.. It does not interfere with Balrog's wings when the nook closes. Love the set and I can't wait to see the next design. Thank you so much.

Looks better in person, and I hope they do a scene from each part of the trilogy.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It was so fun to build this Lego. The packaging was great, the instructions were very easy to follow since it has images. It took us a while to finish it, but we enjoyed the process.

I don’t understand the prevalence of negative reviews about the ‘book nook’ component of the build. I would think most people, like myself, were interested in this set for one reason - the Balrog. When LOTR first became a Lego theme, we all wanted to see this. We all wanted one of the coolest and most unique terrors of Middle Earth. But for many years it looked as though that hope was lost. Now it’s finally realized, against all expectation, and people seem to be upset that the random background stuff is somehow lackluster. Rather than complain that we didn’t get to invest in an unnecessarily huge Moria backdrop just to get the Balrog, I’m grateful that Lego was able to come up with a clever way to keep the set piece rather minimal and actually potentially useful. Not to mention - I would argue - cost-effective. Yes, I know this set is expensive. So is everything. Especially licensed goods. The fact is they could’ve asked us to pay a lot more for various ruins we didn’t need. Instead we got a Balrog and a dwarven scaffold we can use as a book spacer. Personally, I’m very happy with that.