This is the final post on the actual build itself. I'll be doing one more on general thoughts spotlighting my favourite features of this set and geeking out over things that have significance (to me anyway). That could be posted anywhere between today and next week depending on how much I want to talk about and the level of detail I want to go into.
Previously; Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3
Stage 4 differs from the previous ones as it can be built independently of the other three rather than having to be added on to the previous stage(s).
Two minifigures this time! Bombur and Dwalin! With two weapons each (and a sausage for Bombur)
As I mentioned with the other dwarves, the hair casts and details for these two are amazing. Lego even manage to create the impression of how fat Bombur is by using his hair and beard piece to incorporate an extension for his belly and the chin that was so big that Stephen Hunter could keep his phone in it.
Build time!
Because there was a lot of actual Lego 'bricks' rather than the single line pieces that made up most of the set this moved on much faster than any of the other stages. I took a progress photo after completing the main body of the roof.
After that the tree was simple yet fun to put together and the actual building process was completed with a lamp to hang outside the door.
Once that was placed onto the lintel the roof was snapped into place, the six minifigures were gathered and posed for picture time!
Previously; Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3
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| Stage 3: The Dwarrow invasion began |
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| Final Stage! *cue videogame boss music* |
Two minifigures this time! Bombur and Dwalin! With two weapons each (and a sausage for Bombur)
As I mentioned with the other dwarves, the hair casts and details for these two are amazing. Lego even manage to create the impression of how fat Bombur is by using his hair and beard piece to incorporate an extension for his belly and the chin that was so big that Stephen Hunter could keep his phone in it.
Build time!
Because there was a lot of actual Lego 'bricks' rather than the single line pieces that made up most of the set this moved on much faster than any of the other stages. I took a progress photo after completing the main body of the roof.
After that the tree was simple yet fun to put together and the actual building process was completed with a lamp to hang outside the door.
Once that was placed onto the lintel the roof was snapped into place, the six minifigures were gathered and posed for picture time!
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| Bilbo has yet to learn that drunk wizards are useless in getting rid of dwarves. |
