New Middle-earth diorama from LEGO: "The Shire" with nine minifigures
A new LEGO set from the Lord of the Rings series, The Shire, will be released on 5 April. There will also be a mini film with Sean Astin as the narrator. He played the hobbit Samwise Gamdschie in the trilogy.
LEGO has announced a new set from the world of «Lord of the Rings». This time you can recreate striking parts of the Hobbit village of Hobbingen. The set, called «The Shire» (#10354), consists of 2017 elements and is intended for adults. It measures 20 × 45 × 27 centimetres (H × W × D) and will be released on 5 April for around 270 euros or 280 francs. It is not yet known when we will be able to offer the set in the shop.
Contents of the Shire set
Nine minifigures are included: Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Sam, Merry, Pippin and three other hobbits from the village. The wizard Gandalf has arrived with his horse and cart. The centrepiece of the diorama is Bilbo's hobbit cave in a green hill. Several windows and the entrance to Bilbo's house, familiar from the film, can be seen at the front. The garden fence and the «no access» sign on the garden gate are also included.
You can decorate the rooms with numerous small items, including crockery, flower vases, candles, chests and barrels.
On the stage, you can recreate Bilbo's famous speech to his unloved neighbours, after which he uses the ring to make himself invisible. According to LEGO, the set includes a rotating wheel with which you can make Bilbo disappear. The stage with a large birthday banner stands in front of a tree hung with colourful lanterns. The birthday celebrations also include a table with a large cake and drinking cups for Bilbo's party-loving neighbours.
A pavilion alludes to the stockpile of fireworks that Merry and Pippin accidentally set alight - the impressive firework dragon with red wings and a fiery tail is also present. Merry and Pippin have interchangeable heads, so you can make their hair stand on end as a result of their prank.
Mini film with Hobbit actor Sean Astin
To launch the new set, LEGO has brought actor Sean Astin on board and produced a mini-film with him as the narrator, recreating scenes from the legendary first part of the trilogy, «The Fellowship of the Hobbit». Astin played the good-natured hobbit Sam Gamdschie in «The Lord of the Rings», who accompanies Frodo on his journey to Mount Doom.
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