How LEGO The Lord of the Rings Barad-dûr got made
Tune in now for our interview with the designers who brought the newly-revealed LEGO Icons 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr to life.
Matthew and I had the chance to sit down with LEGO designers Antica Bracanov and Ashwin Visser, two of the people responsible for the latest LEGO The Lord of the Rings set, in Billund last September to chat all things Barad-dûr. From the model’s modular approach to creating the first-ever Sauron minifigure, between them the duo take a deep dive into every facet of the tower.
You can check out the interview in full by hitting play below or heading over to our YouTube channel. Antica and Ashwin have plenty to say on the development process behind 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr, giving us fascinating insights into the model’s timeline, the way they tackled an overwhelmingly black build to stop details getting lost, and much more besides.
The LEGO Group officially revealed 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr today, confirming it will launch on June 1 for LEGO Insiders and June 4 for everyone else for £399.99 / $469.99 / €469.99. That’s just a little bit cheaper than last year’s 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell, and Sauron’s stronghold has a slightly lower piece count as a result, coming in at 5,471 parts.
Early adopters will receive 40693 The Lord of the Rings: Fell Beast for free between June 1 and 7 (while stocks last). Keep an eye on Brick Fanatics for our review soon, and make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more LEGO designer interviews. (If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s our deep dive into 21061 Notre-Dame de Paris with designer Rok.)
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How unenthusiastic do these designers come across?!
Also, really disappointing GWP, after so much expectation.
And what did they do to Gollum?! :o)))))) :o))))))