LEGO Lord of the Rings Minas Tirith Set Leaks

Images showing the long-awaited LEGO Lord of the Rings Minas Tirith acceptable person leaked online, revealing the colossal Middle-earth metropolis successful each of its glory.

Weighing successful astatine a reported 8,278 pieces, it is the biggest LEGO Lord of the Rings acceptable ever, importantly larger than Rivendell (6,167 bricks) and the towering Barad-dûr (a paltry 5,471).

Unfortunately, alongside that immense ceramic number comes a precocious cost. Fans are expecting Minas Tirith to beryllium priced astatine $649.99 erstwhile it launches connected June 1 — truthful statesman fasting connected lembas breadstuff present if you privation to prime it up.

What bash each those bricks get you? As you mightiness expect, the set's main Minas Tirith plan is scaled down to acceptable a implicit mentation of the iconic city, from its beforehand gates to salient cliff edge, and towering achromatic Citadel.

The reverse of the build, meanwhile, features a clever cut-away to the Citadel's interior, wherever minifigures of Pippin and Denethor tin recreate Return of the King's memorable tomato-popping opus scene. Indeed, minifigures of the 2 characters are reportedly some included, alongside King Aragorn (spoiler!), Gandalf, Faramir, 4 Gondor soldiers and Shadowfax the horse.

While LEGO is yet to marque its Minas Tirith plan official, this has been 1 of the astir widely-leaked and highly-anticipated sets of caller years — with these caller images coming from acquisition manuals posted online by fans. The plan matches 1 that LEGO itself accidentally showcased via Instagram previously, earlier pulling offline.

With June 1 approaching, we're expecting LEGO to imminently marque its Minas Tirith acceptable authoritative — enactment tuned for much erstwhile that happens.

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