Just as I had always thought, the Arkenstone has been revealed to actually be a CHI crystal from LEGO Chima! Though Bilbo finds the Arkenstone mixed into the hoard with the rest of all of Smaug’s treasure, you also have the option in this set of attaching it to the Lonely Mountain’s throne. For a set that costs $129.99, I feel like LEGO could have easily made this environment itself a lot more impressive, but alas, it was not to be. It’s basically just some archways, steps and platforms stuck together. The 79018 LEGO The Lonely Mountain diorama is, well… okay.
On the other hand, LEGO has already done every character before a LEGO figure that makes sense to include in the LEGO Lonely Mountain set, so it’s really tough to complain about LEGO going the accurate route.Īnd oh yeah–there’s an actual LEGO Lonely Mountain environment included in this set too. On the one hand, it’s a bit of a bummer that we don’t get any new actual LEGO minifigures characters in a $130 set. Technically, all five minifigures are new, but unfortunately they’re just updated versions of the LEGO Bilbo Baggins minifigure and four of the LEGO Dwarfs (LEGO Fili, LEGO Kili, LEGO Balin and LEGO Dwalin). I love the articulated jaw on Smaug, his poseable wings, and the removable LEGO flame that you can stick into Smaug’s mouth.Īs he should be, Smaug is absolutely immense–he’s over 7” (24cm) high, 18” (47.5cm) long and 17” (42.5cm) wide! If there’s anything made of LEGOs more intimidating than a foot-and-a-half-long LEGO dragon, I don’t know what it is!Īlong with the awesome Smaug LEGO Dragon, LEGO 79018 The Lonely Mountain includes five minifigures. I was initially lukewarm on the Smaug LEGO figure when it was unveiled, but as I’ve seen better-quality photos of Smaug and learned his dimensions, I’ve definitely warmed up to the fiery dragon (pun completely intended). The big prize in the LEGO Lonely Mountain 79018 set is beyond a shadow of a doubt the LEGO Smaug dragon! We’ve had to wait almost a full additional year to get our grubby mitts on a LEGO Smaug the Dragon toy, but he’s finally ready to dive-bomb in and fire-breath on our minifigures! won’t even allow images of the other 2014 LEGO The Hobbit sets circulate until October 2014, whereas the LEGO Lonely Mountain set will likely be in stores before we can see photos of the other set at all. While LEGO 79018 The Lonely Mountain is bearing the “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies” logo on the box, the set itself is clearly based off of scenes from last year’s “The Desolation of Smaug” and not this year’s film. And now, the set that many Hobbit fans have been waiting for will be arriving earlier than we expected–in mid-October 2014! While LEGO hasn’t officially stated that this will be the only LEGO The Hobbit set released in 10/2014, I’m reasonably confident that it will be.
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