Todays throwback review is of the 2013 released LEGO Lord of the Rings set, Battle at the Black Gate which feels fitting for the current weeks we're in since we just had the reveal of Barad-Dur, more villain landmarks.
This thing was pretty well received at release for giving us an enemy area and the minifigures really went above and beyond here.
So the Black Gate is an interesting one. I do think the shaping here and overall design is great, its really recognisable to me being based on the final entry and all. I’ve always thought the bad guy stuff in movies just has great aesthetics that translate to toys really well. We didn't get too much in the LEGO line for Mordor so its cool to have what we have and I’m not against buying multiple sets for an accurate build as long as this one works on its own. I actually think it works better as a standalone piece just because of those extra doors. To improve this set, I don’t mind the squashed nature if we actually got a second tower for the other side. Removes the idea of combing two sets but maybe they should have worked more on the army builder side then if they really wanted me to buy another one. I don’t see much of a “Battle” here with two soldiers and 3 named characters. Excellent minifigures though regardless of this but I don’t need 2 Gandalf's, Aragorn's and Mouth of Sauron dudes personally.
INTRO - 00:00
Set Overview - 00:25
Black Gate Build - 01:40
MINIFIGURES - Aragorn - 03:40
MINIFIGURES - Gandalf the White - 04:12
MINIFIGURES - Mouth of Sauron - 04:55
MINIFIGURES - Eagle - 05:56
MINIFIGURES - Mordor Orc - 06:18
Final Thoughts - 07:00
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