Lego to release dwarves, orcs and ogre

[Kahuna Burger]

How would you tell they were dwarves, ALL lego figs have square builds and legs a 4th the length of their bodies.

 

[Zander]

How would you tell they were dwarves, ALL lego figs have square builds and legs a 4th the length of their bodies.

Not so! For some years, Lego have done two leg lengths: standard and short. This pic shows the difference. The elf in the centre has standard legs while the dwarf and gnome either side of him have short legs (NB this isn't one of the official dwarves; it's MOC). The standard legs are articulated. Unfortunately, the short ones aren't.

 

[Zander]

Yeah, but unfortunately it's hard to get a hold of the figs without spending many, may dollars on large playsets... :\

Again, not so! Check out BrickLink, a great site that allows you to buy (and sell) individual Lego parts, mostly for modest prices. I've used BrickLink quite a lot and have only had good experiences with the sellers there.

Hope that helps.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Not so! For some years, Lego have done two leg lengths: standard and short. This pic shows the difference. The elf in the centre has standard legs while the dwarf and gnome either side of him have short legs (NB this isn't one of the official dwarves; it's MOC). The standard legs are articulated. Unfortunately, the short ones aren't.

Naw, the elf still measures about a quarter of it's height crotch to feet, the dwarf is without legs at all, it's just got feet attached to it's torso.

 

[Blackrat]

A very interesting prospect, my 5 year old will love these!! They are semi-posable as compared to his D&D minis i buy him.

Hah. I'm way past 20 and I still want my mom to buy me legos for birthday. Okay, I am content on just collecting these days (Although using them as minis is very much the same as playing with them ). These I'm definetly going to get.

 

[Zander]

Update

The set, No.7036, is now available through US-based online retailers. Check ebay.com for details.

Close-up pics of the minifigs including the dwarves, orcs and troll/ogre can be seen at this site. It really does look like Lego has caught the LotR bug!

Don't know about the European, UK or rest of world release dates yet.

 

[Pyrex]

Sweet! I totally need a lego Cave Troll and a whole horde of little green lego zombi orcs.

 

[Morrus]

I wasn't aware they still made those type of Legos. I thought all the cool sets were made years ago.

The coollective name for multiple lego pieces is "lego", not "legos". The box contains lots of lego. Each one is not "a" lego, it is a piece of lego. One builds items out of lego.

The box says "Lego". if it were full of "multiple legos" it would say "legos", in the way that a pack of M&Ms says "M&Ms", not "M&M".

The people at Legoland refer to "Lego", not "legos".

Sorry. I feel bad, but it's one of those little peeves which drives me unreasonably nuts, and it has become so prevalent on the web.

 

[Pyrex]

Slight Aside:
If you want a bunch of lego knights & undead of various flavors, it looks like the Castle Chess Set is still available directly from Lego for $50 (less than $2/minifig)

 

[Thunderfoot]

The coollective name for multiple lego pieces is "lego", not "legos". The box contains lots of lego. Each one is not "a" lego, it is a piece of lego. One builds items out of lego.

The box says "Lego". if it were full of "multiple legos" it would say "legos", in the way that a pack of M&Ms says "M&Ms", not "M&M".

The people at Legoland refer to "Lego", not "legos".

Sorry. I feel bad, but it's one of those little peeves which drives me unreasonably nuts, and it has become so prevalent on the web.

Yeah, I've noticed that 'LEGOs' is an American dialect thing. I lived in Europe, I met the makers, I've seen Legoland, I know it's wrong...but I still say 'LEGOs'... And probably will 'til I croak.