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LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by Toys N Bricks » Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:03 pm

I do apologize for the delay of posting this as I haven't had the chance to update the site until now. This morning, the newest LEGO Exclusive set, 10237 – Tower of Orthanc was unveiled in Portugal today. Check out this iconic and stunning creation from The Lord of the Rings franchise! The set will be available for sale beginning July 2013 exclusively at LEGO Brand Stores and LEGO Shop at Home. Additional pictures can be found on our Flickr Photostream.

LEGO Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc 10237

10237 Tower of Orthanc Press Release

Ages 14+.  2,359 pieces.

Build the The Lord of the Rings™ trilogy must-have model!

US $199.99 CA $249.99 DE 199.99€ UK 169.99 £ DK  1699.00 DKK

Finally, collect one of the most instantly recognizable and iconic buildings of The Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Tower of Orthanc! Build all 6 highly detailed floors filled with fascinating movie-related details including the attic, library, alchemy room, Saruman’s throne room, entrance hall and dungeon. This exclusive model stars in some of the most iconic scenes from The Lord of the Rings movies. Swoop down with the Great Eagle and rescue stranded Gandalf the Grey from his tower-top prison after his defeat at the hands of the white wizard, Saruman. Build the powerful, tree-like Ent, with poseable limbs and cool swinging arm function, then attack the Uruk-hai and Orc Pitmaster while Saruman and his servant Grima Wormtongue take refuge high in the tower. The Tower of Orthanc is a must-have model for any The Lord of the Rings collection! Includes a Great Eagle, buildable Ent figure and 5 minifigures with weapons: Saruman with kirtle outfit, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf the Grey, an Uruk-hai and the Orc Pitmaster.

• Includes a Great Eagle, buildable Ent figure and 5 minifigures with weapons: Saruman with kirtle outfit, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf™ the Grey, an Uruk-hai™ and the Orc Pitmaster

• Features 6 highly detailed floors with lots of functions, including a folding staircase, LEGO® light brick palantir, opening entrance doors and a trap door

• Weapons include 5 staffs, knife, sword, shield and a long axe

• The attic features a folding staircase, the 3 staffs of the missing wizards, the 2 keys of the Two Towers, 2 maps and an Uruk-hai helmet, shield and sword

• The library features 2 books, 2 torches, 2 maps and 2 skulls

• The alchemy room features 2 torches, a bomb (being produced for the Battle of Helm’s Deep™), 2 potions, bottle, skull, gunpowder keg, pot, cauldron and a long axe

• Saruman’s throne room features lamps, 2 bookcases with 3 potions, map, letter and the powerful palantir with a LEGO light brick

• The entrance hall features opening doors, trap door, 2 large banners, chandelier, statue and 2 axes

• The creepy dungeon features a chain, 2 bones, 2 skulls and a rat

• Buildable Ent features poseable limbs for holding a minifigure and a cool swinging arm function

• Attack the tower with the cool buildable and poseable Ent!

• Swoop to the rescue with the Great Eagle!

• Activate the LEGO light brick and make the palantir glow!

• Set the trap door and banish unwanted guests to the dungeon!

• Prepare the bomb for the Battle of Helm’s DeepTM!

• Swing the Ent’s arms to smash or grab things with the poseable fingers!

• Measures over 28" (73cm) high, 8" (21cm) wide and 6" (16cm) deep

• Ent stands over 9" (23cm) tall

Tower of Orthanc 10237 Lord of the Rings Designer Video


Article Link: http://toysnbricks.com/lego-10237-tower ... exclusive/
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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by podgi237 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:25 pm

So awesome!!!

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by gorenoirmag » Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:41 pm

looks like I'll be saving up my pesos

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by Essien8 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:55 pm

Seriously. This thing looks amazing...

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by LowestFormOfWit » Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:57 pm

........ :crazy:


Wow.

That is insanely cool.

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by Wheeefun » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:06 pm

Oh my gawd!! My wallet is crying...

It looks like my mechs will have a new, earthen adversary soon!

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Post by dilbert12 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:34 pm

Precious!

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Post by iccarus » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:41 pm

Oh wow. So much awesome in a single box.
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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by Howeesp » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:59 pm

Wheeefun wrote:Oh my gawd!! My wallet is crying...

It looks like my mechs will have a new, earthen adversary soon!
I feel you bro

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by jimmythunder » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:12 pm

Wow what a fantastic design!

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by Buttmunch » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:25 pm

Holy crap that is HUGE! Seems like a great value for such a large set. Now to find room for this beast! :shock:

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by dulait » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:23 am

Toys N Bricks wrote:I do apologize for the delay of posting this as I haven't had the chance to update the site until now.
You are welcome on the reminder, sharing is caring afterall.
iccarus wrote:Oh wow. So much awesome in a single box.
With only 5 mini-figures, also only one and a half being exclusive makes it kind of weak for a $200+ grand lord of the rings set. Even 79008 Pirate Ship Ambush being cheaper and all have more figures than this.

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by Edmond Dantes » Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:32 am

dulait wrote:
Toys N Bricks wrote:I do apologize for the delay of posting this as I haven't had the chance to update the site until now.
You are welcome on the reminder, sharing is caring afterall.
iccarus wrote:Oh wow. So much awesome in a single box.
With only 5 mini-figures, also only one and a half being exclusive makes it kind of weak for a $200+ grand lord of the rings set. Even 79008 Pirate Ship Ambush being cheaper and all have more figures than this.
:crazy: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


It's a licensed LoTR set with 5 minifigs, an ent, an eagle, a light brick and a cost per piece of $0.085.

There isn't a better deal out there.

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by vhn2dmd » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:41 pm

I'm not going to be able to wait for a sale for this one... I may have to just pay MSRP for this one

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by Brickbuilder0937 » Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:58 pm

Edmond Dantes wrote: It's a licensed LoTR set with 5 minifigs, an ent, an eagle, a light brick and a cost per piece of $0.085.

There isn't a better deal out there.
I agree. This is the most epic LOTR set ever! (That is until they make Barad-dûr.)

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by dulait » Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:59 pm

Edmond Dantes wrote: :crazy: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

It's a licensed LoTR set with 5 minifigs, an ent, an eagle, a light brick and a cost per piece of $0.085.

There isn't a better deal out there.
$0.085 USD per piece, but it is more up here in CANADA. I did not say the set is bad, it is just a little lacking on the mini-figure part. The ent is a minus for me, if they made it as a mold like the starwars rancor then it would have been a plus. Eagle we can get from the gate set. Light bricks are like $1-2 on bricklink, so no big deal there. Also I was hoping for something along the line of the old 7785 Arkham Asylum set, good price to piece ratio, with 7 mini figures, 4 being exclusive.

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by peanut » Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:37 pm

Oh man, I love when they surprise us!

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by brickarmor » Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:05 pm

Gotta echo the lament for sparse minifigs. A set this size should have at least 7, without having to include the Ent and eagle. But yes, knowing diddly-squat about LotR, the tower looks awesome.

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by dulait » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:50 am

Just took a look at the designer video and I honestly say that I will not be getting it at full price for sure now. Due to the fact that the set is priced at the range of a modular, it does not follow the typical modular build. What I am saying is that it is not layered like the other modular buildings nor even a open doll house like the haunted house. Lego decided the set as an open back building like any $100 city buiilding set. That is very disappointing, since we will need to buy 2 of these in order to modifly. Maybe Lego intented it that way when they were designing it. Before I would rate the set 8/10 with lack of mini-figures and the design of the ent is pretty mechanical. Now I will only give it a 7/10 because of the design of the tower is also a little disappointing, in order to have a full tower, we are forced to buy more parts or 2 of this.

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Re: LEGO 10237 Tower of Orthanc (LOTR 2013 July Exclusive)

Post by Marcus70 » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:38 pm

Here is the S@H link, coming soon on July 1st,

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-Tower-of-Orthanc-10237" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I would assume end of June for purchase for VIPs?

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