The ballista fires two flick-fire grappling hooks. The build for the ballista is pretty straight-forward, with a simple Technic frame.
This is, though, the first time I’ve seen 4×4 round plates used as wheels on a siege engine, instead of the old method of 4×4 round bricks, and I think I prefer the bricks, which look more like heavy wooden wheels and less like bicycle tires, even though these are probably quite serviceably within scale. There are only a few pieces here that are new to me, like the Bracket 1×2 – 1×2 Inverted (recently released with the Marvel line), and a lovely brown 1×4 tile with a wood grain printing (ever so slightly different than the one found in The Burrows set). The machetes and armor of the Uruk-hai are all in pearl dark grey, and seem to be of excellent quality. The legs and hips all have printing as well, though on the front only. In keeping with recent practice, and especially the habit of licensed lines, the figures are all exquisitely detailed with both front and rear printing, and all the heads are double-sided, with a neutral expression and a battle expression. The first bag contains the four Uruk-hai and the ballista. The instructions continue the map motif lightly in the background of each page, which looks terrific. On the upside though, there’s not a sticker in sight. Unfortunately, it seems the brilliant idea of packaging the instructions in their own bag with a stiff piece of cardboard didn’t last long, as my instructions were quite curled and bent. Inside the box are two numbered bags, and the instruction manual. The rear of the box is pretty standard, showing all the play features, and also advertising the forthcoming LEGO The Lord of the Rings video game. The box art is gorgeous, with a large image of Sauron’s finger wearing the one ring, with a fantastic map motif behind it. With 257 pieces, it’s fewer pieces-per-dollar than the unlicensed themes, but still comes out cheaper than many Star Wars sets, and this set includes six minifigs. Clocking in at $35 USD, it’s not a bad size set, considering it’s a licensed theme. Today I’ll start with the largest set I picked up, 9471 Uruk-hai Army, from the Lord of the Rings license. I’m super excited to finally lay hands on these sets. I immediately picked up several of the smaller ones, and I’ll review them over the next few days as I get time. Play with family and friends with easy access drop-in, drop-out game play option.I was elated this morning when my local toy store got in the new Lord of the Rings and Monster Fighters themes.Collect and use a variety of weaponry and magical items, including the Light of Earendil, Elven rope, swords, and bows.Discover and unlock over more than 80 playable characters, including Frodo, Aragorn, Gandalf, and many others.Collect, combine and forge new items in the Blacksmith Shop using Mithril, the most precious metal in Middle-earth.Experience the LEGO The Lord of the Rings heroes come to life in an all new way with the mini-fig characters delivering the dialogue from the films.Wield the power of the Palantír or Seeing-stone (‘one that looks far-away’), and jump between multiple story-lines.
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