Sunday, February 17, 2013

79007 Battle at the Black Gate Preview

LEGO® 79007 Battle at the Black Gate will be officially available on June 2013. According to it box image on FBTB Flickr Stream, This The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King sub-theme set contains 656 pieces used to build 5 minifigures (3 of them are new), the Black Gate, a big iconic eagle, Ringwraith horse, and some accessories. The price of this set is $59.99.
Minifigure
  • Aragorn (new) - He got new double sided faces, Gondor armor torso version, and legs markings which make him looks cooler. A sword and a red cape are equipped to him.
  • Gandalf the White (new) - He is slightly similar to Saruman the White minifigure from 79005 The Wizard Battle but with different head, beard, and marked torso. His printed face also like the predecessor. He equipped with a white cap and staff.
  • Mouth of Sauron (new) - He is a brand new minifigure in LoTR line. His newly molded helmet part and printed creepy face are nice. He equipped with a sword and a black cape. A Ringwraith horse is also included to this bad guy.
  • Mordor Orc (x2) - There is nothing new about them. They come with a variant of Uruk-hai helmet and two weapons.
The Black Gate
The very popular Black Gate is really cool and decent sized. It consists of the gate itself and a monitoring tower. The gate is movable and can be locked securely. Meanwhile, its tower is featured with a small catapult. The two parts of The Black Gate above have a lot of big spike pieces.

The movie iconic big Eagle is also included to this set. It really well designed. This bird is brown colored and comes with articulated wings and four back studs.

This preview is based on the images and video coverage of LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ 79007 Battle at the Black Gate when displayed in 2013 NY Toy Fair from FBTB Flickr Stream and YouTube channel.

Update :
04/11/2013 - Hi-Res pictures of 79007 Battle at the Black Gate has revealed on Eurobricks

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