LEGO Lord of The Rings Rivendell REVIEW | Set 10316

Don't forget I also uploaded a full Unboxing & Building Timelapse of Rivendell! https://youtu.be/JKCzGFfh02M

I've said it before, this set looks like a MOC in the best way possible. Stunning!

I'll 100% pick up this set not only just over the fact this set is a Top Tier Lego Set, but also to show support for the Lord of the Rings Theme to come back. I got every set of the 2012-14 Lord of the Rings/ Hobbit wave, and I want this theme to come back.

Ok, a few things: Pippin is actually holding a Lembas bread, not lettuce - the little beige square is supposed to represent the bread itself, if you look at the scene from the movie, you can see the bread is, indeed, square, and the leaf under it is just the leaf that the bread is wrapped in, only unwrapped. Other than that, think this is an amazing set, and if I had the money and/or desk space, I would definitely buy this. One thing that bugs me, though, is the broken Narsil piece, and specifically because they didn't include the full-sized, reforged Andúril sword. Really hoping we get one for Aragorn in the rumored Barad-dûr set, as it would make sense for him to have it there, if it's going to be based on the third film (maybe we could even get Aragorn in his "king" battle armor?)

I can imagine there eventually being a hyper-detailed Bag End set down the line

Damn. You can really tell the designers that made this CARED. I wish Lego Star Wars designers would put in the same level of love.

My biggest disappointment with this set is the lack of balconies. When I think of Rivendell, one of the first thing I think of is characters talking on the balconies overlooking the valley.

Legit, my only problem is I feel the previous versions of Legolas had a more accurate hair piece. This new one feels too thick if that makes sense. But that's really such a non-issue since you can just swap out the new piece for the old one.

The Eye of Sauron underneath the council is a really cool little easter egg. Not only is the eye looking directly at the ring from below, but it might also be a reference to what Elrond says; "his eye is fixed on Rivendell"... his eye is straight up fixed onto Rivendell here, so that quote is taken literally.

Honestly I think this is easily one of the best-looking sets they've ever made. It's kind of strange though to base bringing back more sets for the theme off of the sales of a $500 set that will likely be inaccessible price wise to a lot of people, it might have made more sense to try and gauge interest with a set in the $100-200 range.

9 Rings were given to the men of earth who designed this amazing set! Great job!

I can't imagine paying 500 Euro for a dust magnet but... that's a drop-dead-gorgeous, almost perfect dust magnet. It's so detailed! The entire Fellowship in one set, too. So many angles it barely looks like Lego from afar. The roof! For once that's a dust magnet i'd love to have.

It was so funny when he builds up the anticipation and begins to lift the council section then says “the eye of Saruman!” 💀💀

This set is truly stunning! The moc-like level of detail is unreal, and the variety of intricate techniques, combined with the amount of minifigures, makes this potentially the best set Lego has put out in the past year!

22:27 what Legolas doin’ tho? 😂

LOTR is very special to me, it defined a huge part of my life. To see LEGO release one of the best sets it ever made being a LOTR set blows my mind on so many levels! A must own for me!!

The fact that there are so many new molds makes me think they're 100% bringing the theme back. With that said, I wonder if they would consider making sets for the shadow of Mordor games?

Great looking set LEGO needs to explore a New Death Star Set!

The piece on pippin must be a nod towards “lembas bread” elven food made for travel, fills the stomach of a grown man for (I think) two weeks

It really is a beautiful set. Also David you do a fantastic job capturing all the details on camera, great review!