However, as all of the figures use the short unmovable legs, there is no leg printing. Bilbo and the Dwarves all have the same faces making them recognisable from their previous outings but this time wearing the ornate clothes and armour that they would have been able to find at Erebor (The old Dwarven city within The Lonely Mountain).On all the figures we therefore have elaborate printing on the front and back of the torso part. The other five minifigures are all unique to the set although all are familiar characters who have appeared in different outfits before. This is the most impressive Lego dragon I have seen and by far the largest figure in my collection. The body, head and leg pieces are nicely printed with scales and other details and the wings are partly made of softer rubber, allowing the wings to fold and look natural in different poses. We are talking approximately 18 inches in length including the tail with a similar wingspan standing 9 inches tall. The figure is truly massive compared to the usual minifigure scale. When the first images of this set were released, it was impossible to appreciate the sheer size of the dragon. Smaug is built of 11 new moulds making up his body, tail and wings with further bricks being used to make his claws and some spines on his back. The headliner of the set clearly is the dragon Smaug.

We finally get the big dragon and its lair in that now familiar Lord of the Rings fantasy style. Whether the set better belongs to the second film ‘The Desolation of Smaug’ or the third one, it is certainly a fitting final large set for the Hobbit series. The scene of the Lonely Mountain set should already be familiar to fans of the movies from the second film where Bilbo and the Dwarves encounter Smaug, the dragon voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch who guards the treasure that the dwarves seek.

With the December 2014 cinema release of the final The Hobbit movie ‘The Battle of Five Armies’, it is only fitting that Lego the Hobbit has made its return for a third wave of sets.

Games LEGO The Hobbit: The Lonely Mountain– 79018 Review

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