We Build the LEGO Lord of the Rings Book Nook, Which Recreates an Iconic Scene

The Lord of the Rings publication nook is an astonishing buildable depiction of the iconic "You shall not pass!" country from the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. This happens arsenic Gandalf the Grey confronts the demonic Balrog connected the Bridge of Khazad-dûm successful an effort to let Frodo and his companions a accidental to escape. Notably, successful the publication Gandalf really says "you cannot pass".

I built the entirety of the acceptable successful 1 sitting, and with a tiny snack interruption it took astir 4 hours. Throw connected a podcast oregon your favourite movie and conscionable bask the clip – it'll spell by fast. The physique itself was a ton of fun, and I particularly admit immoderate of the unorthodox ceramic connectivity designs that not lone assistance to seizure the aesthetic of the Mines of Moria, but let the finished merchandise to function. The buildable Balrog fig has pegs successful the backmost adjacent the wings that slot into 2 holes connected either pillar to support it successful spot and fold its wings successful fluid question erstwhile transitioning betwixt the 2 modes.

All 3 of the LEGO publication nooks are modular; you tin person them "folded" for thier intended usage arsenic a publication nook, oregon you tin unfold them to show the full country arsenic much of a centerpiece connected your shelf. It's overmuch taller than it appears successful photos, truthful program your support abstraction accordingly.

One facet of the physique I'm sadly not arsenic impressed by is the occurrence effect. I tin spot what they were going for successful presumption of aesthetic, but I'm not wholly definite the pieces utilized assistance to seizure it well. Still, it's a unsocial plan that deserves praise if astatine slightest for the ingenuity.

If you're a comparative newcomer to larger standard LEGO kits similar this, different plan facet I admit immensely is that definite sections of the acceptable person built-in ocular immunodeficiency and colour coordination to guarantee you spot each constituent successful the close spot, arsenic it tin sometimes beryllium hard to enactment longer pieces up correctly. Check retired my illustration beneath – the tan level ceramic is determination to fto you cognize to enactment that portion up with the pillar section.

Overall, I came distant from this physique highly impressed. Not lone bash these sets service a relation arsenic a snug publication nook to heavy-enough bookend, but erstwhile unfolded it makes for a large focal constituent for your crippled country oregon LEGO postulation shelf. The details are undoubtedly what marque this a standout, from the "You shall not pass!" plaque, to the level of item and posability connected the Balrog figure, and adjacent the Dwarven chromatic masonry connected the pillars that springiness it a consciousness of unsocial personality.

The Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter publication nooks connection the aforesaid level of detail, immersion, and Easter eggs, arsenic well.

The LEGO Lord of the Rings publication nook isn't the astir affordable acceptable astir (it'll acceptable you backmost $129.99), successful information beauteous overmuch each LEGO sets volition person you breaking the slope successful immoderate regard, but the prime and level of item is undeniably impressive. One of the authoritative pics whitethorn amusement it successful an unfortunate pose, but the sheer standard and size of it enactment that close retired of my mind. It fits close astatine location connected my bookshelf, and I emotion the modularity if I ever privation to alteration things astir a small bit. It's an fantabulous summation to the tiny (but inactive growing) LEGO Lord of the Rings theme.

Myles Obenza is simply a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him connected Bluesky @mylesobenza.bsky.social.

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Oct 20, 2025 6:01 pm