Wizard Fight!!! Lord of the Rings: The Wizard Battle 79005

I was walking through the Lego aisle at Target, which always seems to happen if I happen to be at Target.  While Target doesn't have the best prices on Legos in town they do tend to have the best inventory.  I saw this little set hanging out and instantly knew it would be part of my collection.  Even if this scene wasn't in the book, it is still one of the best scenes of the movies and how can you pass up an eye of Sauron?

There's really not a whole lot to the set, but it does have motion. The Palantiri or seeing stone with the eye of Sauron in it spins around and there is also a push rod in the back of Saruman's chair that lets you fling him off.

The nice thing about this set is you get both Saruman and Gandalf, and this Gandalf is different from the one in the Gandalf Arrives set. You can see my review of that set HERE.
Now onto the Minis!!
Both minis have two faces, but most of the faces are covered up by beards.

Here's what the faces look like uncovered for Saruman. I love the big black Christopher Lee eyebrows.

Here is the other face and you can also see the detail on the back of the body without the cape on.

Here's a better look at Gandalf's faces without his beard and hair on.

Over all it's a great set and the detail of the throne room is pretty cool.  But the seeing stone with the eye of Sauron really makes the scene.

Lego Lord of the Rings - Gandalf Arrives 9469

Reposted from Collector's Crack

I was picking up a prescription at the local Fred Meyers and happen to walk through the Lego aisle and noticed that all the Lord of the Rings sets were on sale.  And I've had my eye on this one small set for sometime.

I really like these little sets and the fact that you get two mini-figures of probably the most desirable characters from Lord of the Rings is a big plus.

First up we have Frodo.  He comes with a big book.  The book can snap shut but it puts a lot of stress on the plastic joints and after I only closed it once it looked like it might come apart.

Frodo comes with two faces. This worried looked and....

smirk.

There's also some nice detailing on the back of the body.

Next up is Gandalf the Grey.  Gandalf comes with only one face, which probably all you need since most of his face is covered by his beard.

There is also some nice detailing on Gandalf's body, but it's covered up by his cape.

You also get one brown horse with the cart.  You can take the middle portion out and have your mini ride in the center or just on top.

Here is the horse and cart.  In the back is a backpack and barrel.  The backpack contains a letter and the barrel is suppose to be full of fireworks. You'll also notice one of the side piece to the cart was damaged. I've since contacted Lego and they replaced the part fairly painlessly.

And there you go.