LEGO LOTR Battle at The Black Gate 79007 Toy Interlocking Building Sets

Amazing set. Some say it could be bigger, but now that it's only 45$ on Amazon it's a steal and I really like the size. You get Gendalf the white (hope they don't include him in other sets, which will make this an absolute must for LOTR fans), an eagle and mouth of Sauron on a horse. The gate is very detailed and a bit boring to build, but the tower building is awesome and fun. So the only thing that is a bit down for this set is the build. Overall it looks great! Recommended! Just don't buy it for 60-70$!

Everyone loves Legos and LOTR. I think generally Legos are over-priced, but you cannot beat them for consistency and quality. All of us--husband and wife and our kids--played with Legos when we were young and we love the more adult themes they are coming out with that tie into the Peter Jackson movies. More than once, the kids have said, like they were old folks reminiscing, that they wished those themes were available back in their day.My sons are hard to shop for now that they are adults; prefer gift cards and cold hard cash. I bought these for my son, as part of a 21st birthday gift, themed for adult stuff and kid stuff. (Hint: adult stuff had alcohol in it). These were the "kid" part. He liked them a LOT. Thanked me more than once and his girlfriend says they're playing with them practically every day now that it's summer and they don't have classes. Really pleased!

I like this set, but I would have paid 20-30 dollars more for double the wall with the Minifigs. That is the most disappointing part in this set, other than that, it is a fun set, and an easy build for the younger fans. Let's get down to the pros and cons.Pros:-Great detail, Lego is getting better and better on this point-Cool play features that you wouldn't expect from this set for the younger ones-Awesome Minifigs, 3 exclusives that almost make this set worth buying just for them-Gandalf the White, the only set with this Minifig-Mouth of Sauron and the details on his helmet-Aragorn in his Gondor Armour-Locking features on the back of the gate-Walkway and catapult at the top of the gateCons:-The size of the gate, that is my only qualm with this set, if they had included another half of the gate, and a price point at around 80-90 dollars, it would make this set more worth the price point.To wrap up this review, this set includes 5 Minifigs, Gandalf the White, Aragorn in Gondor Armour, The Mouth of Sauron, and 2 Mordor Orcs. Also, this set includes an Eagle, which is a cool feature if you plan on recreating a scene. This set is a fun build with a couple unique pieces and Minifigs to this set. Great for all ages and really only one major con, which is the size of the set, but the exclusive Minifigs are worth the price point.

This it a good item, I rated it 3/5 cause my son is really into LOTR and wanted this item to be more, as he put it it is only part of the Black Gate.

I was really excited to get this set, and I had HIGH expectations. I was NOT disappointed! The price per piece is great (average set 10 cents per piece). The minifigures are great. For a $60 set It looked kinda small but the amount of details on it totally make up for it. My only problem with the set is it really is only half of the black gate. Lego recommends you get two of these for the complete size. For close ups or more detail check out Brickqueen or Brickshowtv on youtube. Great set

Upon putting the set together, we were missing 2 figures and an axel. Very disappointing and embarrassing to give as a birthday present.

This LEGO Set came in excellent condition, as new. Great buy! Thank you for the service! Since these sets are not longer under production, it was a great buy.

Once built, I have to say, this is really a great looking set. It's smallish in fact the Lego booklets even encourage buying additional sets to make it larger, which is kind of redundant if you ask me, but it's almost comparable to the Helms Deep set which is twice as large. The design however is awesome with the black color pattern and the intricate series of spikes.My real gripe with the set however, is that it's very fragile, and can be very flimsy when trying to put together. The instructions require you to attach the gates onto the main platform, before the gates are fully built. This makes pressing down on the pieces to attach them very a very delicate task. Several times when building, for me, that gate portion completely fell apart as I was trying to attach a certain piece. It was very frustrating. Even when fully built, the model is still a bit wobbly, and doesn't feel like it's completely solid. This is very disappointing, because, like said, it's a really cool looking set.As for the minifig selection, you get a good group, but not as big as you'd expect for a set this size. The inclusion of two animals, a horse and an eagle, is most likely the reason for this. But we get Gandalf in his White incarnation finally, and Aragorn in slightly more kingly attire (the other sets make him so scruffy you'd almost think he was one of the villains). Then finally, the very obscure character The Mouth of Sauron. Because his part was cut from the Jackson movie (tho I believe it's included in the special editions). You might think he's a Nazgul, but he's not. Just a mortal warrior who speaks for Sauron. He's really a great looking figure, with a menacing, Joker-like grin.In all. Not the best of the Lego LOTR sets. It's fragility sets it back a point for me. Spend your money on Helms Deep or The Mines of Moria first. However, it is an inspired set, with an intricate and great looking design.