Review for Lego The Lord of the Rings Gandalf Arrives

Hi everyone, it's Greg Olego, here with another review. I'm sorry that I haven't been blogging lately, I've had a busy month. However, I'm back, and I'm going to try to blog much more often now.

Anyway, this set is called Gandalf Arrives. I got it for Easter, and I've been meaning to write about it for a while. It has 83 pieces, two minifigures, and costs $12.99 in the US.  

It is full of accessories, so if you like them, you would like this set, even if you are not a fan of Lord of the Rings. Here is the back.

And here it is! It includes Gandalf the Grey, an exclusive Frodo Baggins in a Shire outfit, (the Shire Frodo is also available in a polybag.) a cart, a horse, three fireworks, one of which is the dragon firework that Merry and Pippin set off in the movie, Frodo's book, Gandalf's staff, and a letter. (If you want, it can be the envelope with the One Ring inside it.)

Here is Gandalf. He has a grey torso, grey hat, and grey beard. 

He also has a grey cape, grey legs and back printing. Here he is from the back.

For scale, here is me next to him.

Here is Frodo in his Shire outfit. He has dark brown hair in the new "Hobbit" mold and is wearing green.

Here is Frodo's worried face. 

Here he is from the back. He also has short, brown legs and back printing.

For scale, here is me next to him.

Here is Gandalf's cart. It is tan and brown.

Here it is from above. It has a knapsack and a barrel.

You can detach the horse from the cart. It has a brick in the center that you can remove to allow a minifigure to ride it.

It is one of the new Lego horses, so its head can move up and down, and it can rear up on its hind legs.

For scale, here is me next to it.

Here are the accessories. They are Frodo's book, a letter, a carrot, and three fire works.

Here is Frodo's book. You can open it and put it into Frodo's hands to make it look like he is reading. 

Here is the letter. You can use it in many ways.

Here is the carrot. It can be held this way...

... or this way.

You can also detach the stem from the main part.

Here are the fireworks. There is a green one, a yellow/white one, and the red dragon one. 

I tried to have an interview with Gandalf. Here is how it went:

Me: How is it, being a wizard?

Gandalf: It's good.

Me: D...

Gandalf: However, something has come to my attention that I must attend to. Farewell.

Me: Okay, bye.

Me: Frodo! would you like to answer some questions?

Frodo: OK, sure.

Me: Do you like being a hobbit?

Frodo: YES.

Me: What did you think about Bilbo's adventures?

Frodo: I liked them. However, they feel like they are missing something.

Me: W...

Gandalf: Frodo, do you still have your envelope?

Frodo: Yes, Why?

Me: Um...

Gandalf: This is the One Ring. You must leave immediately.

Frodo: Um, okay.

Me: WAIT! WHAT ABOUT...

Me: Aww...

All in all, I give this set a 9.7 out of 10. It could have maybe included a older version of Bilbo than the one that you can get with the Hobbit sets, and also, considering they had the "Ring envelope", maybe the One Ring. 

Till next time,

Greg Olego