Lego The Hobbit: An Unexpected Minifigure-Trailer #2

Hi everyone, Greg Olego here with a new stop motion video. This is the second trailer for the Lego Hobbit movie I am making. The movie is about two-thirds of the way finished. This trailer is less bouncy and better filmed than my original, and I now have better resources for filming. The movie will hopefully be finished sometime between the holidays and mid-February. I may publish a third trailer soon, as the new Hobbit sets have been released. Please enjoy.

Til next time, 

Greg Olego.

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 

Lego The Hobbit: An Unexpected Minifigure Preview

Hey everyone it's Greg Olego, here with a Lego movie I made. It is a preview for an upcoming stop-motion Lego Hobbit movie I am going to make this summer. You can also watch it on Youtube. Comment, and tell me what you think. 

Til next time,

Greg Olego

Gollum's Cave MOC

Hi everyone! It's Greg Olego, here with a MOC/scene I made. I call it Gollum's Cave. I was inspired by my Friday afternoon friend (And you know who you are!). I used my The Hobbit Riddles for the Ring, a skeleton, and a bunch of grey plates, tiles and bricks. The "ring rock" is separate, so you can take it off and use it in other places. It is the scene from the hobbit movie/book, where Bilbo first finds the Ring, and Gollum engages him in a riddle competition.

There is a small harbor where you put Gollum's boat, and a fish.

Here is a skeleton. It is here because I'm pretty sure that Gollum eats goblins (ha) and so this is one of their skeletons. His left arm has been pulled off and eaten separately. He seems pretty happy, though.  

 Gollum is sitting on top of the "ring rock" and asking Bilbo riddles. 

Bilbo looks pretty scared.

That's my MOC/scene. It's pretty cool, and I think it captures an important moment in the movie/book. Comment, and tell me what you think.

See you around, 

Greg Olego

Review for Lego The Hobbit Riddles for the Ring

Hi everybody this is Greg Olego. I got a new Lego set yesterday and here it is. This set is called Riddles for the Ring. It has 105 pieces and it costs $9.99 in the US.

It comes in a small, "finger-open" box and contains two minifigures . Here is the back.

And here it is! It includes Bilbo Baggins, Gollum, Bilbo's sword Sting, the One Ring, a fish, Gollum's boat, and a rock. It also comes with a spare Sting, Ring and some spare bones.

Here is Bilbo. He has his journey/quest torso, his trusty sword Sting, and a weary-looking face.

Here is Bilbo with the other, scared side of his head piece showing. He also has orange hair in the new "Hobbit" mold.   

He also has back printing and short, tan legs. 

For scale, here is me next to him.

This is Gollum, who has an evil, suspicious face. His arms are interesting, for he seems like he has robot hands, but in fact they are like minifigure hands instead.  

Here is Gollum from the back. He has hair printing on his head. His head, body and legs are all one piece, so only his arms move.   

For scale, here is me next to him.

Here is Gollum's boat. it is a simple build, only 12 pieces, but it has some interesting bone elements. 

For scale, here is me next to it.

Here is the rock. It is the main part of the set, but it only took me about 20 minutes to build. It has some interesting functions. It is also good for supplementing a cave MOC.

You can put Gollum onto a flat tile at the top of the rock. (One little thing: I find the little slanted rock works to hold Gollum better if you put it next to where the instructions tell you to put it.)

You can turn the rocks on the front to reveal a rock thingy.  

 The rock thingy has a lever attached to it. When you turn the lever the rock will flip onto its side and reveal the ring.

For scale, here is me next to it.

I tried to have an interview with Gollum. Here is how it turned out:

Me: So, Gollum, what do you like most of all?

Gollum: My Precious.

Me: OK, what do you like to eat?

Gollum: My Precious.

Me: So, do you play any sports?

Gollum: My Precious.

Me: Do you realize that's all you've said during the whole interview?

Gollum: My Precious.

Me: Ugh, I'm going to go interview someone else.

Gollum: My Precious.

Me: Bilbo! Do you want to be interviewed?

Bilbo: AHH! What? Sure, OK.

 Me: What have you been doing lately?

Bilbo: I've been on an Epic Quest.

 Me: What is it? 

Bilbo: I'm going to defeat a dragon with a bunch of dwarves.

Me: Sounds fun! 

Bilbo: Fun? I'm not so sure. It's been very hard so far.

Me: Nice talking to you, Bilbo.

Bilbo: Indeed.

 All in all, I give this set 9.7 out of ten. It could have maybe come with a goblin, but it's great as it is. 

 See you around, this is Greg Olego, signing off.

P. S. To all you Gollum fans out there, I did not in any way intend to downplay him.