Sign In or Join to save for later Platforms: Mac, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One What parents need to know Parents Need to Know About our ratings and privacy evaluation Lego Lord of the Rings Top advice and articles What parents and kids sayLEGO® Lego The Hobbit sets are a great childrens toy. They can be great if you can pick them up in a toy sale, or in the childrens toy section of sites like eBay. Children have loved playing with Lego for many years. They are the kind of toy that will last forever. The Lego The Hobbit sets are a great series that are sure to bring lots of enjoyment for your children. To view the Lego The Hobbit instructions for a particular set, click on the thumbnail image or title of that set. LEGO® 79015 from 2014 LEGO® 79016 from 2014 LEGO® 79017 from 2014 The Battle Of Five Armies LEGO® 79018 from 2014
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Important Information:If you are a LEGO fan, check out all the latest LEGO Marvel's Avengers games and accessories available for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo.Before you can vote for cool new LEGO sets, or submit your own you'll need to sign in with or register for a LEGO ID: You're currently signed in to LEGO ID as . Would you like to sign in to LEGO Ideas with this LEGO ID? LEGO Ideas is designed for older builders. We’re sorry, but based on the birth date we have on file for you, this means we can't let you have an account here. Create and Share Galleries as a place to share your models with other LEGO builders like you. Are you sure you want to log out of LEGO Ideas?If you already have your heart set on a particular LEGO set, by all means buy it! However if you are new to the LEGO hobby and just wondering what makes most sense to buy, I can share with you some criteria I personally use when I go LEGO shopping. (These can also be used if you are buying LEGO for someone else.)
➡ WHAT IS YOUR NICHE?: If you have a somewhat limited budget, I would start with this question; what is it you like to build? Or how about life-size LEGO sculptures? Depending on the answer, I would look at the currently available LEGO sets and see what would give me the greatest amount of useful pieces in that theme. For example, if you really like to build spaceship-type vehicles, I would recommend buying LEGO Star Wars Sets, even if you don’t really care about Star Wars per se. The Star Wars theme has a lot of pieces that can be used and reused again and again for LEGO spaceships of your own design. Suitable colors, angled plates, engine parts, streamlined windscreens, wheels, antennas, etc. – lots of pieces to work with! Or, if you like to build castles, I would recommend picking up something from the LEGO Castle Collection. They give you wall elements, arched windows, roof pieces, and other parts that can be incorporated into your own castles. And if you really like to build realistic city buildings, I highly recommend the limited edition LEGO sets that have been specifically targeted to adult fans of LEGO, like the #10197 LEGO Grand Emporium, or #10214 LEGO Tower Bridge.
They are full of unique and useful pieces and colors for town-building. Also, they often incorporate advanced building techniques you can enjoy and learn from, not available in sets targeting younger fans. Then there is also a special line of LEGO called LEGO Technic, full of interesting pieces for functional and realistic building of model cars, trucks, motorcycles, cranes, etc. – often with power function! ➡ COLOR SELECTION: My other criteria for buying a particular LEGO set would be the colors available in the set. If I’m after gray pieces for my own building, I would look for sets that have a lot of those pieces. Even if it is in a theme I don’t really care about. You may also consider purchasing a LEGO-bucket that only contains basic pieces in various colors. This is a great way to beef-up your stock. ➡ PRICE: Each LEGO set has a total piece count of the set posted on the outside of the box (usually under the set number). You can use this number to calculate if the set is a good value for your money.
Just divide the price of the set with the number of pieces in the set. So, for example the Star Wars #10188 LEGO Death Star has a total piece-count of 3803. If the retail price is $400, then $400 divided by 3803 is 0.10 or 10 cents a piece. Licensed sets like LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Harry Potter tend to go for higher prices; Non-licensed sets hover between 7-10 cents a piece. So, if you can find them for less, you got a bargain! Many department stores that carry LEGO have regular sales (like around holidays or when they need to move old inventory). It is worth to wait for these sales to get the most parts for your buck! ➡ SETS OR INDIVIDUAL PARTS?: In general it ends up being cheaper to buy LEGO sets (especially on sale), if most of the parts in that set are going to be useful for your own building style. However it is possible that you won’t find a set that really meets your needs or you only need very specific parts, not available from any one set. This is the time to hit BrickLink and check out the availability there. Y