LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings Barad-dur Building Set 10333

Quality control on this set is WAY below the normal lego set. Extremely frustrating. First the sticker sheet was missing, so I ordered a replacement and that took forever to get here but there weren't stickers til late in the build so at least I could start it. But now bag 25 is also missing pieces again (1x6 plate and 2x2) and my bulk lego is in storage so I will have to stop and wait AGAIN. The bag wasn't ripped it just didn't have the pieces. Very atypical for lego but very frustrating.

Barad-dûr is simply amazing. The minifigures, architecture, book and movie references, new molds, and level of detail more than justify the (undeniably high) price tag. It’s just great to get another Middle-Earth masterpiece and can’t wait for Bag End and the Gandalf vs. Balrog book nook to come out. That being said, I was quite disappointed to discover the damage done to this set’s reviews by disgruntled first-day-buyers who failed to get the Fell Beast GWP. While this is certainly an understandable grievance, the absence (or presence) of a GWP holds no bearing over the quality of a set itself. A GWP shouldn’t influence reviews like it most regrettably has for this set. This lego realization of Sauron’s second and third age fortress deserves no less than five golden stars. I mean come on, nearly every minifigure has leg printing - in and of itself a rare occurrence in these price-cutting times. Lego even included Gothmog; an orc who’s never seen near the Dark Tower in the movie. They held back on nothing. Buying this set gets you an orc garrison, an amazing rendering of the Mouth of Sauron with an all new helm mold, Gothmog, Frodo and Sam, Sauron (a minifigure that speaks for itself), and Gollum. You get plenty of weapons, provisions, and chambers encased in the detailed, menacing, and intricate walls of Lugburz. Do yourself a favor and buy Barad-dûr. Do the rest of us Lord of the Rings fans and yourself a favor and leave a five star review. Goodness knows this set earns it.

This is a perfect set to complement the Rivendell set. A must have for a LOTR fan

I'm gonna keep this short, if this even remotely looks interesting to you and you can afford it without missing dinner or something BUY IT. Its amazing you won't regret it

The lava and details are so great 10/10, some interesting choices with the interior but great

Love this set, the details are amazing. Building it was a blast, nothing overly repetitive as the build itself is mostly asymmetrical. Took me a whole weekend but i was not rushing it or anything. 10/10

I was excited to purchase the Barad Dur, but unfortunately, the experience of building it wasn’t as enjoyable as I had hoped. While the design is interesting, I was disappointed by the size—its only half of the tower. Given the price, it doesn't feel worth it; it's too expensive for the piece you get. It didn’t quite live up to my expectations in terms of scale, value, and overall enjoyment."

The build was fun. But they really need to rearrange some steps. Cause i could barely get my hand into area to place pieces on the inside. Cause they have you build a floor and then put it onto place and end up with a box where my hand would barely fit and I would knock over or break off a piece trying to add the little items to the floor

A friend has lent me this set and omg what an incomparably fantastic building pleasure it is! I knew this is going to be an amazing build but it managed to surprise me in ways I didn't expect. I am a huge fan of volcanoes and lava, and who could have guessed that one could feel the lava flow while building a LEGO set? (ok ok, knowing LEGO, I could have anticipated that). Right from the first bricks, you can feel the love and thought that the set designer has put into their work. It takes hours to assemble but Barad-dûr is split into different levels, so you can easily share this fantastic building experience with a friend. The only downside of the set is that it sets the bar so high for all other LEGO sets, that.. you have no other choice than to find them, to bring them all and in the happiness build them.

Ignore the negative reviews, they're mostly gift with purchase related. My initial thoughts were already positive before I started building. The only negative being the figure count. I think this set could have used a few more figs for the price point. However, the build was outstanding and when you but the finished tower on top of the base......top tier. the build really made me forget the figure count, on top of the fact that the Sauron fig is basically perfect. Definitely worth it, it looks SO good.

Building Barad-Dûr was an unforgettable experience. After completing Rivendell, I knew I had to add Barad-Dûr to my collection. The addition of a light kit truly brought the set to life, enhancing its already stunning design. LEGO should be incredibly proud of both Rivendell and Barad-Dûr—I can’t imagine anything ever surpassing these two masterpieces.

I don’t know what is going on at Lego command but more and more sets are missing pieces and more and more reviews are about missing pieces. Please Lego fix this issue. When we are spending this kind of money for these sets we don’t want to wait weeks for Lego to send us more pieces because they dropped the ball the first time. Set returned with dissatisfaction.

This is a fantastic looking set (so far, I haven’t been able to finish building it yet) and I am a fan of the Lord of the Rings so I purchased this right when it was released. I was hoping to finish building it on Christmas break from college and that did not happen because I have had to make 3 separate missing piece requests already - and they take around 1-3 weeks to arrive. I’ve still got 10 bags left to build (currently waiting for a piece) and am hoping I don’t have to order more missing pieces. I’ve never had this issue before with a Lego set and shouldn’t be having this issue with a set with that price tag. This would’ve been a 5 star review had the set not been incomplete. I hope Lego can fix this issue.

Amazing set! However, the dimensions listed on the website are incorrect.

The lego is imposing and the details are great. If you are a fan of LotR you will not be dissappointed. It is unfortunate that the dragon is no longer available or not part of the kit. The price is a bit steep, my son had to save his money for 9 months to purchase this, but he is happy!

Great set for Lord of the Rings and Lego fans!!!!! Great building experience Recommend listening to The shire music on YouTube while Building

This set is absolutely stunning to look at and does justice to J. R. R. Tolkien's work along with Peter Jackson's interpretations for his movies. I had a blast building this over the course of a few days. However some of the picture instructions weren't always from the best angles leading me to make a few mistakes that I had to go back and fix. Also there were a few peices missing, however I was able to improvise with peices from my person collection, and I have ordered some replacement parts, which Lego has been very helpful. Thank you lego!

Instead of building the sides into the build let’s have your stretch them till the snap in or fly all over the place Lego hire better designers course the ones you have now aren’t worth the money your paying them

This build was a blast. Elaborate, cool, satisfying. I parsed it out over three days (one for each book). No missing pieces. The satisfaction of lighting Sauron's eye at the end is legit. My son - who just watched the trilogy for the first time - now has FOMO. I told myself I wouldn't buy a set this big again. Rivendell's in my cart. Well done, LEGO.

As Lord of The Rings enthusiasts, my son decided he would like Barad-dur. As a family, we bought this for him for Christmas 2024. He really enjoyed building it and the result is simply stunning - it's now on display in the family living room!