With the 10% discount on Amazon right now, this is the lowest price we've ever seen on the Balrog Book Nook since it was first released. The build itself is made up of 1,201 pieces and features a Gandalf minifigure as well as the larger Balrog. Once put together, the book nook sits at 8.5 inches high and is meant to be placed in between books on your shelf. The completed set depicts the iconic "You shall not pass!" scene from The Fellowship of the Ring movie. Those precise words are featured on a little plaque piece that adorns the front of the set. This is notable because while Gandalf says that phrase in the film, he actually says "you cannot pass" in Tolkien's original books.
We actually had the chance to build this set when it was first released and loved the unorthodox brick connectivity and the overall design. Despite a rather unfortunate position of this set making headlines last year, it's an overall fun build that looks great on any collector's shelf.
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