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LEGO - Icons The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook 10367
Average customer rating
4.1
(63 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 63 reviews
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
6
1 Star
1
70%of customers recommend this product.
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38 out of
54)
Customer Reviews for LEGO - Icons The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook 10367
Posted by: GraciousArtichoke085
Verified Purchase:Yes
Pros:
-Is an excellent display piece both closed and opened with a nice color palette.
-Is an excellent display piece both closed and opened with a nice color palette.
-The cheapest lord of the rings set since the return of the theme.
-Doubles as a playset for those interested.
-Actually plays into the notion that LOTR is literature.
Cons:
-Tries to have it both ways by being a diorama with an action figure.
-Tries to have it both ways by being a diorama with an action figure.
-Not ideal price per piece
-Sides aren’t accommodating to smaller or paperback books.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
4
Cool LEGO set for Lord of The Rings fans that can
on August 25, 2025
Posted by: leahs74_8389
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook Lego bricks set is huge. I think it is a great set to gift for fans of the books and movies. I think that the idea to make the build transform into a book nook is very cool and something I have never see before. My family and I had a lot of fun building this together. There are a lot of small pieces so be careful not to leave this where little hands and mouths can reach. My only issue is that when you close the Lego the bottom hinges detach. Otherwise it looks very cool.
Written by a customer while visiting influenster.com
Customer Rating
4
I like it!
on June 23, 2025
Posted by: ViscountArtistic
Verified Purchase:No
I would say I really liked ow it turned out, I had a hard time with the balrog itself though, maybe it was user error but the wings were just a pain.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Posted by: FlyingLandLeech
Verified Purchase:Yes
I was excited to buy this set because it’s the first time since reviving the LotR theme a set came out that isn’t so big you need a new piece of furniture to display and so expensive you need a bank loan to purchase.
Hopefully now Lego will produce a Chronicles of Narnia set/theme to go with Hogwarts and Moria.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
4
Not As Bad As Expected
on July 4, 2025
Posted by: stormblezed
Verified Purchase:No
Reading the reviews for this product I came in with low expectations. While it is a bit of a finiky build, and doesn't feel very sturdy, I found it an enjoyable build and when used as a book nook (it sits in my bookshelf in my office), It gives the appearance of being much bigger and more complicated than it actually is which has a cool effect on the books it is tucked between. Overall, better than expected with my favorite part of this build being the way it integrates into my bookshelf.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
2
Underwhelming experience. Still looks cool though
on July 26, 2025
Posted by: KatKashmir33
Verified Purchase:Yes
I’ve really gotten into Legos as an adult. I’ve built most of the Art sets, nearly all of the botanicals, a couple castles, and other miscellaneous smaller things.
I cannot stress enough how much I didn’t like the experience of this build. There is SO MUCH negative space, I feel like the flames could be doing more. The build itself is surprisingly flimsy. As I was putting it together, some columns would pop off if I just turned it wrong. Somehow this feels flimsier than even some of the bouquets. Around half way through I just wanted to give up and felt like my eyes were crossing with all of the exceptionally tiny pieces that make up the Balrog.
That being said, it still looks cool. Since it is just going to sit on a shelf, the flimsiness won’t really matter.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Posted by: TinyDandelion073
Verified Purchase:Yes
First time missing pieces. Cannot finish one of the wings. Have to wait 8 to 10 weeks for replacement.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Really effective!
on June 16, 2025
Posted by: Inspectorpig
Verified Purchase:No
As a massive Lord of the rings fan who is not able to afford the other Lord of the rings sets I was overjoyed to see a more affordable set being released of one of the most iconic scenes in the trilogy. I pre ordered this set day 1 and I am throughly pleased with it. The build quality great, it is a fun build and I love the techniques used to build up the rocks and pillars of the nook, it is also well engineered to fit the Blarog and stays in place very well. The Balrog is very dramatic looking and is almost perfect, I do not like the prominent gray piece used for the Balrogs chest and the tail leaves something to be desired however, the Balrog has great possibility and the mechanism for the wings is great. Gandalf is a good minigigure and is the only Lotr figure I have so I am very pleased with him. Overall, the set looks very effective when in either of the display options and the fire effect looks far better in person than on the pictures. Overall I would recommend as it is a great display piece and is a cheaper way to get a Lotr set which is not a brickhead and I hope Lego makes more in the future.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO