The countdown to the reveal of this year's LEGO Icons Lord Of The Rings model is getting ever closer each day but that isn't the only Middle Earth-based LEGO set releasing in 2025. Along with 10354 The Lord Of The Rings: The Shire releasing on the 1st of April 2025, another LOTR Icons set will be launching a couple of months later of 10367 Booknook: Gandalf VS. Durin's Bane.
The 18+ model retails for $119.99 / €119.99 / £104.99 with a total of 1,201 pieces included in the inaugural set as part of LEGO's new brick-built Booknook collection. Booknooks are custom displays designed to fit on a bookshelf between novels, depicting everything from a miniature world to a scene based on a popular story. This new line of sets will offer a unique way to display iconic brick-built scenes from beloved stories whilst also having a purpose-built use for your ever-expanding bookshelf.
Reports claim that two Booknook LEGO sets will be coming in 2025: one Harry Potter-themed build and the other being the focus of today's article, 10367 Booknook: Gandalf VS. Durin's Bane. As the name suggests, the 18+ model will feature a stunning brick-built recreation of the legendary confrontation between Gandalf the Grey and Durin's Bane, the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm.
The brick-built bridge will be complete with jagged stone details whilst being surrounded by LEGO flame elements and plenty of transparent orange and red pieces to simulate the fire and shadow of the Balrog. The Balrog, Durin's Bane, itself will likely be the focal point of the set, capturing the large and highly detailed figure in brick-built LEGO form. Hopefully, an exclusive Gandalf Minifigure is also included to complete this epic duel.
As this is the first LEGO set in this booknook format, it'll be interesting to see the proportion of 10367s piece count used towards the actual scene and the narrow vertical structure of the booknook. Given that it's an 18+ set, we may see a printed quote or printed LOTR logo attached to the front of the model to further capture the tension of detail of Gandalf's legendary standoff.
10367 Booknook: Gandalf VS. Durin's Bane
Set Name - Booknook: Gandalf VS. Durin's Bane
Set Number - 10367
Age Range - 18+
Piece Count - 1,201
Price - $119.99 / €119.99 / £104.99
Release Date - 1st June 2025
10367 Booknook: Gandalf VS. Durin's Bane releases on the 1st of June 2025 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 10367 in a few months time? What do you make of this new Booknook LEGO collection? What other Booknook and LOTR sets would you like to see in 2026 and beyond? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.
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