I guess this is the only place to post this, but damn, those kids are lucky today. First Indiana Jones and Star Wars lego, and now Lord of the Rings? Eventhough my son isn't into Lego, I'm going to have to get one of these for him for me to make for Christmas.
I was just thinking the other day - what do people think LEGO is going to do for the eventual Smaug treasure set? It would be funny if this set came with thousands of those little lego gold coins.
I got this set for my son for Christmas and we just finished putting it together yesterday. Out of all the Lego sets I have ever made (since I was a kid), this set was by far the best thing I ever made. It's just so perfect looking.