The Lord of the Rings: Sauron's Helmet (LEGO 11373)

About this set

LEGO 11373 sits in the LEGO Icons line and builds Sauron's helmet from The Lord of the Rings. At 538 pieces with a 5/5 difficulty rating, it lands firmly in the tougher bracket, so sort the grey and black parts by colour and size before you start, or hunting for pieces will slow the middle sections down badly. The finished helmet is grey with black accents and a spiked silhouette, mounted on a display base, and the set also includes a Sauron minifigure and the One Ring, so the helmet and base together read as a proper display piece. Build the base first, then stack the helmet shell layer by layer; the spikes come near the end and leave a sharp outline, so watch them when moving the model since they can knock loose. Large runs of same-colour grey make missed steps easy to overlook, so check each layer against the instructions as you go. This one suits builders with some clutch experience who already know the LOTR subject matter; 538 pieces at 5/5 is no quick afternoon, and newcomers should know that going in.