If you want to get Lego Minas Tirith before anyone else, now's your chance

Lego Minas Tirith on a wooden surface, with multiple minifigures visible — (Image credit: Lego)

The beacons are lit and Gondor has put in a polite request for your assistance, because Lego Minas Tirith is now available. Well, for some lucky sausages it is.

Following an impressive reveal last month that had fans ready to ride for ruin and the world's ending (I certainly was, as this may beat my number-one Lego set of all time), there's been a lot of anticipation for the massive Lord of the Rings set. However, considering how quickly other premium kits have gone onto backorder, I suspect the same thing might happen here with Lego Minas Tirith. Fortunately, there's an easy way to get around any scarcity.

Available now (Lego Insiders)

The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith™

This enormous kit is one of the biggest Lego's ever made; it weighs in at a mighty 8,278 pieces. It also has 10 minifigures, and will tower over most other models because it's over 23.5in (59 cm) tall when finished. Order one fast enough and you can grab a free Grond the battering ram kit while stocks last.

UK price: £579.99 at Lego

While most people have to wait until June 4 to grab the White City, Lego Insiders can dive in now; they're able to grab the model from June 1, AKA right this minute. And because you can become a Lego Insider for free with minimum effort, it's well worth doing if you want to guarantee your copy of Lego Minas Tirith. Essentially, the 'Insider' program is a fancy name for Lego's on-site sign in. Sign up with an account and you're automatically an Insider, no questions asked. You can then add this kit to your bag.

I've been busily building Lego Minas Tirith for review, and it's just as impressive in person as it is online. The scale of this thing is ridiculous; it comes in a massive chest with multiple boxes of parts and two chunky instruction booklets (that I've found so far, anyway). I'm already in love with the attention to detail, so while I'll hold off a final judgement until I've placed the final brick, signs so far are very good. This could easily be up there with the best Lego sets like Lego Rivendell and the Lego UCS Millennium Falcon.

See all Lego Lord of the Rings sets at Lego

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I've been writing about games in one form or another since 2012, but these days you'll find me managing GamesRadar+'s tabletop gaming and toy coverage (I spend my time here handling everything from board game reviews to the latest Lego news). I've also been obsessed with Warhammer since the 1990s, and love nothing more than running tabletop RPGs like D&D as a Dungeon Master.