An Unexpected Gathering

LEGO^® The Hobbit 79003 An Unexpected Gathering

The Hobbit

The Lego set An Unexpected Gathering with the Lego number 79003 is part of the LEGO The Hobbit theme and is recommended for ages 9 - 14. The set was released in December of 2012. It contains 6 minifigures. The model consists of a total of 652 parts and we estimate it takes you around 1 - 2 hours to build it. The set was designed by Bjarke Lykke Madsen. 137 Brickfact users have this set in their collection.

The set weighs around 1.140 kg in total. The packaging dimensions are 18.9 x 11.1 x 2.4 inch( 48 x 28.2 x 6.1 cm). The recommended retail price is $69.99.

The Part-Out-Value (POV) is the sum of all part prices paid on bricklink.com for this set. It is about $361.42.

Lego 79003 product data

Set Information

Set ID

79003

Theme

The Hobbit

Pieces

652

Designer

Bjarke Lykke Madsen

Building Time

1 - 2 hours

Age Range

9 - 14

Availability

Release

12/2012

Retiring Status

Retired (12/2014)

Price Information

RRP

$69.99

Insiders Points (for purchase at Lego)

455

Part Out Value

$361.42

Packaging

Weight

1.140 kg

Packaging dimensions

18.9 x 11.1 x 2.4 in

EAN (GTIN13)

5702014961289

Popularity with Brickfact users

users have this set: 137
buyers in the last 12 months: 23
most collected in LEGO The Hobbit: #1

137 Brickfact users have An Unexpected Gathering in their collection. 23 users bought it in the last 12 months. It ranks #1 among the most-collected The Hobbit sets on Brickfact.

Based on anonymized Brickfact user collections; shown only for sets with at least 10 users. As of October 10, 2026.

LEGO 79003 price trend

Current market value: $309.00
Growth vs. RRP: +341 % $69.99
Range: $264.16 – $333.58
Average: $297.88

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Minifigures from 79003 An Unexpected Gathering

The An Unexpected Gathering set includes 6 different minifigures, 5 of which are unique to this set. The combined value of the minifigures is $171.33, which is ~245% of the RRP of this set.