TheLegoDr

I had no interest in the full size bust. I do have some interest in this version. Well done! Knocked it out of the park.

That works really well as flooring. Well done.

Great details! That's a lot of fun. But no flying monkeys? Sad But I'd totally buy a WoO set if they were to come out with one if it was done well. I think yours works with the details, but as a playset maybe not completely. I don't know scaling. But I like what you added into it.

LEGO goes with what sells. While a lot of people would love more in house themes, but Licensing is what draws in the audience. The goal is to then have the in house stuff keep people interested. But with non-stop movie/tv tie-ins, I think it is probably hard to compete for shelf space. BUT with that said, clearly I don't know the market or how successful any of these in house stuff is doing, so I don't know the answer to that. But I would say there is a ridiculous amount of licensed themes.

I'm still waiting on my October 9th order and I have one from November 12th. Who knows. Both have said in warehouse since early December. I know they had their system updates and everything.

That new Knight Bus does look considerably better, but since I own the last version and the 2011? version, I don't know if I can justify yet another Bus. And the figure prints look good, but is it enough of a change? I know I'm not the target since they want to capture new buyers. But set alone, I'd say the new one would be worth it if I didn't already own a few copies.

I am most impressed. Wow! Copying the real building would be a feat, but you accomplished it. The proportions are spot on. And the building techniques to accomplish it are brilliant.

Impressive. I miss Johnny Bravo. I should look up clips sometime. You nailed the look. Clever hair technique.

I mean, I am not against a Quidditch set, but I bought so many of those Cedric magazines... But sounds like another banner year for the theme so I can't wait.

Okay, thank you all. You've been very helpful. This is a new area for me.

Do I need to buy one of the hubs and a battery box, or can I just get a battery box?

Thanks all. I'll do some more digging, but this gives me a bit of a starting point. I haven't been too familiar with this section of LEGO, so it is a learning curve for sure.

A new AAA battery box on Bricklink is $50. No used available. The L-motor is $38 and M-motor is $31. No used there either. The items from the Lighthouse are $30 and $22. And that's not mentioning the investment from new Powered Up stuff from S@H, so this will take some investigating methinks.

Okay thanks all. I'll have to investigate a bit more then. And yeah, not a bad idea to manual crank it and see how the gearing works and then worry about the motor after that. I just wanted to be able to walk away from the build at one of my LUG's shows and the kids could still see the stuff moving without me being behind it. Part of the fun is talking to people, but at our shows you don't have a lot of time with your build because you have to volunteer for other activities throughout the day to keep them moving.

Very clever. Looks spot on. My dad has a 1927 Model T. You nailed the shape.