Latest news about Lego animal moulds

[williejm]

4 hours ago, Roebuck said:

There is a good chance we will get a horse in the Hogsmeade set since it includes a "carriage driver" fig
Hopefully a new color, but not likely. 
I speculate they will reuse the crazy high priced owl from the burrow for the owl in the start of the clip
@williejm there is even a highland cattle in the movie clip, but the chances are small they will include that.. And some pigeons flying around
Maybe a goat 
 

Please, not more exclusive animals hidden behind the HP paywall 😡

[Roebuck]

1 hour ago, williejm said:

Please, not more exclusive animals hidden behind the HP paywall 😡

Yes that is frustrating, however it is better if they show up there that they show up in more sets so the BL price go down 

[Roebuck]

White horse, white owl and a green of some sort frog in Hogsmeade..

[williejm]

13 hours ago, Roebuck said:

White horse, white owl and a green of some sort frog in Hogsmeade..

Honestly - a relief. My hopes weren’t high anyways, but if a highland cow had arrived as an HP licenced animal, I’d have lost it ;)

[Accio Lego]

The Harry Potter gwp this year is apparently the Room of Requirement. Given the hints towards the fifth movie in the Hogsmeade set, it’s entirely possible we’ll see some new or returning sparkling trans blue animals. 

[williejm]

1 hour ago, Accio Lego said:

The Harry Potter gwp this year is apparently the Room of Requirement. Given the hints towards the fifth movie in the Hogsmeade set, it’s entirely possible we’ll see some new or returning sparkling trans blue animals. 

I wouldn’t *expect* a new animal mould in a GWP, but I’d say that the most likely new sparkly patronus to appear would be a Jack Russell terrier 

[Accio Lego]

1 hour ago, williejm said:

I wouldn’t *expect* a new animal mould in a GWP, but I’d say that the most likely new sparkly patronus to appear would be a Jack Russell terrier 

Honestly, this would be ideal for me – it’s always sad when one of the trio misses out on completing a set, and Lego isn’t the only company to neglect Ron’s rat terrier. 

[RichardGoring]

On 7/7/2025 at 7:50 AM, williejm said:

It is a madness that something as simple as a black cat is so difficult to get hold of. Also seems weird that an animal species or breed (eg Great Grey Owl & Mastiff dog) can be subject to licenses

😤

On 7/7/2025 at 12:45 PM, Roebuck said:

It's frustrating indeed, maybe it has something to with them being named characters, but that is not the case with all?  I actually think this is Lego fault not the license holder, if they put one of them in a unlicensed set it might show up on PAB. I think that happed to the lobster 

They have clearly been listening to you. Black cat will be in BAM from September 1st!

[SketchBrick]

9 minutes ago, RichardGoring said:

They have clearly been listening to you. Black cat will be in BAM from September 1st!

Fantastic! I was considering buying it off Bricklink, but obviously the aftermarket price is a bit hard to justify. Now it'll be easily accessible for more people!

[JohnTPT17]

4 hours ago, williejm said:

I wouldn’t *expect* a new animal mould in a GWP, but I’d say that the most likely new sparkly patronus to appear would be a Jack Russell terrier 

Before we got pictures of Hogsmeade, I would have thought Abeforth's goat was a possibility as well. Especially since it would keep the mold alive with MTS retiring this year.

[Roebuck]

5 hours ago, RichardGoring said:

They have clearly been listening to you. Black cat will be in BAM from September 1st!

That is great news When do we expect the Halloween parts to show up in BAM? I am going to SFW in end of September so I hope they are out then 

4 hours ago, JohnTPT17 said:

Before we got pictures of Hogsmeade, I would have thought Abeforth's goat was a possibility as well. Especially since it would keep the mold alive with MTS retiring this year.

It probably was, but only if the set was based on later movies..
There are 5 years for the mould and I am sure Lego never will let that mould be destroyed ever again 

[FinlayTheFaithful]

14 hours ago, RichardGoring said:

They have clearly been listening to you. Black cat will be in BAM from September 1st!

My fingers are still crossed for zombie animals

[Roebuck]

Seems like there is only costumes and not a single animal in CMF 27 what a waste of a CMF, will at least save a lot of money 🤑

[williejm]

46 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

Seems like there is only costumes and not a single animal in CMF 27 what a waste of a CMF, will at least save a lot of money 🤑

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

THREE CMFs in a row with no usable animals.

[lifeinplastic]

Well that sucks big time. Lego City better be visiting the Savannah next summer...

By the way, whenever I visit the Lego site and they ask for feedback I always comment about the absence of so many key animals (even though they are asking for feedback on the site). I'd urge all animal fans to do likewise...

On 8/2/2025 at 8:49 PM, Accio Lego said:

This seems like an awfully pessimistic take. If the series was all costumes it would be named something more specific like ‘costume party’ not ‘animals’. That’s not even getting into the fact that only animal costumes is a bit too niche. Plus, just look at the Space series, which is the best cue of what a current themed series would look like. It’s not all aliens, it’s not all throwbacks (no matter how much some AFOLs wanted it to be), and it’s not even all sci-fi – it’s a mix of all different themes and archetypes to maximize the potential audience. Using that as a measure, I’m fully expecting to see some animal centric professions – it’s been awhile since the last vet and we’ve had an animal control officer and zookeepers but not a wildlife rehabilitator or aquarium staff, at least one fantasy or historical take on animals, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a kid who’s a big animal fan whose accessory is something like the old zoobooks. There will still be costumes, obviously, I just wouldn’t expect them to comprise the entire series – Lego knows full well actual animals are more popular than costumes. 

Some say pessimistic, I say realistic! 

[RichardGoring]

Quite incredibly that this is the one series where they decide every figure needs to be uniform with no variety. What a shame.

Even more bizarre when you consider that they know how well animals sell.

[williejm]

Just now, RichardGoring said:

Quite incredibly that this is the one series where they decide every figure needs to be uniform with no variety. What a shame.

Right?  It’s not as if we don’t get plenty animal costumes too 

19 minutes ago, lifeinplastic said:

Some say pessimistic, I say realistic! 

Amen. I had a sinking feeling that this would happen too. *throws things* *kicks the black cat coming in BAM*