Harry Potter 2018 - Rumors & Discussion

[Whovastron]

2 hours ago, BacktoBricks said:

My thoughts exactly. Also they've chosen to have Quirrel running from it on the box which just highlights the absurdity of it's inclusion in this set even more; not only did it not appear in the Great Hall, but there is no way Quirrel could be running from it as he the Basilisk was the year after. I think this and McGonagall's legs really shows how they are marketing these for play rather than full accuracy, but still in what essentially looks like a Year 1 set, this feels wrong. And yes, these things would have bugged me as a child, although I know a lot of kids probably won't care.

These sets are definitely tailoured more towards accuracy compared to previous incarnations, but in this instance they’ve just added in the basilisk for extra play value, it doesn’t detract from the set as a whole as it’s a side build.

in previous sets we’d have scenes and characters and designs from 3 different movies smashed into one set (e.g: 2010 Hogwarts Express, Hagrids Hut And Hogwarts Castle). Due to the sudden resergence in Harry Potter nostalgia from an older crowd that were kids when these films first arrived, the accuracy to designs and scenes is far more accurate. But as ever, Lego does have to put the child audience first.

[Roebuck]

24 minutes ago, cocabottle said:

The artwork is beautiful! Anyone noticed Levio-SA Hermione with the feather on the back of the Willow-box?

Yes I noticed, so I guess my " Flitwick with feather" in the

tread is less likely

On a different note, strange that we have not gotten any more info on the FB set(s), I assume it is only the suitcase left, but one could hope there is one more set out there. Is the FB sets coming out later than the HP sets, if not it should leak any time now.. The CMF are probably leaked later in summer, but we should get some polybag leaks sooner or later as well

[x105Black]

Worst things about the Great Hall set are the brick-built creatures and the fact that the banners are reversible.  It would have been better to have 1 banner for each house rather than having them share banners.

[Hoth Rebel]

Just modify it then. 

[8BrickMario]

I wonder if a new Hagrid's Hut set would be based on the two-room design from PoA onward, as we haven't seen that version before. 

[MAB]

1 hour ago, x105Black said:

Worst things about the Great Hall set are the brick-built creatures and the fact that the banners are reversible.  It would have been better to have 1 banner for each house rather than having them share banners.

They are just stickers, aren't they? Buy a couple of extra flag panels and the problem is solved.

 

[Friscorays]

4 hours ago, Praetorian_Guard said:

He does hold his head in his hand.

But nevertheless the box arts are great.

As harleydavid98 points out, this is an illusion caused by his left arm being up.  The press release photos show his head to be quite firmly attached to his torso.

[deskp]

Its complete unachievable trickery with Nick on that boxart.

lies.

[MAB]

22 minutes ago, deskp said:

Its complete unachievable trickery with Nick on that boxart.

lies.

What is trickery about it? Blow it up and it is clear the hand is inside the hole in the head and they have angled it so you don't see the torso's neck.

8 hours ago, harleydavid98 said:

Nah, his hand’s in front of his head (seen a high res image of the box)

 

Is the high res image that you have seen the same pose as the one above? As even at low resolution it is clear that the hand is INSIDE the head and definitely not in front. The shadows inside the hand make that clear. Maybe you can post the high resolution shot you have.

In other shots of the minifigures the head is attached to the torso but they are different to that view on the front of the box.

Edited May 26, 2018 by MAB

[deskp]

Ow I though the hand was in front of his head due to that shadow on the neck lining up with the hand.

[Tariq j]

3 hours ago, 8BrickMario said:

I wonder if a new Hagrid's Hut set would be based on the two-room design from PoA onward, as we haven't seen that version before. 

I really hope so too, as well go a more spacious interior it would also be a good way to get Buckbeak. 

I feel like the troll from the dungeons might have been a better inclusion than the Basilisk, but otherwise I think it’s a great set nonetheless. 

[Johnny1360]

Yes clearly his head is attached to his hand. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

Hmm, the pic of the back of the 75954 box shows Quirrell holding the Philosopher's Stone on one of the Mirror of Erised panels and it seems to be the classic 24 facet jewel, just like in the original set  Granted, it's better than the 5 point crystal they used in the Diagon Alley D2C set (which, ironically, is included in this set too) but I would have hoped for a trans-red version of the new gold nugget piece. Oh well, it's just a minor detail anyway 

[x105Black]

3 hours ago, MAB said:

They are just stickers, aren't they? Buy a couple of extra flag panels and the problem is solved.

That's not the point.

[Roebuck]

2 hours ago, Tariq j said:

good way to get Buckbeak.

and Fang

1 hour ago, x105Black said:

That's not the point.

For all we know we might even get extras on the sticker sheet, not that I mind since I have stopped applying stickers to sets I build

[topiku]

1 minute ago, Roebuck said:

and Fang

For all we know we might even get extras on the sticker sheet, not that I mind since I have stopped applying stickers to sets I build

Hogwarts set without stickers would look plain as hell, why don‘t you apply them?

[Robert8]

6 hours ago, MAB said:

What is trickery about it? Blow it up and it is clear the hand is inside the hole in the head and they have angled it so you don't see the torso's neck.

 

So, he isn't Nearly Headless Nick but completely headless 

Edited May 27, 2018 by Robert8

[x105Black]

17 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

and Fang

For all we know we might even get extras on the sticker sheet, not that I mind since I have stopped applying stickers to sets I build

I guess it's a possibility, but unless they give us extra banner pieces it wouldn't really matter.

Not that I'm particularly upset, it's just a point that I think should be made about the set.

[Whovastron]

37 minutes ago, x105Black said:

I guess it's a possibility, but unless they give us extra banner pieces it wouldn't really matter.

Not that I'm particularly upset, it's just a point that I think should be made about the set.

I think the point of the reversible banners is to replicate the ‘change of decoration’ scene in the first film. Dumbledore changes the banners but they literally just morph

[THELEGOBATMAN]

What mirrors are in 75954? There are two double-sided mirrors. One of them is Harry with his parents for sure. Second is Quirrel with philosopher's stone for sure, but there are two more. One looks like Dumbledore, and second like Harry. Any ideas or info?

[Tariq j]

3 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

What mirrors are in 75954? There are two double-sided mirrors. One of them is Harry with his parents for sure. Second is Quirrel with philosopher's stone for sure, but there are two more. One looks like Dumbledore, and second like Harry. Any ideas or info?

I think the other was Ron winning the House Cup or something like that.

[sunhuntin]

Looks like Ron with the House Cup, I can see yellow on the panel second from the left, and it looks like Ron's hair. I can't tell what the next one along is, though.

[harleydavid98]

23 hours ago, MAB said:

What is trickery about it? Blow it up and it is clear the hand is inside the hole in the head and they have angled it so you don't see the torso's neck.

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Is the high res image that you have seen the same pose as the one above? As even at low resolution it is clear that the hand is INSIDE the head and definitely not in front. The shadows inside the hand make that clear. Maybe you can post the high resolution shot you have.

In other shots of the minifigures the head is attached to the torso but they are different to that view on the front of the box.

Clearly I was wrong, Jesus you have an answer for everything don’t you... ever thought that not everything needs your input ??‍♂️

Where is the Quirrel holding the stone seen? Is it on the box somewhere?

[deskp]

15 minutes ago, harleydavid98 said:

Where is the Quirrel holding the stone seen? Is it on the box somewhere?

Original announcement pictures. Shame there no empty mirror.

Edited May 26, 2018 by deskp

[harleydavid98]

19 hours ago, deskp said:

Original announcement pictures.

Ah, gotcha I thought it was an image of the figure with the stone, do you reckon that the red infinity stone would be better than the gem that’s pictured?