Harry Potter 2018 - Rumors & Discussion

[Legoniche]

I really hope that blurred diagon alley is the actual set, it looks awesome! I actually think it is minifig scale, thanks to the person (sorry I forget the username) who posted that picture of the supposed dimensions- there’s 5 buildings! Diagon alley which looks super cool and definitely more accurate than the 2011/2010 one, ollivanders, Weasley wizard wheezers, and then 2 other buildings which could be quality quidditch supplies and flourish and blotts, would be cool if that tall stack of cauldrons was included and a pet stand as well, AHH I CANT WAIT!

[RODDY]

3 hours ago, LegoSims20 said:

If any sets are coming this winter (regardless of scale) when do you think the earliest and latest would be that they are announced? Please note this is just speculation. 

Are we going for a Jan 1 release date or Mar 1? For Jan 1 I mean if we go by other announcements the press release of Hogwarts Express, Willow, and Quidditch which was in May I think just two months shy from July, I think October the earliest. Latest I would say end of November/first week December. 

Edited August 21, 2018 by RODDY

[BigHobbit]

My gut is telling me that Wizarding World will probably be once a year or so, and the annual late summer/early fall date makes sense based on the story. There also will not be a movie next year like there is this year. And this year has a big push due to the anniversary celebrations. Then again, we've seen already how successful the first wave has been, so I could be totally wrong.

I kind of hope it's only one wave a year and after next spring, as it's going to take me that long just to get all the first wave! Great Hall was a belated bday present (got money in the spring for that), I sold a bunch of comics to pay for Hogwarts, my family is giving me a couple sets for Christmas, but Hogwarts Express and Quidditch are going to have to wait until my next birthday. So much good stuff! Great time to be both a Harry Potter fan and a LEGO fan!

[Whovastron]

Noticed today that Lego have listed Fantastic Beasts abs a separate theme on shop@home. I’m the U.K. atleast, they were filed under Harry Potter before now

[Agent Kallus]

23 minutes ago, Whovastron said:

Noticed today that Lego have listed Fantastic Beasts abs a separate theme on shop@home. I’m the U.K. atleast, they were filed under Harry Potter before now

And yet all the sets are in the Harry potter subsection, with only the case and carriage under fantastic beasts.

Edited August 21, 2018 by Agent Kallus

[mangoshorts]

I'm in love with the new sets! But there´s something that I noticed in these reeditions vs the ones from 2010-11: the face printing. It's not a big deal, but the old faces look a little more crisp and less blurry than the new ones. It's almost unnoticeable, or maybe i'm unlucky hehe

[Balrogofmorgoth]

55 minutes ago, mangoshorts said:

I'm in love with the new sets! But there´s something that I noticed in these reeditions vs the ones from 2010-11: the face printing. It's not a big deal, but the old faces look a little more crisp and less blurry than the new ones. It's almost unnoticeable, or maybe i'm unlucky hehe

I don’t notice anything blurry or unclear about the printing, but you’re right that it is a different style. Lego goes through different phases of minifigure printing styles. 

1 hour ago, BigHobbit said:

My gut is telling me that Wizarding World will probably be once a year or so, and the annual late summer/early fall date makes sense based on the story. There also will not be a movie next year like there is this year. And this year has a big push due to the anniversary celebrations. Then again, we've seen already how successful the first wave has been, so I could be totally wrong.

I kind of hope it's only one wave a year and after next spring, as it's going to take me that long just to get all the first wave! Great Hall was a belated bday present (got money in the spring for that), I sold a bunch of comics to pay for Hogwarts, my family is giving me a couple sets for Christmas, but Hogwarts Express and Quidditch are going to have to wait until my next birthday. So much good stuff! Great time to be both a Harry Potter fan and a LEGO fan!

Honestly, my gut says there will be a smaller winter/spring wave and then a bigger, full sized summer/fall wave. But that is pure speculation based on nothing but hope and also the popularity of the theme

[LegoSims20]

Wow, after seeing Betrayal at Cloud City it really makes me sad that our D2C set was this... I have tried selling it to myself (it's LEGO AND HARRY POTTER - you HAVE to love it!) but I can't fake it. It's an awful waste of a set and is actually very ugly. I'm going to cancel my order. I wanted a beautiful and detailed set for minifigures with unique elements (eg. something equivalent to the molded Han Solo in carbonate). No it didn't have to be the full castle, I never expected that, but a good, detailed portion of it. That designer should reassess his designs!

Edited August 22, 2018 by LegoSims20

[BrickBob Studpants]

58 minutes ago, LegoSims20 said:

Wow, after seeing Betrayal at Cloud City it really makes me sad that our D2C set was this... I have tried selling it to myself (it's LEGO AND HARRY POTTER - you HAVE to love it!) but I can't fake it. It's an awful waste of a set and is actually very ugly. I'm going to cancel my order. I wanted a beautiful and detailed set for minifigures with unique elements (eg. something equivalent to the molded Han Solo in carbonate). No it didn't have to be the full castle, I never expected that, but a good, detailed portion of it. That prick who designed it who only had a job at Lego because he won a TV competition ought to be fired. 

Wow, what a mean thing to say  No need to insult the designer just because you personally don't like the set  IMHO, Justin has done a great job with this set, just like with his previous work  I just finished it and absolutely love it, what a stunning display piece! 

[Robert8]

1 hour ago, LegoSims20 said:

That prick who designed it who only had a job at Lego because he won a TV competition ought to be fired. 

Huh? A TV competition?

But honestly, there is no need to be rude. First of all, I dont think making this set microscale is the designer choice. He was probably asked to do it. 

Sencond, there is a lot of stuff LEGO releases I dont like but that doesn't mean I get to insult people

[LordVoldemort]

1 hour ago, LegoSims20 said:

Wow, after seeing Betrayal at Cloud City it really makes me sad that our D2C set was this... I have tried selling it to myself (it's LEGO AND HARRY POTTER - you HAVE to love it!) but I can't fake it. It's an awful waste of a set and is actually very ugly. I'm going to cancel my order. I wanted a beautiful and detailed set for minifigures with unique elements (eg. something equivalent to the molded Han Solo in carbonate). No it didn't have to be the full castle, I never expected that, but a good, detailed portion of it. That prick who designed it who only had a job at Lego because he won a TV competition ought to be fired. 

The d2c castle is literally a mirror image of the castle in the movie and studio set. Unless you think Hogwarts architecture is ugly- you seem to be more angry at the fact it’s microscale, which has nothing to do with its beautiful appearance. 

[joeee]

I looked up to see if in the past if LEGO has ever released a set before and after a film release date.

They did "before and after film releases" for PS/SS, COS and I won't count Deathly Hallows Part 1 because the sets released after this movie coincided with Part 2.

So my guess is there will not be a winter wave release. Maybe summer.

Also, I put Harry and Ron into their dormitory beds and I realized their legs are supposed to go with the 1x2 piece! So now they wont fall out! No more balancing act!

[LegoSims20]

21 minutes ago, LordVoldemort said:

The d2c castle is literally a mirror image of the castle in the movie and studio set. Unless you think Hogwarts architecture is ugly- you seem to be more angry at the fact it’s microscale, which has nothing to do with its beautiful appearance. 

From movie 4 onwards, yes it is. If I could destroy that disgusting great hall courtyard it would look a lot better. 

[Falconfan1414]

1 hour ago, LegoSims20 said:

Wow, after seeing Betrayal at Cloud City it really makes me sad that our D2C set was this... I have tried selling it to myself (it's LEGO AND HARRY POTTER - you HAVE to love it!) but I can't fake it. It's an awful waste of a set and is actually very ugly. I'm going to cancel my order. I wanted a beautiful and detailed set for minifigures with unique elements (eg. something equivalent to the molded Han Solo in carbonate). No it didn't have to be the full castle, I never expected that, but a good, detailed portion of it. That prick who designed it who only had a job at Lego because he won a TV competition ought to be fired. 

Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean other people share that opinion. For me, I actually like the Hogwarts castle better than cloud city and I’m sure a lot of people will share this opinion too. You can’t please everyone with every set. If you don’t like it you have to buy it. The designer doesn’t have to get fired because of this. Lego orders it and the designer designs it.

[LegoSims20]

Just now, Falconfan1414 said:

Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean other people share that opinion. For me, I actually like the Hogwarts castle better than cloud city and I’m sure a lot of people will share this opinion too. You can’t please everyone with every set. If you don’t like it you have to buy it. The designer doesn’t have to get fired because of this. Lego orders it and the designer designs it.

Yes because I have waited so many years for Lego Harry Potter and no one loves it more than me and I was expecting to get a big chunk of the castle instead of being drip-fed it, and instead they've ruined it by releasing this trash. I wonder if Lego is proud of themselves putting out something so ugly. 

I don't even have a freaking Gryffindor Common Room! 

[Omega 8]

LegoSims20 needs a hug... 

[Captain Nemo]

Thought!--the good thing about Lego is that it can be used to build other things. 

So you know, nothing's stopping ya from building your own better version. 

--

FYI let's be respectful around here. I find it highly inappropriate (and incredibly rude) to turn a critique of a set into a personal attack on the designer. 

 

 

[RODDY]

Seeing how ornate Lando's cape is, I hope we something similar for the eventual Lockhart minifig. 

 

[Whovastron]

To give a polar opposite view...I was originally not on board with the microscale, as I wanted a system scale set. But basically a 6020 piece architecture set of my favourite pop culture building? Yeah, I’ll take it! The set is beautiful and close to being my favourite set ever. The microfigures are so-so, but that’s not the point of the set for me, I don’t even really care about the interior, but I’m just displaying it from the front and it looks grand and gorgeous. The designer (Justin, is it?) should give himself a huge pat on the back, not only has he made a great set for fans, but he even managed to turn around a lot of people who hated the idea of a microscale Set, by designing something so great!

 

additionally, the castle in the films is soo much better after the redesign in 3 (not 4). So much more added and just looks so much more alive.

[Kim-Kwang-Seok]

19 minutes ago, LegoSims20 said:

Yes because I have waited so many years for Lego Harry Potter and no one loves it more than me and I was expecting to get a big chunk of the castle instead of being drip-fed it, and instead they've ruined it by releasing this trash. I wonder if Lego is proud of themselves putting out something so ugly. 

I don't even have a freaking Gryffindor Common Room! 

the obsession with minifigures has made many here blind and egocentric. I can relate to this, but I also know that I'm not alone in the world.
If you rather would like a playset similar to cloud city - that's totally fine. Maybe they'll bring something like it out in a few years. But for this particular set they focussed on exterior.

And to the designers, I'm very very greatful:
- they put in so much more interior detail, than they needed to. Like Star Wars, because of the brand, they could have sold it for 500 as well and it would still be a much better deal than CC.
CC price/part: 12,4  ;  Hogwarts: 6,6   - nearly double the pieces for what you pay - even though "Harry Potter" is quite popular for overpricing

- why do you think it's ugly? It's not perfect, but still the most detailed version yet. I dare you to send me proof of a better MOC! I think I know every MOC, that has been published on the internet. None are even close to this one.

[Scarilian]

I'm still in the process of building the Hogwarts caslte, and other than very minor aspects of structual segments i am moddifying (more-so out of my own concerns) I have yet to experience an issue with the design in regards to the exterior. The interior i think does need some small mods from what i've improved so far, such as the back of the Chamber of Secrets being exposed to the interior of the cavernous space beneath. I have planned a lot of mods for the set, but the exterior is beautiful especially the stained glass element.

The price of the set is amazing compared to the piece count, the design of the exterior is fantastic and it's one of the only Lego sets i have brought for the build itself rather than the figures or microscale figures.

1 hour ago, LegoSims20 said:

-snip-

The Microscale Hogwarts Castle is primarily based on the first two/three years of the castle. The castle itself has two couryards and the design of the courtyards changes quite a bit - including the addition of statues, windows and the connecting bridge moves also. Personally i am not a fan of the Betrayal at Cloud City. It fails as a playset due to lack of things to engage with and it fails as a detailed set because the detail is randomly splurged out over the set. I feel it would have worked better as vignettes and the attempts at detail are pointless when it's primarily a playset. Many others hate the Betrayal At Cloud City also, especially when most the Star Wars community was hoping for a more detailed set - it's over-priced also for what it is.

In regards to wanting detailed portions of Hogwarts in minifigure scale, why not simply buy Hogwarts Great Hall and Hogwarts Whomping Willow and combine for a slightly more minifigure scale set. They have already teased the idea of a minifigure scale Chamber Of Secrets along with other minifigure scale aspects in future.

 

Edited August 22, 2018 by Scarilian

[Balrogofmorgoth]

43 minutes ago, Whovastron said:

To give a polar opposite view...I was originally not on board with the microscale, as I wanted a system scale set. But basically a 6020 piece architecture set of my favourite pop culture building? Yeah, I’ll take it! The set is beautiful and close to being my favourite set ever. The microfigures are so-so, but that’s not the point of the set for me, I don’t even really care about the interior, but I’m just displaying it from the front and it looks grand and gorgeous. The designer (Justin, is it?) should give himself a huge pat on the back, not only has he made a great set for fans, but he even managed to turn around a lot of people who hated the idea of a microscale Set, by designing something so great!

 

additionally, the castle in the films is soo much better after the redesign in 3 (not 4). So much more added and just looks so much more alive.

I agree 100%. I was so disappointed by the microscale news but after thinking more about it I realized it makes a lot of sense. And then after seeing it? Wow! I’m blown away by the detail. It really is beautiful, I can’t fathom anyone thinking it’s ugly. And I’ll still get other pieces of Hogwarts at system scale with a lot more minifigures so it’s absolutely a win/win. It is truly a masterpiece and I for one can not wait to get my hands on it

[Balrogofmorgoth]

3 hours ago, LegoSims20 said:

Wow, after seeing Betrayal at Cloud City it really makes me sad that our D2C set was this... I have tried selling it to myself (it's LEGO AND HARRY POTTER - you HAVE to love it!) but I can't fake it. It's an awful waste of a set and is actually very ugly. I'm going to cancel my order. I wanted a beautiful and detailed set for minifigures with unique elements (eg. something equivalent to the molded Han Solo in carbonate). No it didn't have to be the full castle, I never expected that, but a good, detailed portion of it. That prick who designed it who only had a job at Lego because he won a TV competition ought to be fired. 

Dang, dude. Why don’t you show us all the Hogwarts Castle you designed and we’ll compare? No? That’s what I thought. Don’t throw a tantrum because you didn’t get your way. There are sets all of us have looked forward to for a long time that have disappointed us but we accept that it’s as close as we’re going to get, and we keep building on

[Huigberts Builds]

Come to think of it, now the "leaked" Lando and Boba Fett turn out to be fake (or at least replaced or won't be released by the looks of it) I wonder what that means for  the credibility of the leaked Ollivander.

[Robert8]

16 minutes ago, Huigberts Builds said:

Come to think of it, now the "leaked" Lando and Boba Fett turn out to be fake (or at least replaced or won't be released by the looks of it) I wonder what that means for  the credibility of the leaked Ollivander.

I don't follow Star Wars stuff, so I can't say anything about Lando and Boba leaked minifgures 

But I really doubt Ollivander is fake.