Harry Potter 2018 - Rumors & Discussion

[LegoSims20]

Just now, LegoFjotten said:

I saw them on Instagram, usual place.

I found them.

What were they thinking with Umbridge's hair?

[Whovastron]

2 minutes ago, LegoSims20 said:

I found them.

What were they thinking with Umbridge's hair?

The original hairpiece is discontinued and will never be used again. The one they have used is the piece that was designed in a similar style to be more up to Lego’s modern hair standards - more crisp and proportionate.

also with Enterainter and HP, that’s true they don’t, however it is odd they stock the trivial pursuit and top trumps HP sets.

Edited August 22, 2018 by Whovastron

[LegoSims20]

1 minute ago, Whovastron said:

The original hairpiece is discontinued and will never be used again. The one they have used is the piece that was designed in a similar style to be more up to Lego’s modern hair standards - more crisp and proportionate.

But why couldn't they just have made a freakin' exception or made a new one. :( 

Draco's hair has been going since at least 2010, and Barty Crouch Jr's has been going since like 2004.

[Whovastron]

Just now, LegoSims20 said:

But why couldn't they just have made a freakin' exception or made a new one. :( 

Draco's hair has been going since at least 2010, and Barty Crouch Jr's has been going since like 2004.

Because the mould very likely does not exist. And these bricktober packs don’t accommodate new moulds into their budget. The hairpiece is basically the same style as Dolores’ hair, and much more proportionate to minifigure style. I personally find the original quite odd looking, a part of Lego’s weird realism phase.

[LegoSims20]

Actually, after looking at the old and new one again I don't mind the new hair. From certain scenes it does look similar:

1 minute ago, Whovastron said:

Because the mould very likely does not exist. And these bricktober packs don’t accommodate new moulds into their budget. The hairpiece is basically the same style as Dolores’ hair, and much more proportionate to minifigure style. I personally find the original quite odd looking, a part of Lego’s weird realism phase.

Yeah I can see what you mean after looking again. 

Is it the same as Trolley Witches' @Whovastron ?

Edited August 22, 2018 by LegoSims20

[K_Tiger]

54 minutes ago, LegoSims20 said:

Actually, after looking at the old and new one again I don't mind the new hair. From certain scenes it does look similar:

Yeah I can see what you mean after looking again.

Eh, they used the exact same mold for Queenie, where it does some relative justice. It really doesn't work for Umbridge.

 

Though I have to admit that we're probably lucky to get Umbridge at all, or at least in a venue that isn't $90+ dollars. If I even manage to get new Umbridge I guess I can just Bricklink the better hair piece.

[LegoSims20]

2 minutes ago, K_Tiger said:

Eh, they used the exact same mold for Queenie, where it does some relative justice. It really doesn't work for Umbridge.

Though I have to admit that we're probably lucky to get Umbridge at all, or at least in a venue that isn't $90+ dollars. If I even manage to get new Umbridge I guess I can just Bricklink the better hair piece.

You can get it for £5/$7.80 on Bricklink, I might get one too. 

Edited August 22, 2018 by LegoSims20

[Roebuck]

45 minutes ago, LegoFjotten said:

, gotta find out if the promotion starts next week here in Norway today - these are too good to miss.

One step ahead off you Sent TRU a mail and asked, so far they had no info on the promo, so I doubt it is next week unfortunately.. Maybe in October as usual, but strange it is in TRU Germany next week already then 

[Balrogofmorgoth]

1 hour ago, LegoSims20 said:

I did already buy them on release date. I hope you're right about COS. 

Umbridge looks too kind. Slughorn looks good. I hope Hooch has a double-sided head for her glasses. 

 

Well she is supposed to have that sweet girlish face but the other side of her head is super angry and mean so it’s all good

[Falconfan1414]

Lego tweeted out something else apparently only Harry Potter is going to be available at Barnes and Nobel in the US. It sounds like they are breaking up the bricktober packs between different retailers in the us

[topiku]

The Lego Harry Potter Games will be remastered and published in November for Nintendo Switch etc.

Maybe Ollivander comes with a copy of the game?

[LegoSims20]

I wish they would remake the Lego games one day, not just remaster them. They're classics and I could always re-play them, but Lego games have improved a lot and Lego HP has a improved even more this go around. 

[K_Tiger]

1 hour ago, Falconfan1414 said:

Lego tweeted out something else apparently only Harry Potter is going to be available at Barnes and Nobel in the US. It sounds like they are breaking up the bricktober packs between different retailers in the us

I've got one locally, but do I even want to know what I'm gonna have to spend there to get it? TrU would just let me buy it out right. RIP.

[GoldenNinja3000]

4 minutes ago, K_Tiger said:

I've got one locally, but do I even want to know what I'm gonna have to spend there to get it? TrU would just let me buy it out right. RIP.

I’d assume Barnes and Noble would just sell them individually. I’ve never heard of them doing a “spend x amount to get this free item” although I’ve heard of Target and Toys R Us doing it. 

[LegoSims20]

Hmm, Umbridge still looks off to me on closer inspection. I'm glad her legs are printed and not a skirt piece, though. I kind of wish they had made a printed skirt leg for the Hogwarts uniforms (although that would have caused issues due to skin tone) but I don't like how they can't sit with skirts properly.. 

[K_Tiger]

25 minutes ago, GoldenNinja3000 said:

I’d assume Barnes and Noble would just sell them individually. I’ve never heard of them doing a “spend x amount to get this free item” although I’ve heard of Target and Toys R Us doing it. 

I do hope so.

[Balrogofmorgoth]

38 minutes ago, LegoSims20 said:

Hmm, Umbridge still looks off to me on closer inspection. I'm glad her legs are printed and not a skirt piece, though. I kind of wish they had made a printed skirt leg for the Hogwarts uniforms (although that would have caused issues due to skin tone) but I don't like how they can't sit with skirts properly.. 

With Umbridge I think it’s the face prints. I think it’s  very satisfactory (I’m just so glad we’re getting this variety of minifigs), but it’s not perfect and I think that’s what makes it look slightly off. I like the expressions because she’s supposed to have that sweet girly smile as the books describe but also the mean face. It’s just something about the style looks a bit off. I absolutely love the torso and legs on her

[Robert8]

I'm surprised to see they didnt include the crow mold to go with Boggart Snape's hat.

But they all look great

[BaneShake]

Since I have the old Umbridge (me? subtly showing off? never!), I'll use the old hair on the new one if I pick it up.

[froggy95]

54 minutes ago, Robert8 said:

I'm surprised to see they didnt include the crow mold to go with Boggart Snape's hat.

But they all look great

I only count 24 pieces and the box says 25. Maybe it’s tucked behind?

[GilbertoAguilera101]

7 minutes ago, froggy95 said:

I only count 24 pieces and the box says 25. Maybe it’s tucked behind?

Nope, definitely 25. maybe you missed Hooch's cape?

[Vindicare]

14 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

Everyone stop with the name-calling and nastiness. We're talking about some LEGO sets for crying out loud.

All opinions are perfectly legitimate, and it's clear when someone is voicing an opinion. We don't need to qualify every single line with "I think, I think, I think" for others to know that it's an opinion. What's so wrong with disliking a set, that others swoop in as if they've been personally insulted? I share a lot of @LegoSims20's sentiments about the micro-scale Hogwarts set. LEGO has made a choice as to what to release as the big UCS, and it's fine to be annoyed if you don't like that choice and the outcome. On the other hand it's fine to weigh in with healthy debate too and share an opposing viewpoint - but instead of that some people seem to take one person's opinion as a personal attack and therefore spew personal attacks back.

Sadly those people have ruined it for everyone and I'm going to lock this topic for a bit for everyone to go away and cool off.

I will say just this, people didn’t go after Sims for his opinion on the set, moreso how he portrayed that opinion & his feeling as towards the designer. 

 

Now, personally I’m a bit bummed to see the HP Bricktober pack is available at B&N...because my local one has a terrible selection of LEGO...if I could buy a book to get it, that wouldn’t be a problem! 

[Huigberts Builds]

Does anyone know where and when to get the Bricktober packs in the Netherlands? Since last year they were released thhe same week as in germany, and since that's next monday this year (I think) I'm slightly worried we don't have any information yet. Our Toys''R'Us doesn't even have the new HP sets and I think we don't even have a B&N, smyths and target.

[Elrond]

Definite buy for that set.

I didn't buy set 4737 (Quidditch Match) when it came out and by the time I was finally ready to get it, it was going for an insane price on Bricklink so I never got a Prof. Hooch minifig. Same thing with Umbridge, although I despise the character (like I think everyone else does), it's still a welcome addition. I absolutely love the fact we're getting a Slughorn minifig, the character was really missing from the original waves of Harry Potter sets. Not so crazy about the Snape-boggart though, that's the second minifig we get of that and it's way more representation than what that particular scene deserves imo. It's well-made but still a wasted spot. I'd rather have had a generic death eater instead or a new Bellatrix.

[dinges44]

3 hours ago, Huigberts Builds said:

Does anyone know where and when to get the Bricktober packs in the Netherlands? Since last year they were released thhe same week as in germany, and since that's next monday this year (I think) I'm slightly worried we don't have any information yet. Our Toys''R'Us doesn't even have the new HP sets and I think we don't even have a B&N, smyths and target.

They have just added the HP sets to the site, so that gets my hopes up for the packs. I've emailed them yesterday asking about if the promo will also be in the Netherlands (especially since the Dutch branch is run from Germany), but I've yet to get an answer back.