[MOC/MOD] - Harry Potter: Movie in a Box

[gilderoy_blockhart]

Pleased to share with you my Harry Potter themed "Question Block"! It's a summary of a the third HP movie, The Goblet of Fire in a block.It features the important scenes including the three tasks from the Triwizard Challenge, the Yule Ball as well as the climax between Harry and Voldemort in Little Hangleton.

 

I'm not a Super Mario fan, but was very interested in the mechanism behind Lego's question block set. Too cheap to buy the set and not wanting a bunch of yellow parts... so I built the mechanism with my own collection and then gave it a new look and theme. It's sort of like how people often remodel the Death Star model along different themes. It'd be neat to see the original N64 cube set have variations along other themes too... Star Trek version - Borg Cube, anyone ?!?!

 

Can't post video but if you want to see it in action or more images, here's my IG if you're interested: instagram.com/gilderoy_blockhart/

 

cube_9

by Alex Lam, on Flickr

 

cube_10

by Alex Lam, on Flickr

 

 

 

cube_8

by Alex Lam, on Flickr

 

cube_4g

by Alex Lam, on Flickr

 

Edited October 23, 2022 by gilderoy_blockhart

[Vindicare]

This is fantastic! What a great idea to repurpose that set in a pop up storybook kinda way. Love all the different logos on the block as well. One slight correction, Goblet was fourth, not third. 

[BrickMatit]

Awesome project! I watched and rewatched and rewatched your lovely video on IG .

Really nice how you built the microscenes in your MOC. Very well done!

[gilderoy_blockhart]

  On 10/28/2022 at 5:09 AM, Vindicare said:

This is fantastic! What a great idea to repurpose that set in a pop up storybook kinda way. Love all the different logos on the block as well. One slight correction, Goblet was fourth, not third. 

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Thanks so much. oh man... you're SO right. It was the fourth film !!! Some kind of HP fan I am, LOL !!

  On 10/28/2022 at 8:11 AM, BrickMatit said:

Awesome project! I watched and rewatched and rewatched your lovely video on IG .

Really nice how you built the microscenes in your MOC. Very well done!

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thanks as well. first time i tired microscale. props to those builders that can do it so well !

 

[VBBN]

Awesome idea! The resurfaced block looks believable as some sort of in-universe case, and the microscale builds are instantly recognizable. Agreed with you, I'd love to see this same concept replicated with other themes/licenses!

[Gray Gear]

Awesome! I love all the school's emblems, and that little Horntail especially!

[gilderoy_blockhart]

  On 11/6/2022 at 1:48 AM, VBBN said:

Awesome idea! The resurfaced block looks believable as some sort of in-universe case

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Thanks ! I always thought of it as a quasi-Newt Scamander type magical suitcase. Truth is I just didn't know how to finish the top off as it's anti-studs facing up and I didn't want just a blank brown surface... so why not a handle !

  On 11/6/2022 at 1:48 AM, VBBN said:

the microscale builds are instantly recognizable.

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thank you ! i'm not very good with microscale builds, my first time !

  On 11/6/2022 at 1:48 AM, VBBN said:

Agreed with you, I'd love to see this same concept replicated with other themes/licenses!

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So tempted to make a BORG version or a Star Wars version. Some kind of Imperial device...hahah !

  On 11/7/2022 at 10:35 AM, Gray Gear said:

Awesome! I love all the school's emblems, and that little Horntail especially!

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The mosaic for school emblems were fun to make. Took a lot of revising. I can't take full credit for the Horntail. I did look up other people's microscale dragon and most used the wings from CMF dragon boy / dragon girl figure. So I used that as a start point.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Simply marvelous! Amazing construction technique