eldiano Posted March 3 Posted March 3 We had like three versions of hogwarts castle already! The biggest head scratcher imho was the last modular one. Heavily focused on rooms only! Quote
brickbride Posted March 3 Posted March 3 At least then the rooms came with the exteriors! Rooms without exteriors, like the new Potions and Charms class, are a bigger annoyance to me. Quote
Gorilla94 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 (edited) 2 hours ago, brickbride said: At least then the rooms came with the exteriors! Rooms without exteriors, like the new Potions and Charms class, are a bigger annoyance to me. I think it depends on the room. I love the potions classroom. I would have preferred polyjuce mistake to have the correct inner wall colours over an exterior, too. Rooms with the same wall colour inside and outside should use that on the other hand like the great hall. I prefer it to become more expensive than having something like the simpsons house living room with tan walls. Edited March 3 by Gorilla94 Quote
Ferder Posted March 3 Posted March 3 18 hours ago, Koomazaz said: I am in nearly 100% agreement with this... except I also want the bell towers. They are part of that iconic silhouette, and can be seen when approaching Hogwarts by boat. I would love to see them too but they weren't even considered an important enough part of the silhouette to be included in the theme park version of the castle. But given that we're gotten the training grounds tower and we're getting the greenhouses soon, it's a hopeful sign that we'll get the bell towers and the long gallery to complete that side of the castle. Quote
Koomazaz Posted March 3 Posted March 3 2 hours ago, Ferder said: I would love to see them too but they weren't even considered an important enough part of the silhouette to be included in the theme park version of the castle. But given that we're gotten the training grounds tower and we're getting the greenhouses soon, it's a hopeful sign that we'll get the bell towers and the long gallery to complete that side of the castle. Yep! The Training Grounds and Greenhouses give me hope! Quote
JeanGreyForever Posted March 4 Posted March 4 When it comes to the Chamber of Secrets and Sorcerer's Stone challenges leading to the room with the actual stone, I wonder if future sets will be able to incorporate the trapdoor functions the way the modular sets did. With Fluffy's trapdoor leading to a chamber with the devil's snare. The girls' bathroom having the entrance that slides down to the Chamber of Secrets. I hope they don't forgo that aspect. Quote
MaxHeadroom Posted March 4 Posted March 4 On 3/2/2025 at 7:21 PM, Virginia_Bricks said: Any wishlist that includes empty spaces for the extra interior sets is just dreaming. Lego won't do empty interiors as every set needs to stand on its own You’ve got a point but the Great Hall has a totally throwaway little collection of arches and paintings and the flying lesson set has a room which is just accessories all in a row. Both are screaming for disposal and could easily be replaced by the charms class set with nothing lost. Potions doesn’t really have a place to go still and I doubt they’ll include large size rooms which are totally useless though. I don’t plan on empty rooms but I’m sure if Lego continued this castle system for long enough there would be plenty of disposable rooms which could be removed to make space for all the actual core rooms. Quote
Gorilla94 Posted March 4 Posted March 4 (edited) 10 hours ago, MaxHeadroom said: You’ve got a point but the Great Hall has a totally throwaway little collection of arches and paintings and the flying lesson set has a room which is just accessories all in a row. Both are screaming for disposal and could easily be replaced by the charms class set with nothing lost. Potions doesn’t really have a place to go still and I doubt they’ll include large size rooms which are totally useless though To be honest I think the Hufflepuff common room and McGonnagals Class are so bad there is nothing lost replacing them, too. And I think Lego is planning this way, too. There is a reason why the potions class is shown to replace the disgracefully bad common room. I guess they will they make the other 3 similar. The onlyissue is for nerds like me, who want the rooms and moc them so there is room missing xD By the way: i just realised the notre dame window is great for the new castle. 2 Studs deep, looks phänomenal from one side. The other one is hidden anyways with the way rooms are slided inside the building Edited March 4 by Gorilla94 Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) The previously mentioned 76458 is apparently a $75-90 set, releasing in June alongside the other sets! Sounds like a retail exclusive ^^ Hopefully something with potential for new characters! Edited March 5 by BrickBob Studpants Quote
JeanGreyForever Posted March 5 Posted March 5 For whichever set features the Ravenclaw Common Room, I hope we get a version of the Grey Lady based on her appearances in the first two movies where she has a much more elaborate dress from the Tudor era. Quote
JS038 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 15 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: The previously mentioned 76458 is apparently a $75-90 set, releasing in June alongside the other sets! Sounds like a retail exclusive ^^ Hopefully something with potential for new characters! Is this new information? Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 6 Posted March 6 (edited) 3 minutes ago, JS038 said: Is this new information? I think so! The existence of 76458 was only revealed a coupla days ago and yesterday was the first I heard about a price range and release date ^^ Take it with a grain of salt, but the rumour sounds plausible to me Edited March 6 by BrickBob Studpants Quote
Gorilla94 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 That could mean another part of the Hogwarts castle, doesn't it? Quote
Virginia_Bricks Posted March 6 Posted March 6 53 minutes ago, Gorilla94 said: That could mean another part of the Hogwarts castle, doesn't it? I'm hoping so, but $75-90 is the same price range as Flying Lesson which means I don't know what part of the castle they could do with that budget. But maybe, a Chamber of Secrets set of modules? One can dream, right? Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 6 Posted March 6 55 minutes ago, Gorilla94 said: That could mean another part of the Hogwarts castle, doesn't it? Doubtful. The late addition implies it‘s a retail exclusive, and those tend to be non-Hogwarts sets like Grimmauld Place or the Durmstrang ship Quote
BacktoBricks Posted March 6 Posted March 6 (edited) Maybe another Diagon Alley module? Or Knockturn Alley's Borgin and Burkes? I know we're getting QQS and Fortescue's already and it's been one per year so far, but Lego doesn't really follow patterns. Edited March 6 by BacktoBricks Quote
JS038 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 8 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Doubtful. The late addition implies it‘s a retail exclusive, and those tend to be non-Hogwarts sets like Grimmauld Place or the Durmstrang ship Yeah the last couple years the retail exclusives have been the more “mature”-ish collectors sets (later movies, more niche characters). Not sure what they were in the past. I’m pretty sure Shrieking Shack was before that? I’m intrigued. Wouldn’t be upset if it was a piece of Hogwarts though. Quote
Tariq j Posted March 7 Posted March 7 On 3/4/2025 at 1:09 AM, JeanGreyForever said: When it comes to the Chamber of Secrets and Sorcerer's Stone challenges leading to the room with the actual stone, I wonder if future sets will be able to incorporate the trapdoor functions the way the modular sets did. With Fluffy's trapdoor leading to a chamber with the devil's snare. The girls' bathroom having the entrance that slides down to the Chamber of Secrets. I hope they don't forgo that aspect. Yes I hope so too. Still crazy we haven’t got the Mirror of Erised yet since 2018. I wonder if the retail exclusive would be Luna Lovegood’s house from DHP1? Quote
brickbride Posted March 7 Posted March 7 (edited) 13 hours ago, BacktoBricks said: Maybe another Diagon Alley module? Or Knockturn Alley's Borgin and Burkes? I know we're getting QQS and Fortescue's already and it's been one per year so far, but Lego doesn't really follow patterns. EUR 75-90 would frankly be too cheap with the way the playset Diagon Alley has been going lately. QQS and Fortescue's is EUR 100! In fact I've noticed a trend across themes lately where sets with way too few pieces for the price will be EUR 100. Just off the top of my head: Kakamora Barge, King Magnifico's Castle, and 2023 Elsa's Ice Palace in Disney, Hoopty (well it was "only" EUR 95 but it also had only 420 pieces!) and the newly leaked Endgame set in Marvel, the Titanosaurus one in Jurassic World (at least that one has a large new dino), and the Diagon Alley playsets in HP. It used to be that overpriced sets like these were outliers but more and more they're becoming the new normal. 7 hours ago, Tariq j said: I wonder if the retail exclusive would be Luna Lovegood’s house from DHP1? No it won't be. I can all but guarantee that. Reasons: - EUR 75-90 is way too little for a house these days unless we're talking Privet Drive - a small, boring house with no exciting architecture. The Lovegood House is all about the architecture! - When we first heard about Malfoy Manor, many people were expecting a mid-size set with just the fight scene. I correctly guessed that it would be priced akin to Grimmauld Place simply because it's a location people have wanted for so long. The Lovegood House is another one of those. The cheapest we've ever had something like that was the Ministry of Magic for EUR 100, and that was years ago - it surely would be about EUR 150 now, too. - Xenophilius Lovegood has never been made as a minifig. If they do make him I'm sure they'll put him behind an appropriately high paywall. (Aunt Marge has not been made either, but that's different. For one thing I'm pretty sure the inflated version of her will be brickbuilt - we might still get a regular minifig but that could probably be cobbled together from existing parts. And Aunt Marge is solely associated with Privet Drive which, as I've said, is a boring location that solely gets made because of its plot relevance - I doubt there'd be a market for a UCS version or even a EUR 150 playset version. Whereas the Lovegood House, people would probably buy based on its architecture alone.) Edited March 7 by brickbride Quote
Black Falcon Posted March 7 Posted March 7 17 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Doubtful. The late addition implies it‘s a retail exclusive, and those tend to be non-Hogwarts sets like Grimmauld Place or the Durmstrang ship And the flying lessons Sets you mean? Don´t really see a difference between that one and Grimmauld Place. Quote
BacktoBricks Posted March 7 Posted March 7 (edited) Maybe it will be a Quidditch set. But I could still see it being a DA module or Borgin and Burkes, especially if it's just one building and not two. Ollivanders and Malkin's is $90 and this new set is supposedly $75-90. Edited March 7 by BacktoBricks Quote
Gorilla94 Posted March 8 Posted March 8 On 3/6/2025 at 5:59 PM, Virginia_Bricks said: I'm hoping so, but $75-90 is the same price range as Flying Lesson which means I don't know what part of the castle they could do with that budget. But maybe, a Chamber of Secrets set of modules? One can dream, right? Not sure. The Chamber needs the head of slytherin, which is only integrateable into a large room. Without the option to slide down from a bathroom to the chamber something would be missing... I expect the chamber, if it will be done, to be part of a larger structure. and much more expenaive. Quote
Bropal33 Posted March 8 Posted March 8 On 3/6/2025 at 9:40 AM, BrickBob Studpants said: I think so! The existence of 76458 was only revealed a coupla days ago and yesterday was the first I heard about a price range and release date ^^ Take it with a grain of salt, but the rumour sounds plausible to me My Dream for this set is to be the Quidditch World Cup with a couple of tents, festival banners, port key, and buildable dark mark that is elevated on a clear stand. Maybe 600-700 pieces but include Fred (World Cup Outfit) George (World Cup Outfit) Ron (World Cup Outfit) Harry (World Cup Outfit) Arthur Weasley Cedric Digory Amos Digory x2 Death Eaters I would definetly sacrifice piece count for a greater total of minings, and new dual molded head pieces (One that could be used for Fred, George, and Harry) and one for Ron. Quote
strangely Posted March 8 Posted March 8 There appears to be a new skirt piece in the Shire set, it's similar to the Disney skirt piece but a bit longer and falls down straighter. It would be great to see this recolored and used for the female Hogwarts uniform. Quote
AD_Bricks Posted March 8 Posted March 8 2 hours ago, strangely said: There appears to be a new skirt piece in the Shire set, it's similar to the Disney skirt piece but a bit longer and falls down straighter. It would be great to see this recolored and used for the female Hogwarts uniform. Yess, this would also be good for making the piece more available in general Quote
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