Virginia_Bricks Posted January 11 Posted January 11 1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Call me cynical, but the fact they’re resorting to do PLANTS is further evidence they’re running out of ideas That and redoing Dobby already. I know Fantastic Beasts has been banned forever due to previous sets assumed performance, but no Niffler? That would surely sell way better than another Dobby. Don’t get me wrong, the plants could do well - just look at the Botanical Collection - but it still feels a bit like they’re scratching the bottom of the barrell of ideas. That said, I expect the execution to be on the usual high level Since 2022, Lego has added 1 more non-18+ buildable figure/monster/plant set, to now 5 in 2025. They clearly sell. Quote
Black Falcon Posted January 11 Posted January 11 1 hour ago, BrickMatit said: @sebastian666 Why even showing the set connected? If you look at instructions of the set (6621417.pdf) you can see that LEGO show with no problem Flying Lessons set, not connected to anything else (page 112-113). It would have been so easy for LEGO showing the Hospital Wing on the right of the layout on its own. The most logical thing is that the set is meant - and LEGO considered and showed it in this way - to be the right side of the Quad. Somewhere it was stated that they would connect somewhere in the final Hogwarts, so very likely on the Eastwing. Though basically it would just be in the training grounds so it will probably just get a connection somewhere on the side on the build Quote
Gryffindor Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Out of curiosity, does anyone know why we haven’t migrated to a 2026 forum yet? I’m not sure how that works or who is in charge of that, but I figure it’ll happen sometime soon. Quote
Roebuck Posted January 12 Posted January 12 14 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Call me cynical, but the fact they’re resorting to do PLANTS is further evidence they’re running out of ideas Don’t get me wrong, the plants could do well - just look at the Botanical Collection - I think it is more to do with the success of Botanicals, they have started making sets with flowers in several other themes now. I think HP do a much better job at releasing something new every year compared to SW, that get new movies/series all the time (even if most of it is subpar) and still things they have not made after all these years from the original movies 4 hours ago, Gryffindor said: Out of curiosity, does anyone know why we haven’t migrated to a 2026 forum yet? I’m not sure how that works or who is in charge of that, but I figure it’ll happen sometime soon. No, maybe the Mod is out with the cold or similar, previously it has happened on 1 of January I think Quote
BrickMatit Posted January 12 Posted January 12 @Gryffindor I suppose any of us can open a new thread for 2026, but it's up to an administrator to pin it in the upper part of forum and transfer the last 6 pages messages from here to there. Or maybe it's just better to modify the title of this thread into 2025/2026. This thread was opened by @Clone OPatra but maybe in these days he is busy in other things. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 12 Posted January 12 (edited) 19 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said: They clearly sell. I don’t deny that, but Hedwig, Dobby, Buckbeak et al. are clearly more iconic than …plants They’ll probably sell well given how popular the Botanical theme is, but it’s a pretty niche idea regardless. 5 hours ago, Roebuck said: I think HP do a much better job at releasing something new every year compared to SW, that get new movies/series all the time (even if most of it is subpar) and still things they have not made after all these years from the original movies Not sure if I agree. Both themes are comparable when it comes to the classics they keep reheating, mixing in new stuff, neglected movies, overrepresented movies, and an increased focus on buildable objects and figures HP also has plenty of scenes that have never been released as a set. Edited January 12 by BrickBob Studpants Quote
brickbride Posted January 12 Posted January 12 On 1/11/2026 at 4:58 PM, BrickBob Studpants said: Call me cynical, but the fact they’re resorting to do PLANTS is further evidence they’re running out of ideas (...) Don’t get me wrong, the plants could do well - just look at the Botanical Collection - but it still feels a bit like they’re scratching the bottom of the barrell of ideas. Why? It's not for me but at least it's something different - less for LEGO (Botanicals are spreading through the themes like weeds) but at least somewhat for HP. Personally I'd rather they focused on playsets, but since that's apparently out of the question I'd rather have some new plants than even more buildable Hedwigs and remakes of That Damn Car. Also still wondering when we'll be due another Hogwarts Express. Maybe that's what the unconfirmed rumour for 76478 is about? Quote
Virginia_Bricks Posted January 12 Posted January 12 15 minutes ago, brickbride said: Why? It's not for me but at least it's something different - less for LEGO (Botanicals are spreading through the themes like weeds) but at least somewhat for HP. Personally I'd rather they focused on playsets, but since that's apparently out of the question I'd rather have some new plants than even more buildable Hedwigs and remakes of That Damn Car. Also still wondering when we'll be due another Hogwarts Express. Maybe that's what the unconfirmed rumour for 76478 is about? I see them holding off on the next HE till the series comes out. Its play a large role in the first movie. Quote
brickbride Posted January 13 Posted January 13 That would make a lot of sense. But if so why would they have retired the old one with a year to go instead of extending its EOL date till 2026? Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 13 Posted January 13 18 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said: I see them holding off on the next HE till the series comes out. Its play a large role in the first movie. Maybe? But it‘ll look almost identical anyway, if the show even gets sets in the first place Quote
Virginia_Bricks Posted January 13 Posted January 13 At what point do I just buy Gringott's on Bricklink? There is a seller in South Korea who is selling it plus shipping $20 USD below the selling price in the US (with plenty of past sales to legitimize it). Factoring in the 5% back in Insider Rewards this is basically break even and it is available right now. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted January 13 Posted January 13 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Virginia_Bricks said: At what point do I just buy Gringott's on Bricklink? There is a seller in South Korea who is selling it plus shipping $20 USD below the selling price in the US (with plenty of past sales to legitimize it). Factoring in the 5% back in Insider Rewards this is basically break even and it is available right now. Shipping from South Korea to Virginia would be HIGHLY expensive.... and you might not even get it intact or even ever, due to customs. Poland to the midwestern USA was over 15 bucks before the tariffs existed and took almost a month to get to me, and SK is much further away than Poland, so I'd say double those numbers at least. My advice is to order from LEGO, @Virginia_Bricks. Edited January 13 by Murdoch17 Quote
Virginia_Bricks Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Just now, Murdoch17 said: Shipping from South Korea to Virginia would be HIGHLY expensive.... and you might not even get it intact or even ever, due to customs. Poland to USA was 15 bucks before the tariffs existed and took almost a month to get to me, and SK is much further away than Poland, so I'd say double those numbers at least. My advice is to order from LEGO, @Virginia_Bricks. Its not available in the US currently and while slated to retire this July so it could come back in stock, I'm becoming increasingly weary that it isn't actually already retired. I honestly don't care if it takes a month or two to get to me. And the seller says $85 to the US by sea and then a US carrier by road/plane to me which seems reasonable (guaranteed to be slow). Now it getting stuck at a port is what concerns me. Has anyone ever emailed Lego Customer Service about an out of stock set near retirement and actually got a definite answer if it will come back in stock? Quote
Black Falcon Posted January 13 Posted January 13 13 hours ago, brickbride said: That would make a lot of sense. But if so why would they have retired the old one with a year to go instead of extending its EOL date till 2026? Well something has to make space for other sets to be produced and that one was around for 2,5 years, so makes sense to retire it IMO. 1 hour ago, Virginia_Bricks said: Its not available in the US currently and while slated to retire this July so it could come backin stock, I'm becoming increasingly weary that it isn't actually already retired. I honestly don't care if it takes a month or two to get to me. And the seller says $85 to the US by sea and then a US carrier by road/plane to me which seems reasonable (guaranteed to be slow). Now it getting stuck at a port is what concerns me. Has anyone ever emailed Lego Customer Service about an out of stock set near retirement and actually got a definite answer if it will come back in stock? Didn´t realise it would already retire that early, but this explains why it was on Sale during Insiders. I would think there will be new Sets restocked, or else they would have just let it retire end of last year. Quote
joeee Posted January 14 Posted January 14 17 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Maybe? But it‘ll look almost identical anyway, if the show even gets sets in the first place Definitely. They cannot stray too far from the “look” because of the theme parks. Random question: Does anyone surmise TLG will NOT be making a clock tower for this iteration? I held out on getting the Grand Tower…I cannot commit until I hear word of my favorite building being included. Quote
brickbride Posted January 14 Posted January 14 (edited) I'd say there's a fair chance of it being left out. The Clock Tower was paired with the Hospital Wing in the last two iterations (2018 and 2021 system) but we've already gotten the Hospital Wing. Of course I've been shouted down for that particular argument before, so YMMV. Edited January 14 by brickbride Quote
Roebuck Posted January 14 Posted January 14 8 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said: At what point do I just buy Gringott's on Bricklink? You have 6 months, It would be unheard of that Lego do not get it in stock during that time I think. Even B-bay that was sold out months of the time came back in stock several times, however sold out really fast each time.. Are there not other stores like amazon etc that have it in stock for less than retail or is it a Lego exclusive set? I would wait 5 of the 6 months before I would consider BL if its more expensive there in total.. Quote
hunnybunny Posted January 14 Posted January 14 7 hours ago, brickbride said: I'd say there's a fair chance of it being left out. The Clock Tower was paired with the Hospital Wing in the last two iterations (2018 and 2021 system) but we've already gotten the Hospital Wing. Of course I've been shouted down for that particular argument before, so YMMV. Well considering that Hospital Wing is not located in the Clock Tower I would say that is not an argument against us getting one, actually if it was planned in the first place in this modular system then it only makes sense to have separate sets. Of course it doesn't mean that we are getting one... On my priority list are central tower with gallery and bell towers. We already got great Clock and Astronomy towers which I can easily incorporate into my build but those two I bet will still be missing in the Eastern wing/Viaduct entrance set. Quote
Mom builds lego Posted January 14 Posted January 14 16 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said: Its not available in the US currently and while slated to retire this July so it could come back in stock, I'm becoming increasingly weary that it isn't actually already retired. I honestly don't care if it takes a month or two to get to me. And the seller says $85 to the US by sea and then a US carrier by road/plane to me which seems reasonable (guaranteed to be slow). Now it getting stuck at a port is what concerns me. Has anyone ever emailed Lego Customer Service about an out of stock set near retirement and actually got a definite answer if it will come back in stock? Have you checked for stock at the Lego retail stores? The online store in Canada lets you put in your address to check local stores for sold out items (sadly we don’t have any Lego Stores in Atlantic Canada). What about other toy retailers? In Canada we have Masrermind Toys and Toy R Us, there must be some other big toy retailers that might carry it. Best of luck getting Gringotts! Quote
RODDY Posted January 14 Posted January 14 12 hours ago, joeee said: Random question: Does anyone surmise TLG will NOT be making a clock tower for this iteration? I held out on getting the Grand Tower…I cannot commit until I hear word of my favorite building being included. Clocktower to me is the least likely building due to its positioning behind the Great Hall and Main Tower which would make it have an exposed back in essence ruining the silhouette of Hogwarts Lego is trying to achieve. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 14 Posted January 14 I would‘ve liked to see a Clocktower (despite it already having been remade twice), mostly because it would‘ve been a neat opportunity to get a new Gambledore. With the East Wing likely being based on CoS, maybe we‘ll be more lucky with another expansion set Quote
Vindicare Posted January 15 Posted January 15 (edited) Just finished building Hagrid & Harry’s Privet Drive Escape & have been trying to see who those Death Eater masks are. One looks to be Bellatrix…but I can’t find a list of masks & who wore them, if they’re not all generic or unnamed. Edited January 15 by Vindicare Quote
Tariq j Posted January 15 Posted January 15 On 1/14/2026 at 5:10 PM, BrickBob Studpants said: I would‘ve liked to see a Clocktower (despite it already having been remade twice), mostly because it would‘ve been a neat opportunity to get a new Gambledore. With the East Wing likely being based on CoS, maybe we‘ll be more lucky with another expansion set It is kind of insane how we’ve only had two figures of Gambon’s Dumbledore and the last one was 7(?) years ago. I would like to see a Clocktower (mainly because I didn’t get the last two!) but with two main POA scenes appearing in the Hospital Wing I’m not sure if they will do one. Obviously they could just put other scenes/rooms in the set but it would be a little odd given it’s mostly associated with POA. I also think what @RODDY said about the silhouette makes sense too. Quote
BacktoBricks Posted January 15 Posted January 15 28 minutes ago, Tariq j said: It is kind of insane how we’ve only had two figures of Gambon’s Dumbledore and the last one was 7(?) years ago. It really is when you put it like that! I'm currently listening to the new POA audible adaptation and it has renewed my want for a new fluffy Crookshanks. Re listening to the story has given me a new appreciation for that ginger furrball. Quote
Accio Lego Posted January 16 Posted January 16 5 hours ago, BacktoBricks said: I'm currently listening to the new POA audible adaptation and it has renewed my want for a new fluffy Crookshanks. Re listening to the story has given me a new appreciation for that ginger furrball. Personally very annoyed that they’ve done two different versions of Crookshanks but neither of them were particularly good. There are roosted and flying versions of Hedwig (both very accurate), a Pigwidgeon made just for the Owlery (he doesn’t even appear in the movies!), and while Scabbers is usually just the standard rat, the series 1 CMF included a unique version with a bald spot on the head. Crookshanks deserves an accurate version as well, but unless 76477 somehow includes him we’re out of luck for this year. That said, we do have decent odds of getting a new fluffy Mrs. Norris in the East Wing. Quote
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