BrickBob Studpants Posted May 21 Posted May 21 Extra torsos (torsi?) have never really been a thing though, apart from the Queer Eye set perhaps, but there they served as clothes (with hands attached ). At that point, they might as well have included them as proper minifigs. Quote
Legofan04 Posted May 21 Posted May 21 Hunh. The lack of extra Slytherin torsos is interesting. I guess the assumption is that kids would have other sets with the torsos. While I wish they were included here, @BrickBob Studpants is right that it's never been a thing that Lego has done. Even in the Harry potter sets where an extra torso has been included its been done either to be a part of a mannequin or as part of a "build your own Hogwarts student" type of thing. If a sacrifice to any of the characters were to be made, I wish Lego would have traded Lee Jordon for another Slytherin student. Lee's the only inclusion that doesn't relate to the scenes being portrayed ( at least as far as I can recall). Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted May 21 Posted May 21 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Legofan04 said: If a sacrifice to any of the characters were to be made, I wish Lego would have traded Lee Jordon for another Slytherin student. Lee's the only inclusion that doesn't relate to the scenes being portrayed ( at least as far as I can recall). Sure, but getting Lee with a proper hairpiece is not to be scoffed at either I‘m still glad they gave use the „wrong“ hairpiece 3 years ago though, as the Hobbit hair in black wouldn‘t exist otherwise. Edited May 21 by BrickBob Studpants Quote
Gorilla94 Posted May 21 Posted May 21 (edited) I have to say I am happy to have all the House Ghosts and even 2 unexpected teachers now. Additions like printed arms for McGonnagal and Snape are neat. I can moc the Astronomy tower myself using Sinistra from the last castle and upgrade all of the interiors besides the allready 100% perfect portions classroom.... The only 2 official things desperately missing by now in my opinion are Crookshanks and printed medium legs for Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Guess it's time for my next custom printing project... If they are casting a cat at least somewhat similar to the books there might be a slight chance we get it with the series sets. Edited May 21 by Gorilla94 Quote
karrit Posted May 21 Posted May 21 With all the different sets I've bought over the years I'm sure I have plenty of Slytherin Torsos that can be used to make Crabbe & Goyle. They may not be the correct ones but if all else fails I can use the ones from the old Polyjuice set. Yes it would have been nice of them to include them in this expensive set but they don't seem to be very generous anymore. Quote
Legofan04 Posted May 21 Posted May 21 1 hour ago, karrit said: Yes it would have been nice of them to include them in this expensive set but they don't seem to be very generous anymore. It's not necessarily a thing of LEGO not being generous in this case, as LEGO doesn't provide extra torsos in general, with a couple of exceptions, and really never has, even going as far back as 2002 with the original Slytherin common room, where it's Slytherin and no Gryffindor robes. The Polyjuice potion set from 2021 also only gives Slytherin robes, but there it doesn't matter as its only one scene being portrayed. Here, there is the Slytherin common room scene but that's the only scene in which extra robes would be needed as in all the scenes ron and Harry are in their own house robes Quote
Mom builds lego Posted May 21 Posted May 21 8 hours ago, BacktoBricks said: The lack of Slytherin torsos, as cheap as they may be on the secondary market, is total cost cutting in my opinion because whilst Millicent can be done with out, the whole point of Harry and Ron transforming into Crabbe and Goyle was so they could go and quiz Draco Malfoy. So kids won't be able to play out the literal point of the transformation all for the sake of a couple of extra torsos and little legs. What about using Tom’s torso instead of Draco? I know it’s the wrong length legs but at least you would still have Draco for the scene. I have 3 poly juice potion mistake sets so I might use those versions for Crabbe and Goyle. Quote
brickbride Posted May 22 Posted May 22 6 hours ago, Legofan04 said: and really never has, even going as far back as 2002 with the original Slytherin common room, where it's Slytherin and no Gryffindor robes. The Polyjuice potion set from 2021 also only gives Slytherin robes, but there it doesn't matter as its only one scene being portrayed. Why would the scene in 2002 have required Gryffindor robes? It showed Harry and Ron already transformed while talking to Draco. The 2021 scene showed the moment of transformatiion. Again Slytherin robes nade sense. Here, if you have polyjuiced Harry and Ron then Slytherin robes should have been provided. They already cheaped out IMO by giving us both pre-catheaded Hermione and Millicent (whose sole plot significance consists of providing the cat hair) without her cat. Quote
Legofan04 Posted May 22 Posted May 22 2 hours ago, brickbride said: gain Slytherin robes nade sense. But they didn't include Gryffindor ones, which then should have also been included in the set, was the point, and you just made my point. Lego was being cheap then. 2 hours ago, brickbride said: Here, if you have polyjuiced Harry and Ron then Slytherin robes should have been provided. They already cheaped out IMO by giving us both pre-catheaded Hermione and Millicent (whose sole plot significance consists of providing the cat hair) without her cat. You never even see that cat in the movie Nor is that featured in the book because Herminone takes the hair off Millicent's robes. So how on earth is that Lego cheapening out? Also, Herminoe doesn't have a cat head when the trio discovers a petrified Mrs. Norris, a scene that the set is also trying to re-create. Quote
RODDY Posted May 22 Posted May 22 13 hours ago, Legofan04 said: You never even see that cat in the movie Nor is that featured in the book because Herminone takes the hair off Millicent's robes. So how on earth is that Lego cheapening out? Also, Herminoe doesn't have a cat head when the trio discovers a petrified Mrs. Norris, a scene that the set is also trying to re-create. Ontop of that Hermoine does actually come with her Polyjuice cat form, she has a double sided face print. Quote
Gorilla94 Posted May 23 Posted May 23 11 hours ago, RODDY said: Ontop of that Hermoine does actually come with her Polyjuice cat form, she has a double sided face print. Well, to be fair the faceprint looks severly inferior and her cat head was a headgear piece. They could have easily given her both with pretty much all car sets I ever had came with a driver's helmet and hairpiece. Glad I'm owning the old version. Quote
RODDY Posted May 23 Posted May 23 (edited) 11 hours ago, Gorilla94 said: Well, to be fair the faceprint looks severly inferior and her cat head was a headgear piece. They could have easily given her both with pretty much all car sets I ever had came with a driver's helmet and hairpiece. Glad I'm owning the old version. I was just stating that Polyjuice Hermoine exists in the East Wing which original comment denied even existed. Sure the old one is significantly better I won’t deny it but to compare it to the drivers helmet is not an apt comparison because the helmet is still readily in production. The cat headpiece is currently out of production so they’d need the budget to resurrect it again. So I’m fine with the face if it means we don’t have sacrifice say Ms. Norris for it. Edited May 23 by RODDY Quote
Gorilla94 Posted May 23 Posted May 23 (edited) 2 hours ago, RODDY said: So I’m fine with the face if it means we don’t have sacrifice say Ms. Norris for it. Me too, but to be honest i'dd be fine with them not including Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid and Dumbledore in the whole system owning superior versions already. For new buyers it is pretty bad in my opinion. Edited May 23 by Gorilla94 Quote
Legofan04 Posted May 23 Posted May 23 27 minutes ago, Gorilla94 said: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid and Dumbledore in the whole system owning superior versions already. For new buyers it is pretty bad in my opinion. So a Harry Potter set without any of the main characters? Lego's never done that, unless I'm misunderstanding what you're saying. Lego's done great versions of them in the sets, and even if kids and new buyers want them since they're part of the scenes being represented. Quote
Gorilla94 Posted May 23 Posted May 23 50 minutes ago, Legofan04 said: So a Harry Potter set without any of the main characters? Lego's never done that, unless I'm misunderstanding what you're saying. Lego's done great versions of them in the sets, and even if kids and new buyers want them since they're part of the scenes being represented. You were misunderstanding. I said as an adult collector I am also fine with certain things being a huge downgrade because I have the superior things already and get a few new things like a more accurate Mrs. Norris. I just think it sucks for the newcomers to get an ugly face print instead of the old moulded headgear. Leaving out the core characters was a exaggeration of the point "I own the good old one. I'm fine". Of course they have to be included, because not everyone already has a dozen of Harries... Quote
mark1991t Posted May 23 Posted May 23 1 hour ago, Legofan04 said: So a Harry Potter set without any of the main characters? Lego's never done that, Are you sure? Quote
Mom builds lego Posted May 24 Posted May 24 (edited) 2 hours ago, Legofan04 said: So a Harry Potter set without any of the main characters? Lego's never done that Sure they have! Not typically but it’s been done; the Beauxbatons carriage, the House Banners for Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, Hogwarts Moments books for Potions and Herbology, poly bags like Quidditch Practice (the one with Cho) and Draco in the Forbidden Forest, GWP like ROR, Gringotts Vault, Borgin and Burkes Floo, the Wizarding World mini fig accessory pack (man I wish we could more of those!) plus all those buildable things like the pixie, Buckbeak, Dobby, etc. Edited May 24 by Mom builds lego Quote
Legofan04 Posted May 24 Posted May 24 4 hours ago, Gorilla94 said: said as an adult collector I am also fine with certain things being a huge downgrade because I have the superior things already and get a few new things like a more accurate Mrs. Norris. I just think it sucks for the newcomers to get an ugly face print instead of the old moulded headgear. Ohhh, I understand. Yeah, what was nice about the previous mold was that it was more proportionally accurate to the fil than the new face print. 3 hours ago, Mom builds lego said: Sure they have! Not typically but it’s been done; the Beauxbatons carriage, the House Banners for Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, Hogwarts Moments books for Potions and Herbology, poly bags like Quidditch Practice (the one with Cho) and Draco in the Forbidden Forest, GWP like ROR, Gringotts Vault, Borgin and Burkes Floo, the Wizarding World mini fig accessory pack (man I wish we could more of those!) plus all those buildable things like the pixie, Buckbeak, Dobby, etc. I was talking about regular system sets (so no polybags, gift with purchases, buildable figures however I should have been more specific) but yeah. I forgot about the book and banners, and Draco in the Forbidden Forest. The Beaxbaton carriage, though, wasn't included, as the comment being responded to was about Hagrid and Dummbledore, and I included them as main characters mainly because LEGO seems to. After all, the first Hagrid's hut came with just Dumbledore and Hagrid Quote
Accio Lego Posted May 24 Posted May 24 51 minutes ago, Legofan04 said: Ohhh, I understand. Yeah, what was nice about the previous mold was that it was more proportionally accurate to the fil than the new face print. I was talking about regular system sets (so no polybags, gift with purchases, buildable figures however I should have been more specific) but yeah. I forgot about the book and banners, and Draco in the Forbidden Forest. The Beaxbaton carriage, though, wasn't included, as the comment being responded to was about Hagrid and Dummbledore, and I included them as main characters mainly because LEGO seems to. After all, the first Hagrid's hut came with just Dumbledore and Hagrid Well if you don’t count the original Beauxbatons Carriage then you still have to count the Triwizard Arrival set since it included Crouch Sr. instead of Hagrid. Quote
Legofan04 Posted May 24 Posted May 24 2 hours ago, Accio Lego said: Then you still have to count the Triwizard Arrival set since it included Crouch Sr. instead of Hagrid. Dang, I forgot about that one too, which is sad because I own the set and it sits on my writing desk Quote
Clone OPatra Posted May 24 Posted May 24 Also 76395 First Flying Lesson (wouldn't count Neville as a main). And if we want to go way back, the OG Durmstrang Ship, the original Dobby's Release, the PoA DADA Classroom, Draco's Encounter with Buckbeak, and Quality Quidditch Supplies. Quote
RODDY Posted May 25 Posted May 25 ONE MORE WEEK TILL THE RELEASE OF THE EAST WING, GIVE IT UP FOR ONE MORE WEEK! Quote
Gorilla94 Posted May 26 Posted May 26 Another question: do you guys use custom prints and pieces? I like Brickwarrior's wizard sleeves upgrade for robes and got a bunch of different printed potions for example. Quote
mark1991t Posted May 26 Posted May 26 I use custom prints from the German store Steindrucker to replace stickers in sets. I have done it with all my sets they have prints for so far. Harry Potter and other. Quote
BrickMatit Posted May 27 Posted May 27 A user on Reddit put some images from the East Wing booklet ( ). Flying Lesson isn't officially connected, and at this point, considering it's scheduled to be retired at the end of the year, it won't be shown. The Great Hall will be retired soon—the expected date is the end of July—and, again, given how iconic it is, I doubt there will be a new set in the future without it. This could mean the current castle end. Quote
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