Black Numenorean Posted June 19, 2018 The worst news ever on this wave. 350 dollars for nano minifies and a "architecture set". Not for me. My bad, it broke my day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikhkin Posted June 19, 2018 Just now, Kneel Before Bane said: And not once did you post about wanting a micro scale before the leak today No, but I also haven't spent much time on here since about November (when the Diner modular was announced). People can want things but not talk about them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueberryWaffles Posted June 19, 2018 Guess this will be an easy pass. Not a huge problem for me, I'm looking forward to seeing how they expand their minifig sized Hogwarts throughout further waves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yochip Posted June 19, 2018 I’m not really sure what people were expecting. Hogwarts is gigantic, there’s no way to accurately do it in minifigure scale in d2c quality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duffyoran Posted June 19, 2018 Personally after hearing the news I dont think the price of the Hogwarts will be €350-€450 because The Simpsons house & The Kwik E Mart were only €200 and they had roughly around 2,500 pieces I cant see them using anymore pieces than that in the USC Hogwarts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenNinja3000 Posted June 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, Kneel Before Bane said: Clearly people wanted a minifig scale castle so yes they are ignoring what we want? Find one person who was asking for a micro scale over a minifig scale. Feel free to read through the last 200 pages of this discussion. I don’t like the idea of a micro scale right now (although I love the Helicarrier so maybe they’ll pull it off) but I have definitely seen people asking if it was a possibility earlier in this forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spader Posted June 19, 2018 Well praying the CMF brings me better tidings than Hogwarts..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SheldonF Posted June 19, 2018 Yeah. Can you imagine the sheer size of a Mini-fig scale Hogwarts? To do it justice you'd need like 10k+ parts easily. Not to mention the footprint it would create. Many people skipped the coaster cause of space reasons alone. Now think of Hogwarts. Before judging people should wait to see what it looks like. Technic Bugatti had the same issue where all of a sudden people who thought they wouldn't buy it before pictures decided they would after pictures. I'm willing to bet the same thing will happen with this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whovastron Posted June 19, 2018 Just now, SheldonF said: Yeah. Can you imagine the sheer size of a Mini-fig scale Hogwarts? To do it justice you'd need like 10k+ parts easily. Not to mention the footprint it would create. Many people skipped the coaster cause of space reasons alone. Now think of Hogwarts. Before judging people should wait to see what it looks like. Technic Bugatti had the same issue where all of a sudden people who thought they wouldn't buy it before pictures decided they would after pictures. I'm willing to bet the same thing will happen with this. We didn’t expect a minifig scale set though, that’s the thing. We expected a system-scale Set like the great hall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yochip Posted June 19, 2018 You guys want a minifigure-scale Hogwarts? Wait for LEGO to release all the connecting pieces of it in future retail sets because that’s the only way it was ever going to happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kneel Before Bane Posted June 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, GoldenNinja3000 said: Feel free to read through the last 200 pages of this discussion. I don’t like the idea of a micro scale right now (although I love the Helicarrier so maybe they’ll pull it off) but I have definitely seen people asking if it was a possibility earlier in this forum. People discussing if its micro scale and actually wanting a micro scale set are two entirely different things Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BacktoBricks Posted June 19, 2018 34 minutes ago, Khscarymovie4 said: Wow, well my hope for this set just died down a lot ... Oh well, that rumored UCS Cloud City set is looking better now. Mine too :( But yes, the idea of two major large sets releasing at the end of the year was rather daunting to my purse, so every cloud :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balrogofmorgoth Posted June 19, 2018 I don’t think anyone was expecting a minifig scale Hogwarts. What we want is a Hogwarts to scale with the other two Hogwarts sets being released. If that’s what is meant by “micro scale” then great! If micro scale means it’s really small and doesn’t connect to the other sets then screw that. It’s a total waste. I can’t believe LEGO would be that stupid though. I’ve been monitoring most sites that get leaks and I’ve seen nothing to confirm this. What I want is a Hogwarts set with the rumored $500-$600 price that connects to the other two sets and comes with about as many minifigs as the Death Star. That’s what we should get, that’s what 99 out of 100 people want, it would make no sense for LEGO to release a smaller scale that doesn’t relate to the other sets or even come with a nice range of minifigs. Nanofigs are utterly useless except for ant man. This would be an insane disappointment and LEGO would lose a lot of sales. Maybe 1 out of 100 people would want that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pearson Posted June 19, 2018 I believe that the terms “minifig scale” and “system scale” are typically used interchangeably on this thread to mean the scale of Hogwarts Great Hall and Whomping Willow sets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balrogofmorgoth Posted June 19, 2018 Honestly, I’m angry with LEGO for making fans wait so long for any information. If you’re releasing an expensive set like this, you have to give people time to save for it instead of revealing it a week before the release. There’s no reason we don’t have any factual information on this supposed D2C set. It’s infuriating. We all want to know what we’re saving for! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikhkin Posted June 19, 2018 Just now, Balrogofmorgoth said: Honestly, I’m angry with LEGO for making fans wait so long for any information. If you’re releasing an expensive set like this, you have to give people time to save for it instead of revealing it a week before the release. There’s no reason we don’t have any factual information on this supposed D2C set. It’s infuriating. We all want to know what we’re saving for! Actually, there is a perfectly good reason. Chinese companies have started producing knock-offs faster and faster. Lego don't want them getting them out before the official release. They're even more careful when it comes to licensed sets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yochip Posted June 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Balrogofmorgoth said: I don’t think anyone was expecting a minifig scale Hogwarts. What we want is a Hogwarts to scale with the other two Hogwarts sets being released. If that’s what is meant by “micro scale” then great! If micro scale means it’s really small and doesn’t connect to the other sets then screw that. It’s a total waste. I can’t believe LEGO would be that stupid though. I’ve been monitoring most sites that get leaks and I’ve seen nothing to confirm this. What I want is a Hogwarts set with the rumored $500-$600 price that connects to the other two sets and comes with about as many minifigs as the Death Star. That’s what we should get, that’s what 99 out of 100 people want, it would make no sense for LEGO to release a smaller scale that doesn’t relate to the other sets or even come with a nice range of minifigs. Nanofigs are utterly useless except for ant man. This would be an insane disappointment and LEGO would lose a lot of sales. Maybe 1 out of 100 people would want that. But why on earth would they release in incomplete $500 set of Hogwarts when they could release the other pieces in future retail sets, if they really want this to be an evergreen line. A lot of d2c sets are just display pieces that look really nice but aren’t minifigure compatible. Frankly I could see a lot of people wanting a detailed, complete model of Hogwarts, even if they can’t “play” with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenNinja3000 Posted June 19, 2018 22 minutes ago, SheldonF said: Yeah. Can you imagine the sheer size of a Mini-fig scale Hogwarts? To do it justice you'd need like 10k+ parts easily. Not to mention the footprint it would create. Many people skipped the coaster cause of space reasons alone. Now think of Hogwarts. Before judging people should wait to see what it looks like. Technic Bugatti had the same issue where all of a sudden people who thought they wouldn't buy it before pictures decided they would after pictures. I'm willing to bet the same thing will happen with this. I’m sure I’ll like this set once pictures are revealed but right now I’m disappointed by the news and upset that it’s not figure compatible. I think I’ll still end up getting it though because I don’t have a problem with the micro scale Helicarrier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yochip Posted June 19, 2018 (edited) Everyone who wants a system-scale Hogwarts should just be patient because we probably are getting that, just in seperate chunks, starting in a few weeks with the Great Hall and Womping Willow sets. Edited June 19, 2018 by Yochip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spader Posted June 19, 2018 Just now, Yochip said: Everyone who wants a system-scale Hogwarts should just be patient because we probably are getting that, just in seperate chunks, starting in a few weeks with the Great Hall and Womping Willow sets. fingers crossed for a new chamber of secrets...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balrogofmorgoth Posted June 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Yochip said: But why on earth would they release in incomplete $500 set of Hogwarts when they could release the other pieces in future retail sets, if they really want this to be an evergreen line. A lot of d2c sets are just display pieces that look really nice but aren’t minifigure compatible. Frankly I could see a lot of people wanting a detailed, complete model of Hogwarts, even if they can’t “play” with it. I don’t care about playing with it but looks the Star Wars UCS sets. The Death Star for example, isn’t minifig scale, but still has an interior and comes with a ton of minifigures. I would love a full, detailed Hogwarts, but not at the cost of size and minifigures. If the scale is any smaller than the other two system scale sets, it’s not really worth it, it’s like a mini build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terrasher Posted June 19, 2018 Moc of a microscale Hogwarts. Looks cool. Something to get the imaginative speculatron going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balrogofmorgoth Posted June 19, 2018 Look, if it ends up being microscale then I’m happy for those who wanted that. I really am, there’s nothing better than LEGO exceeding our expectations and giving us exactly what we want. I honestly think the vast majority of people, including myself, don’t want that though. If it comes with minifigures as well, especially exclusive ones, I’ll get it. If it’s just a tiny scale Hogwarts with nothing but nanofigs for $300 or more, I will definitely pass. Good for those of you who won’t, if it’s what you want. I, personally, was hoping for something much better, and will be thoroughly disappointed if this new rumor is true. I don’t understand why we haven’t gotten any leaks yet, and I hope LEGO reveals it soon so we can all know for sure. I’m very sick of all the speculation, guesswork, and rumors. I want concrete evidence on what this is and I hope it comes soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kristin W Posted June 19, 2018 July 1 is definite for US customers as sets 75953 (Willow), 75954 (Great Hall) & 75956 (Quidditch) are now visible on lego shop @ home. No 75955 (Hogwarts Express) as of yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falconfan1414 Posted June 19, 2018 So the micro scale figures are out. You can see people like Lupin in the bag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
