Harry Potter 2020 - Rumors & Discussion

[Bugbot20082]

14 hours ago, Lionbear8 said:

I must say that's a pretty cool design.  Let's hope we at least get two more sets to connect to the current design. 

Thank you very much :)

If you are interested to see more of my concepts for the rest of the castle I have described them all in detail in a separate thread 

Edited January 18, 2020 by Bugbot20082

[Chocolate Frog]

I'd like to see a Minifigure of Harry moulded in clear plastic with a see-through invisibility cloak.

[(Insert Name Here)]

34 minutes ago, Taidehaamu said:

We will probably get some lesser students, possibly costume variants of teachers, maybe a Ministry of Magic Dolores Umbridge? Or a Hogsmeade McGonagall? 

I like those ideas. I like McGonagall's outdoor hat from the first two films, adds to her Scottishness.

[sebastian666]

Hi folks. I’ve followed this page for a couple years now, but this is my first post.

 

I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts. Thanks for keeping up a great thread.

 

Here are my 2020 predictions:

 

Feeding the Thestrals $20 (Harry, Luna, thestral, baby thestral, new owl mold, tree builds)

 

Ministry of Magic Duel $30 (Harry, Voldemort, gold centaur, wizard, goblin, house elf Fountain of Magical Brethren build)

 

Confrontation in the Forbidden Forest $40 (Harry, Hermione, Professor Umbridge, Firenze centaur, Bane centaur, tree builds)

 

Death Eater Attack $40 (Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, Death Eater, Harry, Sirius, the Veil build)

 

Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes $50 (Fred, George, Ginny, Tonks, Harry, Ron)

 

Durmstrang Ship $80 (Krum, Harry, Cedric, Fleur, Karkaroff, mermaid, giant squid build)

 

Hogwarts Astronomy Tower $100 (Room of Requirement interior with Harry, Cho, Dean, Neville, Ron, Hermione, and death eater dummies)

 

D2C Gringotts Bank $299 (w Goblin minifigs, Ukranian ironbelly dragon, and mine cart track feature)

 

Advent Calendar w Yule Ball theme 

 

CMF Series (predictions coming in separate post)

Edited January 18, 2020 by sebastian666

[Taidehaamu]

9 hours ago, (Insert Name Here) said:

I like those ideas. I like McGonagall's outdoor hat from the first two films, adds to her Scottishness.

I think the pattern for costume variants would be stuff that both distinct from the already existing versions and is outfits that would be unlikely to be included in a set. Like even if they make a Ministry or Magic escape I don't think they'll include Dolores, and even if they do a Hogsmeade I don't think they'll include Minerva. Thinking about it Igor Karkaroff probably has a good chance of being included in the new CMF. He wasn't in the last wave so it seems like it would make sense to include him now so people can add him to the Yule Ball, kinda fill out the cast a bit. Also all of these people would need new head gear molds so it makes sense to have them in the CMF.

[Accio Lego]

2 hours ago, Taidehaamu said:

I think the pattern for costume variants would be stuff that both distinct from the already existing versions and is outfits that would be unlikely to be included in a set. Like even if they make a Ministry or Magic escape I don't think they'll include Dolores, and even if they do a Hogsmeade I don't think they'll include Minerva. Thinking about it Igor Karkaroff probably has a good chance of being included in the new CMF. He wasn't in the last wave so it seems like it would make sense to include him now so people can add him to the Yule Ball, kinda fill out the cast a bit. Also all of these people would need new head gear molds so it makes sense to have them in the CMF.

‘What won’t appear in the sets?’ and ‘what will need a new mold?’ are good things to keep in mind when speculating about the CMF. But ‘what accessories would they have?’ Is also important, which is why I suspect that Lego will be saving Yule Ball variants for future advent calendars (which I’m certainly not going to complain about, since it will give them material for years to come). 

[Balrogofmorgoth]

Remember when the D2C Hogwarts was first revealed and some of us (myself included) complained about it because it was a different scale and we wanted it to just be the rest of Hogwarts at the regular scale to go with the Great Hall and Whomping Willow sets? I’m so glad it ended up being what it was. The set is beautiful and perfect as a stand alone display. Getting new sections of the castle at a regular scale every wave is perfect and it’s one of the best parts of getting new sets. It’s a great system and they have so much material to use for years because of it. I can’t believe I wanted it any other way

[Roebuck]

10 hours ago, sebastian666 said:

Feeding the Thestrals $20 (Harry, Luna, thestral, baby thestral, new owl mold, tree builds)

Welcome
That would be a set I would buy a lot of
You also has some other interesting guesses, but the ship is most likely not coming next year.. A D2C is not out of the question, if and of what remains to be seen
 

5 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Remember when the D2C Hogwarts was first revealed and some of us (myself included) complained about it because it was a different scale and we wanted it to just be the rest of Hogwarts at the regular scale to go with the Great Hall and Whomping Willow sets? I’m so glad it ended up being what it was. The set is beautiful and perfect as a stand alone display. Getting new sections of the castle at a regular scale every wave is perfect and it’s one of the best parts of getting new sets. It’s a great system and they have so much material to use for years because of it. I can’t believe I wanted it any other way

Be that as it may, I personally still hope the next D2C is system scale, since I prefer that scale and there are a lot of part from HP that can benefit fram a D2C treatment in system scale

 

[lego_guyon02]

9 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Remember when the D2C Hogwarts was first revealed and some of us (myself included) complained about it because it was a different scale and we wanted it to just be the rest of Hogwarts at the regular scale to go with the Great Hall and Whomping Willow sets? I’m so glad it ended up being what it was. The set is beautiful and perfect as a stand alone display. Getting new sections of the castle at a regular scale every wave is perfect and it’s one of the best parts of getting new sets. It’s a great system and they have so much material to use for years because of it. I can’t believe I wanted it any other way

I agree, I don't want to have to buy a 450 euro set just to complete my minifigure scale Hogwarts

3 hours ago, Roebuck said:

Be that as it may, I personally still hope the next D2C is system scale, since I prefer that scale and there are a lot of part from HP that can benefit fram a D2C treatment in system scale

If a future D2C set is based on Hogwarts I'd like it to be nanoscale (so you don't have to pay such a big price just to complete your minifig scale castle) but a non-Hogwarts D2C should definetely be minifigure scale

14 hours ago, sebastian666 said:

Feeding the Thestrals $20 (Harry, Luna, thestral, baby thestral, new owl mold, tree builds)

Ministry of Magic Duel $30 (Harry, Voldemort, gold centaur, wizard, goblin, house elf Fountain of Magical Brethren build)

Confrontation in the Forbidden Forest $40 (Harry, Hermione, Professor Umbridge, Firenze centaur, Bane centaur, tree builds)

Death Eater Attack $40 (Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, Death Eater, Harry, Sirius, the Veil build)

Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes $50 (Fred, George, Ginny, Tonks, Harry, Ron)

Durmstrang Ship $80 (Krum, Harry, Cedric, Fleur, Karkaroff, mermaid, giant squid build)

First of all, welcome to Eurobricks! Some of your predictions are really good, I'd buy that Thestral set instantly! 

I don't really see a Durmstrang Ship happening this year and I feel like your 2 Ministry sets would be better if they were combined into just 1 set. In your Forbidden Forest set I'd rather see Grawp as the build, maybe with 1-2 small trees (same style as last years Dementor set). WWW should definetely be larger than a $50 set

[Huigberts Builds]

3 hours ago, Guyon2002 said:

I agree, I don't want to have to buy a 450 euro set just to complete my minifigure scale Hogwarts

If a future D2C set is based on Hogwarts I'd like it to be nanoscale (so you don't have to pay such a big price just to complete your minifig scale castle) but a non-Hogwarts D2C should definetely be minifigure scale

Yeah I agree. I was disappointed when I heard it was Nano scale, but in the end I didn't even had the money to buy it since I already spend all my most on regular sets. Only wished I didn't had to miss out on the founders.

Anyway when do you guys think we will see more news on the sets? Around April or something?

Also is the cmf series 2 still rumored to happen this year?

[lego_guyon02]

Just now, Huigberts Builds said:

Yeah I agree. I was disappointed when I heard it was Nano scale, but in the end I didn't even had the money to buy it since I already spend all my most on regular sets. Only wished I didn't had to miss out on the founders.

Anyway when do you guys think we will see more news on the sets? Around April or something?

Also is the cmf series 2 still rumored to happen this year?

Last year we got some very accurate info from LTF from TheRandomBlocker but he left the forum months ago so I doubt we'll see/hear anything HP related from LTF.

Official announcements should come somewhere in May so the leaks can technically start happening any day now. The CMF is coming in either august or september (most likely august)

[Balrogofmorgoth]

Speaking of CMF accessories, does anyone else really want a molded sword of Gryffindor?? That would be fantastic

[lego_guyon02]

1 hour ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Speaking of CMF accessories, does anyone else really want a molded sword of Gryffindor?? That would be fantastic

I'd like it but it's not high on my priority list, with everthing we're still missing I'm completely fine with the current version

[Bugbot20082]

22 hours ago, sebastian666 said:

Here are my 2020 predictions:

 

Feeding the Thestrals $20 

 

Ministry of Magic Duel $30 

 

Confrontation in the Forbidden Forest $40

 

Death Eater Attack $40 

 

Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes $50

 

Durmstrang Ship $80

 

Hogwarts Astronomy Tower $100

 

D2C Gringotts Bank $299 

 

Your set list is very good, includes some very similar choices to my own list (see below). I like the idea of having Lake-Task figures etc in with the ship as it makes sense budget wise.

My list for the first 4 sets for this year are as follows:

Smallest set <£20: Voldemort & Dumbledore’s duel at the fountain in the ministry of magic. Only 3 figures, one of which is a statue (no Harry). A side build is a large fire snake.

Medium set £30-£50 

Battle at the archway in the department of Mysteries. 5-6 minifigures including exclusive variations of Lucius and Sirius.

Large set £50-£80

The Burrow. Lots of the Weasley family. This could also be a Harry-free set.  

Flagship set £90+

Most predictions are the Astronomy Tower so I’ll go for something different: Castle section (Bell towers of the Long Gallery) with interior based on OotP like this concept I made: 

 

Then later in the year I would hope for these two same as your list:

 

Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes £60

Durmstrang Ship/ Lake Task £80

 

Edited January 19, 2020 by Bugbot20082

[Huigberts Builds]

1 hour ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Speaking of CMF accessories, does anyone else really want a molded sword of Gryffindor?? That would be fantastic

I agree, as well as either new molded or printed pieces for the horcruxes. And maybe a specialised mold for the elder wand, considering its importance and since it had a different model from the other wands in the Lego games. Other than those I can't really think of anymore items that would really require a new mold. Well maybe the brooms.

Anyway the only logical cmf inclusion for that sword would be with deathly hallows Neville, since I don't think they will do a new mold for the sets.

[Bugbot20082]

1 hour ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Speaking of CMF accessories, does anyone else really want a molded sword of Gryffindor?? That would be fantastic

I can see that possibly happening in the further future, such as a Harry Potter CMF series 3. It could be dual moulded with trans red to get the gem detail :)

I would include it with a ‘Deathly Hallows part 1’ version of Ron, along with the deluminator (Lego friends pen recoloured).

[Balrogofmorgoth]

I also feel like Albert Runcorn, Mafalda Hopkirk, and Reg Cattermole would make excellent CMF candidates. I’m curious how many films will be covered in CMF series 2

[Accio Lego]

1 hour ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

I also feel like Albert Runcorn, Mafalda Hopkirk, and Reg Cattermole would make excellent CMF candidates. I’m curious how many films will be covered in CMF series 2

Good thought! I didn’t even think of the DH1 polyjuiced forms as potential Golden trio variants for the CMF. 
 

Because getting new versions of Harry, Ron and Hermione is pretty much guaranteed in a Harry Potter CMF. But because they’re also pretty constant staples in the sets it makes it hard to choose variations that will stay exclusive, and Lego already played the fancy but generic Hogwarts robes in series 1. 
 

My personal guess for trio variants in series 2 was the CoS polyjuice scene - both because it would give us Crabbe and Goyle and because cat Hermione would need some new molds. The biggest question I had about that being realistic is the same one you had - what movies will this CMF cover. 
 

Series 1 pretty exclusively covered characters introduced in movies 1-4, with the notable exceptions of Luna and the Fantastic Beasts characters. Series 2 could easily focus on movies 5-8, but after the Disney series 2 threw my predictions out of wack so much I’m not inclined to take previous precedent as gospel, so I think there’s still good odds we’ll get characters like Sprout (the only head of house left to be updated), Pomfrey, Lockhart, etc. 

[Ultron]

6 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Speaking of CMF accessories, does anyone else really want a molded sword of Gryffindor?? That would be fantastic

It's really iconic to the series so I'd say it's more than deserved. 

[Balrogofmorgoth]

I honestly think the exclusive book minifigure is going to be a variant of a character we’ve already gotten. Not that I mind at all, the more variants the better, but I just don’t really see them introducing a new character as a book exclusive

[Accio Lego]

3 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

I honestly think the exclusive book minifigure is going to be a variant of a character we’ve already gotten. Not that I mind at all, the more variants the better, but I just don’t really see them introducing a new character as a book exclusive

Doesn’t mean it won’t still be a new character. One theory I’ve seen floating around is that it’ll be a Lockhart variant (with a different one appearing in the CMF). 

[lego_guyon02]

8 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

I also feel like Albert Runcorn, Mafalda Hopkirk, and Reg Cattermole would make excellent CMF candidates. I’m curious how many films will be covered in CMF series 2

I think they're too obscure compared to a lot of other characters we're still missing. Most people (general customers) don't know who those characters are unless you tell them exactly from what scene they come from. Even I, as a HP fan, sometimes forget their names. Getting obscure charactes is nice but I think lego will go for the more recognizable ones

7 hours ago, Accio Lego said:

and Lego already played the fancy but generic Hogwarts robes in series 1. 

I'd definetely like to see more of those robed characters in the CMF, albeit from the other houses. Although it's not as bad as with the previous incarnations of lego harry potter Gryffindor is still over-represented

4 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

I honestly think the exclusive book minifigure is going to be a variant of a character we’ve already gotten. Not that I mind at all, the more variants the better, but I just don’t really see them introducing a new character as a book exclusive

A variant as a book exclusive is always better than a character. Some people don't like paying 20$ for a book they don't want just to get a single minifigure

1 hour ago, Accio Lego said:

One theory I’ve seen floating around is that it’ll be a Lockhart variant (with a different one appearing in the CMF). 

That's pretty much the only theory we've seen that actually makes sense

[Accio Lego]

1 hour ago, Guyon2002 said:

I'd definetely like to see more of those robed characters in the CMF, albeit from the other houses. Although it's not as bad as with the previous incarnations of lego harry potter Gryffindor is still over-represented

Oh, I 100% agree. We definitely need those robes for all the other houses (my biggest dilemma about the CMF is whether I’d rather get Ravenclaw robes Luna or Quidditch fan Luna - who knows, maybe we’ll get lucky and one will be the book exclusive). I was only saying we wouldn’t get robes again in regards to the golden trio, who are guaranteed to appear in some variation or other in series 2. 

[Gorilla94]

I think polyjuce Crabbe and Goyle are quite likely. The two are missing and could offer different Torso Prints for their houses robes like the 4 versions of the first series.

Griffendor's sword would be a punch in the face of Middle Eart Fans, who never got Glamdring, Narsil or Orcrist... I get why Lego would not do a Heugrimm, but the first 3 were really neccessary. On the other hand i'd i'd be glad to get anything for the Castle theme...

[Balrogofmorgoth]

2 hours ago, Gorilla94 said:

I think polyjuce Crabbe and Goyle are quite likely. The two are missing and could offer different Torso Prints for their houses robes like the 4 versions of the first series.

Griffendor's sword would be a punch in the face of Middle Eart Fans, who never got Glamdring, Narsil or Orcrist... I get why Lego would not do a Heugrimm, but the first 3 were really neccessary. On the other hand i'd i'd be glad to get anything for the Castle theme...

As much as I agree we should have gotten more sword molds for LOTR, I would never want them to withhold new molds for one theme just because another didn’t get them