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I watched that one myself last night too and found that point interesting. I think either colour can work depending on the reference material, but I do think the official box art and digital renders are misleading with the colour making it look medium blue, hence why we all didn't seem to realise. Also of note to me was the fact that not only is Ron's torso new, but Harry's is too; they've got rid of the pocket outlines on his check shirt and moved the creases a bit. I tried watching the scenes from the movie last night to see if this is actually a downgrade but honestly couldn't make out if he has pockets in his shirt or not, so I guess it doesn't really matter! If this hadn't of been pointed out though I certainly wouldn't have noticed unless I had both figures side by side, which makes me wonder why Lego would spend budget on reprinting these figs. I can only think it's to encourage collectors to buy a set they otherwise might not so as to get every minifigure as otherwise I see absolutely no reason for them to have changed. I like the cream printing and softer lines on Ron's torso for instance, but I think the old darker colour torso was actually more accurate. Speaking of minifigures, another change I wouldn't have realised without seeing the minifigures side by side is the fact that McGonagall actually has entirely new printing; she not only has the new arm printing, but the dress pattern is slightly different and the swirls on her dress are more silvery. Overall, I think this is a great wave and I'm really looking forward to seeing what the summer wave brings in terms of minifigure quality. There's definitely some downgrades in this March wave (looking firmly at you, plain legged Filch), but McGonagall really is superb and I would love to see that quality in say a PS Dumbledore in the Great Hall set for instance.

£194.99 in the UK apparently. I'm super surprised that Prince Florian was included in the set let alone the Witch. I think they could well have got away with just including Snow White and the Dwarves, so it's really interesting to see them throw in the other minifigures when they could have taken a 'you want the other minifigures, you buy the other sets approach'.

If any minifigure stands out to me from the Falcon line up it's the Gungan in the supposedly blue outfit. Now it's probably a character from whatever new media this set is taking inspiration from, but it would be hilarious if Lego gave us Dark Jar Jar.

I'm going to guess and say it's because the three sets that printed pieced came in retired last year and are no longer in production so Lego didn't want to keep producing it just for this one set. I agree it would have been better to use the printed piece, but I think it's an example of costs and production considerations (i.e. Only so many Lego pieces can be kept in production at the same time due to both factory space/machines) over what would have been the very best for the set. Over all, I think this is the weakest Harry Potter Brickheadz for me. There's nothing particularly wrong with Sirius, Harry, the Stag or the Dementor, but I'm not feeling Hermione at all. Her hair colour is too light for me; yes, in some scenes you may think it a more accurate match for her hair colouring, but her hair is no real lighter in POA than any of the other movies and Lego has consistently used reddish brown for her hair since the reboot for both minifigures and Brickheadz so why change it now? I think the one time they switched her hair colouring was in the hiatus before the reboot with that Dimensions minifigure, but they never continued with that hair colour so I don't understand the need to change it again here. Add to that the fact that the pinks on her torso feel far to bright and I'm just not seeing Hermione at all. As @Accio Lego points out, even the ring is weak imitation of the Time Turner. The Dementor is probably my favourite of the bunch, but I wouldn't get the pack just for that one and don't collect the BrickHeadz anyway. And I can see why Ron has been shafted again with the lineup being post Shrieking Shack, but that being said it would have been more interesting to ditch Hermione and Harry too I think and put Remus and Pettigrew in there instead.

Or Padme. Four minifigures would be crazy considering how many standard minifigures are rumoured to be in the Peridea set for example and the Tantive set with an anniversary minifigure.

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/themes/star-wars/lego-star-wars-anniversary?icmp=TH-SHQL-Standard-star-wars_ql_anniversary-TH-SW-4G2GSU540K

That's an interesting spot about the Sith Infiltrator @Flawless Cowboy. I do hope Anakin isn't replacing any of the other rumored minifigures, especially as the Tantive hallway has more minifigures for a lesser price point, but it did always feel weird to me that the little troublemaker himself wouldn't be appearing in any TPM anniversary sets. If he is in there as well as the others it will probably be a sure buy for me just for the minifigures.

Tiago has a video out with footage from when he went to Billund last year and got to see the March sets early.

These midi ships aren't for me, but I'm sure there are plenty of collectors and even non Lego fans who will buy these simply for the ability to have compact displays of renowned ships. Throwing a figure into each would have undoubtedly increased their sales numbers, but I think it's testament to Lego's confidence in the display market and their core product (i.e. Lego as a building product not a minifigure market) that there are no minifigures included. It's also refreshing for a minifigure collector like myself to not have to consider buying a small display model I don't want just to get a figure. A great little lineup for sure and so good to see some prequel representation in the line from the off.

Dopey was my favourite dwarf as a kid followed only closely by good old Grumpy. That being said, I can't say this figure is really giving me Dopey vibes, but I appreciate it is hard to capture characters in Lego form whose facial features heavily emphasise their noses. I also appreciate that it is an OG Dopey and not some new iteration. I'm interested to see more pictures and the rest of the clan, but I'm not as excited as I was for the dwarves having seen this minifigure. A bit more Creepy than Dopey to me, but a valiant effort nonetheless.

I'm getting nostalgia vibes for the original castle with a main castle set and then a Potions add on.

Yes at last we get the ship! And I'm not suprised 76435 is the Great Hall after seeing that booklet silhouette.

I don't know if we will necessarily get a new Ollivander seeing as DA Fred and George were reuses weren't they? (I think they swapped their names around ). I really hope we do though. I'd say maybe Madam Malkin herself seeing as we got the Owl Post Worker in WWW. I don't know if they have a representation of her in the theme park or not. And then it's whether they go for Harry's first DA visit in which case I'd say we'd get litte Harry, Hagrid, Draco, Madam Malkin, maybe a couple of students for her shop and a couple of random DA patrons maybe. But if they decide to go a bit darker and do HBP then maybe Harry, Hermione (we got Ron in WWW), Narcissa, Draco, Fenrir and then Malkin and a student customer?

Falconbricks has now confirmed 76439 Ollivander's Wand Shop and Madam Malkin's Robes. Yaxley also posts rarely, but so far appears reliable which is a refreshing change. I hope we get a new Ollivander. I loved the horrified expression in the mini DA and the newer one from big DA just felt ruined when every DA person got the same torso.

I'd have thought we'd start getting set names soon. We've got Star Wars summer names and granted they are May release, but we've also just got names for the Speed Champions June set numbers that leaked at the same time as the HP summer set numbers so fingers crossed. After this many years, I'd much rather speculate on set contents than what sets will be.

I'd say so. We've been discussing March and Summer 2024 sets for a good 10 pages now, but it's up to the Mods.

It was on the 2023 retiring list, but has since been moved to end of 2024. All information isn't set in stone of course, but it does suggest there will be a replacement coming. The fact that two Great Hall sets might be on the shelves for around 6 months wouldn't preclude it happening as the theme has had many crossovers in that respect already.

Hhm okay then it's so long ago now I can only remember pictures. Either they trimmed it a bit or there's another large set. Maybe that rumoured Knight Bus?

Rumoured Summer 2024 price list from Maxbautde on Youtube: Lego Harry Potter 76427 - 723 Pieces - $59.99 Lego Harry Potter 76231 - 397 Pieces - $39.99 Lego Harry Potter 76433 - 579 Pieces - $69.99 Lego Harry Potter 76434 - 195 Pieces - $19.99 Lego Harry Potter 76435 - 1732 Pieces - $199.99 Lego Harry Potter 76439 - 744 Pieces - $89.99 Lego Harry Potter 76440 - 1229 Pieces - $139.99 Let the speculation begin. Guessing 76435 might be a well known family's humble abode?

The arm printing is nice and great to add to the Second Taak set, but he really should have dual moulded legs. I would have taken that over the printed arm to be honest. He was wearing shorts in this scene and whilst Harry could be forgiven as he used mid legs there is no excuse here but cheapness. The same went for Krum in the Second Task set. They are excellent minifigures torso up, but they could be better. Especially as these books as they are not exactly cheap. That being said I don't where else we'd get this minifigure now so I don't think he's really wasted a spot. The line up will never feel complete without Fleur though.

I agree a reboot of the castle could be quite promising based on these two castld builds; I think they are a great mix of playsets and display sets. They are simple, yet charming and not blocky with elements such as the snow capped spires really adding character. It seems we will be starting outwards and working inwards this time, but it makes me really curious to see the Great Hall they would come up with in this iteration. I only just realised McGonagall had arm printing; I just saw reflections so I'm glad others have eagle eyes. Nice little added touch making her basically the best version of this minifigure we could get.

This exactly. The incosistency makes little sense. If these are becoming more of a regular thing then having a minidoll in each would surely only enhance their collectability for children. I could see them stacking up on a child's bedroom shelf. And by including a mindoll they are obviously aiming for the younger market so I don't get it at all.

A Gothel as a minidoll ... Lego you tease us.

Will we be getting any Mickey sets next year do we know? Looking to get a Goofy minifigure and wondering if I should just BL one.

Yes your right; now I've seen a clearer image he does look the same, which is fine. He's pefectly okay as he is.