FrkW

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    There is a separate picture of the Great Hall minifigs. The Brick Enthusiast on FB has three different posts up, one is just a blury close up of the new wands thought. 

    Got to admit I'm a little underwhelmed. Ollivanders/Madam Malkins look nice, but obviously nothing close to Diagon Alley. Hoping the Durmstrang ship is worth the wait. 

  3. Posted

    1 hour ago, Lion King said:

    Nothing new or exciting but I just noticed there is a modular building add-on pack (via PaB) and there is a Winter Scene set. It seems basic but I think it’s perfect for Modular Building Collection. I am quite interested if they would continue doing that way for Modular building but I don’t set my hope higher. 

    Do you have a name/number/link? Can't seem to find it on the euro site, but it sounds neat!  

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    10 hours ago, Lion King said:

    However, I sill don’t think it’s going to happen for holiday-themed Star Wars set tho. I understand that they do Star Wars advent calendar but not the holiday-themed set. 

    They did a small holiday themed SW set last year, 40658 Millennium Falcon™ Holiday Diorama.

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    3 hours ago, Lion King said:

    Sorry if that’s a dumb question but is there a second Christmas-themed set to purchase? For example, in 2021, we got Santa’s Visit and Santa’s Sleigh; in 2022, we got Holiday Main Street and Christmas Tree.

    I think it's those gingerbread ornaments this year, or the scary looking nut cracker. The tree wasn't really minifig scale and before that and the sleigh it was the wreath, so think the 'rule' is more a holiday theme Lego store exclusive than something that goes with the winter village, unfortunately. 

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    Alright, first impression. Torn about the colour, don't hate it but don't love it either - yet. Think I would have prefered the windows in white to make it a little less gloomy. 

    Looks way more British and less American than I was expecting, thought it was going to have a more neoclassical vibe. Again not necessarily a bad thing, I really like the roof line and the entrance.

    The exibit drop downs looks too modern to fit in my city, might skip those.

    Can't wait to see the interior, really hope there is a gift shop. 

  13. Posted

    1 hour ago, Brick387 said:

    Brickset has it listed that the Police Station and the Daily Bugle are both set to retire by the end of the year, along with AS and BS. Theoretically this would free up a second spot for a newspaper press... :look:

    As a journalist, man I hope you are right about this. Was so pissed we missed out on it to begin with, Daily Bugal does not fit the modular town astetics at all. 

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    5 hours ago, Lyichir said:

    The problem with that sort of release date is that, if you want something to be a Christmas gift, releasing it that close to Christmas is a recipe for supply issues—and supply issues can lead to dissatisfied customers. There's a reason holiday-themed sets like the Advent Calendars or Winter Village theme are typically released several months ahead of the actual winter holidays.

    I'm sure your right on the money about getting sales after the holidays, but the Advent Calendars and Winter Village is usually brought out before Christmas. Calendars need to sell by December 1 and many people start building their villages weeks if not months before Christmas Day, whilst early to mid November would probably be fine for something going under the tree. 

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    42 minutes ago, lostdriveway said:

    I know the modular release has been ingrained in a Jan 1 release since forever but I'm still of the opinion its going to be earlier - possibly Nov or Dec. 

    Honestly, I always thoughy the January 1 release was kind of weird because the latest modular is such a perfect Christmas gift for the AFOL in your life, and most of us doesn't have extra spending money after Christmas anyway. From that point of view December 1 would make more sense. 

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    Box art is out! Got to say I'm possitively surprised by the interior, it doesn't look as cramped as I thought it would, and no more than the Elf Clubhouse or Santas Visit. Looks very cozy and in keeping with the alpine exterior. And the small buid is definitely an outhouse! 

    Still can't make out the sign by the door thought. Two, something? 

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    2 hours ago, Arstotle said:

    The reason I jump to that conclusion is because it looks like either there's a sticker of a crescent moon on the door of that small building, or there's actually a crescent moon cut out of the door (maybe that would be a new piece?  I don't keep track of these things).  In the US, the crescent moon on a door like that would traditionally indicate an outhouse.  And this certainly wouldn't be new territory for Lego - didn't they have a small City set several years back that consisted of a truck that was picking up a port-a-potty, or something along those lines?

    It does look a bit like a crescent moon. In Sweden it's usually a heart thought, not sure about Denmark. And it seems a bit cold to use an outhouse at a ski lodge.  But Lego do love their toilets. 

  24. Posted

    2 hours ago, stebai said:

    Isn't a Lodge the same as a holiday home? Not a pub or hotel.. Like it from the image - just happy its not more of the narrow facade buildings from last year..

    Lodge can atleast in some places also be used for a type of inn, like a hunting lodge could be both like a private cabin or a place where you pay for room and food during hunting. Here, northen Europe, the english word is used for rustic but fancy getaway places in the countryside. 

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    A very blury pic is up on insta, I think it's from a german youtube vid. From what little I can make out: I like it! Good shape, good mix of wood and stone, decent sized side build. Very curious about the inside layout. 

    Quite different from the A-frame cabin, for those who where worried. Looks more like something from a picturesque village in the alps to me. Wonder if it's ment to be a private residence or some sort of inn.