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In the blurry photo I can identify two pigs I think and what is I’m sure a new dark grey flying owl (an official Errol), it’s on the right side posed on the new Marvel heroes curved posing rod/bar.
The yellow thing in the hand of one of the figures on the left might be a rubber duck.
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I see some rumours that the diagon alley shops might be micro scale, is there anything to back this up?
Personally I’m hoping to expand on the recent two shops sets and carry on at the same price a couple more times. 200 for system scale is rather high for me but if it’s got about 6 shops in it and lots of great figures, without repeating WWW or Olivanders then I might go for it.
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I hope the Flitwick in the Charms class has the Dwalin beard again and not the cheap Santa beard like the Advent Calendar
Unrelated to the discussion but this weekend I have finally opened and built my copy of 12 Grimmauld Place, I enjoy the model and the minifigure selection is great with lots of exclusive prints, and of course Kreacher!
I just noticed that the back of the box depicts two printed news paper tiles but the set only has one, oops Lego!
I wish they had done a tie-in Advent calendar for it, it’s a bit late now to do one but I’m still hopeful we could get a OotP calendar.
Ideally containing:
Aphelios Doge
Sirius Black (ministry battle suit)
Death Eater (repeat from the Gringotts set)
Kreacher repeated to give a chance for families who can’t afford the big set.
Arthur Weasley with a bandage etc
Ron with an existing dog mould cast in trans glitter for his patronus
Another kitchen unit to fit in the empty space around the table, Christmas decorations, toy Santa etc
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The final group images of the exhibition convoy together:
Size comparison chart of all the vehicles plus some extra from a yet unmade Atlantis City set:
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06. Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Mole's Digger
The Digger:
Play Features:
The complete set with accessories:
Minifigures:
Set Features:
- Milo Thatch, Gaetan "Mole" Moliére the expeditions’ geologist, Audrey Ramirez the expeditions’ mechanic, an expedition solider and two mask-wearing Atlanteans including Princess Kida as minifigures
- Rubber tank-treads at the front of the vehicle that turn as the digger moves forward
- The large rear wheels are attached to a differential and drive the drill rotation. This is engaged by a switch on top of the back of the digger
- As the digger moves forward the front section of the drill rotates counter-clockwise and the rear section rotates clockwise by means of a technic turntable
- The top of the front of the digger has storage compartments for two tool crates
- The roof of each cabin can be removed easily for playability
- The rear engine cover can open up to reveal valves and dials
The set contains approximately 1300 pieces.
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05. Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Balloon Battle
The ‘Gyro-Evac’ Balloon:
The Water-Vat Truck:
The Troop Transport Truck and Crystal container:
The ‘Aktirak’ stone shark vehicle and plane:
Miniatures:
Size comparison of the vehicles:
Features:
- Minifigures included are Commander L.T. Rourke, Helga Sinclair, Milo Thatch, Audrey Ramirez, Joshua Sweet, Princess Kida (crystal form) and two expedition soldiers- The ‘Water-Vat’ tanker truck is modular in construction and the tank on the back opens up at the top just like in the movie. The space inside is sufficient to contain the crystal chamber, plane and some other accessories.
- The troop transport truck has a winch to load up the crystal chamber to take it away from the city to the volcano shaft
- The crystal chamber opens up to put thePrincess Kida minifigure inside
- Recreate the aerial battle with the plane and flying ‘Aktirak’ stone-shark
- The balloon has six spinning propellers and many bombs which can be dropped
This set contains approximately 1140 pieces
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04. Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Ketak Battle
The Plane-launching Truck:
Rourke’s Command Car:
‘Ketak’ Stone Fish:
The Plane:
Minifigures:
Set features include:
- Commander L.T. Rourke (Uniform), Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini, Atlantean soldier and an expedition soldier as minifigures
- Each Stone Fish fires two energy bolts from it mouth, triggered from the back
- The truck transforms into a Plane-launching platform
- Pull-back and release mechanism powered by an elastic band launches the plane into the air
- Rourke’s Command Car features an opening roof and a small gun-turret
The model contains approximately 563 pieces
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03. Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Firefly Attack
Cookie‘S Chuck Wagon:
The ‘oiler’ truck:
Minifigures:
Features include:
- Commander L.T. Rourke, Milo Thatch, Cookie Farnsworth and an Atlantis expedition driver as minifigures
- Four brick-built fireflies
- ‘Exploding’ feature built into the oiler truck activated by pushing down a lever
- Lots of food and kitchen items contained in each of the Chuck Wagon’s 10 barrels and crates
- The rear of the Chuck Wagon pulls out to access more of the internal storage
- The small engine which pulls the Chuck Wagon has working tracks
The model contains approximately 434 pieces
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Ok so after years of procrastination I have finally uploaded the old images of my MOC series above to Flickr, the original host website mocpages went down so the images no longer show in the original post.
So here they are again!:
01. Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Shepherd's Journal/ Whitmore‘s Office
This small set marks the beginning of the adventure featuring:
- Preston B. Whitmore, Milo Thatch and Helga Sinclair minifigures
- The Shepard’s Journal book
- Printed tiles representing the portfolio papers of the expedition specialists and crew
- A miniature model of the Ulysses, the massive submarine which the expedition begins the journey on
- The fireplace, fish tank and a globe from the office as well as several small statues and other artefacts in Whitmore’s collection.
105 pieces
02. Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Sub Pod
Features include:
- Gaetan "Mole" Moliére and Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini minifigures
- 8 flick-fire torpedoes mounted on the two main fins of the pod which can also rotate
- Opening cockpit which can fit both minifigures
- Spinning propeller
The model contains approximately 194 pieces
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On 6/20/2024 at 2:54 PM, Virginia_Bricks said:Personally I think the main viaduct should be a separate set. It will be a large enough # of bricks that the price point could be a $35-45 USD set. I just don't know if there is an iconic of enough scene that can be done on it.
EDIT: Was thinking more and I think the only scene from the movies from the Viaduct would be McGonagall before the Battle of Hogwarts deploying the statues. Doesn't feel like that scene would be good enough for a set.
Good ideas, but as you say the viaduct itself is not that ‘fun’ itself for a playset… I have another idea how they could do the viaduct: make it a facade with the I rear side being an unrelated internal room, such as the Slytherin Common room. The arches could be filled in with transparent dark green 1x2x5 bricks as the windows for the room but creating the illusion of empty space from the other side when used in the main display set up
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Do you think the next big modules will include the two connecting bridges shown in the blurred outline? How would they do it?
It would be a bit weird for a set of the viaduct entrance building to have the long viaduct leading to knowhere, with just a dead drop at the end
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3 hours ago, LegoThomas85 said:Mine was bent.
I can remember the old version of Mouth's helmet came in a seperate plastic bag.
Do you guys think Lego is going to replace the bent helmets?
Try soak it in some Warm water for a few minutes, it should help it relax back to shape
I just checked mine and Sauron’s helmet and they are all good, not bent. Nonetheless I miss the little protective bags that they used for rubbery/painted parts like the dwarf beards and Saruman’s hair.
My copy of the new Hadrid’s hut sadly came with a Fang with some horrible Scratches on both sides, I wish it had been in its own bag. I was shocked also the hagrid body too was also loose as that’s been bagged before. I’m all for reducing plastic waste but in these instances I think it’s justified
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I can see them doing a UCS Bangend, as it’s one of the most iconic locations. It might have a similar footprint to Rivendale but less parts:
interior with at least 3 connected rooms each with a window to the front: entrance hallway, living room, dining/tea room. study. The back of the set is open and the roof can be removed like the original set. Perhaps have a removable fireplace to help prop up the weight of the removable roof/tree when it’s all together
A much more substantial tree build compared to the original setIncludes Gandalf’s cart and a detailed garden and front fence/gate
Figures: Gandalf, old Bilbo, the other 4 hobbits, cart horse, Rosie? I doubt they would do the company of Dearves as much as I would like that
this is an ideas set which is similar to what I can imagine: https://ideas.lego.com/challenges/58660122-6eea-44ec-bfb4-a0d26f4015fa/application/21120fac-42d9-40d6-92a7-440998a54970
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On 6/2/2024 at 8:42 AM, squiz18 said:I'd give them a ring first before heading out. It sold out online on Saturday at lunchtime, so gave people plenty of time to do what your planning.
Thanks for your tip, I rang them on Sunday when they opened and Westfield Shepherd’s Bush had only a couple left and they had a long Que so no chance, however the store at Battersea Power Station which is less known had a few in stock too and offered to reserve me a copy! So I dashed there in the trian and got the GWP! They also had a large built display of the model but no Minifigures, also it’ was all glued together except the mechanisms, it’s huge in person. , the box must have weighed 6kg by the feel of it.
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Hi I’m in the U.K., I got insiders access and it’s in stock still online but no GWP available it seams… is it worth it trying London Westfield or Battersea Power station to see if they have the GWP in store?
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How far do you think Lego can go with the new Diagon Alley system sets, so far we have had two sets with two locations/shops. What’s going to be next?
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If I get this set these are the mods I’ll have to do to make it work better for me:
taller central tower, not an entire module but a few inches of extra bricks to improve the proportions
reduce the fat ‘collar’ around the central tower where those rubbery large spikes attach, make it more flush
redo the dining hall into a WW2 bunker style war-room with a large map of middle earth and a throne for the Mouth to dictate from.
longer entrance bridge and a gate at the end.
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21 hours ago, Nick unassembled said:Does anybody know which/who's wands are appearing in the new ollivanders? I'm not much of a wand expert, only one I can discern is lucius'.
Challenge accepted.Set 76439 Ollivander & Madam Malkin's Robes contains 2 packs of wands, one reddish brown and one medium nougat.Each Pack has 12 wands, consisting of 2 copies of 6 different shapes:The 6 shapes are as follows and my guesses for their closest matches from the NobleCollection collectible wands are as follows:1 Snake Headed: Lucious Malfoy, Amycus Carrow, Death Eater2 Curved with spiral pattern on the handle: Bellatrix, Krum, George Weasley, Snatcher3 Screw/spiral pattern down the full length: Hermione, Xenophilius, Cho Chang, Trelawney4 Flat-ended with smooth handle: Harry, Sprout, Mundungus, Tonks?5 Large Round mushroom shaped end with banded detail on the grip: Lupin, Quirrell (unofficial), Ron?, Moody?6 Wedge-shaped profile end with spiral detail on the grip: Neville, Ginny, Dean Thomas, Arthur Weasley, Fred Weasley, Alecto Carrow, Percy WeasleySeveral characters wands have a spiral/snail shape profile at the end of their wand (Queenie Goldstein, Fleur, Pettigrew), it’s a shame this pattern wasn’t included in the range of special wand moulds, number 5 on my list is rather plain in my opinion and doesn’t correlate well to any specific wand and should have had a spiral detail instead.Going by many of the names above it would fit very well for many characters to get a pack of these wands in black, perhaps in a Department of Mysteries Battle set? -
46 minutes ago, Black Falcon said:I don´t think so. The leaks already revealed that before as it was said that it would contain a secret way out of the castle (such as Harry used to get to Hogsmeade for instance)
Agreed, I think the secret door is just a play feature to make the model more fun, children can use their imagination: it’s a secret passage out of the castle, or the way Quirrel let in the Troll for example, Hogwarts is famous for secret passages so it’s on-theme and can be used in many ways
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The next big castle section will be the grand staircase tower with the lookout tower/quad entrance arch attached, all on top of another rocket foundation, here is my hopes for the interior:
Dumbledore’s office (this is a given) in the roof
Griffin statue staircase's below
Gryffindor Common-room removable module in the main tower below that
Moving staircase like the micro set on the ground floor of the main tower.
Umbridge’s office in the lookout tower (like the micro castle)
DaDA classroom in the roof section over the arch
Dungon module 1: OotP Room of Requirement, with Neville and Ron (to differentiate it from the previous set).
Dungeon module 2: Slytherin Commin Room, incudes the Bloody Barron
smaller middle Dungeon space: trophy room
5 figures mentioned above + Harry + Draco + new Slytherin student
Which might leave the Ravenclaw common room, Divination and other classrooms, library etc for the viaduct entrance building. No idea for the dungeons for that section though.
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I like the new system, although it looks like it won’t include the clock or astronomy towers unless they keep it going for 5 years+, where other waves have only had a 3 year plan I think before a reboot.
I don’t see the problem with the way the potions classroom was done, it means those scenes and characters are accessible for young families with smaller budgets and get lots of extra detail and parts. I love the way the classroom folds up so tidy and gets stored away underground, it’s like the Great Hall becomes a toy box when not in use.I had a thought today about the Great Hall architecture, and wanted to see what everyone else thought:
In the movies we see that the hall space is very wide and has the big tall windows etc, see here from one of the studio theme parks:
Compare that to this external of the building:
It looks like the ‘floor’ of the great hall itself is above the lower row of windows, inline with the detail in the stone where snow is settling. So question is are all those lower windows looking into the kitchen? And would the Hufflepuff common room be below that inside the rock foundation/basement of the Hall?
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One more thought, with the Troll included some of us speculated that the great hall might be decorated for Halloween, sadly this is not the case. But could Halloween pumpkins for example be included in the advent calendar?
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Also for UK collectors, Game has a 20% discount on lots of new sets including the first wave (Forest, Hagrid’s hut, boat house etc)
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That Aragog is amazing, so anatomically correct and makes the 2018 one look like a cute chibi/funko version by comparison, you could actually frighten people with it. Shame there is no fang.
I hope the Dumbledore from the Great hall is the same one in the Advent Calendar, with that hat and printed skirt. I don’t plan to get this hall but might make my own from the online instructions using my existing peices
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The new singer ghost in the AC on its own is amazing, 3 new prints and a recolour of an uncommon part is exceptional! And it’s not even a named character! , I wish we could get Lockhart, Slughorn and other teacher variants this way with this much detail, it makes up somewhat for no CMF#3.