YetiZombie

Does your store do this? Curious because I've never tried to ask before.

FYI - if anyone wants a direct link to the VIP video (if you don't have an account or just can't access it for some reason), here you go: https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt0a3f4477343f8653/B221129_LegoHarryPotter_ThroughTheBricks_ZoomInterview_DownConvert001.mp4.

It's in the WWW instruction manual so I'm assuming it'll be part of the entire production (I couldn't see them re-doing the instruction manual down the line). Beat me to it.

Meh, it would've been a day 1 purchase for me regardless, but I don't think people are that crazy for thinking that. Exclusive minifigures like this in expensive D2C sets add a decent amount of value. You'd be set back at least $80 if you wanted to Bricklink the Hogwarts founders, so I'm guessing this variant will fetch at least $15.

Yeah - if they really wanted it to be a surprise, they should've told the reviewers not to cover it! But I understand why they didn't do that. Lots of people (including users on here) are now set on buying it because of the extra minifig.

They didn't exclude a floor just for this reason though, it was also to keep within the budget and include more shops (they mentioned this during the VIP video).

Midnight, but sets usually become available a few minutes early. I made a bot to text me when the set becomes available, so DM me if you're interested in that :)

The video posted by LEGO on social media was the same one that Oliver Phelps accidentally posted last week

The designers mentioned that they had to reduce the shops by a floor in order to include more shops. So, for those wondering, it wasn't a lazy design - it was just a trade-off.

Same for this

Mandr's review.

There's an alternate face on Lockhart and it's great!!!

I heard October 12th (from stu._d on IG)

Is that the video that is advertised at the bottom of the page? If so, that was already there before, and the video will seemingly be released tomorrow when the countdown ends. Just take a mid-day nap today so you can stay up till 3 ?

So was the Resistance I-TS Transport...maybe something to do with Target exclusivity?

It's pretty ridiculous, I usually upload to an image hosting site like imgur so I don't have to worry about compressing them.

I think you're in the wrong thread for that bud.

Agreed! We'll see for sure once I have it in hand haha. I think Marcos is actually the design lead and creator of Brickheadz, so he probably had a large part in designing all of them.

Yep, I plan on keeping mine sealed since I have no interest in displaying it ?

Brickset did a review of the Hagrid and Buckbeak Brickheadz in case anyone is interested: https://brickset.com/article/53474/review-40412-hagrid-buckbeak

Do we know where he got the initial box leak from?

---- I stand corrected. LEGO did something like this in 2016 when they released the 1966 Batcave in March (February for VIPs) and released a Mr. Freeze polybag in April, which was clearly meant to be an add-on to the Batcave. Guess that's what we're in for this time. Good thing we know this might happen in advance though!

Yeah, this is the one thing that doesn't add up. Apparently microscale DA leaked late August 2018 (someone found it in a shop), so it must have been a shock to see that come out over two months later. I can believe this mystery GWP being in November if there's some reason for it (other than LEGO wanting to screw over HP fans).

I still feel like it wouldn't make any sense for it to be a GWP later this year. Microscale DA made a bit of sense because it didn't tie directly into microscale Hogwarts (you can appreciate DA without Hogwarts), and Crimes of Grindelwald came out that month so they were promoting HP stuff in general. But in this case, there's no HP related thing to promote later this year, and the GWP would go hand-in-hand with DA which most die-hard fans would've already bought. Even though LEGO would stand to make more money and screw us over by delaying the GWP, there's just no logical explanation for it. Their GWPs aren't random - they always coincide with something. On the other hand, I also thought there was no way Gringotts would be excluded and here we are

No worries, thanks for the response! it says $19.99 here: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/diagon-alley-40289. Apparently the limited edition batmobile was also $29.99...now I'm starting to think there's a legit chance this is going to be a GWP with the set.