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  1. Posted

    15 minutes ago, Artanis I said:

    Has this series been demonstrated to have useful codes? Wouldn't surprise me if TLG repeated what they did when they found out we worked out the early series.

     

    The only series 25 boxes I saw were at Coles, and if that code is the large one I'd hate to see how small the small code is. Consequently I didn't try scanning it.

    Yes Series 26 has large codes so far in Europe and the US.

    Australia got exclusively small codes for Series 25.

  3. Posted

    I'm definitely most curious to see the style and system of the Great Hall, and what's included, though it's too expensive for me.

    Also looking forward to seeing the new potions parts, and I wish they take a stab at overhauling the design of Snape, who is just getting overdone at this point and needs a shakeup. I really like elements of the 2007 one with the printed hair strands and sinister look.

    While I don't care much for ships, I'm curious to see the scale of both the Durmstrang Ship and the Beauxbatons Carriage, and to see the new/redone Minifigures in that one.

    Everything else, not too jazzed about, but it's always fun poring over new HP set pictures when they come out.

  7. Posted

    Pics of the gorilla and red panda parts are out!

    They all look pretty great. Of course it would be nicer if LEGO could develop a system to give larger animals more articulation, but it's good that the adult gorilla's arms can move at least, and the overall walking pose is more dynamic than a sitting one would have been.

    The red panda is adorable.

  8. Posted

    On 3/27/2024 at 7:42 PM, Agent Kallus said:

    The pink space baby is fun but it's a shame that they can't decide on a consistent eye style for these.

    They do have an internally consistent thought process behind it. When it's representing a baby, like here and the blue one from Series 24 (reused in a set), it has eye gleam and the more cartoony mouth.

    In the GWP, the idea was to use the baby mould not as a baby but as a micro version of the figures, hence the classic smile print.

  9. Posted

    5 minutes ago, Robert8 said:

    I think it is supposed to look like rust

    In the leaflet pic (which I don't think we can post here yet) it is shown that he has screwheads printed on the legs as well

    Oh I've seen the leaflet pic but couldn't tell there were screwheads. That would make sense.

  10. Posted

    Like for a lot of people it seems, this series isn't really doing it for me. I suppose it's better than a costume series for instance and I like seeing zany and different ideas (like the UFO head guy, the robot chef, Orion) - but most of them just don't appeal to me personally.

    I do like the Alien Tourist, and the M-Tron and Ice Planet ones are pretty good, though I think M-Tron needs a little something red on the arms to balance with the detailed legs.

    Of course I'd like the pink space baby too, but there's nothing else about that figure that I like. They could've at least done a new colour for that bottle, which has still only ever been available in light aqua!

    Why does the Human Imposter have odd little toe printing? Seems like an unnecessary print.

  11. Posted

    Category A - Pirate Crew

    Piranauts and Imperatrons by Ross Fisher

    The Heterogeneous by Barbarbrick

    Space Pirates and Space Armada by the Inventor

     

    Category B - Sailing the river of time

    King Kahuka's Surface Hopper by kritch

    Renegade Voidrunner by The Librarian

    Space Armada Sentry by the Inventor

     

    Category C - Rum for everybody!

    Kahuka-1 by Yatkuu

    The Rusty Sailor by n8walker

    Space Station 41c -piratified! by jansued

  14. Posted

    1 hour ago, eldiano said:

    It’s like the second face of the Forest Hideout 40567 I wanted to get, It never sold on PAB, the girls was available but no the male with the side beards. 

    I could've sworn it was, but actually I have the second Rocket Racer head with the open mouth smile.

    Are you sure it wasn't just listed earlier on since that head actually released in 2021?

  15. Posted

    1 hour ago, Black Falcon said:

    I don´t see them doing the same system again. 

    I think you missed my point. What I'm saying is, if the Potions set truly is an interior that can be swapped into another set, will LEGO continue putting out swappable interior sets or drop it after this Potions class?

    In the 2021-23 Hogwarts we also saw a concept that was never carried further, with the Polyjuice Potion set. That set led many of us to believe we'd see more single-module interior-focussed sets in the new system, but Polyjuice Potion turned out to be the only one, with the rest in the line being mixes of trying to do interior and exterior.

    So I'm wondering if the Potions class will be a sign of what's to come, or a one-and-done released alongside the Great Hall that it's compatible with.

  16. Posted

    If the potions set is truly a swap-in module, it will be interesting to see if LEGO continues with the concept for future waves or drops it immediately, kind of like they did with the previous modular iteration.

    On reflection, the Polyjuice Potion set was more of an add-on to the Chamber of Secrets than a sign of what was to come, given it was the sole interior-only focused set of the whole 2021-23 Hogwarts line.

    This Potions set could be similar - something to get along with the Great Hall set, and then future sets in this Hogwarts line will all be distinct buildings.

  17. Posted

    There are five numbered bags, two instruction booklets and a sticker sheet in that set.

    You can always google a set number and "instructions" and you'll find it on LEGO's site, which will at least show you how many bag numbers there are.

  18. Posted

    35 minutes ago, Yaxley said:

    Some news from Poland ;) 

    https://fanklockow.pl/2024/03/05/zapowiedzi-lego-2024-harry-potter/?fbclid=IwAR20WBlz8c6urUL0KUVuXmR8zOmlIYJNf5Y7smnJBKHO-bmDAwX6mt1V1J0

    Thanks for sharing! Some cool new tidbits in there:

    I'm glad they're doing "troll..... in the dungeon!" Even if I wish it was its own set because I have no interest in getting another Great Hall, I'm happy it will exist.

    New flasks and parts for potions in the Potions set sound cool. Overall a sensible sounding set.

    The Durmstrang Ship and Beauxbatons Carriage will still surely be one of the most interesting ones to long time collectors, but it's interesting to hear that both models might be on the small size, including just one horse for the carriage.

    I'm curious to see which ghosts they'll be doing in the Great Hall and the Advent Calendar - I'm sure one will be Nick, but hopefully the other will be new!

    Also curious to see if they do a new take on Years 1 and 2 Flitwick.

  19. Posted

    1 minute ago, Max_Lego said:

    This image is in the internet for long, and it's by no means the finished product, yet it may be helpful to some..

    Linking to leaked images is not allowed, thanks.

    Plus we have no idea how the final thing will compare. It could be similar, or could have changed quite a bit.

  21. Posted

    2 hours ago, Ferder said:

    Just saw this Brickset designer note on the Talking Sorting Hat

    If anyone buys the hat and already as the Buildable figures I'd love to see how they look combined. 

    Interesting! They should've told the LAN folks that - surely many of them have the big figures.

  22. Posted

    1 hour ago, Minishark2000 said:

    This new one has a lot more and the dark grey crease lines start to overtake the black colour of the robe

    I also want to note that I like the new maul's facial expression, I am glad we've moved away from the childish looking smiling maul face print, absolutely hated that

    Agreed. On a quick flip through Bricklink, the previous couple of versions of his Episode I look struck a better balance with the detail and used negative black space to their advantage. This one looks messy.

    I'm also glad they haven't done that weird smile again, though they'd already done a good serious one for that Clone Wars Season 7 set.

  23. Posted

    1 hour ago, Minishark2000 said:

    Those Maul eyes are simply awful. But once again another Maul fig manages to not top the original 1999 one, which imo is still the best and that Lego really did nail it the first time.

    The robe printing on subsequent figures looks WAY better than 1999, although I think they might have overdone the thick creases on this one compared to some previous iterations.

  24. Posted

    On 2/25/2024 at 7:14 PM, Roebuck said:

    Not only the MTS that the designer could not include the animals they wanted:
    https://www.brickfanatics.com/i-want-army-squirrel-lego-snow-white-designer

    Thanks for the good laugh at BrickFanatics suggesting people pick up Duplo deer on PaB to add to the cottage display. That'll look great, yep!

    LEGO's budgeting department and constraints are nuts sometimes. Of course they could afford to include a deer if they wanted, but it's a company and their tight constraints are how they post big profits for the owners even if it means (sometimes) inferior solutions for customers. I'm not saying that's the case with the cottage, since the set is pretty good and the Minifigures are all done well and not lacking in budget, which was more important than the set including a deer.

    In the case of the MTS though, it definitely needs more animals and the set is lacking for it.