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New pictures of M‘Baku have surfaced, and his torso and legs are definitely dark tan Still a bit plain, but better than olive green

Thanks So it must either be a location or a vehicle, if icons truly are out of the picture. Something that nobody has suggested so far, yet celebrates the franchise? No clue, to be honest

Well, that much is certain. I still hope they don't scrap the movie, mainly for the sake of the set

Bummer So it's either details on the Hulkbuster or pictures of one of the following sets: Razor Crest, Eiffel Tower, or the Ideas lighthouse. Or a 2023 set list

Sounds like it! There aren‘t many alternatives, after all

Mostly reading between the lines here There is little enthusiasm emanating from the people that appear to be in the know, so it's not unreasonable to assume there's a big catch with it, whatever it may be

Agreed, but I don't think a third series is on the table anymore, and frankly, do we even need it? Most of the missing characters can easily be inserted into sets, and with only 12 spots, they may as well not bother with it at all The focus seems to have shifted back to unlicensed series anyway, unfortunately.

That and the scale. Personally, I think it looks marvellous and the scale is of no concern to me, but some people seem to care about compatibility quite a bit Maybe the Marvel D2C could be similar, in that it‘s a desirable thing in a controversial scale?

Even though there is still no concrete information out there, it’s become pretty clear we shouldn‘t expect too much out of the set I‘m expecting an icons-style set to avoid disappointment

I saw that as well, but it was just some rando Besides, that wouldn‘t make any sense whatsoever!

I wish somebody would finally just come forward and tell us what it is No idea why there is this much secrecy surrounding it compared to every other D2C this year

Which is funny, because the previous Sanctum was also designed by him D2C set or not, Ramsden working on Gringotts would be amazing! However, there are plenty of other great designers too, so I‘m sure it‘s gonna be an excellent set no matter who ended up working on it

I thought they were just talking about the Hogwarts Express, but you‘re right, this could indeed refer to the $500 set If so, the AT can 100% be ruled out. Maybe it really is an icons collection or something

Seems quite uncharacteristic of Bessa to just give away that a Gringotts set is in the works. He usually played more coy when asked about upcoming stuff Whatever they end up doing (D2C, 100$ set, multiple smaller ones), I hope they do include the Ukrainian Ironbelly. Minifig-wise, there‘s not much I absolutely need to have here, except for some Goblins (like the one on the store mural, who’s probably meant to be the head goblin from PS), Ron‘s Dragomir Despard disguise, and an updated Bellatrix (preferably involving the head from CMF S2, torso from the Burrow set plus a new printed dress piece). And maybe a guard or two?

I’ll only get excited for it once we have rumours I’ve gotten my hopes up for nothing three years in a row now That’s seriously what people complain about? Epilogue Ron and Hermione being absent is a valid point of criticism, but this is pretty laughable. 90% of these characters just wear regular pants, so what kind of printing do they want? Intricate denim details?! Pointless shoe printing?

Between Ironheart Mk 2 and BP Shuri, no wonder they haven’t revealed the fourth set yet! And even though she’s not among the leaked minifigs, I still hope Namora’s included. Would be a huge shame if she wasn’t, really like her design

That shouldn‘t come as a surprise, the minifig on the boxart didn‘t have that either after all. Also, I‘m not convinced M‘Baku‘s colour scheme is actually olive green. Might just be the quality of the picture. This is „the dress“ all over again

I don‘t think Hogsmeade station ever stood a chance against KC. I know they included it in the 2004 set, but in terms of sheer iconicity, nothing it can offer even comes close to platform 9 3/4

Just opened my delivery and inside was… the Anniversary Castle. Dang it, first time I ever was disappointed by getting exactly what I had orderded!

Turning the wheels I suppose? Also, turns out there are no secret minifigs included... So we’re either never going to see two thirds of the epilogue trio or they might take valuable spots in a third CMF series, if we ever end up getting that. Oh well.

From what I’ve heared, the issue seems to be confined to New Zealand and Australia. I hope it‘s more widespread than that As much as I want the castle, I wouldn‘t complain if I was greeted by this in the coming days

It‘s certainly possible they included Ron and Hermione as secret figures, but if so, why them? Harry and Hagrid made at least some sense as they were the first characters to enter DA, which also fit perfectly with the plaque. What do Ron and Hermione specifically have to do with a HE ticket?

I for one am very glad it‘s a Crocodile style display model Much easier to display, compared to a huge rail setup as I initially feared! I love pretty much everything about this set except for: Lack of epilogue Ron & Hermione Lack of space to display all the minifigs on the exterior without it being overcrowded Not everything being visible at once (e.g., the back of the platform) unless you display the set on a table or desk The fact this got made before Gringotts, should‘ve swapped places

Looks impressive! Can‘t wait to see more pictures

…Fair enough Still, why would you advertise a product you don‘t sell