BrickBob Studpants

If we end up getting sets based on the show, the HE is likely one of the first things they’re gonna tackle, so releasing a new HE this year would not be the best move I think

Exactly. It’s no impossible for another DC to show up later in the year, but not very likely either. This is most likely it for DC this year

That’s a separate discussion though Indeed. The rumour said 12 minifigs, we currently know about 11, and I doubt someone would confuse Tom for a regular student. I’d rather have a repeat of Filch or a new costume for Dumbledore (if there are any left at this point) over random kitbashed students, but I’ll accept it. This set will technically contain the highest number of students ever in a set between the trio, Ginny, Draco, Tom (if included), Myrtle, and the 3 semi-random ones

Yeah, but the number of minifigs is not always proportional to a set’s price, even among playsets The Main Tower also had 12 minifigs. 20 or more would be nuts for a regular retail set! Agreed, you can’t have the CoS without him. He’s essential to the scene! What baffles me a bit is that we get 3 students on top of the trio, Draco, and Ginny, which is kinda odd since Lockhart is now the only professor included in the set (or staff member in general). As for the students, it’s probably gonna be Justin as the Hufflepuff representative, Collin, and a random Ravenclaw student (should’ve stuck to my initial prediction )

No, I meant it was previously named Toy Story: Wild West, which sounds like a TS2 set, not a TS5 one

43304 is now said to be a TS5 set, which is kinda weird since that one was previously rumoured to be a wild west set

It does! Not sure why a Creeper statue is part of it since a lush cave with a minecart system and a Happy Ghast and a Ghastling is already enough for a set Maybe it’s more like the Creeper face in the Mountain Cave set that’s “carved” into the environment rather than an actual green Creeper statue like in the Creeper Mine. Also, I wonder if the Happy Ghast comes with extra pieces to turn into the harnessed version. That’d be even better!

I never thought we’d see the day where they make use of the helmet’s accessory hole I always wondered why they even bothered, but it finally pays off!

…right, I always forget about her!! But she indeed won’t ever be in a set, and for good reason. Who else did I predict to be in the East Wing again the other day, I think Hermione, McGonagall, Dumbledore, Ginny, Justin, and Tom Riddle? Let’s see how many of those I also got right Kinda strange Hermione wasn’t mentioned in the recent leak, but if they intend to focus on the climax of the movie, it makes sense for her to be absent. Then again, the Bloody Baron being featured implies the Slytherin common room would be there, which in turn suggests the polyjuice scene could be represented. Myrtle being included could mean they depict the bathroom anyway, hitting two birds with one stone. Maybe it’s cat Hermione again? ^^

Grubbly-Plank only appears in OotP though, doesn’t she? The only missing professors we see in the movies are extras that still haven’t been connected to any book characters. Sure, the characters the minifigs of Sinistra, Vector, and Kettleburn are based on were initially random extras too before they were canonised, but there are few named professors from the books left anyway, like Prof Babbling. And the Carrows, if they count

The fish skeleton piece is unexpected but very much welcome! And the new clownfish piece could be used for all sorts of fish in the future

I’d remove that image if I were you, as leaked images are not allowed on EB, even without watermarks I love the series! A little light on new animals, but so many cool accessories and new pieces! My favourite minifigs here are the trash monster, monster hunter, boba fan and Bonkle cosplayer. Too bad they didn’t bring back the soft drink piece for the boba fan, but it’s a cool minifig regardless. The new sitting cat may be somewhat superfluous, but I appreciate it anyway

You’re right, you don’t need 3 of him. We need 7 of him!! If any HP character needs that many versions, it’s Lockhart with all his costume variants, as @RODDY points out Besides, since this is a CoS set, I don’t even know what other professor they could’ve included that we haven’t seen before. I’d rather have a new costume for Lockhart than a repeat of Sinistra or Pince. And a random kitbashed student over Lockhart? Why? Glad to see my prediction regarding the East Wing minifig selection has been true so far, even though this is probably one of the most easy-to-guess character selection ever

I wonder if the new hood has any bearing on the previous two pieces that still coexist (three, if you count the one created for Moon Knight). I could imagine the new one replacing the OG piece since it is rather similar

Some more details: 21597 Ghast Station is a Creeper statue built into a lush cave with a waterfall and a minecart system. Includes a Happy Ghast and a Ghastling! 21595 Ender Dragon, 21594 Skeleton, and 21592 Desert Chicken Jockey are buildable figures like the Creeper and Fox before. The Ender Dragon is like the 2022 Hungarian Horntail and 21592 comes with a yellow chick! That was fast!

Vibrating fork anyone? Eh, I think the brick-built solution we‘ve had so far works well enough. Don‘t get me wrong, specific weapon pieces like the LOTR weapons for instance are awesome, but the charm of LEGO weapons often lies in their simplicity.

Huh. I like the sound of these, but didn‘t recent rumours imply that Doomsday was gonna have a bunch of smaller tie-in sets? Good to see they‘re going all-in.

Some news! The new Expecto Patronum set comes with the same minifig selection as the 2019 set, the East Wing further includes Harry, Ron, Myrtle, and Lockhart, Knockturn Alley is based on HBP and comes with Harry, Ron, and Greyback, among others of course, and the plants set is said to resemble the Botanicals cactus set. Hopefully that means that Knockturn Alley comes with the Vanishing Cabinet, as it’s one of the very few elements from the 2010/11 sets that hasn‘t been remade yet

Nothing new though, the number of new characters in this theme has always been pretty low. In 2023, we got Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Robotnik, in 2024 Knuckles, Rouge, and Shadow, in 2025 Metal Sonic, and this year Silver so far.

Nahhhhh, not at all. Dislike the Smart Play sets as much as you want, but we still get plenty of top-notch sets every year, pricing aside The M&G sets are excellent and the upcoming Mando sets sound even better! If you’re a hardcore PT fan who doesn’t particularly like Clones, then maybe you’re a bit out of luck for now, but that’s not enough to call it a “dark age” as if it’s a universal fact

You’re forgetting a few The full release schedule is 2017, 18, 20, 21, 23, and 25, although the TLBM ones are probably in a separate category. Nonetheless, we had one every second year recently, but of course that’s just a perceived pattern and not an actual one.

Fingers crossed!! Kinda crazy that TLG is pretty late with these sets compared to other toy manufacturers who already have their merch on shelves But if this means they don’t have to hold back with spoilers in regards to some characters, I’m all for it! A teaser would be really nice though.

Thank you! I used to get really disappointed when sets or minifigs I wanted didn’t materialise, like when HP died in 2011, LOTR didn’t come back in 2014, Bolg didn’t get made, or when we didn’t get Saw or Galen back in 2016/17. The difference is that NOW I HAVE MAGICAL MANIFESTATION POWERS* AHAHAHAHA Seriously though, patience is key. Almost everything I’ve ever wanted has been made in the meantime, not just for SW, all I needed to do was to wait Of course they’ll never make *everything*, but I’ve learned to appreciate the things they do offer! *TIE Avengers are exempt

Nope, that’s all we know Not counting on any new characters. I still think Blaze and Cream are the most likely due to their body shapes, but Silver may already have eaten up all of this year’s budget. Send him back to the future made of fire.

The smaller set is rumoured to be Tail’s Tornado-1! The 2023 set was a different Tornado, right?