BrickBob Studpants

If promobricks hadn‘t revealed their scoop last week, we‘d probably be pretty confused right now

Holy cow, is this real? That‘s a month sooner than expected And they‘re making good use of McGonagall‘s hair/hat combo mould

Couldn‘t agree more. Of course I want more, but 5 sets for DH1 & 2 seems fair, considering that‘s the same amount OotP and HBP got last year (if you count DA as a HBP set, which it partially is). If there ends up being a non-DH set among these 5 after all, I hope the rest are able to make up for it

I think he should be included in the CMF series, would make the most sense to me Or at least more sense than a random set or a D2C

The „rumour“ that the $250 set is neither Gringotts nor a DA expansion. Just ignore it, I only brought it up to kill it right in its tracks And I‘m still sceptical, especially at that price point. As cool as the ship is, its screentime is way too short to warrant a set that big. Star Wars is the only theme that‘s allowed to do that, and even then most sets above 100$ depict vehicles and scenes with more screentime than that (the Juggernaut was redeemed by TCW, just to shoot down the most obvious exception) ...unless they combine it with the 2nd task as many have suggested, but even then it shouldn‘t be more than $90 IMO. Seems like a good choice for the second-to-largest set next year, but I can think of more deserving options for this year‘s $120 set

True, but I wanted to twist the knive to make sure that idea stays dead

Personally, I‘m hoping for a recoloured raptor with a striking colour scheme, like bright light orange or dark red. Probably not the most realistic of colours, but neither was the dark blue one we got last year. Or maybe it is realistic after all, I‘m not up to date with current paleontological theories on dinosaur colour schemes

Let’s deflate this new „leak“ on IG before it gets any traction, by which I mean that the $250 set allegedly isn’t Gringotts or a DA expansion. It‘s the same person that also spread that amazing...ly fake „rumour“ about additional Moments sets this summer Honestly, we wouldn‘t even need that tidbit that to disprove this „leak“. A Gringotts set is obviously coming, considering the designers‘ conscious decision to leave it out of the DA set from the get-go. Moreover, since it makes sense for them to share a significant part of their shelf lifes, Gringotts has to be a D2C set too (otherwise it would probably leave shelves long before DA does). And with Hogsmeade being an $80 set, the most obvious competitor for a D2C set has been taken care of as well

That‘s what I‘m hoping for too, but I admit the lack of good side builds is an issue since the smallest set is still 30€... Maybe a power line for Voldy to yell at? Or a random car, TLG loves those after all

*Pedant alert* Actually, Marvolo Gaunt‘s ring is the only one truly missing since the other three were included in the Hogwarts D2C. Sure, the cup was a regular ol‘ cup and the other two were just prints, but still

I‘d love that, but as @spiderfan2000 points out, some of the Horcruxes are easier to include than others. Then again, when has this sort of issue ever stopped TLG Just throw Gaunt’s ring in the Gringotts set where it can double as a random ring and the diadem in a Battle of Hogwarts set and call it a day

Yeah, it‘s pretty hard to argue against that, the Lovegoods‘ house is really much more obscure than any other building they‘ve released so far However, I still think the Tale of the Three Brothers would make for a great GWP

Agreed So far, they've done a really good job with giving the characters scene-appropriate clothing, so I hope that continues with the anniversary sets too, despite some throwback-induced inaccuracies And using the Trolls skirt piece is a neat idea! It's luckily not exclusive to that theme anymore, thanks to Ninjago City Gardens where it was repurposed for some flower pots

So this is what happened to Bellatrix after her death

I think @Falconfan1414 and @Guyon2002 are referring to in-house themes And Star Wars might not be the only theme with releases after June to get leaked soon, or at least that's what I hope

It's reasonable to assume that most of the theme's budget this year went into the delayed JWD sets, so there's not a lot of it left for this additional wave. Personally, I'm expecting 1-2 reissues, a couple of recoloured dinos and maybe one single new one, if we're lucky

When has that ever stopped them? 2001!Quirrell, 2002!Basilisk, 2011!Lupin and 2011!Goyle would like to have a word with you, and so does a majority of Star Wars villains

They could, but I don't want DH part 2 to completely outshine potential sets based on part 1 To this day, DH part 1 is still the only film in the entire franchise that didn't have a single set dedicated to it. I think 2 large sets based on part 2, which features two major events (Gringotts break-in + Battle of Hogwarts), and 3 smaller sets based on part 1, which includes many different scenes (Battle of the 7 Potters, Bill and Fleur's wedding, Ministry of Magic "heist", Forrest of Dean, Skirmish at Malfoy Manor) would be fair Time to finally correct that mistake

Couldn't agree more. A $250 Gringotts and a $120 Battle of Hogwarts set would be perfect for the second event this year that deserves a celebration: the 10th anniversary of the big finale of the films series So the August wave could also be anniversary-themed, but a different one

*crosses fingers they give her Maria Rambeau's head so there's finally a non-crazily expensive way to get that piece, but it's probably going to be Jannah's instead, grrr*

Good point. Though I'm not sure they'd include her in a set without Filch, even if they did the opposite in 2018

Bummer. More budget to spend on other minifigs then

Some additional thoughts on the minifigs: 76386: Since the trio is getting unique face prints for this set anyway, I hope the non-polyjuiced ones feature new expressions as well Hermione's might be a bit tricky though. The cat print has to be on a flesh head, which means the "neck" is still flesh-colored. Not sure how to solve that one, apart from including two swappable heads 76388: They probably have to use a new face print for Dean since the old one from the CMF can't be repurposed and I don't think there's another face print around that would suit him. 76389: I doubt it's a coincidence that most of the victims of the basilisk (minus Hermione and Mrs Norris) are included in the same set. So, I would assume Nick gets a new "petrified" facial expression. Also, young Ginny deserves an exclusive print, the sad face from DA won't cut it for the context of this set

The minifig line-up once again shows how different this reboot is compared to all the previous incarnations. The first one failed to include any students that weren't from Gryffindor or Slytherin, the second one ignored A LOT of crucial characters (teachers, members of the order, muggles) and in the third one, we get characters like Bozo, Florean Fortescue, and Mr and Mrs Flume Third time's the charm, I guess

It didn't, the board game is supposed to be an added feature to the calendar. My guess would be that the AC's usual backdrop serves as a board where you can place the minifigs and builds for a game à la Orient Expedition