BrickBob Studpants

The one in Nuremberg (dubbed BrandNew) is the only one that‘s still happening (albeit virtually), the other two have been cancelled. The NYTF was originally delayed for a couple of months, but they‘ve recently announced they‘ll skip this year altogether Speaking of toy fairs: I have a correction to make, there is one theme that should be present at BrandNew, namely Vidiyo. The official reveal will happen on Tuesday, and I don‘t think it‘s a coincidence that‘s in the same week

I‘m actually more annoyed that he implied there‘s a list around at all. Knowing that a list exists, but out of reach is worse than not knowing anything And now he can‘t even drop it anonymously, since it‘d be too obvious it was him, thanks to that announcement

I‘ll switch sides. I was on the $130 Gringotts train before, but now I would also prefer it to be the $250 set Hogsmeade can wait There are enough iconic scenes that take place there that would justify a set at that price point in my eyes. If they’re comfortable with combining scenes from CoS and HBP into one set (DA), they surely wouldn‘t be opposed to depicting the Gringotts scenes from both PS and DH in the same set either. This would also make for a more interesting minifig selection (e.g. PS Harry, PS Griphook, Hagrid, DH Harry, DH Griphook, Ron, Hermione, Bogrod)

@williejm: If any character from the original submission is omitted, it has to be Eeyore. Or do you want a brick-built Eeyore that doesn‘t even remotely fit with the rest of the characters? The only way he could be realised is with a specialised mould à la Hamm

It’s best to keep your expectations as low as humanly possible. Personally, I don‘t expect a single piece of information about ANY theme to be revealed here

Depends if TLG are able (or willing) to shift their production schedules. The now delayed first wave would have been released in spring (probably late April like the FK sets 3 years ago), so an August release for the second wave (now our only wave this year) would have made sense. From TLG’s perspective, I personally don‘t see a reason to prepone the sets

I’d be shocked if the eventual Gringotts set wasn’t based on DH. As @Darth Shadowthrone points out, the Ironbelly resting on top of the building has become an icon in and of itself, so not capitalising on that would be downright stupid. The only small issue I‘m seeing with a DH Gringotts set is Griphook. Omitting him would be weird since he‘s essential to the scene, but so would including him thanks to the CMF version, which seems to depict the very same scene (given it’s the only scene he’s holding the sword apart from Voldy’s temper tantrum and the facial expression fits too). I know Dobby was reused in a set as well, but at least they waited for two years rather than just one Then again, CMF series seem to have their own separate budget, so it‘s better to introduce new moulds there and reuse them shortly after rather than depleting the ressources of the theme proper

They didn‘t. They clearly stated that convention exclusives were exempt from that rule

I respectfully disagree. The Helicarrier was an awesome microscale model and the Hulkbuster is still one of my favourite eye-catchers in my collection Not being minifig-scale is not a detriment to their quality in my eyes. And not to be too nitpicky, but „objective disappointment“ is somewhat of an oxymoron

I thought the pink hair was a separate mould, but upon closer inspection, you’re probably right

The recently leaked bunny head that’s part of the Vidiyo theme could work for Rabbit I think Either that or the Bugs Bunny head from the CMF series, depending on whether the facial details are printed or moulded

We don’t really have a pattern there any more. We thought we did, until the 2021 price list dropped 2018: 1 wave, 1 D2C, 1 CMF 2019: 2 waves, 1 AC 2020: 1 wave, 1 D2C, 1 CMF, 1 AC 2021: 3 waves (!), 1 D2C, 1 AC What even is this?! As @Guyon2002 points out, don’t expect to see anything official before the end of April. However, keep your eyes peeled for minifig factory leaks, which should start somewhere between late February and the middle of March

I think the real problem is last year’s pointless Death Star Duel set rather than the new shuttle. If that set was based on the Duel on Exegol instead, they could have spared arm-printed Vader and the Royal Guards for the shuttle and (almost) everyone would be happy Then again, in that case the arm-printed version of Vader would have been exclusive to the Bespin Duel set for quite a while, drawing even more ire from fans...

Well, then it’s settled, there is no third helmet unless it’s an unknown exclusive with a completely different set number

Does anyone remember which set number the alleged third helmet had? Because there’s no third helmet any more, neither on stonewars’ list nor on jedijacpenguin’s 75303 is the cancelled or delayed D2C set, 75304 and 75305 are the confirmed helmets, 75306 is the probe droid and 75307 recently turned out to be the advent calendar. I have a feeling it was 75307 before the 2HY list got revealed, must’ve been a mistake then

Isn’t that the norm though? Studios highlighting current instalments over past ones only makes sense And I don’t think the original JP is ignored, they are well aware of its status. And there were plenty of nods to it too, especially in JW. Granted, TLW and JP3 are pretty much ignored, but can you really blame them?

Gennaro would be a fun minifig to get, but I’m not sure if they’re willing to release a minifig based on a character who’s best known for his death scene Sure, a lot of other JP characters that did get the minifig treatment also have iconic deaths, but they at least have something else going for them on top of that (Nedry’s screensaver, his dialogue with Dodgson, everything leading up to his death, or Arnold’s lines and the fact he’s played by Samuel L. Jackson).

If the original list is 100% correct, we're probably looking at 8 sets based on JWD. Of course not all of them have to be, but if they weren't, there wouldn't be a reason to delay them, would there With this high amount of sets, the minifig roster should be big enough to include the trio, Lowery, and Dodgson

Which would also be great for the people wishing to replace Molly’s hairpiece ...watch them reuse that hairpiece or using Ginny/Maisie’s instead

You could argue Lockwood didn’t do much, expect lying in bed, getting killed and having made some questionable decisions But I agree, it would have made a lot of sense to include minifigs of Lockwood and Iris in a set that’s basically named after the former. Well, by that point in the film, Maisie was technically the owner of the manor, but still Your Mills is a millsion times better than the official kitbash I love me some bad puns

Of course I‘m not expecting them to be in every single JWD set, but there were certainly enough of them in the JWFK line-up too Luckily, they didn’t sacrifice other characters, so I wouldn’t expect that to happen next year either. I’m more concerned about this year’s sets, but the last sentence in your comment does give me hope

One thing I‘d like to see in the upcoming wave, and I do realise how unrealistic that is, would be a larger variety of minifigs. Their quality is great, don‘t get me wrong, but I‘m sick and tired of the Owen & Claire army. They‘ve basically turned into Minecraft Steve and Alex The people complaining that both were only included in one set back in 2015 definitely got what they asked for The chances for a change there are quite low, but maybe they went a different route here considering that the delayed JWD wave would‘ve included plenty of these two anyway? Probably just wishful thinking on my end though. I also realise that the dinos are ultimately the stars of the show, which they should be IMO. But it‘d still be nice to get a bit more minifig variety or at least fewer Owens and Claires

Not sure what you‘re trying to prove here, the reviews on Brickset just reflect the writer’s opinion It‘s not more valid than your opinion, mine, or anybody else‘s. Edit: Ninja‘d

Yeah, we can kiss the HP set list goodbye now... which means the minifig leak guessing game is back on the menu, boys!! There's an upside to everything

Exactly, it’s a deliberate aspect of the character design. Children love to give their teddies doll clothes, whether they even remotely fit or not His rather rotund stature adds to that effect