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Nope, I like it too I actually find it hilarious that everyone was dreading the 18+ style boxart and now they complain all the same

Good to know Don’t get me wrong, I‘m not disliking what we‘ve got so far, but I doubt most of these designs will translate into interesting minifigs (unless their full transformation already occurs in the first film; this is supposed to be a trilogy after all). And the Riddler really does look like Hush as @Robert8 points out. I didn‘t even know they’ve merged these characters before

What's the film's rating going to be? To me, it looks a bit too dark to spawn LEGO sets And from what we've seen so far, there's not much going on in terms of interesting character designs, apart from Battinson himself. If I didn't already know beforehand, I wouldn't have guessed that Catwoman, the Riddler and the Penguin were in it (and I certainly wouldn't have recognised Farrell either, the magic of prosthetics I guess ). Maybe they'll all don something a bit more recognisable later-on in the story. I wasn't expecting a green bowler hat, question mark cane, and purple mask for the Riddler, but still something a bit less generic than what's in the teaser, just my 2 cents though. Jeffrey Wright as Gordon on the other hand looks spot-on

Meh. I would‘ve preferred a new face print for Lucius over the somewhat pointless update Ollivander received, but oh well... Too bad Lockhart‘s face isn‘t visible I still hope that one is new at least

There is a legit reason though: someone in Germany snatched the trademark for the name before Lucasfilm did, so TLG changed the name just to be safe: https://www.stonewars.de/news/razor-crest-wird-the-mandalorian-bounty-hunter-transport/ I‘m pretty sure Lucasfilm will properly claim the name at some point as there is no way they won‘t win in court, but better to be safe than sorry for the time being More details here: https://www.stonewars.de/news/razor-crest-wortmarke-deutschland/

The lack of random shoppers in DA doesn‘t surprise me in the slightest since they can‘t be kitbashed as easily as civilians in City or Creator Expert sets, so that would pretty much require at least one new print per minifig The idea of a people pack of sorts is definitely neat, but I‘m afraid that‘d be a bit too niche. Who would buy it unless they owned DA (or built a custom one)

There were two versions of Holtzmann used in the set pictures, one of which was never released (probably because it was intended for a cancelled Dimensions pack). If something similar happened here it would be the most extreme case imaginable for this type of error since it only happened in a handful of pictures of the GB set while here, every single one on the box would have to be wrong Not very likely I‘m afraid

Wasn‘t it supposed to be an exclusive for SW Celebration though? Either way, they‘ve clearly stated that convention exclusives are exempt from the new region-exclusivity rules, so this (annoyingly) makes sense

That‘s what I thought at first as well, but they would advertise it somewhere on the box if two versions of Harry were included in the set Or they made a huge whoopsie and had the wrong version of his in every single picture (remember the Ghostbusters 2016 set?)

Weird, why would they hold off on a DA-related GWP for later Just to annoy everyone who bought the DA in September?

Weird, why would they hold off on a DA-related GWP for later Just to annoy everyone who bought the DA in September?

It‘s a bit too early to tell how well the set will sell, but the absence of Gringotts probably won‘t be a strike against it given how much the set includes as is

You can find most D2Cs at various retailers too. The catch is that it takes a while before they become widely available, usually around 3 months I think At least in Switzerland, this often isn‘t worth it since some retailers sell D2C sets with quite the mark-up. I remember the UCS Millennium Falcon having a mark-up of over 30% in some places during the period it was sold out on s@h

Too bad about the lack of battle packs (at least for now), but will Microfighters still be a thing next year? While not the most amazing sets to ever exist, I still look forward to them every year

Nah, the goofy faces and Snape‘s glow-in-the-dark head were the most iconic aspects (Seriously though, what was up with that? I remember the first time I saw anything HP-related was the teaser for the first wave in a LEGO magazine, so imagine my 12-year old version‘s surprise at Snape being a regular-looking human in PS To have been a fly in the room when that decision was made)

I reorganised some stuff and now I have the space necessary to display it in its full glory I had to sacrifice my Indiana Jones sets for it (AGAIN), but it‘ll be worth it

Hm, you‘re right Maybe there is something to that! Then again, @jpipes7261 has a point. I remember the speculation about all the colourful blasters that leaked in early 2019, only for them to end up being prototypes of sorts (the pink one should have been a dead giveaway though ). I think at this point, it could go either way...

Or, you know, just an unprinted version of this:

Just add a chair and let them eat some ice cream instead

Florean Fortescue and Bozo will definitely stay exclusive to 75978. Lucius and Lockhart will probably end up in other sets sooner or later, but with different outfits I suspect. Though Lockhart not sporting his blue robes doesn’t bode well for another appearance of his anytime soon Among the other new variants, these particular versions of George, Fred, Ginny and Molly will most likely stay exclusive as well since they don‘t wear these outfits anywhere else.

I hope we‘ll get some additional pictures soon. The official reveal probably won‘t happen until next week, but the person who managed to get their hands on the set could upload some better-quality pics We need to have a closer look at the minifigs (especially the face prints) and the interior details

Probably just 1x1 studs with a bar-sized hole Maybe the bird cages are one of the reasons they decided against including EOE? Omitting the cages would have made little sense since they’re essential to the storefront and including them would have required a new mould I think. The brick-built one in the polybag is nice, but wouldn‘t cut it here

For some inexplicable reason, the DA GWP was available in November instead of being a bonus when ordering the Hogwarts D2C Since I always buy stuff on day one, I then had to order one copy from bricklink Let‘s hope it‘s released alongside the D2C this time!

Kind of fitting for that lousy tabloid though Agreed on all three accounts But their absence doesn‘t inform my opinion on this set in the slightest, just would have been nice to have

‚Smaller‘ as in ‚less sets‘, ‚smaller sets‘, or both? Interesting to hear that they keep the three-wave schedule. I guess more helmets in April then?