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Thanks for the tip! I've just ordered mine

Kingnono hinted at the Burrow minifigures long before they leaked and we even knew we were getting a set based on it. He's also been consistent in regards to the CMF, D2C and Advent Calendar. Compared to that the pre-orders aren't really a big deal. Also he's basically been our only source of information apart from the first set descriptions and the leaked minifigures so without him the discussion on here would have been a lot drier On another note I'm almost considering pre-ordering the Astronomy Tower, I can wait for a bit with the other sets but can't wait to get my hands on my first new Hogwarts sets since 2010! Also I can't imagine it going on sale elsewhere as soon as its released.

Astronomy Tower (I cannot say enough how much this set has surprised me, love it). Forbidden Forest Privet Drive Room of Requirement Attack on the Burrow (very much my own opinion as I'm biased towards the 2010 version, I much prefer the consistent colour scheme vs the new one) Hedwig

I think Aberforth is the most likely, he's fairly prominent in Deathly Hallows Part 2 but would be quite low on the list of characters Lego would include from the film I'd imagine. Also even if Lego made a Hogsmead set in a few years the Hog's Head might not even be included as I'd imagine the sweet shop, Three Broomsticks and Shrieking Shack would take priority. Did Kingnono phrase it as an exclusive minifigure or exclusive character? Because that could be quite revealing on if it's a variant or not.

I think they might be the new-ish leaf pieces in brown but it's hard to tell

Yeah those pieces originated from the superhero line I think, they were also included in the £20 Grindlewald's Escape set in 2018. I think that sort of piece is as close as we're ever going to get to make it look like the wands are shooting stuff.

I agree it is a bit odd, after seeing the characters change so much from the first two films to their POA and GOF looks last year, for this year there not to be as much a change at all (apart from Hermione's and Hary's different hair and no more mid-legs). I guess it's because them aging isn't quite as noticeable? It's a shame as well that Harry's civilian look in the 5th and 6th films is really dull with his short hair and assortment of grey jumpers tho it's still better than the 2010 wave where he wore the same blue jumper in 15 different sets (including a D2C!) I said it a few pages back but I am going to try and hold off a bit of judgement on the figures until I see physical pictures of them rather than the weird rendered ones, as it definitely looks some of them look quite weird like Grawp in a few sets and almost everyone in the Astronomy Tower (it definitely looks jarring for all the dual-moulded legs).

Wow those UK prices are really reasonable! I'll definitely get the Astronomy Tower and Room of Requirement as soon as possible without waiting for a discount so I can spend the summer isolation modding my Hogwarts around the new parts! I'll definitely also get the Grawp set at some point, it's ridiculously good value for £25 compared to a Marvel or Star Wars set. And then I'll get Privet Drive once £10 or so have been knocked off in a sale. Other random thoughts: The Astronomy Tower is hilariously Slughorn-focused (which is fitting considering how many scenes he takes up in the film). But still, the entrance hall of the sidebuild is his potions classroom / party area, then his office is in the tower and there's even the Greenhouse where Harry catches him stealing plants That Grawp figure is actually really growing on me. With the style of build Lego went for I don't think he could have been done any better personally, especially when from the sounds of it a lot of people didn't like him in the film. I also like the decision for him to have a smiling face as then he works as quite a good generic Lego giant, who would work in a lot of scenarios - including paying Privet Drive a visit once I've got both sets I'm glad I've already got the 2010 Burrow because the new build rubs me the wrong way. It's more accurate but I think the previous build was more attractive, with a really nice colour scheme. Also I'm crossing my fingers desperately that a OotP Tonks will be in the Cmf Does anyone have any suggestions for what to do about the Privet Drive stairs? Apart from those blocky bricks it looks perfect, I'm already considering adding on a sloped wall or some flat tiles to make them look as high quality as the rest of the build. Overall despite the nitpicks I'm very happy with this wave! Still astounded Lego have made such a good Astronomy Tower that I simply have to get it.

Oh wow! I wonder if they're printed, I did think the colour looked a bit too similar to the other Mandrake pieces

Oh wow I hadn't even noticed that Hermione has dual-moulded legs too! There seems to be a lot of interesting designs for the minifigures in the Astronomy Tower and I'm not sure all of them work, I'm definitely not going to display Lavender and Ron once I have the set (tho I may put their heads on some of my spare 2010 Hogwarts uniforms. However as the box art is rendered this time ( a decision that definitely makes them look odd) I'll wait until I see the minifigures in person before making up my mind about some of them like the Astronomy Tower Hermione.

Looking at the back of the box on Promobricks and almost had a heart attack because I thought each of the potted plants was a mandrake . Turns out the nougat colour is just for the soil but it's still a really fun feature with the scissors to recreate the scene in the film. Honestly with all these little details and stickers in this theme that harken straight back to the films I don't think these sets could be any more fan-oriented.

Holy crap the Astronomy tower has absolutely amazed me! All the details and rooms packed into it, all the space, the amazing building technique and the interesting shape: half the figures are meh-to-bad but the set is so good it's gone to the top of my list for this theme. I've already got so many old Hogwarts bits I thought I'd never need to add anything to it but I've been convinced! Brilliant job to whoever designed it.

I think the best way of getting her would just be to customise a figure based on an existing Gryffindor uniform or Quidditch outfit. There's quite a few heads that would be suitable, especially from the Black Panther sets from a few years ago. That's what I've been doing with some of my older figures to make most of the other Weasleys and other students such as Colin Creevey and my own take on Lavender Brown

It looks to me like the top bit with the two towers and balcony in the middle will be tan, with the bottom parts underneath it being grey. The same colour scheme was actually used for the old Hogwarts sets in the early 2000s. Also on the right hand side there's what looks like a bridge with the the ghost hunter guy on top of it but it looks like there's another smaller tower behind it? I know the ghost sections of the box art often confuse what is included in the set but could there be more of the castle cropped off by that white strip on the box art?

Ah thank you! That's definitely worth it

Okay I love love LOVE that dragon! It's great that it's not a wyvern as well and has four legs, it looks much more like a classical European dragon this way. It just looks amazingly built, I love the scale textured pattern which runs along its spine. I wasn't so impressed with Wu's dragon set but this one looks much less blocky to me - it almost seems to reuse techniques from the T-Rex in the Jurassic Park D2C? Edit: do we know how much the dragon set will be? I've tried looking back through this forum but couldn't find it

Oh my god oh my god oh my god! I didn't realise there would be such a size disparity between the baby Dinosaurs. I love that the ankylosaurus is so much smaller than the Triceratops, they look so cute together! Also really surprised but I like everything about the Indominus vs Ankylosaurus set. The build is really underdeveloped but I really like it; it's weird but I'd almost be less interested in it if there was a larger but less interesting build like the previous Indominus enclosure. There's quite a few instances where £100 are reduced by 30% off on a sale and if given the opportunity I would definitely get on such a sale. Defintely the best wave for dinos (if not builds) so far. I love that there are two dinos in every set

The Raptor set mentions a baby Delta next to the adult Velociraptor but none of the other sets mention any of the other babies. If any raptor was going to be thrown into a set I thought it would be Blue so maybe the other babies from last year will appear in other sets or a promo or something?

Oh my god you genius! That would honestly make sense if it's Tom the Barman. Leaky Cauldron here we go! Edit: or the Chamber of Secrets as a much more exciting option lol. I'm happy either way.

The most coherent thing I've gotten out of messing around with the letters is "A TENTH ROOM THIS YEAR" but that's still absolutely meaningless. I think the most likely thing is it refers to characters' names or attributes or part of a set. The thing is, until there's news about which minifigures come in the D2C or Advent Calendar, Kingnono doesn't have much more to share with us. We know which figures are coming in all the other sets and I think one way or another he's indicated which minifigures which take up the last seven spots in the CMF: Ron and Hermione are 99% going to be included A while back Kingnono circled pictures of Lockhart, Tonks, Lucius Malfoy and the Weasley Twins. I think its safe to say these come in either the D2C or CMF (the twins definitely in the D2C) Meanwhile other major guesses based off his hints were Polyjuice Crabbe and Goyle, Madam Pomfrey, Rita Skeeter (all of whom were not included in the above picture, I believe). I think out of all the characters listed above 7 of them are in the CMF

It's really funny how just when King Nono is partly validated with the Burrow minifigure list he just goes and messes with us even more

Wow what a unique and fun idea! I really like the designs for the Priestess, Bookworm, Bush Pilot and especially the Boss, they all just seem to really work and stand out.

That sounds interesting, do you have a link? Or what you have to specifically type in to see it, as i just went on the Ameet site and the only results are last year's books. Cheers

It's interesting how all the Bulls have different names, though most of them do look the same. Also the small villain mech in the Monkey Mech set looks just like an exo-force set so I love the design of that. Also it looks the boat is a two-in-one build, where the crates can be removed and leave you with a fairly normal-looking boat build. Overall, this does look like a really unique theme. Honestly with the urban setting it looks even more modern than the first waves of Ninjago did. That setting is probably what makes the theme stand out the most (I love the Panda shop) so it'll be interesting to see in what direction the theme is heading in future waves.

That would be great, especially as the book only focused on the first film! A book with a collection of scenes from the other films would be so good, with things like the Whomping Willow, giant spiders, a basilisk, Chamber of Secrets or Shrieking Shack displays or even builds inspired by the other Triwizard challenges.