jmckrew

I think some people forget that the majority of this line is made for kids first and foremost. All 3 of mine love Harry Potter sets and also enjoy the DK & ameet books. My 11 year old was extremely excited to get Percy as she's wanted the rest of the Weasley family for years. We're also a low income family, and they have to be patient as we can't usually afford to buy any sets at rrp. But being the intended audience for this, they'll enjoy the book itself just as much as the minifig, so it's not bad value for money imo.

That's condescending and patently untrue but never mind.

1. It doesn't mean you can't, much in the same way LEGO own rules don't allow their employee's or partners to share info about unreleased product with outsiders, even though that's literally how every leak happens. 2. Surely the original "Source" has betrayed the trust of the company they work for by passing this information onto an outsider in the first place, that's without a doubt a breach of contract. Any leak prior to an official announcement will be viewed in the same way by LEGO themselves. Besides, there will be many people with this inside info, an anonymous account doesn't implicate any specific "source". 3. If that was the case, they'd give all the info in one go, rather than dangling the proverbial carrot. The amount of time "leakers" bang on about how much they know or tease a future unveiling, (which never comes to fruition) just proves my point. 4. That's a bit like having someone pre warn you what all your Christmas presents are going to be, just to save you from perceived disappointment. It could also have the opposite effect and make you disappointed for something that might actually turn out better than you think when the final product releases. We've seen as much with the pre-release images recently. I'm not saying leaks are inherently bad, I just dislike the culture and clique behind leakers and those who salivate after every morsel they drop. I do understand why the defenders of leakers will react negatively to my opinion. Obviously you value their information and wish to stamp out any dissenting voices which might impact any future leaks. It is also ironic that I'm being called out for jealousy and impatience when I actually prefer to wait even longer, for LEGO's official unveiling of the new sets, rather than participate in the "will they, won’t they" rollercoaster of LEGO leaks & leakers.

It would be quite simple for anyone with the knowledge of these sets to create an anonymous burner account to release the info. Some people obviously feel superior having info that they can keep from others. I'm willing to bet most of these "sources" are obtained by casually chumming up to people they suspect to hold the info they need via social media until said "source" breaks. TBH id rather "leakers" didn't exist at all. Being patient and waiting for the official LEGO announcement would be preferable to entertaining the egos of certain "fans" who would be better off putting up or shutting up.

Well to balance all the negativity I absolutely LOVE all these sets, and I'm also looking forward to the Gold figures. I've shown them to my children as well, and they are also excited. As a family we've never been disappointed by any of the Potter sets going back to 2001, (apart from the recent art set). So perhaps we are easily pleased or maybe the target audience for this wave is kids between 5-11 and 40 something's

As an owner and big fan of all the original sets, I absolutely love these, will be getting them all day 1 for sure. Hopefully with nice Potter themed GWP alongside them.

Package from DPD just arrived, box was damaged and instead of Diagon Alley there was just the advent calendar (which I didn't order) and the Brickheadz set! (which was badly crushed). Never had this problem with the LEGO in the past. Going to try my luck with customer services now, so disappointed :(

Nothing from LEGO yet, just paypal confirmation. Same thing happened with Barracuda Bay on release but it came through in the end. I'm off to bed now though!

Just got one with the GWP in the UK!

Available in the UK, not seeing the GWP yet though so holding out for now.

After watching the Boone Build and MandRproductions reviews I'm definitely going to display this in 2 sections, making an alley with the 2011 Gringotts at the end. If I had more money I'd buy 2 of these and build up the floors, but alas my budget won't stretch that far. I'd like to get as close to this view as possible.

Is there any other brickheadz coming apart from Hagrid & Buckbeak. I seem to remember a rumour of a Hogwarts students set and possibly another set earlier in the year?

I was kind of hoping the GWP would be another micro Diagon AlIey, but featuring the other side of the street. Also, as I cannot stand Instagram and refuse to have an account, is there any alternative place to find all these leaks that keep dropping?

The wait for the new DA set was killing me so much that I just went to ebay and grabbed the 2011 set. Going to keep me busy while I wait for the new one.

Does anyone know why the Burrow is not available to pre-order anywhere in the UK? Is it exclusive to one shop?