sammy_zammy

Hey! I became interested in Indy when Crystal Skull released when I was a kid. Very much helped by the Lego theme. Also, people who are kids now were not kids when Crystal Skull came out. The two have nothing to do with each other.

Remember when we were speculating thatExpecto Patronum could be Aberforth on the viaduct? I guess we can make this scene after all!

The lack of one doesn't give me hope for the troll in the bathroom being made, which is probably my most wanted set. Anyone spotted the CGI error on the back of the Battle of Hogwarts box yet?

Omg this is so cool! I did wonder what those exposed SNOT pieces were for. Maybe the Lego Harry Potter gods heard me... I'm a big fan of the option to use various wand red/green sparks things. That's a very unexpected addition. Also, I quite like the bridge build. Just as I was thinking how I can cut back on Harry Potter spending, they're making it worth buying duplicates of the biggest set

Most have gone up. Based on Brickset: Expecto Patronum $64.99 -> $69.99 Battle of Hogwarts $84.99 -> $84.99 Quidditch Trunk $64.99 -> $69.99 and finally… Dobby $39.99 -> $29.99(!?)

We all thought that WWW looked like a facade with no detailed interior from exterior shots, and turns out it isn’t, though. So I’m not sure it’s wise to assume it’s a facade till we get interior shots to judge that. I do think it looks a bit empty outside. I would have liked some rubble or broken walls or a side build of some sort. (The perfectly stable walls is a stark contrast to the background of the box, in fact! Another disadvantage of the modular system I suppose.)

What do we think the side rooms are in the BoH set, btw?

We are all short of wand pieces after all 😝

Ambitious of Lego suggesting that Harry and Voldemort will be able to stand up with those big wand attachments!

You're being overly dramatic based on pure speculation... How is it insulating they are starting a new line? I don't follow. Yes the interior on this one looks fantastic! And people were so quick to complain about it based on an exterior shot... What do you mean?

There’s a few dregs left in the bottom 😅

I like Sirius’ Rescue because it made me realise I didn’t need to collect EVERY Harry Potter set :P

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Battle of Hogwarts looks really good! I had my reservations when PromoBricks said Clock Tower. Im pleased it’s the Entrance Hall + courtyard (makes me less inclined to bother with the Sirius’ Rescue set I’ve been on the fence about too for its courtyard). What I like most about it though is it’s finally a green roof Hogwarts set that doesn’t look to suffer in the exterior! Perhaps this indicates a move away from the focus on the modular system, which has hampered the design of some of the 2021+ sets. Hogwarts Express also looks nice. I initially thought it was a substantial improvement on the 2018 one, before realising they’re both just really good. Also nice to get two carriages. I won’t buy the set since I’m happy with the 2018 set; however, I like the Hogsmeade Station section. Definitely one I’ll look to Bricklink the Hogsmeade bags. Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes looks good. I’ll stick with getting the full Diagon Alley version at some point and skipping this, though that side build is intriguing. Dobby, Patronus, Quidditch I’m not interested in. Looks a solid wave, but one I think I can save plenty of money on. Looking forward to seeing Gringotts and the vault GWP too, but I’m most excited to see the microscale Hogwarts. Unrelated, I’ve seen many people on YouTube trying to say how they always used to joke about a UCS Dobby’s sock… didn’t that originate here though?

Why must the train be over 1000 pieces? The 2018 version was 801 pieces including the station, which was about as substantial as the Hogsmeade one here.

Yeah I've kinda got to this point with the theme. Microscale Hogwarts, Gringotts, Battle of Hogwarts and the 2nd Task are the only sets this year I'm actually fussed about.

TopicBricks seems to mindlessly speculate at times and then state it as fact (for example, he said that the Hogwarts Express will be motorised and no one else has said that), so I very much doubt that's the case. Looks just like a clickbait thumbnail to me.

Clock Tower AGAIN? (Unless Your guys' hunch about it being the clock in front of the Great Hall is correct.) Feels like this theme is starting to draw to a close for me tbh... I don't mind that!

I think they’ll use the existing part, and then his grey hair will be a sticker

Or maybe they were just going to go with inaccurate hair colours… like the pre-2018 Harry Potter theme having the Philosopher’s Stone and Deathly Hallows student minifigs the same height.

Lego Board Meeting: “Wow, Indiana Jones was our most popular theme yet! We should release more!” I see you ;)

I realised this the other day. The only 2023 sets I’m particularly interested in are The Second Task, Room of Requirement, and Battle of Hogwarts. Hopefully that’s enough to get the Gringotts vault GWP! Unless they make it exclusive with Gringotts, that is… I’m obviously interested in that too, but won’t get it for some time. Microscale Hogwarts MAY be a buy, I’ll see. Buildable Patronus I can take it or leave it. Hogwarts Express I might get if the stations good and sell the train bags. Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes will be superseded by plans to get Diagon Alley at some point, but may Bricklink any good figures. Others, I’m really not bothered about. Oh well, more to spend on past big sets I’m yet to get! And also some good upcoming Icons/Ideas set. And I’m sure there’ll be many Indiana Jones sets to collect, right…?

Like... Luna Lovegood who was "also there" in the 2nd film, in the sense she happened to be in the school at the time as you stated? I don't see how Narcissa makes any less sense than her.

Big deal, she was still there, she was in the courtyard.

And Luna Lovegood wasn't even in the series until the 5th film/book, yet appears in the Chamber of Secrets set...