VinnieCannoli

My main problem with 2+ FB movies was that...it was oddly about anything else other than "Fantastic Beasts"... it was about all kinds of random characters but not about fantastic beasts like the first movie was. It felt like one of those hp-fanfics with lots of new original characters... And the worst part is that I remember people liking the "step away from HP-monster movie" at first (saying they want something more adult oriented instead of "whimsical adventure with oversized pokemon") when the second film was announced... yeah it didn't end that well (i did like the Jude Law as Dumbledore a lot, though, and old hogwarts parts...wish they could do something better with these actors and backgrounds) Reading books about the creatures that inhabit the world of Hogwarts and imagining what they might look like is one of my best memories of enjoying this franchise in the past. I really enjoyed seeing how the designers depicted these creatures in the videogames. I wish we could see some lesser-known hp-monsters in LEGO.

Haha yeah! But it's just made me remember how Wizarding World basically has its own "Pokemon". wish somebody would make something cool and collectable out of that idea. Thos giant lego figures like that new Pixie is not quite that yet.

Yeah and I'm excited about the next castle part with a possible chamber of secrets! PS: Started replaying that "Chamber of secrets" rpg-game from Game Boy Advance this Halloween and it made me remember how magical creatures were a significant part of HP back then. I wonder why lego won't make some collectable HP-creatures looking at how popular the Pokemon franchise is right now. Maybe blind bags with brick built monsters like those from Mario series... Maybe they just forgot there are tons of monsters to collect and read description, and it can be a potential toy series...

Once again HP sets bring nothing but joy to me. I'm so glad i decided to stick with HP in lego terms. That bike and the Lovegood house are amazing sets. It's exactly "that old" feel of lego. Just playtime-oriented reasonable sets (i'm so glad they didn't turn the Lovegood house into an adult black box set!) that are compact and full of fun and look good as display pieces! Pretty sure they will be discounted as other HP-sets too! It's crazy such a small set has an exclusive "bigfig" and a rare villain minifigures - even two of them (and a new broom!)! HP-fans...we having it good, and it's happening right now!

The main tower and Astronomy towere arenot _that_ different in height to change the possible display height. Sure Astronomy Tower can be bigger than the Main Tower...but it's called "main" tower because it contains some more important/more popular places inside. Not because it's slightly taller than others.

The anticipation is quite exciting, and I hope we have at least 2 more years of this line. One of those roofs absolutely need Hungarian Horntail, and hopefully we will get a "minifigure scale" one eventually.

Does anyone have any idea what size display case (or cabinet) will need to be used for the final Hogwarts castle? This line is my main expectation from Lego, and I'm having fun collecting it piece by piece. (I'm trying to figure out the approximate size given the two parts of the castle that we currently have (the tower is the tallest part, so at least we've figured out the height..?) The thought of building a giant castle in the end, decorating it (lighting, MOC-ing some parts of it, adding charactershere and there, expanding stuff like Forext...may be building an aquatic part around it) is sure a great thing to think about. This is a collection of sets that require significant space planning, because it will bring joy for many years to come.

I hope there will be a separate set with the whole First Task theme. lego already updated many old sets and made some new crazy stuff like Aunt Marge... I think they can totally do a new "minifigure scale" Hungarian Horntail.

Oh yeah that's an obvious next move! I'm so excited for it. and for the whole chamber with tube going down! (i wonder how they will make the abandoned bahroom build. The 76386 set with that "down the tube" action was one of the most fun sets of the previous castle line!)

Oh wait... What if every part of the Castle will come with a new mold for a HP-creature? We got Troll then the Fluffy figure. I so hope each part will be coming with a new exclusive monster. I wonder who can come with the next part!

I hope we will see "kids oriented" sets eventually. If not - there won't be anything interesting to me. These +18-priced black boxes for afols are my least favorite thing in Lego and i would never want pokemon in this style. Sonic is a perfect example of sets that both-adults and kids love. +18 is those sets people post on reddit as black boxes they probably are not going to open because it's "an investment". I already see scalpers calculating profits before these sets even released. Harry Potter is another good example - lots of fun stuf + afol stuff. I will be glad if Lego will go this route making all kinds of sets for everybody from holiday calendars, minifigure magazines and polybags to "adult" products. Pokemon cards hobby is already kinda stressful these days. At least make lego look fun, come on!

I was also thinking about getting a second hall - to build and put all my HP-minifigures on display and have fun with it while other parts are sealed. Because this whole castle position/display is a project of itself. I keep all my castle parts sealed for now. I will be able to be sure where I can put the final castle only after it is fully released... I can't imagine how dusty it will be and how difficult it will be to clean this whole thing so I have to prepare a separate safe place for this castle first (may be i will reposition some part of my house for it or try to get a display case for it... haha)... PS: yeah, I've been pretty happy about prices of this line so far. Some italian supermarkets put smaller sets (classrooms and other tiny parts like that Duel-set) on sale and it's usually 13-16eur for smaller castle parts... People talk about lego being expensive but these HP-sets are really normal prices-wise. This whole castle line is pretty exciting and cool so far! I have many collecting hobbies and The Most Deailed Castle is the BEST of them all. 1) everything is cheaper than MSRP due to discounts that come eventually 2) no scalpers or fake hype (hi pokemon cards) 3) everything is cool and fun This is like an chill oasis in a sea of stressful collectable hobbies.

Just like last year got amazing deals on Amazon for the most detailed Hogwarts. Got the tower for just 170euros (I got the Great Hall for 140eur last October). Keep in mind not to buy those 200+ Hogwarts sets when they come out if you think these are a bit pricey. Just wait for autumn each year. In general this huge castle is pretty much affordable. (but not space-wise, haha)

Yeah i think it's logical we will get a Basilisk. So far nothing tells otherwise. It's like "the trio of famous giant HP-beasts that were inside of a castle". I think Hungarian Horntail is also possible. It's a huge key-part of books and movies. The dragon is not a part of a castle but we can get a separate set so you can put Horntail on a castle roof later. So far this line was going good enough to be very optimistic about it (i mean...they even gave us a literal build of inflated aunt Marge - at this point we can get anything haha )

So much this. Dreamzzz is one of 2 lego themes that still gives me excitement. Like when you get a set - you keep thinking about what it can be used for as an upgrade/parts donor or how fun it will be to upgrade it or do all kinds of stuff with it to make it even cooler/bigger/more awesome. Only Nexo Knights and Chima gave me a feeling like that. That submarine makes me want to get that other shark submarine we got from the Ninjago Movie. The only thing that can make Dreamzzz even more epic is if it gives us another gigantic robotic elephant, so we will have 3 (the other 2: Chima Mammoth, Yellow tusk from Monkey Kid)...come on Dreamzzz - one more elephant please!

This was my most anticipated set of 2025, and it does not disappoint. The new fluffy is adorable, the build itself is gigantic. And I have already managed to get the previous sets of this Hogwarts. How nice to be at the very beginning of building the largest officially available LEGO castle. This line is what i was dreaming about when i was a kid. I couldn't get HP lego sets back then but in my imagination and my dreams i saw them being insanely huge with lots of space inside and insane amount of minifigures. They weren't like that because my imagination embellished everything, but this time everything is exactly as I imagined! PS: I assume we getting the Secret Chamber and updated Basilisk next year?

I missed a lot of this series, but I saw some people saying that it's better not to buy an electronic Mario in late 2024 because there "was" a chance they'll release a new version that can be charged. Is that true? I think it might be just a rumor. I was going to get a basic mario but not sure if i should wait or not

In [eu] we have lots of cheap "book+minifigure" on amazon. They usually go for 4-8 eur. And you can get multiples of those to get los of HP-related pieces and robes. I usually see these books as the new "characters and accessory packs" of these days. We still have a 4eur book witht the best Lucius Malfoy (prints all over him including legs) that outshines the Manor and Burkes Lucius. Check amazon by writing "lego minifigure book harry potter" - maybe you will find some cheap options, combining which, you will get a "multipack" price by buying several Nevilles (also comes with herbology book and other stuff) or something like that

The price of this set makes me curious about pieces or the size of the house. I wonder if we will have something to make Marge into floating ball (maybe there will be brick built variant of her body). And will they give Harry screaming super angry head?

After lego made a BioLizard I think this line is crazy enough to give us most of the stuff. Just say it outloud 5 years ago. "a Lego Biolizard playset where you smash the button and super sonic hits the Biolizard and makes a part of it fly out" - it would sound unrealistic. But we got it. I wouldn't be surprised if we will get Mighty or other characters. The only problem is Bigfig ones (Hector/Big)... i think Lego is kind of careful with super exclusive big figs these days. Dr.Eggman is kind of a bigfig but he's a very important key character that is supposed to appear in many sets. But don't get me wrong - i'm very much hoping that we will get Big the Cat. That new Jakks Pacific action figure of him was amazing and I hope to get a Lego version!

Yeah my brain playing tricks on me. For some reason i forgot it's not just another Privet Drive but that specific aunt's visit. Either way my set will probably have Dobby in a process of throwing lots of things at her, haha.

I don't think the "niche" theme can put an effect on the minifiigure demand. Castle/fantasy is also kind of a niche theme for example (we don't even have any new popular movies in that genre - just some TV-shows on streaming platforms...i would say that even Horror genre is more alive than Fantasy or "Medieval" genre of pop culture). SteamPunk guy is just a cool minifigure that looks awesome - this is one of the main factors that makes a minifigure desirable. You see him and you think "oh nice!!".

I really hope the new Dursley's house will have a new Dobby face print - more cheeky and playful because that scene supposed to portray him levitating that cake.

Italy is good for kind of the same reason - there are a lot of really small towns and villages where you can always get something rare and interesting. I personally never had problems with this wave. So happy with it. Been collecting CMFs since that "Pirate minifigure" as I remember. And this is the first collection where i love every single minifigure and wanted multiples of them because all of them are basically a bunch of accessories to make all kinds of characters. From wings of aracocra warrior to elf ears and dragonborn armor - everything is super useful. And some pieces intended to be collected in multiples (black rats for Dishonored game MOC for example, or those eye pieces and etc.)

Love seeing Nexo Knights discussion. I army build nexo knights and always happy to see some other people doing that too. We are in a timeline when it's super easy to do that.