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Such a bizarre set. I wonder if this is going to be based of some Rebuild the Galaxy type show.

It’s a good set and there’s a lot of cool features but for a collectors edition I expected a little bit more. I mentioned earlier they could have included the brickbuilt fiendfyre dragon for the Voldermort/Dumbledore duel to make it a bit more exciting. They also could have included the door/corridor that leads to the Hall of Prophecies that Harry kept dreaming about, it would have made the underground section a little more interesting IMO. The inclusion of the ministry lift is nice but it’s a shame it can’t actually move between floors. I also really like the toilet entry function. Though I’m not sure why they didn’t put the toilet in that empty room next to the station. The lack of Fudge and Amelia Bones feels a little jarring here since it’s just Dumbledore and Mrs Figg in an empty courtroom!

Agreed. The newspaper stand is something that should have really been included in the set. The room of requirement and Borgin and Burkes floo network were a lot better because they felt complimentary to their respective sets (Hogsmeade and The Burrow) rather than feeling like you were completing them.

I did a reverse image search and this was the closest thing I could find: https://nxtlovevs.click/product_details/25458383.html My memory’s a little fuzzy but I remember there used to be a guy who did custom decals for one of the Star Wars RPGs. Maybe something to do with that?

Clearer box pictures have leaked. They do seem to have done a good job with the interior and they’ve managed to include all of the rooms from the films. I do the think the minifigure lineup is slightly lacking though, like they’ve included the courtroom with the seats and Fudge’s chair but we don’t get Fudge himself! (Or characters like Amelia Bones etc.) I also think they could have done a bit more with the Voldermort/Dumbledore duel. Like maybe a brick built fire dragon or the water tornado thing Dumbledore uses. Or maybe they could have included a function that causes the windows to fall out or something.

Yeah I just remembered after posting that they did one for the Hogsmede GWP. Only other thing I could think of would be a section of Grimmauld Place - maybe the bedroom with the Black Family tree or something or the kitchen and dining room. Not sure what to make of the set to be honest. It seems to have some depth to it so it looks like the offices will have plenty of space, plus I could see them including things like the printing press scene in DH1 where Harry sets off the horn.

I wonder if the GWP might be the Room of Requirement when Dumbledore’s army were using it. Maybe complete with the statue, a fireplace etc.

Based on that sketch it looks like the Ministry might be similar to the recent Death Star set.

Yeah it feels like we’re long overdue some Quidditch themed sets. The Burrow retires this year (December I think?). So I could see them doing a smaller version maybe. Perhaps one that was based of Bill and Fleur’s wedding with the marquee etc. The third task in the maze and the duel in the graveyard haven’t been done in a while so maybe that too. For the 50th anniversary of Star Wars, Lego are doing some anniversary figures based of the concept art for the first film. Since it’s the 30th anniversary of the Philosophers Stone book, something like a figure based of the Dumbledore illustration on the back of the original cover would be cool.

Finally a Mon Mothma figure! And a new mould for Carbonite Han, the existing piece has held up really well (despite being 16 years old) so it’ll be interesting to see how they top it.

Yeah those aren’t great. All 3 Disney CMF series had quite a few non humanoid characters but they still translated pretty well into LEGO. Merlin and the Executioner look pretty good. I’m not sure why they chose the Dragon as a CMF? Who else do we have left? I could see Charming and the Fairy Godmother being good.

Yeah that’s a fantastic set, leaps and bounds better than the previous ones. I really like some of the side builds they’ve included, especially the boat car and the Bikini Bottom sign. This makes me really excited to see what they’d do with something like the Krusty Krab.

I assumed the Richard Harris head/beard was just a placeholder but that is a shame if it’s the actual version.

Yeah, whilst I love the current HP theme I can definitly see that. I always thought (like you said) the 2010 line struck a good balance between being movie accurate but still maintaining that whimsy/magical feel. Like in the 2010 Hogwarts set you had stuff like the hidden objects in Dumbledore’s office, Sirius Black’s face in the common room fire, the diary hidden behind a knight etc. Things like that are missing from some of the more recent sets. That being said I do love the reboot line, as many others have said it is the “gold standard” for reboots and has given us pretty much everything you could ask for since coming back. The Star Wars line could learn a lot from it at the moment. Indiana Jones is a weird one. Because the three sets we got were brilliant and I genuinely can’t think of a single thing to criticise about any of them. But it was so disappointing that they stopped there. They could have done some Brickheadz and more sets based of the other films. Toy Story had a fantastic line in 2010 (as did Cars for that matter). But the 2019 4+ stuff was very disappointing. I also never really loved the use of the minifigure heads for Buzz, Woody and Jessie as opposed to the moulded heads they used in the original line. The 2026 sets are ok but still a far cry from the OG sets. The Incredibles wasn’t a revived line but it did get caught up in the 4+ stuff. One thing I will say (and perhaps this is my own nostalgia talking) is that it does feel like 2008-2014ish was like a golden age for licences themes. Films like Crystal Skull, Stranger Tides and Toy Story 3 got a good range of sets whilst previous films in their respective series also got good coverage. In addition there was also a healthy balance of sets too, like there’s weren’t themes composed of exclusively 4+ or exclusively £300+ sets like we sometimes see today.

I actually really like the sound of those. It’s the anniversary year after all so they may as well go all out. Hopefully we get pink shorts guy in the Landspeeder set!