Nick Wolfe

Oh I love It! I was actually going to say that it looks like it was inspired by Ninjago city before I read the caption so you got that across very well. also as for what Peppermint said, essentially a baseplate is the same thickness and a standard plate if you rest it on top of studs. so if you just set the baseplate on top of whatever you want to attach it to and place a regular plate right next to it then the studs of the baseplate will be level with the studs of the regular plate. I'll see if I can add a picture. Edit: Sorry I'm having trouble uploading a pic but here's a link to it. https://share.icloud.com/photos/0mi8JYnDbL_HfcgXAX7Kde6pA

I love the torch in the Phantom int he Dark shot! Haven't seen it done before but it looks like that's the original purpose for the part

Wow! the detail really does make a difference, the eyes look excellent! I liked how the original was entirely practical effects but the eyes really make the picture pop!

I'm not even sure what to say other than wonderfully done! So many different little stone details that all come together into a great arch that still looks defined. I know one of the most difficult things to get across in a MOC is the balance between keeping buildings interesting while not letting them become too busy and you've hit that balance on the nose. It's a lovely backdrop to the minifigures as well who tease a fleshed out history and draw the eye enough to balance the textured building. Excellent.

Atmospheric photography is a weakness of mine and I love the mood you've set with these little guys. They look wonderfully ominous in the surroundings and it's just dark enough that you have to look for a long time to see all the little details, like the skeleton and the hanged man. You get more the longer you stare. I wish they had luminous eyes so the effect would be complete but I'm not sure how to get that across with practical effects. Would love to see these little guys in a high fantasy movie or a DND game.

I actually think this is an excellent helms deep! Instantly recognizable and the landscape around it makes the whole model feel cinematic. You've done a great job with one of the most iconic scenes in the franchise!

Every time I see you've done a new MOC it's always a work of art. As always you've done an excellent job with parts usage and elegant solutions to create organic looks with bricks, I think you've got the contest in the bag!

now this is a marvelous Gringotts! The dragon is cool but the architecture of the building is the real star here! You captured the crooked look of the building wonderfully and the interior looks great too!

This is excellent! I agree that if you do some more detailing on the roof it would really make the scene but what you have right now is a wonderful vignette to display the gryffindor figures, detailing, colors and all!

Thanks for the review! I'm in the us so I can't wait to get my hands on this, especially for boggart and Umbridge! I never got the chance for the old pink horror so I need a minifig representation of such an iconic villain and I do have the old boggart fig and want to complete the collection (possibly making a brickhead version to go with them Honestly I don't think the new hooch is different enough from the 2010 version for me to really care about it. I wish it had a new printed cape like the 2002 version, ironically also my first lego HP set! I also made a custom Slughorn years ago with the '10 dumbledore's head and the torso from Indiana Jones's dad and this version isn't too different. Love your video style too, excellent editing, definitely a new subscriber

Now that is impressive! I've had a balrog in my "in progress" bin for a while now but I think yours probably has me beat for elegance, scale, and that marvelous shot of Khazad-Dum! wonderful work!

Hi, yeah I actually know about this policy, I used to work with the LEGO group. The issue with Freight Forwarding companies like Parcel Locker is that the company is responsible for the package until it arrives in your hands. If the set gets lost on it's way to you LEGO will replace it. When the post loses it LEGO can make a claim and minimize their losses but when Parcel Locker, who LEGO doesn't work with loses or damages the package LEGO still has to replace it but has no recourse to make up the damage caused. The other major reason for LEGO refusing to ship to PO boxes and to Freight Forwarding addresses like the parcel locker is that they make it much easier to run a scam when shipping to that address rather than a physical house. I'm not going to get into the details of how to commit fraud but it would typically involve stealing a credit card, ordering product from a company, and shipping it to a third party. These scams were a massive problem for the LEGO group so they made it a policy not to send to Freight Forwarding addresses and are phasing out PO boxes as well for similar reasons. And this change was very successful! The company put in a lot of anti scam measures and saw a staggering decrease in fraudulent orders. When I worked with the company I heard a lot of stories like yours. LEGO doesn't like to accuse shoppers of running a scam so they lean on the first explanation but they will not make exceptions to the policy despite your arguments because a scam could say the same thing. But on the other hand a lot of customers get frustrated by the policy because of complicated issues with the postal service like you so the company is probably looking for a way to let you buy their stuff while still keeping the scams at bay. It's a frustrating issue but not really one of uncooperative customer service. It sounds like you should be less angry at LEGO and more angry at your university's messed up mail system, they're causing you more trouble than LEGO's anti fraud measures.

Really creative parts usage! I'd love to see the spiral staircase idea but this mini war rig really nails it!

That looks awesome! Fantastic job capturing the source material. I love the giant wrench and all the little details. The custom decals look really good, too. I didn't even notice they were customs at first since they accentuate the model so well. Excellent work!

I actually designed this for the brothers brick contest and since it has a limit of one picture i didn't want there to be any part of the model that was missing from the entry. I designed the chamber around this shot and most of the rest of it was just the framing for the lighting like the x pod underneath for the green light and the incomplete roof that made sure the light hit the statue of slytherin the way i wanted.

Well that's terrifying!

Red Means Stop I ended up redoing his head to be a little bit more accurate to the movies. Ultimately I'm really happy with how he came out!

Fantastic! You can really see the influence of the Haunted House set but you really made it your own. The trees really make the model, I like the use of the Scooby Doo scary tree sticker, the rest of the tree is so expressive that it pairs really well. The technic track as latticework is also really clever. I would love to see pictures of the light brick functioning and the trigger on the back of the building!

Built this for the Brothers Brick's new Harry Potter contest and thought I'd share it here since I have a Flicker now.

I agree that the ending really made this! Your design for the mirror at the end is really excellent too.

Stunning parts usage on the three characters and the back wall, the whole setup has a super distinctive mind warping feeling and works on a detailed level and wide picture. What parts did you use for the body of the robot on the right? it looks like the red hood armor for the hips but I can't place the torso.

I absolutely adore this model! It looks so complex at first, some Xenomorph inspiration maybe, but after looking closely and seeing the part usage it's very elegant with fewer parts than it looks at first. Also lovely usage of trans dark pink!

I would argue that fantasy era is better than Kingdoms but I still think Brick Jagger's recommendation stands, ending with the Kingdom's joust is a must, probably the best castle set to date!

I like this one! I think the Whomping Willow looks pretty good, though I would have liked a bigger one. It would make more sense to me to have included the Shrieking Shack with the Whomping Willow instead of a bit of Hogwarts but it does a pretty good job of representing the one scene from Chamber of Secrets. The Filch figure looks pretty great, a huge improvement over 2010, too bad I don't think the same can be said for Snape as the older one looked pretty great. The interior details also look much more complete than the Great Hall, it feels suitably busy and cluttered for a Hogwarts classroom. Overall probably not the greatest set but probably my personal favorite from this wave.

Honestly I think this set is kinda terrible... I was incredibly disappointed when it was revealed, especially since I was so excited for the return on Harry Potter in LEGO. I think the building itself is pretty ugly, the 2010 version looked a bit more movie accurate because of the tall and narrow dimensions, and I will stand by sand green roofs for Hogwarts until I die! Overall this one looks like it was just kinda slapped together with larger parts and not much exterior detail while the old great hall still sits mostly unchanged in my own personal (mostly moc) version of the castle. I'm also pretty disappointed in the figures. Dumbledore is the star, clearly, and Nearly Headless Nick is pretty good, wish he had come with the ruff piece for his neck since there's really no way to make his head tilt. Quirrel is a pretty good figure, the head print looks great, but the choice of piece for the turban is confusing as they have the prince of persia turban piece 4568949 which has the trailing fabric instead of having it printed on his chest. I wouldn't normally complain and would simply switch it out except that it was never released in purple :( McGonagall also feels like a step backwards from the 2010 Hogwarts set. The printing is mostly the same but legs over the new skirt piece make her look much less like she's wearing robes. Plus the black hat, though more movie accurate, doesn't look as nice as the matching emerald green one does. I've still got mixed feelings about Hagrid, I think the old figure had a lot going for it and this one looks a lot goofier, but he is growing on me a bit. None of the interior detailings are that great either, the great hall looks pretty plain, not much food, no prophets or quibblers, not many accessories all together. Fawkes and the the Basilisk are both horrendous, especially compared to their counterparts from the 2002 Chamber of Secrets set. It also means that we probably won't be getting a new chamber of secrets set with a brick built basilisk like the one from the LEGO HP video game which was pretty awesome. Overall I don't really understand why this set has been getting the praise it has been aside from it being one of the first Harry Potter sets in years. I agree with @Graupensuppe on most charges. The finished model doesn't look pleasing nor accurate, the figures are okay overall, and even the play features are few and unimpressive. Overall a poor flagship set for the first wave.