Good and bad news...

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...today from the world of Harry Potter lego. Let's get the bad news out of the way first: zusammengebaut.com reports that retailers will not be receiving the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets (76389) until 02 August. (brickfanatics has the article in English.) If it's available for delivery at all (unclear as yet), the set will apparently remain a lego S@H exclusive (lego.com) here in Germany and in at least some of continental Europe for the first couple of months. The set has been available for preorder for several weeks now, so this is expected to cause a kerfuffle and something of a scramble for orders on the lego site. But! The comments on zusammengebaut would seem to indicate that this may be a global problem, in which case if you can't wait to get this set, check reliable local retailers for current availability, or to be on the safe side, place your order directly at lego. (They still list 01 June for the date the set will ship. WORTH NOTING / CAVEAT: It's presently also unclear if they'll be able to honour that. There's been no official word yet, but then it's a bank holiday in Billund.)


And now the happier news... 😊
For those lucky enough to get the new sets early, the moratorium on reviews ended today, so keep your eyes peeled for those. I have to say from an initial reccy, the sets look rather lovely. ( Read more... )