The 2022 HP Advent Calendar

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Well we have more news about the 2022 Advent Calendar. Frankly it's a bit of a mixed bag... Spoilers follow, click through at your own risk. There are a few pix from the minifigs and a list of the builds. ( Read more... )

Lego CON 2022

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After the success of last year's lego CON, it's back again, and you can watch live here later today. Like last summer's, it's a virtual, streamed 2 hour event starting in three hours - 5PM in London, 12PM New York, and 9AM Los Angeles.( Read more... )

Is it worth watching? Let's face it, we aren't the target audience.

Fair enough.

Additionally, at this point, the only sets they could reveal for the Harry Potter line are the D2C 500 EUR Hogwarts Express (for which it's a little early), the anticipated HP GWP we should be seeing in July, or the Advent Calendar (and there's no way they'd spoil that with kids watching). (BrickClickr assures us we won't be seeing an Accessory Pack this year, because apparently lego can't think of any reason someone might want a bunch of Death Eater bits and pieces to go with the Ministry of Magic set... 😋 Hmm.) So of those three, the only one likely to be presented is the GWP, and it isn't scheduled as far as anyone seems to know. (And if it is, I'll eventually find out and repost, so no worries.) I'd imagine we can expect to see the summer line shown as they go on sale in the US as of tomorrow, possibly with some commentary from designers, but the sets themselves aren't news to anyone who frequents this site or the lego S@H.

However! Instead of a reveal, they have indeed put together something cool for Potterheads. Two announcements have been made, firstly that we can expect a tour of the London HP studios, and secondly that they've invited Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) to put in an appearance, possibly in combination. (After "Neville's" oh so wonderfully funny appearance playing with the First Flying Lesson set last year, I'd like to see her, too. Unfortunately I have plans to grill today, and I can hardly tell our company they come in second to a video. Or can I? ... No, no that wouldn't go over well at all. Cursed social life! 😉)

Other than that, there are also a few bonus build instructions to be found for VIPs here. (Registering is free if you haven't already.) More codes will be shown during the CON if you're watching.

And finally there's more official promo material here if you're interested.

The Grand Staircase...

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BrickClickr has been at it again, and reports that this year's last remaining unidentified Harry Potter lego set 40577 will be the Grand Staircase, and should be a GWP (Gift With Purchse), probably in July, which would be a departure from the usual autumn timeframe, but would allow us to take advantage of the offer before the planned price increases in September. If true, that would be a very cool move on lego's part.


Previous years' HP GWPs
40289 2018's Diagon Alley, 374 pieces and one exclusive minifig
40412 2019's Hagrid & Buckbeak BrickHeadz, 270 pieces and no minifig
30628 2020's Monster Book of Monsters, 316 pieces and one exclusive minifig
40452 2021's Gryffindor Dorms, 140 pieces and two non-exclusive minifigs (appearing in one and two other sets)

The set is described as following: it contains two pieces of the castle walls at 90* angles in the current modular format. The eponymous staircase is moveable, and the walls are covered in a number of portraits, like we've seen in the films. A minifig of Hermione is included, completing the Trio after last year's GWP contained only Ron and Harry (fair enough for a boys' dorm, though, I'd imagine 😉). That's all there is at the moment, I'll be sure to keep you posted on the Staircase when more is known.


But in honour of the news, I thought I'd present a small(ish) Grand Staircase MOC upawalek has put up on ReBrickable for inspiration and some food for thought. (ReBrickable, in case you're unfamiliar with it, is a brilliant site where people can post and sell the instructions to lego builds they've made.) ( Read more... )

Sight unseen, this GWP is definitely on my "wanna have" list.

Bwahahaha! Grand Staircase!

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Remember I promised to let you know if there was news about the Staircase? I'm a witch of my word. Allow me to present (drum roll please) lego Harry Potter set 40577, Hogwarts: Grand Staircase:( Read more... )