More details of the Great Hall, two more, better detailed shots of DA2 and Potions!

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More details of lego Harry Potter's 76435 the Great Hall, followed by two more, better detailed shots of Ollivander's & Madame Malkin's and the Potions Classroom (*swoon*), well worth scrolling through:( Read more... )

Potions, Baby!! WooHoo!

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We have more pix from the summer 2024 wave lego Harry Potter 76431 Hogwarts Castle: Potions Class - 397 pieces ($40)! Including a peek at the set folded together... The rear of the box gives us one look at it; the last picture here shows how it would slot into the 76435 Great Hall set. What to note about it: unlike the lavatory and the Hufflepuff Common Room, the set is then closed when folded together. The door can face outwards, however, so it isn't that it doesn't make sense, but it effectively can only be viewed or played with when it is not in the Great Hall set. given the number of people who complain about the inaccessibility or unplayablity (that's totally a word) of the 2021+ modular sets, I think I can predict that will meet with some displeasure. In as much as it won't collect as much dust, I can't say I mind it too much. The sliding feature means the modules are easily removed, the primary issue there is most of the ones they've designed are too open and prone to dust collecting, and storage of the modules is going to be an issue, particularly as they aren't stackable.

There are two 1 x 3 flat tiles on the centre base plate, presumably the opposite side we can't see uses the 1 x 3 jumper plate with two studs. This permits us to anchor the workbenches in a fashion that's easily removed to push it forward or set them off to the side for easier access for play.

There's a clip visible in the ingredients bench that doesn't make too much sense unless it's used to anchor the bench when the set is folded closed. There's a section of brick extending out from one of the arches to the left of the centre plate. On the box front art, it holds the new yellow flask piece, although that's more clearly visible in the first set up of the set somewhat further below. Snape's lectern rests on these bricks when the classroom is folded together. I don't believe it's used to hold the folded set closed, because I think it would need to extend into the massive cauldron's space to do so. That cauldron definitely seems brick built. I'm wondering why that was deemed preferable to the large cauldron piece they have?( Read more... )

Durmstrang and Beauxbatons! Nice!

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Pix of the lego Harry Potter summer 2024 wave's 76440 Durmstrang ship and Beauxbatons carriage - 1229 pieces ($140)!

I'll start by saying I'm not really a boat person, and I don't have the space or the budget for this set... But! Despite that, I look at it and have to say it's a thing of beauty. They did a really great job on it. The smaller sized Beauxbatons' carriage is lovely, so well done. I still think it's a shame they've included it in the set with the ship, however, as I would have preferred the set $30 cheaper, but for those that missed it the first time around, I'm sure it will be appreciated. Also, take a moment to appreciate that box art. So much better than the art for the Great Hall, they've done well here, too.

Madame Maxime uses the maxi legs we've seen in the Avatar sets, meaning she's more posable for the first time. Fleur is nothing new, but Krum, Karkaroff, and Crouch Sr. are great minifigs (although it seems odd that Karkaroff hasn't got black hair) and welcome additions to the list of characters. Karkaroff and Crouch are first appearances since the reboot. Krum is the first appearance of that version.

There's some interior to the ship, not much, but then they had to invent it, and it gets the job done. ( Read more... )