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acciobrickSo I really wanted to try putting lego Harry Potter 40577 Hogwarts: Grand Staircase into the modular builds to see how it would all work together, which means I just had to build a model to give it a whirl... (Caveats: some parts are missing from the mecabricks database, and I'm working without instructions and kind of winging it.)
Obviously all of the uber lovely artwork is missing, a real pity as lego does that soooo well, but it gives us a good first impression. This is what it would look like from the inside when you hook up the other sets:
(Keen eyed readers will spot my models of official sets 40452 Gryffindor Dorms and the 76386 Polyjuice Potion Mistake, and my MOCs of the Prefects' Bath and Filch's Office. 😉)
As you can see, the stairs are designed to swivel, and the 12 by 12 stud base extends two studs further out to either side of the 2021+ modular's 8 stud depth. Here it is from the exterior, to further illustrate that point:
Unlike the other 2021+ modular Hogwarts builds, the roof decorations are not quickly snapped on or removed, but built in place. (As they're fairly minimalistic roof line decorations, that doesn't present much of an issue, however.) Stacking two of these modules (if you're lucky enough to get them) would yield a four and a bit story height, with only two floors.
And we also now have another picture of the back of the box that shows how the stairs move, and that the Fat Lady's portrait panel still works as we're now used to seeing (and isn't something new):
Obviously all of the uber lovely artwork is missing, a real pity as lego does that soooo well, but it gives us a good first impression. This is what it would look like from the inside when you hook up the other sets:
(Keen eyed readers will spot my models of official sets 40452 Gryffindor Dorms and the 76386 Polyjuice Potion Mistake, and my MOCs of the Prefects' Bath and Filch's Office. 😉)
As you can see, the stairs are designed to swivel, and the 12 by 12 stud base extends two studs further out to either side of the 2021+ modular's 8 stud depth. Here it is from the exterior, to further illustrate that point:
Unlike the other 2021+ modular Hogwarts builds, the roof decorations are not quickly snapped on or removed, but built in place. (As they're fairly minimalistic roof line decorations, that doesn't present much of an issue, however.) Stacking two of these modules (if you're lucky enough to get them) would yield a four and a bit story height, with only two floors.
And we also now have another picture of the back of the box that shows how the stairs move, and that the Fat Lady's portrait panel still works as we're now used to seeing (and isn't something new):
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Date: 2022-06-20 08:22 pm (UTC)So incredibly grateful you share all the greatest bits of news!!! 💕