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acciobrickAs already mentioned, lego has published pictures of the six Harry Potter lego sets from the 1st half year of 2023. I've presented the first four House Banner sets here. The remaining two are slightly larger, more standard, non-gimmick sets of the Triwizard Tournament's Second Task and the Room of Hidden Things version of the Room of Requirement from the Battle of Hogwarts.
The 76413 Hogwarts™: Room of Requirement (the Room of Hidden Things) is again in the 2021+ modular style, but continues to improve on 2022's trend towards bettering the exteriors of the (logically compromised) modular style. It's fairly satisfying as a castle addition on its own (the extra turret is nicely done), which for the modular style is high praise, and as in Dumbledore's Office, it also folds open, making much better use of its footprint than the original 2021 modular editions did.
I like the larger door to the RoR, and the fact it can be covered up and "disappear". I love the inclusion of the Ravenclaw House ghost (the Grey Lady), and the Fiendfyre has been cleverly captured. There's something pleasingly dynamic about the design, with the ability to segment the fire serpent and attach bits of it at various spots on the build. The transparent pieces that hold up the columns on either side help capture the RoR's style, but with the gaps in the build typical of the modular sets, it appears perhaps a little too insubstantial as a whole once opened. The pile of broken and discarded items is lovely, and reminds me of the building techniques often seen in Diagon Alley; it's nice to see it more widely applied. The return to the older broom style here is fitting for the room and its abandoned contents, certainly more so than in the Gryffindor House Banner set. As for the minifig selection, I wouldn't expect them to include a character who dies in the scene, and the inclusion of book only characters is also an issue as the deceased character differs between the book and film. As a result I hadn't expected to see Crabbe or Goyle here, and the inclusion of Blaise Zabini makes perfect sense. What makes a little less sense to me (and yes, I'm saying it) is the inclusion of Hermione instead of Ron, given who saves whom, but I welcome her nonetheless. This set and the Black Lake set throw the gender ratios out of whack, and only rein that in at all with 40% representation with the inclusion of non-humans / ghosts.
76413 Hogwarts™: Room of Requirement (the Room of Hidden Things), 587 pieces, $50
minifigs: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini ❤️ and The Grey Lady ❤️, plus Fiendfyre ❤️ which can be rebuilt into a fire serpent
also: a Cornish Pixie, Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem
76420 Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake (the Second Task) is extremely well done, great use of colour, atmospheric, tidy footprint, and I like the symmetry. An argument can be made that it might be too symmetrical, and perhaps they missed a trick in not making the underwater section more asymmetrical to emphasise the demarkation, above / below water. Either way it remains a pleasure to look at, and I find the blue tones quite satisfying. The structure on the pier is also a lot more appealing than I'd expected. It's nicely captured, easily recognisable for what it is, and they've done an alright job of keeping the scale, which I hadn't quite expected. I like the upwards sloping corner roof pieces that up until now we've only seen in the Asian themed sets. And the rowboat is cute.
76420 Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake (the Second Task), 349 pieces, $45
minifigs: Harry Potter (with flippers), Viktor Krum (with a shark head! ❤️), Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and a Merperson ❤️
also: a brand new Grindylow piece ❤️, crab, fish and trident
The 76413 Hogwarts™: Room of Requirement (the Room of Hidden Things) is again in the 2021+ modular style, but continues to improve on 2022's trend towards bettering the exteriors of the (logically compromised) modular style. It's fairly satisfying as a castle addition on its own (the extra turret is nicely done), which for the modular style is high praise, and as in Dumbledore's Office, it also folds open, making much better use of its footprint than the original 2021 modular editions did.
I like the larger door to the RoR, and the fact it can be covered up and "disappear". I love the inclusion of the Ravenclaw House ghost (the Grey Lady), and the Fiendfyre has been cleverly captured. There's something pleasingly dynamic about the design, with the ability to segment the fire serpent and attach bits of it at various spots on the build. The transparent pieces that hold up the columns on either side help capture the RoR's style, but with the gaps in the build typical of the modular sets, it appears perhaps a little too insubstantial as a whole once opened. The pile of broken and discarded items is lovely, and reminds me of the building techniques often seen in Diagon Alley; it's nice to see it more widely applied. The return to the older broom style here is fitting for the room and its abandoned contents, certainly more so than in the Gryffindor House Banner set. As for the minifig selection, I wouldn't expect them to include a character who dies in the scene, and the inclusion of book only characters is also an issue as the deceased character differs between the book and film. As a result I hadn't expected to see Crabbe or Goyle here, and the inclusion of Blaise Zabini makes perfect sense. What makes a little less sense to me (and yes, I'm saying it) is the inclusion of Hermione instead of Ron, given who saves whom, but I welcome her nonetheless. This set and the Black Lake set throw the gender ratios out of whack, and only rein that in at all with 40% representation with the inclusion of non-humans / ghosts.
76413 Hogwarts™: Room of Requirement (the Room of Hidden Things), 587 pieces, $50
minifigs: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini ❤️ and The Grey Lady ❤️, plus Fiendfyre ❤️ which can be rebuilt into a fire serpent
also: a Cornish Pixie, Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem
76420 Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake (the Second Task) is extremely well done, great use of colour, atmospheric, tidy footprint, and I like the symmetry. An argument can be made that it might be too symmetrical, and perhaps they missed a trick in not making the underwater section more asymmetrical to emphasise the demarkation, above / below water. Either way it remains a pleasure to look at, and I find the blue tones quite satisfying. The structure on the pier is also a lot more appealing than I'd expected. It's nicely captured, easily recognisable for what it is, and they've done an alright job of keeping the scale, which I hadn't quite expected. I like the upwards sloping corner roof pieces that up until now we've only seen in the Asian themed sets. And the rowboat is cute.
76420 Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake (the Second Task), 349 pieces, $45
minifigs: Harry Potter (with flippers), Viktor Krum (with a shark head! ❤️), Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and a Merperson ❤️
also: a brand new Grindylow piece ❤️, crab, fish and trident
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Date: 2022-12-19 10:31 pm (UTC)Agree with all you shared, and THRILLED at Hermione instead of Ron (ugh). Gray Lady looks fabulous. Fiendfyre is amazing. Love the new Mermaid, though wish there were More Grindylows, fish and mer. Like the colors used a lot, though surprised they used solid blue water level divider plate, instead of translucent blue plate under dock?