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gingerwitch.livejournal.comWe now have pictures for two new Harry Potter lego Brickheadz sets: ( Read more... )
gingerwitch.livejournal.comBack to Hogwarts!
Sep. 1st, 2024 03:19 amgingerwitch.livejournal.comHeads up! The Back to Hogwarts sales go live right after midnight on the 1st of September (so in the night from 31 August to 1 September). The Gifts with Purchase are only available as long as supplies last, and the Harry Potter GWPs tend to go very quickly, so if you're interested, be prepared to act quickly. Really nice: the GWPs are stackable, so you could conceivably get three of them. 😃 As previously reported, the Draco in the Forbidden Forest Polybag is available with qualifying purchases upwards of $40 / 40 EUR; with qualifying purchases upwards of $130 / 130 EUR, you'll receive the Borgin & Burkes Floo Network set as well; and you'll get the collectible Weasley Clock, too, if you order the Collectors' Edition of the Burrow.
As an added bonus, as part of what's shaping up to be a yearly B2H celebration, many Harry Potter lego sets and accessories are eligible for double VIP (Insiders) points, which equates to a discount off a future purchase of roughly 10% of the current purchase's price. I know that's a complicated way to put it, but it basically boils down to this: if you purchase $100 worth of qualifying items during the 2x event, you could redeem your points to get a $10 discount off a future purchase. Or the points can be redeemed for a variety of exclusive lego sets and collectibles for that matter. In fact... there just so happens to be a special lego Harry Potter reward available only for Insiders via the rewards section...( Read more... )
As an added bonus, as part of what's shaping up to be a yearly B2H celebration, many Harry Potter lego sets and accessories are eligible for double VIP (Insiders) points, which equates to a discount off a future purchase of roughly 10% of the current purchase's price. I know that's a complicated way to put it, but it basically boils down to this: if you purchase $100 worth of qualifying items during the 2x event, you could redeem your points to get a $10 discount off a future purchase. Or the points can be redeemed for a variety of exclusive lego sets and collectibles for that matter. In fact... there just so happens to be a special lego Harry Potter reward available only for Insiders via the rewards section...( Read more... )
Durmstrang and Beauxbatons! Nice!
May. 3rd, 2024 04:46 amgingerwitch.livejournal.comPix 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... )
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... )
gingerwitch.livejournal.comNews on the summer Harry Potter lego lineup!
And a bit of news on the summer 2024 wave of Harry Potter lego sets has leaked from Poland! (I believe it's a general lego blog / fan site along the lines of stonewars or promobricks, but as the name and subtitle are in a picture, I'm unable to just run the translator over it.) As with all news we get at this time of year, it's provisional and there will likely be some changes, but the source has been deemed fairly reliable by a few individuals I've known for a while and trust. (FOMO is unfortunately a contaminant; I've held off reporting to wait for the additional confirmation as I was unfamiliar with the original source, fanklockow.pl.) Generally something like this tends to be based on someone's description of a fuzzy picture, or their description of someone's description (like promobricks attempting to describe the Gringotts vaults last year... Chinese whispers, ftw!), so the things that are most likely to be mistaken are the names of minifigs included (like the time Yaxley was mistaken for Lucius Malfoy in the Ministry of Magic set) or small details. ( Read more... )
And a bit of news on the summer 2024 wave of Harry Potter lego sets has leaked from Poland! (I believe it's a general lego blog / fan site along the lines of stonewars or promobricks, but as the name and subtitle are in a picture, I'm unable to just run the translator over it.) As with all news we get at this time of year, it's provisional and there will likely be some changes, but the source has been deemed fairly reliable by a few individuals I've known for a while and trust. (FOMO is unfortunately a contaminant; I've held off reporting to wait for the additional confirmation as I was unfamiliar with the original source, fanklockow.pl.) Generally something like this tends to be based on someone's description of a fuzzy picture, or their description of someone's description (like promobricks attempting to describe the Gringotts vaults last year... Chinese whispers, ftw!), so the things that are most likely to be mistaken are the names of minifigs included (like the time Yaxley was mistaken for Lucius Malfoy in the Ministry of Magic set) or small details. ( Read more... )
Leaks for the autumn sets!
May. 31st, 2023 11:20 pmgingerwitch.livejournal.comWe've got the first pictures of two of the autumn sets now from a Japanese catalogue, and they're both pretty good! The new micro-nanoscale Hogwarts, 76419 lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle & Grounds, and 76418 the 2023 lego Harry Potter Advent Calendar, both with an expected 01 September release date. (It's just a picture of the front of the Advent Calendar's box, and we've already seen the minifigs from an earlier leak, but think twice before spoiling yourself by clicking through.) ( Read more... )
gingerwitch.livejournal.com76422 Weasleys Wizard Wheezes $89.99 | 834 pieces (8+) | 7 minifigs! (HBP) We now have a soft focus shot of the set, and some answers to the question of what we saw in the super fuzzy picture of the summer line-up that I'm attaching below. Spoil yourself at your own discretion.( Read more... )
gingerwitch.livejournal.comPromobricks (caveat: German) surprised us this week with some news on next year's lego Harry Potter theme winter lineup, slated for release on March 1st, 2023. They'd previously announced there will be a fifty percent increase in the number of sets (that works out to two more 😉) than in the winter 2021 and 2022 waves, and now we have some details on the six sets to go with that titbit (spoilers follow, click at your own peril, my lovelies):( Read more... )
A final observation: as an added information bonus, the set numbers we now know provide a hint that we're likely to see at least six other sets in the summer wave. 😊 Let the wishful thinking begin! (Isn't it a pity "magical thinking" means something else entirely? It would have fit so well. 😋)
A final observation: as an added information bonus, the set numbers we now know provide a hint that we're likely to see at least six other sets in the summer wave. 😊 Let the wishful thinking begin! (Isn't it a pity "magical thinking" means something else entirely? It would have fit so well. 😋)
gingerwitch.livejournal.comW00t! Promobricks has once again dropped a massive news-bombshell and provided us with many of the set names and descriptions from the lego Harry Potter summer 2022 collection. ( Read more... )
gingerwitch.livejournal.comPromobricks has a lovely new leak for us on the Harry Potter lego sets due this winter, and I'm chuffed already, just from the descriptions alone. 😃 We can expect four new sets, two more of the Hogwarts Moment sets (Divination and Moody's DADA classroom), an extension to the 2021 Hogwarts modular castle system for the Infirmary (!) and a buildable trunk. (And yes, I'm afraid that does indeed confirm what I've been saying: we won't be seeing a return to the popular 2018/20 style.) That last item is a little more difficult to explain than the others - off Promobricks' description, they seem to be struggling, too 😆 - so I think we'll need to wait for pictures on that one to judge. But basically the overall takeaway should be this: lego is evidently fairly serious about the HP line, which is awesome! For one thing we're seeing what is only our second winter wave since the series' reboot in 2018, which even if the sets themselves perhaps aren't quite your cup of tea is great news. (Think of it this way, as long as the series is in production and the more sets there are, the greater the chances of one day seeing that set you'd love to have. So, win! 😃) And in addition to expanding on last year's "gimmick" with the Hogwarts Moment "book" sets, they're giving us a regular set for the first time in a winter wave, and an all new format in the form of the buildable suitcase. Creativity at work! Always a good sign, it's not merely production by rote, and they really do seem willing to try out a bunch of things with this series. So without further ado, on to the leaks... ( Read more... )
And that would be all they've said about the sets at this time. I'll be sure to keep you posted when there's more.
A note as to our source: the promobricks video with all the info. While it's unlikely to be of much interest to you as it's in German, you can still give them an upvote for providing us with this preview, so maybe click through and show them a little love? ❤️
(And a cheery thanks to lego_guyon02 and GF for their respective heads up. Much appreciated.)
And that would be all they've said about the sets at this time. I'll be sure to keep you posted when there's more.
A note as to our source: the promobricks video with all the info. While it's unlikely to be of much interest to you as it's in German, you can still give them an upvote for providing us with this preview, so maybe click through and show them a little love? ❤️
(And a cheery thanks to lego_guyon02 and GF for their respective heads up. Much appreciated.)
The Advent Calendar, Days 16 - 20...
Dec. 20th, 2020 01:20 pmgingerbred.livejournal.com🎄🎁 And here are the next 5 days of this year's Harry Potter advent calendar 75981... (Days 1 - 5, days 6 - 10, and days 11 - 15, if you're looking for them.)
To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 16
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Day 17
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Day 18
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Day 19
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Day 20
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And that's all she wrote for today's instalment. More soon, my dears. Christmas nighs...
To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 16
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Day 17
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Day 18
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Day 19
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Day 20
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And that's all she wrote for today's instalment. More soon, my dears. Christmas nighs...
The Advent Calendar, Days 11 - 15...
Dec. 20th, 2020 01:33 amgingerbred.livejournal.com🎄🎁 The next 5 days of this year's Harry Potter advent calendar 75981... (The previous entry, days 6 - 10 of the calendar can be found here and the first five days are here if you're looking for them.)
To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 11
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Day 12
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Day 13
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Day 14
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Day 15
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And once again that's it for this instalment. More soon, my lovelies...
To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 11
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Day 12
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Day 13
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Day 14
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Day 15
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And once again that's it for this instalment. More soon, my lovelies...
The Advent Calendar, Days 6 - 10...
Dec. 19th, 2020 04:43 pmgingerbred.livejournal.comLJ has sorted the banning with regards to the comm, so we're back! w00t!!! Unfortunately anything that was posted and many comments that required moderation got eaten by the system in the meantime. Sorry about that. Please feel encouraged to try again, as it shouldn't happen anymore. (Also, in the interests of not being spammed, please go ahead and unsubscribe if you weren't too keen on lego... lol And thanks, guys! You are the very best. 😘)
🎄🎁 And so we continue with the next 5 days of this year's Harry Potter advent calendar 75981, and it's shaping up to be a very nice addition to the Clock Tower 75948 set indeed. (The previous five days of the calendar can be found here, if you're looking for them.)
To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 8
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Day 9
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Day 10
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And that's it for this instalment. Stay tuned for more...
🎄🎁 And so we continue with the next 5 days of this year's Harry Potter advent calendar 75981, and it's shaping up to be a very nice addition to the Clock Tower 75948 set indeed. (The previous five days of the calendar can be found here, if you're looking for them.)
To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 8
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Day 9
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Day 10
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And that's it for this instalment. Stay tuned for more...
The Advent Calendar!
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gingerbredrulesWell, I'm not sure if LJ is going to straighten out the banning with regards to the comm. At the moment I might be the only one who can post here, which sort of defeats much of the point of making this a comm... (Issues...) Hopefully we can get this cleared up soon. 😊 (And if somebody would care to try posting, go right ahead. That should help answer if it's possible or not. (Just don't put a lot of effort into it, because I'm betting it fails. You can always delete the post if it doesn't.) ETA: MW was so kind as to test it, and it did in fact fail. 😕 (Please help us, LJ.))
In the meantime, I guess I'll just get started with the advent calendar... 🎄🎁
Goblet of Fire. Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's fourth year, students from rival schools Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrive at the castle to compete in the Triwizard Challenge, taking place after a roughly two century long hiatus (for safety concerns) to help commemorate Hogwarts' 1000 year anniversary. The Yule Ball is the highlight of the festivities that year, a formal winter dance for all students fourth year and above.
Clock Tower 75948
The 2020 calendar 75981, centres on the Yule Ball and is a nice compliment to the Clock Tower 75948 set. (Worth noting, the calendar basically retires now. As with all the other advent calendars lego makes, if there are sets left over, obviously you can pick them up later and often cheaper, but no more are in production, so if you want it, get on it, or resign yourself to picking it up off ebay / bricklink / brickowl / etc. (You can sometimes get pretty good deals on auctions of used past years' sets.))
The pictures above is from the inside of the calendar. To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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In the meantime, I guess I'll just get started with the advent calendar... 🎄🎁
Goblet of Fire. Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's fourth year, students from rival schools Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrive at the castle to compete in the Triwizard Challenge, taking place after a roughly two century long hiatus (for safety concerns) to help commemorate Hogwarts' 1000 year anniversary. The Yule Ball is the highlight of the festivities that year, a formal winter dance for all students fourth year and above.
Clock Tower 75948
The 2020 calendar 75981, centres on the Yule Ball and is a nice compliment to the Clock Tower 75948 set. (Worth noting, the calendar basically retires now. As with all the other advent calendars lego makes, if there are sets left over, obviously you can pick them up later and often cheaper, but no more are in production, so if you want it, get on it, or resign yourself to picking it up off ebay / bricklink / brickowl / etc. (You can sometimes get pretty good deals on auctions of used past years' sets.))
The pictures above is from the inside of the calendar. To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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gingerwitchThese are all the sets in the current series of Harry Potter lego, arranged approximately chronologically as they occur in the books and films. (Notable exception: the Fantastic Beasts sets are at the end of this list.) Each set is identified by name, set number (linked to its brickset entry), the appropriate films, and the characteristics that make it applicable for a particular book / movie.
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If anyone can recommend any changes to the list, please don't hesitate to comment. If you are looking for the list of retiring sets, go here.
( Read more... )If anyone can recommend any changes to the list, please don't hesitate to comment. If you are looking for the list of retiring sets, go here.
gingerwitchGiven the Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales and Christmas shopping, this seems a useful list to cobble together. This is an attempt to list all the sets from the current series of Harry Potter lego, by year of release, with notes as to which sets are officially retired already or should retire soon, the books / movies they represent, and the minifigs included in the sets.
As for anything that hasn't been listed as "retired" or "retiring", I'd still prioritise buying the older sets off your wishlists first. Stonewars.de is the source for the information on which sets will be retiring soon or in 2021, as for the ones marked "RETIRING NOW" they are currentlydisappearing from lego stores around the world, and brickset lists them as no longer available in some countries' online lego stores. Don't panic, often you can find a recently retired set in toy stores near you, but if you want one, you need to act soon so you won't find yourself paying exorbitant prices on the resale market.
The Tasks...
Dec. 10th, 2020 09:04 pmgingerwitchInstagram user AhoyBrickBoy has made a lovely digital render of his MOC of the tasks from Goblet of Fire.
A couple of nice details from task 2: the way the hair seems to "float" (excellent piece choices!) and the way the chains on Hermione and Ron are drawn taut. (I can't quite see how the latter was achieved, to the extent that I asked myself if it was "photographed" upside down. It might be the same mechanism that keeps Harry suspended, however, and simply not more visible from that angle. Either way, I like the result, as well as the idea that a digital set might not be subject to the same restrictions a physical one might. Why *not* display it upside down?) The blue branch pieces (plant leaves 4x3 medium azure) also work a lot better than I expected. (Live and learn, lol.) But if I should happen across a batch, I now see their usefulness... 😉
Not sure which modelling software he's using, but in a perfect world, the "sleeping" faces from the original second task set 4762 Rescue From the Merpeople lend it an extra something if you're trying to recreate it at home. Hermione's face appeared in two minifigs from a total of three sets in 2005 and 2007. Ron's face appeared on one minifig in the same three sets. Caveat: those figs' waking expressions were a bit of a letdown, and I much prefer the current series of minifigs (they've done some great work with them), but it was definitely good for this scene.
A couple of nice details from task 2: the way the hair seems to "float" (excellent piece choices!) and the way the chains on Hermione and Ron are drawn taut. (I can't quite see how the latter was achieved, to the extent that I asked myself if it was "photographed" upside down. It might be the same mechanism that keeps Harry suspended, however, and simply not more visible from that angle. Either way, I like the result, as well as the idea that a digital set might not be subject to the same restrictions a physical one might. Why *not* display it upside down?) The blue branch pieces (plant leaves 4x3 medium azure) also work a lot better than I expected. (Live and learn, lol.) But if I should happen across a batch, I now see their usefulness... 😉
Not sure which modelling software he's using, but in a perfect world, the "sleeping" faces from the original second task set 4762 Rescue From the Merpeople lend it an extra something if you're trying to recreate it at home. Hermione's face appeared in two minifigs from a total of three sets in 2005 and 2007. Ron's face appeared on one minifig in the same three sets. Caveat: those figs' waking expressions were a bit of a letdown, and I much prefer the current series of minifigs (they've done some great work with them), but it was definitely good for this scene.
The Advent Calendar!
Dec. 5th, 2020 05:48 pmgingerbred.livejournal.comWell, I'm not sure if LJ is going to straighten out the banning with regards to the comm. At the moment I might be the only one who can post here, which sort of defeats much of the point of making this a comm... (Issues...) Hopefully we can get this cleared up soon. 😊 (And if somebody would care to try posting, go right ahead. That should help answer if it's possible or not. (Just don't put a lot of effort into it, because I'm betting it fails. You can always delete the post if it doesn't.) ETA: MW was so kind as to test it, and it did in fact fail. 😕 (Please help us, LJ.))
In the meantime, I guess I'll just get started with the advent calendar... 🎄🎁
Goblet of Fire. Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's fourth year, students from rival schools Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrive at the castle to compete in the Triwizard Challenge, taking place after a roughly two century long hiatus (for safety concerns) to help commemorate Hogwarts' 1000 year anniversary. The Yule Ball is the highlight of the festivities that year, a formal winter dance for all students fourth year and above.
Clock Tower 75948
The 2020 calendar 75981, centres on the Yule Ball and is a nice compliment to the Clock Tower 75948 set. (Worth noting, the calendar basically retires now. As with all the other advent calendars lego makes, if there are sets left over, obviously you can pick them up later and often cheaper, but no more are in production, so if you want it, get on it, or resign yourself to picking it up off ebay / bricklink / brickowl / etc. (You can sometimes get pretty good deals on auctions of used past years' sets.))
The pictures above is from the inside of the calendar. To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 1
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Day 2
( Read more... )
Day 3
( Read more... )
Day 4
( Read more... )
Day 5
( Read more... )
In the meantime, I guess I'll just get started with the advent calendar... 🎄🎁
Goblet of Fire. Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's fourth year, students from rival schools Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrive at the castle to compete in the Triwizard Challenge, taking place after a roughly two century long hiatus (for safety concerns) to help commemorate Hogwarts' 1000 year anniversary. The Yule Ball is the highlight of the festivities that year, a formal winter dance for all students fourth year and above.
Clock Tower 75948
The 2020 calendar 75981, centres on the Yule Ball and is a nice compliment to the Clock Tower 75948 set. (Worth noting, the calendar basically retires now. As with all the other advent calendars lego makes, if there are sets left over, obviously you can pick them up later and often cheaper, but no more are in production, so if you want it, get on it, or resign yourself to picking it up off ebay / bricklink / brickowl / etc. (You can sometimes get pretty good deals on auctions of used past years' sets.))
The pictures above is from the inside of the calendar. To play along at home, try to find the door you'd need to open in the picture. The pieces behind the doors are visible below, go ahead and take a guess what they'll build, and you can "unfold" parts of this post to see if you're right. (Note: the folds only work if you haven't clicked through to the post itself.)
Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
( Read more... )
Day 4
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Day 5
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gingerwitch.livejournal.comGiven the Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales and Christmas shopping, this seems a useful list to cobble together. This is an attempt to list all the sets from the current series of Harry Potter lego, by year of release, with notes as to which sets are officially retired already or should retire soon, the books / movies they represent, and the minifigs included in the sets.
As for anything that hasn't been listed as "retired" or "retiring", I'd still prioritise buying the older sets off your wishlists first. Stonewars.de is the source for the information on which sets will be retiring soon or in 2021, as for the ones marked "RETIRING NOW" they are currentlydisappearing from lego stores around the world, and brickset lists them as no longer available in some countries' online lego stores. Don't panic, often you can find a recently retired set in toy stores near you, but if you want one, you need to act soon so you won't find yourself paying exorbitant prices on the resale market.
The Tasks...
Nov. 26th, 2020 10:14 amgingerwitch.livejournal.comInstagram user AhoyBrickBoy has made a lovely digital render of his MOC of the tasks from Goblet of Fire.
A couple of nice details from task 2: the way the hair seems to "float" (excellent piece choices!) and the way the chains on Hermione and Ron are drawn taut. (I can't quite see how the latter was achieved, to the extent that I asked myself if it was "photographed" upside down. It might be the same mechanism that keeps Harry suspended, however, and simply not more visible from that angle. Either way, I like the result, as well as the idea that a digital set might not be subject to the same restrictions a physical one might. Why *not* display it upside down?) The blue branch pieces (plant leaves 4x3 medium azure) also work a lot better than I expected. (Live and learn, lol.) But if I should happen across a batch, I now see their usefulness... 😉
Not sure which modelling software he's using, but in a perfect world, the "sleeping" faces from the original second task set 4762 Rescue From the Merpeople lend it an extra something if you're trying to recreate it at home. Hermione's face appeared in two minifigs from a total of three sets in 2005 and 2007. Ron's face appeared on one minifig in the same three sets. Caveat: those figs' waking expressions were a bit of a letdown, and I much prefer the current series of minifigs (they've done some great work with them), but it was definitely good for this scene.
A couple of nice details from task 2: the way the hair seems to "float" (excellent piece choices!) and the way the chains on Hermione and Ron are drawn taut. (I can't quite see how the latter was achieved, to the extent that I asked myself if it was "photographed" upside down. It might be the same mechanism that keeps Harry suspended, however, and simply not more visible from that angle. Either way, I like the result, as well as the idea that a digital set might not be subject to the same restrictions a physical one might. Why *not* display it upside down?) The blue branch pieces (plant leaves 4x3 medium azure) also work a lot better than I expected. (Live and learn, lol.) But if I should happen across a batch, I now see their usefulness... 😉
Not sure which modelling software he's using, but in a perfect world, the "sleeping" faces from the original second task set 4762 Rescue From the Merpeople lend it an extra something if you're trying to recreate it at home. Hermione's face appeared in two minifigs from a total of three sets in 2005 and 2007. Ron's face appeared on one minifig in the same three sets. Caveat: those figs' waking expressions were a bit of a letdown, and I much prefer the current series of minifigs (they've done some great work with them), but it was definitely good for this scene.
