accio brick - the lego harry potter comm

So after my multi-paragraph whinge about the planting in the lego Harry Potter set 76445 Hogwarts Castle: Herbology Class from the 2025 summer wave, we're now seeing a preview of a new set in the Wednesday series. And why do I bring it up, you might ask? Also bearing in mind that this is the theme that brought us the adorable gargoyles last year (later used in the 2025 76453 Malfoy Manor), 76784 lego Wednesday Black Dahlia Flower is well worth mentioning in its own right (and certainly in this context) because in addition to a buildable flower (a dahlia, obvs), it includes a mini-greenhouse, also worth mentioning because that greenhouse (in stark contrast to the 2024+ Hogwarts Herbology greenhouse) contains some nice plant builds, certainly for the price. ( Read more... )

Everyone raise your your wands in memory of a class act.😢

Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89



The portrait of Professor McGonagall seen at the top of this post is a custom printed lego tile from the briquestore. As usual, I'm not an affiliate, just a fan.

We have a first picture of this year's lego Harry Potter Christmas book. I'm not certain if this is from the DK or Ameet series, but we'll find out soon enough. It really only matters because DK tends to be overpriced, and also steal shelf space with those empty cardboard sections of the books. (Clearly not a fan. lol) On the other hand the DK books tend to have unique minifigs, and Ameet don't, or Ameet use previously released parts such that it might be a unique minifig version, but the parts could be ordered if you were unable to get the books in your area. It looks like we'll be seeing an updated version of the Harry from this year's Hagrid's hut set (hp475), except with a different head that has a smiling alt face. ( Read more... )

76422 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... )

Information has leaked on two possible future HP lego sets. I'll be upfront, I'm a little torn on this post. I'm not a member of the lego ambassadors' network, which means I don't have to follow their rules on leaks and what images can be posted and when. On the other hand, I have a great deal of affection for the brand, so rules aren't always required... I'd like to see lego flourish (& Blotts). But then again, as LJ's Harry Potter lego information source, I find it somewhat obnoxious to make people go looking for content on their own when I happen to have it lying about... Hmm. Ultimately the deciding factors here for me are probably the uncertainty of the information - if I were more confident it's true, I'd be less confident about boosting it - and the fact promobricks has now posted an article on this. Once enough other sources do, you become remiss when you don't. Simple as.

So here's the deal... A few days ago, an individual of no particular standing on the platform one way or another (the account is old, but the activity isn't, typical hallmarks both of a throwaway or a cracked account) posted on one of the lego forums that they'd been part of a lego focus group study as to the potential pricing (and interest) in future sets. This was met with resounding skepticism and the exceedingly common cries of "pix or it didn't happen" and within the last 24 hours a number of heavily watermarked pix were indeed posted to telegra.ph and instagram, and proliferated (some edited to remove those watermarks), many of which have since been taken down, and more of which are likely to follow. Since the release of the pix, rather typically the claims are being taken far more seriously. (Something that amuses me when I consider the things we got up to at uni. This would not be even a high effort prank, and it's doable from the comfort of home at no cost other than time. Just saying.) So to be clear, at best I consider it an indication of possible truth and not a definitive corroboration.( Read more... )

And that's about it for this theme. One other minor point of interest: years ago, the mould for the goat broke, there hasn't been a goat figure in a lego set since 2011, and one will sell for upwards of 75 EUR on bricklink. The photos for a medieval village leaked as well, and in it we do in fact see the long awaited return of the goat. For Harry Potter fans this is relevant in as much as some of us are hoping to eventually see Aberforth Dumbledore with his Patronus. Or just a goat, for that matter. We aren't picky. 😉 (<- That's a lie, we're dreadful.)