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Sorry I wasn't clear. I meant that I'd rather they just sell these classroom modules all as standalone sets rather than including half baked versions in bigger sets just to pad out space. I would have rather they left the two spots open and charged $50-$60 for the flying lesson instead.

I wasn't saying that the Charms classroom should have been in the set instead. I'm saying that the classroom they included in the $80 set is lackluster in comparison to the $20 classroom of the same size they put out at the same time. This is a recurring issue with the new modular Hogwarts. They included a crappy portrait hallway in the Great Hall to fill space, and now they've created a crappy classroom for the Flying Lessons set. And then they're creating $20 sets to replace the crappy modules they make in the big sets. It's just kind of a waste to include crappy classrooms that they suggest you replace with better sets for additional money. I'd have rather they not include the transfiguration classroom in the first place if they weren't going to bother to make it any good.

I really enjoyed the Charms Class set, I found the build very satisfying. Building it made me realize what I don't like about the Flying Lesson set; the Transfiguration class and Quidditch storage builds suck in comparison to the charms Class. They could have created modules with the same level of detail as the Charms Class, but instead cheaped out. They didn't even bother to include cat Mcgongall (which is funny that all these years later they still haven't done).

Dueling Club looks great. I love that it fits in the Great Hall and I love the new Lockhart variant. Definite first day buy for me. Charms Class is a slight upgrade on the previous version. Minifigures are pretty boring though. The stickered parts are great though. I will end up getting this one too. Might wait for a sale though.

I don't think it's Lego being cheap, I think it's Lego knowing what price point they can get the consumer to pay out for a product. For Gru's house, you'd be looking at $200+ to turn that into a modular style dollhouse and is any Despicable Me consumer seriously going to pay that much? I think Malfoy Manor has a similar issue: how many people were going to pay $200-$300 for a modular dollhouse version of it. It doesn't even appear very much in the movies and only a handful of scenes take place there. Then you have a second issue: the scenes that do take place there involve murder, kidnapping and torture. So already the set is less kid friendly, alienating a large section Lego's usual consumer base. So you have a set that's basically more palleteable for adults, but also is not a popular location from the films. So was Lego really going to put out a high priced set for this? It just feels like a modular version of Malfoy Manor would have been a big gamble. I actually really like the set the way they did it. The facade is flat, but so is the actual facade of the building it's based on, so that works for me. If it has the long table and a few other things like a dungeon, balcony, etc then I'll be pleased with it.

Probably a budget constraint for the Disney 100 sets I imagine. Or possibly they listened to the criticisms and added it to Belle for this year. I'm just glad she doesn't have the random sparkles that the Disney 100 Princesses had and as a result is actually accurate to the movie.

Looking at the new leaked Burrow photos, I am heavily relieved that Molly finally has a unique face print. I don't like Percys face/hair combo. I love the build of the Burrow, I definitely feel like I'm going to get this after seeing all the details up close.

Wednesday dorm set leaked (assuming it's real). Looks pretty good. Two variations of Wednesday and Enid included I believe and Thing.

I feel like it's going to appear in an unrelated set (Jean Grey was theorized in the Marvel topic). Even though the original piece is still around, they probably don't have that color in stock at the moment, so using a similar piece in the right color that's in production was probably the cost cutting move.

I give them credit, they managed to take an extremely difficult art style and put it into system scale and still be recognizable. This turned out better than I expected.

That list is pretty funny, it includes aliens and characters with synthetic shades of red that don't even exist in nature (looking at you MJ). Also the little mermaid was never specified as a red head in the original story, people just associate it with her because of the popularity of the Disney version. The gingercide debate is made funnier by the fact that Barbara Gordon wasn't the first version of Batgirl, it was Bette Kane (as Bat-Girl). So literally the red headed version of batgirl is just a favored version, not even the original. Even the live action debut of Barbara portrayed her with dark hair (though her batgirl mask did include a red wig).

BTAS is pretty much the definitive version of most Batman characters, so I think it's wise that this new show is going for twisted/different versions of these characters. While I agree that it seems lazy at face value, I also don't want to judge it until I see the show. Minnie Driver is an interesting casting choice, I feel like there's definitely potential for this version of the Penguin, but only time will tell. Personally I would love to get these variations in Lego form someday (preferably in a set geared more towards adults).

Even at his most 'realistic', he's still a guy dressed as a bat, unable to turn his head, somehow never taking fall damage no matter how hard of a landing he takes after gliding at high speeds, fighting bad guys who at any point could just shoot him in the face. Frankly, the explanation of Superman being an alien and has powers and that's how he can fly makes more sense to me than Nolan explaining that Batman has electric gloves that makes his cloth cape turn into a cartoon outline of a bat and that just so happens to be so aerodynamic that he can chase cars with it. Lol

The Lego version of the trailer dropped. It doesn't seem like they show any set builds, but they do show off a handful of the minidolls. Honestly, i think minidolls were the right way to go, I think they really capture the costuming and overall look of the characters. The hairpieces are a highlight, but face prints look good too, Glinda especially bears a good resemblance. Based on the minidoll variations featured, it seems like we'll get a set for their arrival to Shiz, potentially the dance and something in the Emerald city (just a guess though).

Interior photos of Ollivanders have leaked. Looks like either 3 or 4 new wand molds I think (I could be wrong).