Harry Potter 2018 - Rumors & Discussion

[Huigberts Builds]

8 hours ago, Roebuck said:

Yes something like MF with old and new crew in one set! I am almost certain the d2c will not solely have figs from FB, but I am not so sure it will only have HP figs either They have to put the FB figs somewhere in the line..

Since it's been confirmed Dumbledore teaches in the exact same class as Lockhart, perhaps they'll use that room in the D2C, with some kind of painting of Lockhart in the classroom that could be turned so I would look like an ordinary blackboard for Dumbledore. This theory also goes hand in hand with the movies 1 and 2 only theory, because they could use rooms that appeared only in these 2 films (hospital wing, potions class, defence against the dark arts room (lockhart/dumbledore), dumbledores office, staircase, greenhouse, bathroom and the common rooms, (not all appeared in the movies, but they did in the books) + keep the outside appearance from Hogwarts the way it looked in the later movies as that is what it looks like in Crimes of Grindewald.

[RealGeronimo11]

I think the Grindelwald figure is accurate to the first FB, the shot of behind him in the trailer and the images released, but not in the one where he has a beard snd long hair. Maybe it's another section of the film

[8BrickMario]

1 hour ago, Brick Wizard001 said:

I don’t understand why people are complaining about unique and special minifigures? Seraphina Picquery is an amazing inclusion! Let’s just enjoy it. We all know that a young Dumbledore  along with Jacob, Queenie and Tina are gonna come sooner or later...

We're complaining because the figures could have been better. Just having Picquery in the set doesn't make her good. Her lack of molded or even printed hair under her hat makes her look outdated, and even a few folds or wrinkles of fabric on her dress would have made her look proper. It's not as good of a figure as it could have (and should have) been. Grindelwald may still be accurate to a look we haven't seen yet, but it's clear from Seraphina already that there are probably improvements that could have been made. 

 

1 hour ago, joeee said:

Now that I think about it....does Grindelwald steal a HOGWARTS carriage because his is being pulled my Thestrals too! *gasp*

That's definitely a Hogwarts Thestral-drawn carriage, so perhaps he was being imprisoned at the school?

[deskp]

 

1 minute ago, 8BrickMario said:

That's definitely a Hogwarts Thestral-drawn carriage, so perhaps he was being imprisoned at the school?

No it's not "definitely" a hogwarts carriage.

 

36 minutes ago, RealGeronimo11 said:

I think the Grindelwald figure is accurate to the first FB, the shot of behind him in the trailer and the images released, but not in the one where he has a beard snd long hair. Maybe it's another section of the film

Its not accurate to any Grindelwald we've seen yet.

[RealGeronimo11]

5 hours ago, deskp said:

Its not accurate to any Grindelwald we've seen yet.

 

Oh, I didn't notice the moustache

It must be the fact that it's white.

Edited March 14, 2018 by Captain Nemo
Please do not quote pictures

[Robert8]

1 hour ago, Huigberts Builds said:

Since it's been confirmed Dumbledore teaches in the exact same class as Lockhart, perhaps they'll use that room in the D2C, with some kind of painting of Lockhart in the classroom that could be turned so I would look like an ordinary blackboard for Dumbledore. This theory also goes hand in hand with the movies 1 and 2 only theory, because they could use rooms that appeared only in these 2 films (hospital wing, potions class, defence against the dark arts room (lockhart/dumbledore), dumbledores office, staircase, greenhouse, bathroom and the common rooms, (not all appeared in the movies, but they did in the books) + keep the outside appearance from Hogwarts the way it looked in the later movies as that is what it looks like in Crimes of Grindewald.

Dumbledore taught Transfiguration at Hogwarts

That's the Defense Against the Dark Arts clasroom in that trailer. They are probably there because it's a well known clasroom for the fans and movie-goers but that's it. 

[Brick Wizard001]

44 minutes ago, 8BrickMario said:

We're complaining because the figures could have been better. Just having Picquery in the set doesn't make her good.

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That's definitely a Hogwarts Thestral-drawn carriage, so perhaps he was being imprisoned at the school?

Just because she isn’t that well made doesn’t mean that her inclusion is bad. Also it’s definetly not a Hogwarts carriage as it is Grindelwald being transferred from MACUSA and hogwarts has absolutely nothing to do with that.

 

1 hour ago, Huigberts Builds said:

Since it's been confirmed Dumbledore teaches in the exact same class as Lockhart,

This has not been confirmed. Dumbledore taught transfiguration not DADA so he should be in McGonagall’s old classroom. No idea what he is doing in Lockhart’s old classroom.

[Robert8]

41 minutes ago, deskp said:

Its not accurate to any Grindelwald we've seen yet.

What's up with that? 

I wonder why they didn't use the double colored legs for that minifigure. It looks awkward as heck for today's standards

Even the S18 Birthday Boy's hairpiece in white would have been a better choice for the hair 

[8BrickMario]

36 minutes ago, Brick Wizard001 said:

Just because she isn’t that well made doesn’t mean that her inclusion is bad. Also it’s definetly not a Hogwarts carriage as it is Grindelwald being transferred from MACUSA and hogwarts has absolutely nothing to do with that.

I don't think inclusion is good if it isn't done well. If a minifigure seems lazy or poorly-done, I'm not inclined to think it was a worthwhile addition to a set. I'd rather have one done correctly from the get-go, and in this new Wizarding World line, it feels off when there's something subpar due to the Great Hall already demonstrating that there are many new molds in this line. Looking at Hermione and Hagrid and the like, I feel like they could have and should have given the characters here new or more appropriate pieces.

Also, sorry, I got caught away with the carriages. They look pretty much identical to the Hogwarts fare, so that earlier comment got me thinking too fast to remember the context. Perhaps Grindelwald just copied them.

Edited March 14, 2018 by 8BrickMario

[THELEGOBATMAN]

On 13.03.2018 at 8:11 PM, Black Numenorean said:

i don't think so: look: Great hall: true /

Whomping Willow : true

and Fb set: true

Just a problem with characters

Look, I'll give set examples of what they were supposed to be:

75951 - it was supposed to be Newt's suitcase with brickbuilt animals with Newt from FBaWtFT. It is a carriage with Thestral, Grindelwald and Picquery from FBCoG.

75954 - it was supposed to be Hogwart's Great Hall with 14 characters. It is Hogwarts Great Hall with 10 characters, and only 6 or 7 of them were guessed correct. Build description was also totally not accurate.

So all the descriptions were fake. We know nothing about other 5 system sets.

[KristofBD]

 

1 hour ago, 8BrickMario said:

 I'd rather have one done correctly from the get-go, and in this new Wizarding World line, it feels off when there's something subpar due to the Great Hall already demonstrating that there are many new molds in this line. Looking at Hermione and Hagrid and the like, I feel like they could have and should have given the characters here new or more appropriate pieces.

I think the new Thestral mold ate up all the budget, it is after all a very small and cheap set. 

[MAB]

1 hour ago, Robert8 said:

 

I wonder why they didn't use the double colored legs for that minifigure. It looks awkward as heck for today's standards

 

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Agree. Coat tails on the front that don't wrap around look bad, when they can use the double molded legs to extend the colour. I wonder if it is because of the print design not being perfectly horizontal (in which case, it may be better to make it horizontal).

At least the new dress piece appears to be coming in a decent number of colours.

Edited March 14, 2018 by MAB

[Roebuck]

Grindelwald do not look very accurate to the pictures we have seen so far, but I am sure we will get better versions of him in future sets.. It is not the first time Lego have gotten some preliminary source stuff from movies and then they change to movie and the Lego versions looks off..

It is not a big issue for me, because the Thestral look absolutely fantastic! I am planning to get a small herd Hopefully other fantastic beast included in sets are also moulded, brick built animals do not fit with moulded ones...

13 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

So all the descriptions were fake. We know nothing about other 5 system sets.

Well they got something right to be fair, Lego have confirmed the WW set also.. Newts suitcase is probably wrong and I guess Harry, Ron and spider set is 50-50, getting more unsure about the cmf list could be a very clever fake 

[THELEGOBATMAN]

8 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

Grindelwald do not look very accurate to the pictures we have seen so far, but I am sure we will get better versions of him in future sets.. It is not the first time Lego have gotten some preliminary source stuff from movies and then they change to movie and the Lego versions looks off..

It is not a big issue for me, because the Thestral look absolutely fantastic! I am planning to get a small herd Hopefully other fantastic beast included in sets are also moulded, brick built animals do not fit with moulded ones...

Well they got something right to be fair, Lego have confirmed the WW set also.. Newts suitcase is probably wrong and I guess Harry, Ron and spider set is 50-50, getting more unsure about the cmf list could be a very clever fake 

The only thing they got right were two set names.

[LegoDakin]

I do think Grindelwald does have the wrong hair but I think Seraphina looks fine.

[RealGeronimo11]

I'm very glad I don't have any Lego carriages because the idea of having one makes me want the set more than I would if I already had a carriage

[Tariq j]

Is it me, or is Grindelwald’s moustache there, but it’s so white and fine it’s hard to make out? 

might be just me.

[deskp]

12 minutes ago, Tariq j said:

Is it me, or is Grindelwald’s moustache there, but it’s so white and fine it’s hard to make out? 

 

might be just me.

Its just image artefacts you see the same thing around his cheek line.

[Ultron]

Definitely no mustache on Grindelwald. It would show up like his eyebrows do. 

[LEGODalekbuster523]

7 hours ago, deskp said:

Cause he looks nothing like the movie.

It's not that bad. It's at least passable.

[AmperZand]

I'm not into HP/FB, but 75951 Grindelwald's Escape is a very cool set at a reasonable price point. I'll be using the carriage and demon-horse for one of my vampires and the minifigures and accessories for parts.

I could be wrong but I think the body of the carriage along with the front and back rails separate from the undercarriage to form a free-standing cabin. The rails either fold down to make the legs of the cabin or up so it can be carried (by the demon-horse?). I think the roof might be detachable, too.

[Huigberts Builds]

7 hours ago, Robert8 said:

Dumbledore taught Transfiguration at Hogwarts

That's the Defense Against the Dark Arts clasroom in that trailer. They are probably there because it's a well known clasroom for the fans and movie-goers but that's it. 

7 hours ago, Brick Wizard001 said:

This has not been confirmed. Dumbledore taught transfiguration not DADA so he should be in McGonagall’s old classroom. No idea what he is doing in Lockhart’s old classroom.

I'm sorry my fault, I assumed the classroom could have been used for different classes over time (since there were also classrooms in the books that weren't even in use).

5 hours ago, Tariq j said:

Is it me, or is Grindelwald’s moustache there, but it’s so white and fine it’s hard to make out? 

might be just me.

4 hours ago, deskp said:

Its just image artefacts you see the same thing around his cheek line.

3 hours ago, Ultron said:

Definitely no mustache on Grindelwald. It would show up like his eyebrows do. 

It's the Green Arrow discussion all over again 

[Legoman123]

Do we have any more info on the D2C Hogwarts? 

[Mata_Nui]

The actual set parts of this Fantastic Beasts set are ...well... fantastic. The minifigs, not so much. The first thing I noticed when the set images came out was a lack of skirt printing, haven't looked too closely at Grindlewald to see how much they messed him up but apparently it's badly.

That Thestral is to die for!

[Roebuck]

2 hours ago, Legoman123 said:

Do we have any more info on the D2C Hogwarts? 

Not as far as I know and we won't for quite some time I guess, Lego are very god at keeping the d2c under wraps

The normal sets on the other hand they seem the release before they have to, probably as a tactical maneuver to keep the hype going and get a head of leaked images