legocruncher Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 Just like the porg due to its popularity. We could get a big niffler in 2021 with next fantastic beasts?
Accio Lego Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 10 hours ago, legocruncher said: Just like the porg due to its popularity. We could get a big niffler in 2021 with next fantastic beasts? Isn’t the Porg part of the UCS? Harry Potter doesn’t currently have any regular sets like that, but I can see it bringing in more people to the Fantastic Beasts side of the Wizarding World line on cuteness factor alone. That being said Fantastic Beasts will sadly always have a smaller fan base for various reasons, so it’s difficult to guess where that part of the theme is going.
tafkatb Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 8 hours ago, Accio Lego said: Isn’t the Porg part of the UCS? Hoo boy, try asking that in the Star Wars forum if you want to see it blow up into about ten pages of well-actually comments that go absolutely nowhere Come to think of it, though, it might not be that much of a stretch. Even though Fantastic Beasts is less popular as a whole, the Niffler is easily one of the most popular (or at least most heavily-marketed) creatures in the Wizarding World. The Porg set was designed on an abnormally tight schedule, so if it turns out to have a decent return on investment, they might consider replicating that approach here.
Accio Lego Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 2 hours ago, tafkatb said: Hoo boy, try asking that in the Star Wars forum if you want to see it blow up into about ten pages of well-actually comments that go absolutely nowhere Ah yes, the age old debate, and one of the reasons why I largely confine myself to the Harry Potter threads. 2 hours ago, tafkatb said: Come to think of it, though, it might not be that much of a stretch. Even though Fantastic Beasts is less popular as a whole, the Niffler is easily one of the most popular (or at least most heavily-marketed) creatures in the Wizarding World. The Porg set was designed on an abnormally tight schedule, so if it turns out to have a decent return on investment, they might consider replicating that approach here. Now that you mention it I do remember being a little surprised by the porg, since most of the large brick built character sets they do are robots/droids. The porg kind of stands out as a brick built animal that’s fairly large and detailed. For that matter, if the Stitch figure wins the current Lego Ideas vote it might make them consider the popularity of the brick built creature format.
LordofArbiters Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 Is anyone else worried they might cancel/discontinue the harry potter series after 2019? Since I REALLY want to add a 4th section to the minifig scale Hogwarts.
lego_guyon02 Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 33 minutes ago, LordofArbiters said: Is anyone else worried they might cancel/discontinue the harry potter series after 2019? Since I REALLY want to add a 4th section to the minifig scale Hogwarts. I think we can pretty much count on the theme to continue till at least 2021. If they'd do that they would be able to produce sets for all remaining HP movies and the new FB movie (OotP/HBP in 2020, DH1/DH2/FB3 in 2021). After that it would depend on how well the theme does but we do know last years' wave did really well
LordofArbiters Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Guyon2002 said: I think we can pretty much count on the theme to continue till at least 2021. If they'd do that they would be able to produce sets for all remaining HP movies and the new FB movie (OotP/HBP in 2020, DH1/DH2/FB3 in 2021). After that it would depend on how well the theme does but we do know last years' wave did really well I can see why alot would think it would continue due to your reasoning (and also because we only have a single Voldemort minifig coming from the graveyard set). But the last harry potter series lasted for 2 years. Here's hoping it lasts longer. Edited May 29, 2019 by LordofArbiters Word change
GilbertoAguilera101 Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 I think the usc style niffler could be a good idea, maybe have a niffler for fantastic beasts and then hedwig for HP. it could be a scale similar to the porg, and could include an exclusive Harry fig with hedwig and an exclusive newt with the niffler. a brickbuilt bowtruckle could also work.
Accio Lego Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 13 hours ago, GilbertoAguilera101 said: a brickbuilt bowtruckle could also work. The bowtruckle doesn’t have quite the same cuteness/recognizability factor as the niffler though. Plus, the scale for the porg/Bb-8/other usc style characters would make it considerably larger than it actually is ‘in real life’ (Noble Collection tried that with bowtruckle plushes, my local barnes and nobles never restocked them like they did the nifflers). A to scale buildable bowtruckle would make a fun little gift with purchase set though.
lego_guyon02 Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Accio Lego said: The bowtruckle doesn’t have quite the same cuteness/recognizability factor as the niffler though. Plus, the scale for the porg/Bb-8/other usc style characters would make it considerably larger than it actually is ‘in real life’ (Noble Collection tried that with bowtruckle plushes, my local barnes and nobles never restocked them like they did the nifflers). A to scale buildable bowtruckle would make a fun little gift with purchase set though. Well BB-8 is also nowhere near real-life-scale, don't really know if the porg is or isn't
Accio Lego Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Guyon2002 said: Well BB-8 is also nowhere near real-life-scale, don't really know if the porg is or isn't Yes, but those are smaller than their movie counterparts (and even when you scale them larger round, fluffy or squishy things fare pretty well). The problem with the bowtruckle would be that scaling it larger than the size it is in the movie kind of nerfs it’s cute factor and makes it less recognizable.
TheGinger63 Posted June 1, 2019 Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) As far as wishlists go, really would like some more house rep for Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Loved the CMF Cho. Got a bunch of Ravenclaw torsos from that. Id love to get Quidditch robes for Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. I dont see any opportunity with upcoming sets unless they do a random battle pack style set or hopefully in a second CMF wave. Maybe house ghosts included in future waves too? Grey lady seems like she should be included in the Deathly Hallows wave Edited June 1, 2019 by TheGinger63
Accio Lego Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 54 minutes ago, TheGinger63 said: As far as wishlists go, really would like some more house rep for Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Loved the CMF Cho. Got a bunch of Ravenclaw torsos from that. Id love to get Quidditch robes for Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. I dont see any opportunity with upcoming sets unless they do a random battle pack style set or hopefully in a second CMF wave. Maybe house ghosts included in future waves too? Grey lady seems like she should be included in the Deathly Hallows wave Honestly, this is one of the reasons I want a DA based set, great opportunity for uniformed Luna. Given that we only got the Gryffindor house robes for the first CMF, I highly doubt we’ll get the other house robes in another way. Young Newt from CoG would be a fun way to get Hufflepuff, and Draco is the obvious option for Slytherin (although young Leta could work too). The only issue is that since Luna is the main Ravenclaw student character from the movies (and I can’t see them doing Cho again), that means that we basically are limited to either Ravenclaw robes or Luna’s fabulous lion headdress in the next CMF (whichever isn’t included shall be a true loss).
lego_guyon02 Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Accio Lego said: Honestly, this is one of the reasons I want a DA based set, great opportunity for uniformed Luna. Given that we only got the Gryffindor house robes for the first CMF, I highly doubt we’ll get the other house robes in another way. Young Newt from CoG would be a fun way to get Hufflepuff, and Draco is the obvious option for Slytherin (although young Leta could work too). The only issue is that since Luna is the main Ravenclaw student character from the movies (and I can’t see them doing Cho again), that means that we basically are limited to either Ravenclaw robes or Luna’s fabulous lion headdress in the next CMF (whichever isn’t included shall be a true loss). The CoG robes are different to the HP robes though
Accio Lego Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Guyon2002 said: The CoG robes are different to the HP robes though Very subtly
lego_guyon02 Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Accio Lego said: Very subtly I wouldn't call the whole black to blue change subtle
Accio Lego Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Guyon2002 said: I wouldn't call the whole black to blue change subtle I mean the fabric reflects bluish grey tones in the right light, and if you mess around with the light balance of the movie stills you can emphasis it? But watching the clips the robes in them pretty much look black. It’s enough of a difference that you can tell they’re supposed to be made out of a different fabric (with with stripes of black velveteen or something else with less reflective quality on the cuffs like graduate robes) but I doubt most people who watched the movie would say it’s anything but black (because it’s supposed to look like the fabric and detailing is different, but the overall uniform is the same)
BrickBob Studpants Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 I‘ve just realized how long it‘ll take until we have confirmation if the themes continues next year Last year, the rumours started in fall but those turned out to be bogus and the first proper set list didn‘t surface until January IIRC. I don‘t mind waiting that long for set names, that‘s to be expected, but it‘d be nice to know if the themes continues at all well before that. There‘s nothing indicating that the theme may end prematurely, but there‘s also no guarantee for its continuation
Accio Lego Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Lego-Freak said: I‘ve just realized how long it‘ll take until we have confirmation if the themes continues next year Last year, the rumours started in fall but those turned out to be bogus and the first proper set list didn‘t surface until January IIRC. I don‘t mind waiting that long for set names, that‘s to be expected, but it‘d be nice to know if the themes continues at all well before that. There‘s nothing indicating that the theme may end prematurely, but there‘s also no guarantee for its continuation There was a Q and A with a set designer who confirmed the theme was continuing before any (real) set lists leaked. Not exactly a regular source, but if any similar opportunities crop up the Harry Potter fans can take advantage of them. It’s also possible that Lego will find a way to announce it (the Q and A was done through the official Instagram).
Pulp Detective Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 8 hours ago, Lego-Freak said: I‘ve just realized how long it‘ll take until we have confirmation if the themes continues next year Last year, the rumours started in fall but those turned out to be bogus and the first proper set list didn‘t surface until January IIRC. I don‘t mind waiting that long for set names, that‘s to be expected, but it‘d be nice to know if the themes continues at all well before that. There‘s nothing indicating that the theme may end prematurely, but there‘s also no guarantee for its continuation I think it's safe to assume that the HP theme will go on until 2021 at the very least,considering that the 3rd Fantastic beasts movie is slated to release that year. If I'm not mistaken,the first wave last year sold quite well and considering the amount of sets we got this year I think it means that Lego is confident with this theme.
RODDY Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 I’m going to put my predictions down: Inferi Cave: Small set that is a lot like Expecto Patronum with the centerpiece being the bowl and locket. Maybe a little bit of the Cave itself: Harry, Dumbledore, Inferi 2x $20 Ministry Of Magic: The Room Of Prophecies with a couple of shelves, and maybe some of the fireplaces as well. Harry, OOTP Sirius Black, Lucius, Death Eater $40 The Burrow: Remake Of 2011 version with Harry, Ginny, Arthur, Molly, Greyback, Bellatrix. Maybe a little smaller. $60 Astronomy Tower: This would include Room Of Requirements, Umbridge’s Office, Slug Club hopefully with the hourglass, and the you know the launchpad. Greenhouse side build. Harry, Draco(black suit), Crab, Goyle, Sprout, Umbridge, Luna, Neville, Snape, Lavender. $100 Diagon Alley D2C: Gringott’s, Weasley Wizarding Wheezes, Flourish and Blotts, and Ollivander’s Wand Shop. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Hagrid, Lockhart (Blue attire), 2x goblins, Lucius, Ollivander, Death Eaters 2x. $300 CMF 1) Petunia Dursley 2) Vernon Dursley 3) Dudley Dursley 4) Kingsley 5) Tonks 6) James Potter 7) Lily Potter baby Potter 8) Lockhart gold attire pixies 9) Lupin in the tan suit 10) Centaur 11) Harry (Slug Club) 12) Hermione (Deathly Hallows Red Dress) 13) Ron (Quidditch Captain) 14) Luna (Lion headdress) 15) Colin Creevy with Camera 16) Slughorn Couch 17) Katie Bell 18) Narcissa Malfoy
lego_guyon02 Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, RODDY said: Diagon Alley D2C: Gringott’s, Weasley Wizarding Wheezes, Flourish and Blotts, and Ollivander’s Wand Shop. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Hagrid, Lockhart (Blue attire), 2x goblins, Lucius, Ollivander, Death Eaters 2x. $300 This could very well happen but I personally think the figurelist is to 'meh' for a D2C set, it should have some exclusive characters instead of just variants to draw more people in
Accio Lego Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Guyon2002 said: This could very well happen but I personally think the figurelist is to 'meh' for a D2C set, it should have some exclusive characters instead of just variants to draw more people in I mean, Lockhart hasn’t appeared yet at all, and is likely only going to appear in the Chamber of Secrets if he turns up anywhere else. The twins and goblins are likely to be pretty rare as well (although I wouldn’t be totally surprised if Gringott’s came separately from the rest of the Alley to do the iconic scene from DH2). And given that we’ve gotten the trolley lady and Susan Bones I wouldn’t rule out some generic Diagon Alley shoppers (some of those outfits are pretty cool) or even the photographer from the Daily Prophet.
Roebuck Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 @RODDY some good guesses with the sets When it comes to the CMF I think they will use it to make characters that did not end up in a set. Except off course the main cast, but the same could be said about most of their versions in the CMFs. Percival Graves (not in any set, FB1) Luna Lovegood (not in any set, HP5) Professor Sybill Trelawney (not in any set, HP3) Professor Filius Flitwick (not in any set yet (probably HP1-2 in AC)HP3) Dobby (not in any set, HP2) Mad-Eye Moody (not in any set, HP4) Cho Chang (not in any set, HP4) Dean Thomas (not in any set, HP3-4) Neville Longbottom (not in any set, HP2) Credence Barebone (not in any set, FB1) Since they turned out so popular it may very well be that we get one CMF next year and one in 2021, then figs from 3-4 could be included. My guess would be characters like; Rita Skeeter, Igor Karkaroff, Patil twins, Madam Pomfrey etc.. From the 4 last films a lot of the same type of characters, and probably figs from FB2-3 also
Taure Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Wave 1 corresponded to Years 1-3 (Hogwarts Express was a Prisoner of Azkaban set) while wave 2 corresponded to years 3-4, so I think the idea is that each wave will overlap slightly with the previous wave. So it's possible that the 2020 wave will contain Goblet of Fire sets, though the Beauxbatons Carriage and Graveyard Duel sets are I suppose technically a separate wave. My wishlist for 2020 wave: Set 1: Durmstrang Ship Price; £60 Pieces: 750 This set would conclude the Goblet of Fire sets. It would also be the 2020 wave's "mode of transport" set. It would include the ship but also have a small second task sub-build. Figures: Karkaroff, Krum, Hermione, Merperson. Set 2: Room of Requirement Price: £35 Pieces: 400 This would be a medium-sized set which would attach to the modular Hogwarts. Based on OotP, it would contain the Room of Requirement and Umbridge's office. Figures: Harry, Cho Chang, Neville, Umbridge. Set 3: Thestrals Price: £20 Pieces: 150 A small set, this would contain a bit of Forbidden Forest scenery, a thestral (as moulded in Grindelwald's Escape), Harry and Luna. Set 4: Ministry Duel Price: £30 Pieces: 300 Based on the Order of the Phoenix, the construction part of this set would be centred around the Fountain of Magical Brethren in the Ministry of Magic. Figures would be Voldemort, Dumbledore, Harry, Bellatrix. Set 5: Astronomy Tower Price: £85 Pieces: 900 This set would be the wave's major addition to the modular Hogwarts, focusing on elements of the Half-Blood Prince. It would contain four levels: the astronomy platform, Gryffindor common room, the Charms classroom, and on the ground floor a relatively large section of courtyard. A wall section which connects it to the rest of Hogwarts would contain Slughorn's office. Figures: Dumbledore, Snape, Fenrir Greyback, Slughorn, Harry, Draco, Ginny, Ron. Edited June 7, 2019 by Taure
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