Yea I will say the Ninjago set feels more “alive” but they also aren’t working with the restrictions that comes with accurate Harry Potter sets. This set is pretty damn amazing, and it bums me out a bit that there’s so much criticism :( I hope the average consumer loves it!

3 hours ago, klinton said:

Which is insane. You were on the fence before, but one disheveled Harry figure is the tipping point? He's absolutely going in a ziplock with all of the other extra, unwanted Harry variants straight away.

Many were on the fence because they wanted to see where the Harry figure ended up. If it was in a GWP then they would've waited for that. Now that it is included with the set more people will be tempted to order it immediately.

20 minutes ago, Merlo said:

Looking at Ninjago City, for example, this doesn't compare in anything but piece count.

Ninjago is LEGO's own property so the designers for that set don't have to deal with all the extra restrictions a license brings. That's also one of the reasons why licensed sets are generally more expensive than unlicensed sets 

22 minutes ago, Merlo said:

Looking at Ninjago City, for example, this doesn't compare in anything but piece count.

But that's one of the greatest sets of all time, if not THE greatest set of all time. That's a pretty high bar to live up to. Regardless, I still think it looks very lively, especially when connecting the streets together and placing the minifigures in between.

Just now, Guyon2002 said:

Ninjago is LEGO's own property so the designers for that set don't have to deal with all the extra restrictions a license brings. That's also one of the reasons why licensed sets are generally more expensive than unlicensed sets 

This too

Edited August 31, 20204 yr by YetiZombie

14 minutes ago, MaxHeadroom said:

Many were on the fence because they wanted to see where the Harry figure ended up. If it was in a GWP then they would've waited for that. Now that it is included with the set more people will be tempted to order it immediately.

Ah, fair point.

1 hour ago, Modal said:

Is that Borgin and Burkes behind Marcos in the VIP interview? Which building is that? Doesn’t look like one from DA

How about I admit to being a bit wrong? ? The connectors were there to give people options so I never said they couldn’t be placed back to back. I was wrong about it appearing back to back in the promo shots though. 100% stand by my main points that I don’t understand why anyone would want to and it looks awful.

Anyway the set looks even better in the official release and I can’t wait to build and display it (not back to back obviously!!!)

Edit: stupid fat fingers, quotes the wrong post.

Edited August 31, 20204 yr by B2Brixet

The only problem with Ninjago city is that it’s Ninjago 

Just now, B2Brixet said:

How about I admit to being a bit wrong? ? The connectors were there to give people options so I never said they couldn’t be placed back to back. I was wrong about it appearing back to back in the promo shots though. 100% stand by my main points that I don’t understand why anyone would want to and it looks awful.

Anyway the set looks even better in the official release and I can’t wait to build and display it (not back to back obviously!!!)

I agree it doesn’t look ideal, but the roofs connected actually look pretty dope!

I can't wait to order this set in 5 hours and 18 minutes. =D

On other news for random wizard minifigs to populate the alley: there will soon be new useful printed pieces and recolours available at the BAM Minifig station in Lego stores. The wizard hat with hair (same as the DP photographer) recoloured as a dark green/black (picture quality isn`t the best) hat with dbg hair and a dark-wizard-style black torso print with a matching unprinted black skirt (the newer version that the CMF Dumbledores and Sprout use). Looks like it will be part of the Lego store exclusive Halloween minifig pieces this year

Edited August 31, 20204 yr by Metanoios91

Just ordered mine! Also the Hagrid brickheadz as GWP!

3 minutes ago, Pchan1983 said:

Just ordered mine! Also the Hagrid brickheadz as GWP!

How are people ordering it already? I'm really confused

Just now, Bowtruckle44 said:

How are people ordering it already? I'm really confused

Different time zones.

Just now, Bowtruckle44 said:

How are people ordering it already? I'm really confused

Their today is our tomorrow and that today is now yesterday....

1 minute ago, Pchan1983 said:

Just ordered mine! Also the Hagrid brickheadz as GWP!

While I'm stuck in the Eastern USA time zone, (which saves my wallet undue harm for another 11 hours or so), I like the fact that I can select the Australian zone of the Lego website, and get a preview of what I can expect to find on the US website at midnight tonight!  (While things do leak, I can only imagine that there must be a team dealing with the website logistics of a 24 time zone roll-out.)

Enjoying the ride, regardless of the bumps or potholes!

Just now, Bowtruckle44 said:

How are people ordering it already? I'm really confused

The world doesn`t only revolve around America, there are other time zones as well

I called the LEGO store in NYC’s Flatiron District and the guy I spoke to said they are getting an extra shipment of sets overnighted for tomorrow morning to deal with the demand. He said the phone has been ringing off the hook all day with calls about the Diagon Alley set. He recommended trying to get it online first before going into a physical location and said the sets should be available at 3am US East Coast time or 8am ET at the latest.

50 minutes ago, Guyon2002 said:

Ninjago is LEGO's own property so the designers for that set don't have to deal with all the extra restrictions a license brings. That's also one of the reasons why licensed sets are generally more expensive than unlicensed sets 

Is that proven? Because the lastest I've heard was that LEGO prices sets according to what they feel they can get for them and that is the real reason licensed sets are more expensive.

Just now, Merlo said:

Is that proven? Because the lastest I've heard was that LEGO prices sets according to what they feel they can get for them and that is the real reason licensed sets are more expensive.

Uhm, yes? LEGO (just like any other company) has to pay to use certain licenses, which then gets calculated into the final price of the sets

10 minutes ago, Pchan1983 said:

 

Edited August 31, 20204 yr by Bowtruckle44

Just now, Bowtruckle44 said:

How are people ordering it already? I'm really confused

Like stated above, different countries have different timezones

51 minutes ago, YetiZombie said:

But that's one of the greatest sets of all time, if not THE greatest set of all time. That's a pretty high bar to live up to. Regardless, I still think it looks very lively, especially when connecting the streets together and placing the minifigures in between.

Well I'm not claiming this is bad because it's not Ninjago City. It's not and most sets aren't.

I just feel a set like this should excel at something.

Looks amazing but the price is not ideal or looks ok but is surprisingly cheap are just some of the valid combinations in this regard.

"Looks ok but the price is not ideal" is therefore mildly disappointing.

 

6 minutes ago, sebastian666 said:

He recommended trying to get it online first before going into a physical location and said the sets should be available at 3am US East Coast time or 8am ET at the latest.

There's no issue with doing this right? Like will cancelling it be simple if you do end up getting it in store?

Just now, YetiZombie said:

There's no issue with doing this right? Like will cancelling it be simple if you do end up getting it in store?

Forgive me, but why would you buy it in a store if you had been successful ordering it online?

Edited August 31, 20204 yr by chrisincanada

Thanks all, i wasn't sure if releases were timezone based, or if it all launched at the same time. I haven't really been involved with a release like this, so I wasn't sure

1 minute ago, chrisincanada said:

Forgive me, but why would you buy it in a store if you had been successful ordering it online?

I'd rather get it tomorrow than wait for it to ship, but I also don't want it to sell out online if I don't get it in store. First world problem, I know, lol.