Balrogofmorgoth Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Just now, Lego-Freak said: The Patil twins would be an excellent addition, but I hope they‘re not the only exclusive minifigs. Yule Ball CrouchJr!Moody anyone? Yes please, kilt and all!
8fifty Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said: Then again, why would anyone keep up this charade for multiple months? I don't get it either... 10 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said: I hope at least the info about the DA D2C is correct, otherwise I‘d have to sharpen my pitchfork Where and when? 9 minutes ago, TheRandomBlocker said: I personally wouldn’t be too bothered about getting more shops, but I’d love to get more detailed shops, like a better interior for them all, but like you said, tastes differ ☺️ Of course you're right, detailed shops are important as well!
TheRandomBlocker Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Balrogofmorgoth said: Yes please, kilt and all! Don’t forget the ferret bag ??, the only thing I would dislike about Moody would be the fact he’d no doubt have BCJr as an alternate face again ?
BacktoBricks Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Just because the minifigures on the front of the box are Yule Ball themes doesn't rule out OOP Sirius surely? There are more than just three figures coming in the calendar and not all the characters in the last calendar were from the same movie or scene. Or am I missing something?
BrickBob Studpants Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Balrogofmorgoth said: Yes please, kilt and all! Exactly! I never got that though... The kilt implies he‘s Scottish, but Brendan Gleeson doesn‘t hide his Irish accent in the slightest Or is it subtle foreshadowing that this isn‘t the real Moody and instead Scotsman David Tennant?
TheRandomBlocker Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Just now, BacktoBricks said: Just because the minifigures on the front of the box are Yule Ball themes doesn't rule out OOP Sirius surely? There are more than just three figures coming in the calendar and not all the characters in the last calendar were from the same movie or scene. Or am I missing something? I honestly don’t know why people think OotP Sirius would come in the AC, I’m pretty sure they’d save him for an actual OotP set, like Grimmauld Place or something like that Just now, Lego-Freak said: Exactly! I never got that though... The kilt implies he‘s Scottish, but Brendan Gleeson doesn‘t hide his Irish accent in the slightest Or is it subtle foreshadowing that this isn‘t the real Moody and instead Scotsman David Tennant? Kilts aren’t only Scottish ?, there are Irish, Cornish, Welsh and Scottish kilts
BrickBob Studpants Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, TheRandomBlocker said: Kilts aren’t only Scottish ?, there are Irish, Cornish, Welsh and Scottish kilts Interesting, never heard of them before. Appears to be a more recent tradition 9 minutes ago, TheRandomBlocker said: I honestly don’t know why people think OotP Sirius would come in the AC, I’m pretty sure they’d save him for an actual OotP set, like Grimmauld Place or something like that Agreed, OotP Sirius wouldn‘t fit in this year’s calendar at all. Maybe next year
TheRandomBlocker Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Just now, Lego-Freak said: Interesting, never heard of them before. Appears to be a more recent tradition Scottish and Irish is traditional, Scottish was first by about 100 years, then Ireland so both are fairly old taken from Wikipedia: “Although not a traditional component of national dress outside Scotland or Ireland, kilts have become recently popular in the other Celtic nations as a sign of Celtic identity. Kilts and tartans can therefore also be seen in Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Brittany and Galicia. Although not considered a Celtic region, Northumbrian kilts in border tartan have also been adopted.” ☺️☺️
Robert8 Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Do we already have date for the CMF release? Do you think is going to be delayed due the Coronavirus outbreak? (Sorry if this was already mentioned but this thread is too long)
TheRandomBlocker Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said: Agreed, OotP Sirius wouldn‘t fit in this year’s calendar at all. Maybe next year I’m more hoping we get Grimmauld Place as a set with Sirius, maybe Christmas Arthur etc Just now, Robert8 said: Do we already have date for the CMF release? Do you think is going to be delayed due the Coronavirus outbreak? (Sorry if this was already mentioned but this thread is too long) I don’t believe anything is being delayed because of the Virus from the Harry Potter line ☺️
THELEGOBATMAN Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Robert8 said: Do we already have date for the CMF release? Do you think is going to be delayed due the Coronavirus outbreak? (Sorry if this was already mentioned but this thread is too long) According to Kingnono it was mid August for retailers and September for Lego shops. But how the things turned out... 18 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said: Just because the minifigures on the front of the box are Yule Ball themes doesn't rule out OOP Sirius surely? There are more than just three figures coming in the calendar and not all the characters in the last calendar were from the same movie or scene. Or am I missing something? It does actually. Not completely, but if they go Yule Ball, they go Yull Ball all the way. He also said that the whole calendar was OoTP themed.
Balrogofmorgoth Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 I really hope kingnono makes a post responding to this. I’m very interested in what he would say. Did he mix it up with something else? Was this info something he got from another source that was incorrect? Did he get this info from the same source as the rest of his info? I’m very curious to find out if we can still trust his info
TheRandomBlocker Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Just now, Balrogofmorgoth said: I really hope kingnono makes a post responding to this. I’m very interested in what he would say. Did he mix it up with something else? Was this info something he got from another source that was incorrect? Did he get this info from the same source as the rest of his info? I’m very curious to find out if we can still trust his info I’ve commented on his post about the AC being OotP and he hasn’t responded yet ?
Retro Brick Reviews Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 No one's mentioned it yet, but if you look on the top flap of the box (the side where the "Actual Size" render is), you can see a figure of Yule Ball Hermione (Pink Top, Magrnta Bottom). The skirt looks thicker, so I imagine it,'s the new skirt piece, just like Parvati. So that brings our figure count to four, out of a potential seven or so.
Balrogofmorgoth Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Just now, Retro Brick Reviews said: No one's mentioned it yet, but if you look on the top flap of the box (the side where the "Actual Size" render is), you can see a figure of Yule Ball Hermione (Pink Top, Magrnta Bottom). The skirt looks thicker, so I imagine it,'s the new skirt piece, just like Parvati. So that brings our figure count to four, out of a potential seven or so. I honestly can’t see it well enough to tell if it’s her
TheRandomBlocker Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Balrogofmorgoth said: I honestly can’t see it well enough to tell if it’s her It still looks like Parvati to me, the hair looks black, the same as on the front
Bugbot20082 Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) I think I’m ok with the trio being repeats from the Clock tower, because this means that the budget for new pints etc will go into the other figures (both twins for sure). So going by last year as a guide we have 2 mystery figures, one of which could also have new printing and/or recolours Edited May 29, 2020 by Bugbot20082
BrickBob Studpants Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) He can‘t be a complete fraud since he got the Burrow and its minifig selection right ...unless he just got lucky there. Maybe @Balrogofmorgoth is right and his sources - whatever they may be - did mix things up. That being said, unless we get more information from other sources, I will take the current rumours with a huge grain of salt Edited May 29, 2020 by Lego-Freak
Balrogofmorgoth Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said: He can‘t be a complete fraud since he got the Burrow and its minifig selection right ...unless he just got lucky there. Maybe @Balrogofmorgoth is right and his sources - whatever they may be - did mix things up. That being said, unless we get more information from other sources, I will take the current rumours with a huge grain of salt Exactly. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt for now, this is the only thing he’s gotten wrong so far (even though it’s one of the more specific things he said). But I will also now be taking everything he has said and says from now on with a big grain of salt. It’s also strange that he hasn’t responded to it yet. His reputation is very much on the line here, and if he cares about that, he’ll say something
TheRandomBlocker Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said: He can‘t be a complete fraud since he got the Burrow and its minifig selection right ...unless he just got lucky there. Maybe @Balrogofmorgoth is right and his sources - whatever they may be - did mix things up. That being said, unless we get more information from other sources, I will take the current rumours with a huge grain of salt The thing is, the figures in the Burrow are kind of obvious choices, Mr and Mrs Weasley; both obviously integral to the Burrow Bellatrix and Fenrir; main attackers in HBP Harry and Ginny; integral to the attack scene in HBP Tonks -Lupin; Both integral to that scene BUT we have gotten Lupin both before in the HP overall theme and in the first wave of these sets and Tonks has never been done before They could all be easily guessed and I reckon he definitely just got lucky
8fifty Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 I would say let's give him the chance to explain himself. Maybe there is something reasonable that speaks for him. Anyway, what will be, will be.
BrickBob Studpants Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, TheRandomBlocker said: The thing is, the figures in the Burrow are kind of obvious choices Sure, the selection seems obvious (*cough* hindsight bias *cough*), but I don‘t think anyone was expecting 8 minifigs in that set. Besides, wasn‘t he the first one to confirm a Burrow set? There was that discussion shortly after the Nuremberg Toy Fair, but only because a German youtuber confused the Weasleys with the Dursleys. After that, nobody spoke of a Burrow set until _kingnono_ brought it up. Or am I forgetting something?
TheRandomBlocker Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Lego-Freak said: Sure, the selection seems obvious (*cough* hindsight bias *cough*), but I don‘t think anyone was expecting 8 minifigs in that set. Besides, wasn‘t he the first one to confirm a Burrow set? There was that discussion shortly after the Nuremberg Toy Fair, but only because a German youtuber confused the Weasleys with the Dursleys. After that, nobody spoke of a Burrow set until _kingnono_ brought it up. Or am I forgetting something? I’m a skeptic, having been a leaker myself I don’t trust anyone that has had something go wrong for them, educated guesses are just that, guesses, 8 figures isn’t all that unbelievable, there was 6 in the 2010 set and all of them are the same as in the 2020 set aside from Ron and Tonks, unless he has a valid explanation I won’t be listening to anything else he says
BrickBob Studpants Posted May 29, 2020 Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, TheRandomBlocker said: [...] unless he has a valid explanation I won’t be listening to anything else he says Fair enough. You’re right, this discrepancy definitely requires a convincing explanation. His hints and the discussion they inspired were fun and all, but if he turns out to be a fraud, I‘m going to be mad.
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