On 12/21/2021 at 2:30 PM, BrickFunatic said:

The D2C will be the largest HP set ever, so I can't see it being anything but minifg-scale.

That would be nice, but I'm not getting my hopes up. I'll need proof of the scale before I do that. :P

Also fun fact: so far all 3 HP D2Cs contained minifigures, but as you know, only one was minifigure scale.

  On 12/21/2021 at 5:35 AM, Prometheus87 said:

You mean you don't want 500 pages of Gringotts and Dobby Sock discussion and the debate on what specific piece count it will be, only to find out the D2C is actually a motorized 1:20 Ford Anglia? 

1:5 scale Anglia that fits the buildable figures of Harry and Ron in it. With the $100 set being UCS Dobby's sock that fits in the boot.

And then the $20 set is a microscale Gringotts to fir the microscale DA GWP.

  On 12/21/2021 at 3:25 PM, BrickFunatic said:

I'm so glad to see a lot of people want the Common Room. I used to feel like it was just me. Surely it's coming sooner or later. We are 5 years in now without a proper one.

I thought earlier in the year @Brick Clicker said there would be some Brickheadz/Accessory packs/GWPs? I can't see the codes on Promobricks mentioned.

Are these still coming?

Yeah they should be, we probably won't hear much about them until nearer the time like last year's Brickheadz and minifig packs though 

 

  On 12/21/2021 at 2:41 PM, BacktoBricks said:

Can you imagine the uproar if we got the other side and still no Gringotts.  I'd be there for it if we eventually got Gringotts anyway, but they might be poking the proverbial bear there at bit too much unless Gringotts is it's own separate set in the wave. I agree though that the price seems a little too high for the other side + a Gringotts with dragon, but maybe the other side + Gringotts (no dragon) or Gringotts with dragon + Leaky Cauldron and Knockturn Alley ie. Borgin and Burkes. 

The later would make the most sense to me from a marketing perspective as the other parts of DA that they haven't included bar The Leaky Cauldron and Gringotts just don't seem important enough to create a set of this price point as most of the bigger shops were put into DA. Curious. Very curious.

Given the 2019 lineup contained no sets outside of PoA and GoF except the advent calendar, I'm thinking 2022 will be narrow in its focus as well. If it is, the Leaky with some stores from the other side of the street would make more sense than Gringotts, as the Leaky plays a role in PoA. Not that the D2Cs have major tie ins, but there are some. (As for price, the Leaky would need to include the wall and would be a tick larger than the other store fronts, so the higher price would be justified.) Gringotts fits with DH better, so maybe latter? And I still think we're more likely to get the dragon in a small set so the kids don't miss out.  

They did the ninjago city things bit by bit as well, so I could see them doing the same here. Have to disagree with @Micmac on that count, knowing there's more out there may increase sales. You don't "have to" get them, it's a question of knowing your options while they're still available at RRP.

  On 12/21/2021 at 3:58 PM, RichardGoring said:

And then the $20 set is a microscale Gringotts to fir the microscale DA GWP.

The nanoscale DA included Gringotts, which was part of what was so frustrating that the minifig scale version didn't. 

Edited December 21, 20213 yr by krimimimi

  On 12/21/2021 at 6:45 PM, krimimimi said:

 

Given the 2019 lineup contained no sets outside of PoA and GoF except the advent calendar, I'm thinking 2022 will be narrow in its focus as well. If it is, the Leaky with some stores from the other side of the street would make more sense than Gringotts, as the Leaky plays a role in PoA. Not that the D2Cs have major tie ins, but there are some. (As for price, the Leaky would need to include the wall and would be a tick larger than the other store fronts, so the higher price would be justified.) Gringotts fits with DH better, so maybe latter? And I still think we're more likely to get the dragon in a small set so the kids don't miss out.  

They did the ninjago city things bit by bit as well, so I could see them doing the same here. Have to disagree with @Micmac on that count, knowing there's more out there may increase sales. You don't "have to" get them, it's a question of knowing your options while they're still available at RRP.

The nanoscale DA included Gringotts, which was part of what was so frustrating that the minifig scale version didn't. 

I'd think they'd also want to include the hotel part of the Leaky Cauldron and possibly the room where Fudge and Harry talked so accounting for a larger part of the set. 

  On 12/21/2021 at 6:23 PM, Zedro said:

O just hope for the Buildable Niffler, pretty cool with some golden objets. 😁

There was actually a buildable Niffler that was a Wizarding World giveaway a while back. Don't think I've seen the instructions online though.

But Diagon Alley 2.0 being $70 more than the previous version...what could they really include? Gringotts yes. The dragon maybe. But if they want to keep them at similar scale, that is less than $200. Including carts and track and stuff inside is a neat idea but wouldn't go with the rest of the layout which would be upsetting for most people. Including these other random shops that were barely in the movies *shrug*. I mean, I'll take more HP. As much as they want to give me, but at $470....it has to be something very worthwhile. With the number of high dollar sets they keep putting out, money becomes a lot tighter.

I think an extension of the microscale Hogwarts would be silly. We already have the most important/recognizable parts of the castle, so are people willing to spend more than the original for some greenhouses and a few other towers.

Either way. I can't wait to see it. I won't speculate since no reason to get my hopes up. Maybe LEGO will surprise me. 

May I ask our more informed colleagues here if they have more information?
 

Would just like to know if next year’s line set up is more satisfying in their opinion. When I remember correctly @lego_guyon02 pointed out quite early last year that he was disappointed with the 21 set up (which I felt too). 

  On 12/21/2021 at 9:23 PM, TheLegoDr said:

I think an extension of the microscale Hogwarts would be silly. We already have the most important/recognizable parts of the castle, so are people willing to spend more than the original for some greenhouses and a few other towers.

Word. An add-on would make zero sense because nobody who doesn‘t already own the previous Hogwarts microscale set would buy a set that‘s missing all of the most iconic sections of the castle  Releasing a $470 set that requires owning another $400 set to be properly displayed would be a dumb decision. Sets have to work on their own, especially with a hefty pricetag like that 

To play devil's advocate, I don't think a $470 Hogwarts expansion is totally impossible. Most of the pieces are very common, and LEGO likely wouldn't produce that many sets knowing the demand wouldn't be so high. That hefty price could offset the small audience (probably most of us on this thread) that would purchase this

Another hypothesis could be that this 470 USD price could be fake, even though its from Promobricks ergo very reliable source. It came to my mind since everyone here is refering his/her ideas based only on rumored price. What if its “just” 299? Or 399? :) 

  On 12/21/2021 at 10:34 PM, Blazej_Holen said:

Another hypothesis could be that this 470 USD price could be fake, even though its from Promobricks ergo very reliable source. It came to my mind since everyone here is refering his/her ideas based only on rumored price. What if its “just” 299? Or 399? :) 

There is no evidence to support this. Unless another reputable source says otherwise, we have no reason not to trust that info 

  On 12/21/2021 at 10:34 PM, Blazej_Holen said:

Another hypothesis could be that this 470 USD price could be fake, even though its from Promobricks ergo very reliable source. It came to my mind since everyone here is refering his/her ideas based only on rumored price. What if its “just” 299? Or 399? :) 

It's not.

  On 12/21/2021 at 10:32 PM, evanevanevan said:

To play devil's advocate, I don't think a $470 Hogwarts expansion is totally impossible. Most of the pieces are very common, and LEGO likely wouldn't produce that many sets knowing the demand wouldn't be so high. That hefty price could offset the small audience (probably most of us on this thread) that would purchase this

Unless it's some sort of "Howgarts grounds" expasion: Quidditch Pitch + Hagrid's Hut + Herbology Greenhouses + Owlery+...

Edited December 21, 20213 yr by Robert8

  On 12/21/2021 at 11:04 PM, Robert8 said:

Unless it's some sort of "Howgarts grounds" expasion: Quidditch Pitch + Hagrid's Hut + Herbology Greenhouses + Owlery+...

That’d actually be pretty awesome, kind of like the UCS Assault on Hoth. 

I'd love a minifigure-scale Hogwarts that just consists of the Great Hall and Gryffindor tower. I know I might be in the minority, though. I always envision them making it Christmas-themed with the sleigh from COS.

  On 12/21/2021 at 11:16 PM, BrickFunatic said:

I'd love a minifigure-scale Hogwarts that just consists of the Great Hall and Gryffindor tower. I know I might be in the minority, though. I always envision them making it Christmas-themed with the sleigh from COS.

That could work but a $500 price point for that would most likely be too much. 

For people in the UK, the book with Percy is up for pre-order on Amazon for £15 with a September 13th release date.

  On 12/21/2021 at 9:32 AM, Salix said:

LEGO makes sets based on the movies though, not the books.

 

I doubt that's going to happen since the sets are based on the movies.

From years back when post-credits scenes were rare :D

Edited December 22, 20213 yr by Bugbot20082

  On 12/21/2021 at 9:43 AM, BrickBob Studpants said:

There aren‘t always clear patterns like this, but I guess since we again have two ascending price sequences separated by the D2C and AC in the middle, I guess the first four sets are regular playsets while the latter three are buildable creatures and/or objects, just like this year. Judging by their prices, 76406 could be a Niffler and 76408 another set of buildable figures, maybe Ron and Dumbledore? After all, they‘ve been paired up before as Brickheadz  

Agreed 100%; the sets numbered after the D2C and AC are likely the lower production volume store exclusives & ‘weird’ experimental sets like animal models and life size props, novelty items etc. 

  On 12/21/2021 at 5:35 AM, Prometheus87 said:

You mean you don't want 500 pages of Gringotts and Dobby Sock discussion and the debate on what specific piece count it will be, only to find out the D2C is actually a motorized 1:20 Ford Anglia? 

Haha noooooot exactly.

  On 12/21/2021 at 6:45 PM, krimimimi said:

The nanoscale DA included Gringotts, which was part of what was so frustrating that the minifig scale version didn't. 

Oh yes, so it did. Oops. Still, wouldn't put it past then to do it again. 

Here are my guesses, based on popular demand I have observed on this forum and my interpretation of the patterns there have been over the last few years, as well as assuming no DH or FB sets: 

76400-76403 will be the mass retail line, so I expect a small and a big castle expansion set and a couple of popular independent builds with some new/wanted figures:

76400 for $19.99 a small castle module like the bathroom: Boggart lesson I hope with a dementor (useful) or scary clown in the box (unique)

76401 for $49.99 I’m guessing another medium ‘house set’: a solitary Shrieking Shack to compliment the popular Hogsmeade village set. I still believe the werewolf is best served in a CMF series however.  

76402 for $79.99 Durmstrang Ship please! Boat parts are in production already for the Mario theme and we have had a new fishy tail from Vidiyo so I think it’s reasonable to think one of these expensive sets is it 

76403 for $99.99 big castle expansion, OotP or PoA themed. 

76404 for $44.99 Advent Calendar. Hogsmeade, Slug Club, PS Final challenges?

76405 for $469.99 - D2C set, Gringotts & some other shop like B&B etc seems the obvious answer…
 

76406-76408 is the weird, off-the-wall novelty and lower production store-exclusive stuff etc:

76406 for $49.99 a brick built animal sculpture, Niffler? Mechanical flying Horntail or Buckbeak? Interesting it’s more expensive than the Hedwig template. 

76407 for $89.99 no idea, I’m at a loss with this one… Grimmauld Place Modular with a Christmas party theme. 

76408 for $119.99 Buildable giant figure characters sequel set.

Side note: the size of the line and expense invested into the theme next year may support the likelihood of a third CMF series; the demand is obviously still very strong

Edited December 22, 20213 yr by Bugbot20082

I think a set with Gringotts, the Leaky Cauldron, Borgin and Burkes, and maybe one more DA but more likely KA building could theoretically sell on its own, given the prominence of the the former three, which are arguably more noticeable than the builds in DA, simply by number of shots. I haven’t watched the films since last year, but the only location in DA with equal screen time to those places is probably Flourish and Blotts, right? And it’s only the interior. I’m betting on something completely bizarre, but DA with a chunk of KA isn’t entirely out of the question.

Edited December 22, 20213 yr by Brickroll

What buildable characters do you all think are possible sets?

We already got Hedwig, Fawkes, and suppose you could count the Harry and Hermione giant figures.

I have seen Niffler mentioned and I think that is most likely. IT is a good chance to tie in with the new Fantastic Beasts movie, much like Star Wars had BB8, Porg, D-O, etc. with the sequel trilogy releases. The only other Fantastic Beast I can imagine would be Picket the Bowtruckle or a new creature from the new movie.

For Harry Potter, I see Dobby as the top choice by far. (Similar to buildable Grogu and Yoda) After that, I suppose Fluffy, Buckbeak, or a Dementor could be candidates.

My impression is that buildable Harry and Hermione were not big successes, but if they do get followed up we could see Ron and/or Dumbledore. (They were also paired as Brickheadz.)