Tommy9 Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 I would really like to get a Durmstrang ship, but I'm in no means desperate. I think a $80-110 US set would be okay as long as it came with some scenery and an exclusive Karkaroff. I really don't want anything more expensive and certainly not a D2C. That would be such a waste on a ship we see for a couple of seconds with no known interior. I'm certain that we will eventually get it and I can see it being the cheaper retail exclusive. I just hope the designers don't got overboard.
Accio Lego Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 6 hours ago, NostalgicBricks said: When am I going to see photos of HP DOTs? It’s hard to say for certain, but there have been official materials released stating a March release date. Most of the upcoming March sets have already been added to shop@home, but with March being the last of the DOTS sets I can see Lego dragging their feet and not making a lot of fanfare when putting them up. Usually we see images of new sets at least a month before they’re slated for release, so we should get something within the next couple of weeks. I’m also itching to finally see set photos. ‘Hedwig pencil holder’ is pretty self explanatory, but ‘Hogwarts Accessories Multipack’ and ‘Hogwarts Desk Kit’ tease many possibilities for variety and unique new prints.
mirkwoodspiders Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 22 hours ago, evanevanevan said: I never thought this was possible before, but seeing the prices overtime and the amount of dedication to this theme.... it is not totally unrealistic to hope for an $1000+ Hogwarts Woof... a completionist's nightmare. I struggle to think what they'd do to fill such a price point, though. Micro-scale has already been done. Mini-fig scale would need to be so much bigger than system-scale, I don't think people realize the amount of pieces it'd take to make it work. 20,000 maybe? And anything less than mini-fig scale just doesn't make sense to me with all of the system-scale play sets already in circulation.
Legoman123 Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 22 hours ago, Tommy9 said: I would really like to get a Durmstrang ship, but I'm in no means desperate. I think a $80-110 US set would be okay as long as it came with some scenery and an exclusive Karkaroff. I really don't want anything more expensive and certainly not a D2C. That would be such a waste on a ship we see for a couple of seconds with no known interior. I'm certain that we will eventually get it and I can see it being the cheaper retail exclusive. I just hope the designers don't got overboard. I feel its a waste. Sure I like Lego ships but if I wanted one then i'd want one that we see for more than a few seconds like a Black Pearl or Flying Dutchman you know. Like you said we have no idea what the interior holds and I've tried to find stuff on the internet about it but can't seem to find anything on it. 4 hours ago, mirkwoodspiders said: Woof... a completionist's nightmare. I struggle to think what they'd do to fill such a price point, though. Micro-scale has already been done. Mini-fig scale would need to be so much bigger than system-scale, I don't think people realize the amount of pieces it'd take to make it work. 20,000 maybe? And anything less than mini-fig scale just doesn't make sense to me with all of the system-scale play sets already in circulation. Exactly, there is really no need for a huge Hogwarts. In all honesty I don't even think it would sell that well as for most people it just isn't affordable and there is a much cheaper option of buying the current style now and been able to recreate the castle how you want it, and should you not wish to buy certain areas of it then you don't have to. There is absolutely no logic in releasing a $1000 Hogwarts.
Lemerbrix Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 12:58 PM, evanevanevan said: I never thought this was possible before, but seeing the prices overtime and the amount of dedication to this theme.... it is not totally unrealistic to hope for an $1000+ Hogwarts There’s a better chance of Lego bringing vidiyo back, with Jack stone as the themes new mascot, and the sets be made out of clinkits parts than a $1000 hogwarts, @evanevanevan be realistic 22 hours ago, Tommy9 said: I would really like to get a Durmstrang ship, but I'm in no means desperate. I think a $80-110 US set would be okay as long as it came with some scenery and an exclusive Karkaroff. I really don't want anything more expensive and certainly not a D2C. That would be such a waste on a ship we see for a couple of seconds with no known interior. I'm certain that we will eventually get it and I can see it being the cheaper retail exclusive. I just hope the designers don't got overboard. Last pirate ship we got was $100 (before price increase) so I could see a $110 durmstrang ship
NostalgicBricks Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 6:58 PM, evanevanevan said: I never thought this was possible before, but seeing the prices overtime and the amount of dedication to this theme.... it is not totally unrealistic to hope for an $1000+ Hogwarts I love your idea and I would be sooo ecstatic for such a set; and so would many other adult fans. It would be a dream come true. I 100% expect we'll see a super huge Lego HP set sooner or later (whether it's $849.99/£734.99 like the Millennium Falcon and AT-AT for Star Wars, or even around $679.99/£589.99 $629.99/£554.99 like the Eiffel Tower and Titanic respectively) and that it will be the most iconic location in modern pop culture: Hoggy-Warty Hogwarts!
Legoman123 Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, NostalgicBricks said: I love your idea and I would be sooo ecstatic for such a set; and so would many other adult fans. It would be a dream come true. I 100% expect we'll see a super huge Lego HP set sooner or later (whether it's $849.99/£734.99 like the Millennium Falcon and AT-AT for Star Wars, or even around $679.99/£589.99 $629.99/£554.99 like the Eiffel Tower and Titanic respectively) and that it will be the most iconic location in modern pop culture: Hoggy-Warty Hogwarts! The problem is that you'd probably find that you'd have less rooms in a $1000 set than what you do if you collect the current Hogwarts style castle.
NostalgicBricks Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 Well, I understand this isn't a popular idea for most people but I just mean I really hope to see a definitive version of Hogwarts Castle at some point, even if it's years down the line, that has a satisfactory interior and exterior as no iteration has cut it for me so far. I definitely don't expect it to have many rooms or represent the whole castle, but just something in the style of the Disney or medieval Castle. But that's ages away (if ever) so let's focus on the awesome sets we are getting this year. I can't wait to see the summer wave in all its glory. I hope playing Hogwarts Legacy and building the March wave will keep me entertained until them. I'm so intrigued to see what the mystery sets are. I think top of my wish-list is Fang.
MaxHeadroom Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Legoman123 said: The problem is that you'd probably find that you'd have less rooms in a $1000 set than what you do if you collect the current Hogwarts style castle. Half the rooms in the current Hogwarts are empty or just random tables so no loss there.
BacktoBricks Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 I'd really like a more detailed Chamber of Secrets. The current one is set to retire in 2024 and is clearly still considered the 'starter' set for the current modular castle and for that it does a great job; it provides a, if somewhat small, Great Hall, arguably the heart of the castle, and then encapsulates the Chamber of Secrets movie well with the Chamber, Lockhart's Classroom and office and the ability to recreate the duelling club in the Great Hall. For play or even for displaying in the current modular system it's a good set. However, for display I'd love a new Chamber, more in the style of the original 2002 set with both sides included as well as the head and entrance, but in a lot more detail. I really like the entrance door for the current one, but the face on the head is very cartoony and for me a brick built one would be preferable. There are some fantastic MOCs out there and whilst I know designers are restricted by piece counts, set prices, transferability into instructions etc, seeing what they have done in the past year or so, I'm sure they could create a fantastic display / more detail play piece still.
Legoman123 Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 9 hours ago, MaxHeadroom said: Half the rooms in the current Hogwarts are empty or just random tables so no loss there. They aren't really empty though, that's literally what the interior is in Hogwarts, in the class rooms and offices anyway. Do you really think they could improve on the interior?
TheInvisibleMan Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 Change of topic for a second - does anyone know if the burrow set is being retired? It is no longer coming up on the Lego Shop in France… I know they had it on -30% last week.
BacktoBricks Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, TheInvisibleMan said: Change of topic for a second - does anyone know if the burrow set is being retired? It is no longer coming up on the Lego Shop in France… I know they had it on -30% last week. It retired at the end of last year and I know for sure that it sold out in the UK before Christmas and before it was ever discounted. After Christmas it then showed as discounted along with a bunch of other Harry Potter sets and sets from other themes, but no stock. It's a bit sneaky because it makes people think they could have got it for that, but it was never available at that price at all.
NostalgicBricks Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) Another day, another chance of leaks or a DOTs reveal. Edited January 21, 2023 by NostalgicBricks
Legoman123 Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 5 hours ago, NostalgicBricks said: Another day, another chance of leaks or a DOTs reveal. London Toy Fair starts on Monday and Lego are back there for the first time in two years. There is potential for more information to come about from there but certainly not pictures.
joeee Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 9:18 AM, mirkwoodspiders said: Woof... a completionist's nightmare. I struggle to think what they'd do to fill such a price point, though. Micro-scale has already been done. Mini-fig scale would need to be so much bigger than system-scale, I don't think people realize the amount of pieces it'd take to make it work. 20,000 maybe? And anything less than mini-fig scale just doesn't make sense to me with all of the system-scale play sets already in circulation. This! A $1,000 would be extremely difficult for me to justify. Hopefully it never gets to this point!
Accio Lego Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Legoman123 said: London Toy Fair starts on Monday and Lego are back there for the first time in two years. There is potential for more information to come about from there but certainly not pictures. Given that the Harry Potter DOTS sets are scheduled to release in less than 2 months, surely there’s some sort of chance that Lego will just do an official reveal that coincides with the Toy Fair? Obviously the 2HY sets aren’t going to be there and the best we can hope for is vague descriptions or even just names or hints and the two unknowns, but the DOTS sets are a different matter.
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 19 hours ago, Accio Lego said: […] surely there’s some sort of chance that Lego will just do an official reveal that coincides with the Toy Fair? L That’s the most we can hope for. Reveals or leaks of anything 2HY-related can safely be ruled out for both toy fairs, but a simultaneous online reveal of the Dots sets is certainly possible
Rolyat24 Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 6:10 PM, NostalgicBricks said: Well, I understand this isn't a popular idea for most people but I just mean I really hope to see a definitive version of Hogwarts Castle at some point, even if it's years down the line, that has a satisfactory interior and exterior as no iteration has cut it for me so far. I definitely don't expect it to have many rooms or represent the whole castle, but just something in the style of the Disney or medieval Castle. But that's ages away (if ever) so let's focus on the awesome sets we are getting this year. To me, the existing microscale Hogwarts is the definitive LEGO version, and I’d be happy if that was the largest representation we ever get of the castle. Of course, if the theme keeps going for 5+ years, we’ll have to eventually see another large scale castle in some form. After all, how many more non-Hogwarts D2Cs can we realistically expect? If they ever did want to sell a larger minifig-scale Hogwarts, I would imagine it could be done in parts, with each year seeing a different section of the castle getting a D2C that could connect together. I’m picturing a roughly $200-300 set each for the Great Hall, Clock Tower, Astronomy Tower, etc. It wouldn’t be unlike the 2018 range except with a lot more detail. I doubt they’d go down this route at all, but I find that idea slightly more feasible than a $1000+ single set. And LEGO isn’t opposed to releasing sets like this, such as the modular buildings or Ninjago City buildings. Again, it’s highly unlikely, and personally I’d be fine if it never happened. But just an idea.
chris6507 Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 I don't think a minifigure scale Hogwarts is too out of the question. I can't imagine them doing the entire things, but i'd be quite satisfied with a Hogwarts version of something like 10305 Lion Knight's Castle. I'm no LEGO designer so I don't know how well something like that could be transitioned to something more like Hogwarts, but it sure feels like it would be a satisfying scale.
Vindicare Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 I would certainly never buy a $1,000 Hogwarts, but I would love to see it realized. For one thing, the real estate that would take in a home would be crazy. I’m most interested in seeing the Expecto Patronum set...I just don’t understand why they’re remaking it so big. The old set was perfect. What are we gonna get....a small lake portion build? More trees? As to the hypothetical end of the theme & our satisfaction with it...I’m just about there. There’s still a handful of minifigs I’d like to see & a few locations as well to really round it out. But I am more than happy with what we have gotten. Bringing it back to the rumored Gringotts, I’m disappointed that it seemingly has the rail system. Depending on how they do it, it won’t work with the current DA...which would be unthinkable & a stupid move by LEGO. Now if it’s something akin to Jabba’s Palace/Rancor Pit combo from years past, that would work fine.
Roebuck Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Vindicare said: I’m most interested in seeing the Expecto Patronum set...I just don’t understand why they’re remaking it so big. The old set was perfect. What are we gonna get....a small lake portion build? More trees? It could be from any scene in the movies where that spell was cast, however it is to many parts compared to the price so if that is right it is probably not a normal minifig set as some has already mention (I was getting existed about a potential goat patronus)
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 13 minutes ago, Roebuck said: (I was getting existed about a potential goat patronus) …which didn’t appear in the movie, so it was extremely unlikely to begin with 15 minutes ago, Roebuck said: […] it is probably not a normal minifig set […] Indeed, this is also my suspicion. Not sure what exactly it could be, but based on the PPR and age recommendation, I’m not expecting a remake of the 2019 set. Regardless of what it ends up being, it’s near the bottom of my list of most exciting 2HY sets. The only one below that is the Quidditch Trunk It even gets outranked by Dobby, just for the running gag alone
Roebuck Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 33 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: which didn’t appear in the movie, so it was extremely unlikely to begin with It was you just do not see the goat
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) @Roebuck: Now that‘s a weird looking goat Must be the famous wave goat from legend! Or its close relative, the pulse goat Jokes aside, I don‘t mind them replacing the goat patronus with a non-corporeal one. A ghostly goat bucking a horde of Dementors would‘ve looked rather silly on screen Edited January 23, 2023 by BrickBob Studpants
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