Accio Lego Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 21 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Jedijacpenguin said in a video that there might be two D2C sets this year. It’s possible, but I take it with a grain of salt until we hear more I suppose we are missing any info attached to 76417, which is right in the middle of this year’s block of sequential set numbers. And if we haven’t heard anything yet it’s either a D2C or not one of this year’s sets at all. Fairly circumstantial though. Personally, I’d rather keep my theorizing to the sets we know about for sure. I’ve seen a lot of people getting pessimistic over a $160 2660 piece set not having the price per part ratio you’d expect from a minifig scale building like Gringotts, but I’d like to point out that if the bank came with the iconic dragon as a brick built sculpture on top of it (as seen in the theme park and many other marketed models of the bank), then the ppp ratio would look different than a straight building. 1 hour ago, NostalgicBricks said: I'm sorry, but I can't get behind the theory that's currently sweeping YouTube that Lego would make a Gringotts for only $160. Lego did Diagon Alley, featuring half a dozen full sized shops, for $400. Gringott’s might be somewhat bigger than the rest of the shops on the Alley, but it’s still just a single building - why wouldn’t it be a third of the price? Personally, I thought the people scrabbling to justify how lego could make Gringott’s for $250 or $500 the last couple couple of years we’re being far more unrealistic. $160 is well within the range I would have guessed if you’d asked me what price I’d expect for a separate Gringotts back when Diagon Alley came out.
PsychoBuilder Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, NostalgicBricks said: I'm sorry, but I can't get behind the theory that's currently sweeping YouTube that Lego would make a Gringotts for only $160. I would not bank (accidentally terrible pun) on it, but the piece count certainly isn't unreasonable for one or even two buildings in that scale... With that said, you are probably right--the PPP looks too good to be for something minifig scale, and even HP's prices have been getting a bit high for me lately. If we were living in a time maybe a year or two ago, I would jump right on it and assume it's Gringotts, but right now, that seems like something elaborate with bunch of tiny parts put into it.
Accio Lego Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 7 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: The other two fairs in Nuremberg and New York only had 1HY releases on display from that point on as well. So the only sets we might get to see are missing 1HY ones from other themes The catalog pics I’ve seen on Instagram advertise the Harry Potter DOTS sets as coming in March. That’s 1HY and we surprisingly haven’t seen them yet, so there’s at least that to look forward to. I realize not as many people are excited about those, but there is the promise of unique new prints.
Axxe90 Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 I was also guessing that Gringotts, if released, would come with some kind of nocturne alley buildings. If it will be a stand-alone I can imagine that it will be a cheaper set than most of us expect. if it has the same building style of the existing diagon alley (16 x 32 with open back) i guess the piece count will be enough. I would be actually very glad to only spend 160$ to get Gringotts.
RODDY Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 I feel like with such a big piece count, I think it’s going to be another item like Sword of Gryffindor or a buildable creature. I’m putting my money on a Buildable Dobby with you called it, socks and Tom’s Riddle Diary.
Legoman123 Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 Just now, Accio Lego said: The catalog pics I’ve seen on Instagram advertise the Harry Potter DOTS sets as coming in March. That’s 1HY and we surprisingly haven’t seen them yet, so there’s at least that to look forward to. I realize not as many people are excited about those, but there is the promise of unique new prints. I just think the new room of requirement is very lazy and lacklustre. There is absolutely nothing going on in the interior of that set at all, and given how this style of Hogwarts started out with decent interiors it makes even more disappointing. I understood to some extent that the Hogwarts sections from 2018-2020 were more about exterior than interior and that showed, but the new style exterior is nothing to write home about and now neither are the interiors, to be honest I've felt like that since the summer wave.
Accio Lego Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, Legoman123 said: 2 hours ago, Accio Lego said: The catalog pics I’ve seen on Instagram advertise the Harry Potter DOTS sets as coming in March. That’s 1HY and we surprisingly haven’t seen them yet, so there’s at least that to look forward to. I realize not as many people are excited about those, but there is the promise of unique new prints. I just think the new room of requirement is very lazy and lacklustre. There is absolutely nothing going on in the interior of that set at all, and given how this style of Hogwarts started out with decent interiors it makes even more disappointing. I understood to some extent that the Hogwarts sections from 2018-2020 were more about exterior than interior and that showed, but the new style exterior is nothing to write home about and now neither are the interiors, to be honest I've felt like that since the summer wave I’m not sure how this is a response to my comment about the upcoming DOTS sets? The 3 upcoming Harry Potter licensed DOTS sets releasing in March (which we haven’t seen yet) are entirely different from the 6 new sets coming to the Harry Potter theme in March (which have been officially revealed). I don’t see how your opinion on the RoR interior relates to that?
Brick Clicker Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 I could easily see us getting two D2C's this year given the themes popularity and sales of D2C's (on the most part). I'd imagine something like a UCS Knight Bus potentially as that $160 pricepoint then Gringotts at a similar size to the Sanctum modular which would also connect to Diagon Alley but be a solid set on it's own. I think they could do the dragon seperate to Gringotts as it's own set like we've seen in past years with the Fawkes and Hungarian Horntail but maybe on a little bigger scale which would be a great display model on it's own but also go perfectly with Gringotts.
Legoman123 Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 Just now, Brick Clicker said: I could easily see us getting two D2C's this year given the themes popularity and sales of D2C's (on the most part). I'd imagine something like a UCS Knight Bus potentially as that $160 pricepoint then Gringotts at a similar size to the Sanctum modular which would also connect to Diagon Alley but be a solid set on it's own. I think they could do the dragon seperate to Gringotts as it's own set like we've seen in past years with the Fawkes and Hungarian Horntail but maybe on a little bigger scale which would be a great display model on it's own but also go perfectly with Gringotts. It would be interesting to see how they make the underground section of Gringotts. I imagine it would be like the chamber of secrets with the Great Hall but the only problem with that is it would not look right with the rest of DA.
Accio Lego Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Legoman123 said: It would be interesting to see how they make the underground section of Gringotts. I imagine it would be like the chamber of secrets with the Great Hall but the only problem with that is it would not look right with the rest of DA. Honestly, if any part of a DH2 Gringott’s gets made separately, I’d expect it to be the underground portions. I could easily see Lego doing one set with the cart tracks and vaults (possibly with an articulated dragon), and then a separate set for the actual building that goes alongside Diagon Alley. Presuming they don’t just skip the vaults - as far as set appeal goes, the vaults would be ranked far lower than the actual Gringott’s building for most people. Regardless, I can’t see Lego ever doing the building and vaults together like you describe simply because it would make the set incompatible with any other Diagon Alley buildings.
Bugbot20082 Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) A Narcissa figure could come in any of the following potential sets: Malfoy Manor (obviously) Borgin & Berks/ Knockturn Ally with the rest of her family Gringots, as an extra out on the street, same applies to Mundungus Fletcher who would also be at home in the location. A Battle of Hogwarts large Castle module I have seen some concepts online which used the hair mould of Captain Carter from the Marvel CMF and it looked very good for a re-use Edited January 9, 2023 by Bugbot20082
Bugbot20082 Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 17 hours ago, Legoman123 said: It would be interesting to see how they make the underground section of Gringotts. I imagine it would be like the chamber of secrets with the Great Hall but the only problem with that is it would not look right with the rest of DA. If I was deign lead my take on it would be to make it 2 separate sets: one set is the surface street building and is targeted to more adult collectors who have the DA set already, it would be compatible and in scale with those buildings and the same age rating for build complexity etc. includes a handful of new goblins with new hair colours and faces but the rest of the figures don’t have to be movie specific actually, you could add almost any even obscure characters from the wizarding world including Dorris Crockford, Mundungus, Narcissa, other shop owners, the scary K-Ally witch etc Then a much cheaper (<$90) set with widespread availability with the dragon, minecarts on a circuit of track, the vaults etc, looking similar at a glance to the old Indiana Jones & Temple of Doom set. This would be more for kids with play features galore etc. Figures are specifically from the DH part 2 scene (disguises etc). Minimum figure overlap between the two sets would be deliberate. You could put the dragon on top of the bank if you wish but otherwise the sets don’t really have to connect together in my opinion, that’s not important for me, just put one model on a shelf above the other if you have to 😅 otherwise the underground portion has to have a build similar to the frame of the Rancor Pit & bigger which would take up a lot of parts and inflate the price, or you compromise the other way and reduce the size & weight of Gringots so it can be held up on stilts That’s the best of both worlds in my opinion; the kids get the action scene and dragon to play with at a reasonable ordinary family budget, and the adults and completionists get the D2C modular building too they want to finish a DA display.
ToaDraco Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Bugbot20082 said: If I was deign lead my take on it would be to make it 2 separate sets: one set is the surface street building and is targeted to more adult collectors who have the DA set already, it would be compatible and in scale with those buildings and the same age rating for build complexity etc. includes a handful of new goblins with new hair colours and faces but the rest of the figures don’t have to be movie specific actually, you could add almost any even obscure characters from the wizarding world including Dorris Crockford, Mundungus, Narcissa, other shop owners, the scary K-Ally witch etc Then a much cheaper (<$90) set with widespread availability with the dragon, minecarts on a circuit of track, the vaults etc, looking similar at a glance to the old Indiana Jones & Temple of Doom set. This would be more for kids with play features galore etc. Figures are specifically from the DH part 2 scene (disguises etc). Minimum figure overlap between the two sets would be deliberate. You could put the dragon on top of the bank if you wish but otherwise the sets don’t really have to connect together in my opinion, that’s not important for me, just put one model on a shelf above the other if you have to 😅 otherwise the underground portion has to have a build similar to the frame of the Rancor Pit & bigger which would take up a lot of parts and inflate the price, or you compromise the other way and reduce the size & weight of Gringots so it can be held up on stilts That’s the best of both worlds in my opinion; the kids get the action scene and dragon to play with at a reasonable ordinary family budget, and the adults and completionists get the D2C modular building too they want to finish a DA display. I 100% agree with this and hopefully this will be the case. Personally, I just want the Ironbelly and I want it to be done well as the primary build of a set rather than be a compromised side build in service to a larger structure.
THELEGOBATMAN Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 A 160€ set with over 2660 pieces has me worried. That PpP ratio is definitely too good for a regular set.
Roebuck Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 1 minute ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: A 160€ set with over 2660 pieces has me worried. That PpP ratio is definitely too good for a regular set. No way that is a normal minifigscale set 12 Grimmauld Place is 130 euro with 1083 parts = 1577 parts for 30 euro extra Would not been the first time leakers have mixed up info so maybe part count or price is wrong, is not necessarily a second D2C either just a big set
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Something’s indeed fishy with that PPR. Not even the buildable figures or Creator Expert cars had ones like that The first person to suggest an Art set gets yeeted into the black lake
THELEGOBATMAN Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Something’s indeed fishy with that PPR. Not even the buildable figures or Creator Expert cars had ones like that The first person to suggest an Art set gets yeeted into the black lake Okay, so hear me out: how about it's actually an Ar—
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 30 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: Okay, so hear me out: how about it's actually an Ar— I may not have claimed your hand, but this time I’ll get you, Batsy! Tell the Grindylows it was me who sent you
BacktoBricks Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Something’s indeed fishy with that PPR. Not even the buildable figures or Creator Expert cars had ones like that The first person to suggest an Art set gets yeeted into the black lake Would an Art set not have a different number though and be included in the list for that theme? Don't they all start with 31? Definitely something odd about the PPR though.
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Just now, BacktoBricks said: Would an Art set not have a different number though and be included in the list for that theme? Don't they all start with 31? Exactly. That’s why I warned what punishment awaits those who suggest it If I got a dollar for every time someone suggested an unknown D2C set MaY Be An ArT SeT I could buy an additional Hermione Brickhead with that
Salix Posted January 11, 2023 Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) I mean the amount of pieces as well as the price is similar to the Parisian Restaurant, caveat being that that set was released 9 years(!) ago. But we have seen that LEGO can make sets with a lot of pieces like the 2021 modular Police Station which has 2923 pieces, yet only costs €199,99. So I wouldn't count Gringotts out just yet. Granted that this is a licensed set, but I've always thought that HP sets were fairly priced in comparison to other licensed sets and even unlicensed sets. Edited January 11, 2023 by Salix
Rolyat24 Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 Promobricks is teasing Summer 2023 information tomorrow, much earlier than I would have thought. Anyone have any last minute predictions? Here are mine: - Durmstrang Ship set with Krum, Karkaroff, 2nd task Cedric and Fleur, possibly a merperson or generic Durmstrang student - Mid-size Hogwarts expansion based on OOTP, with Fred and George fireworks scene and Umbridge’s office. - Larger Hogwarts expansion based on the Battle of Hogwarts - A somewhat surprising (IMO) DH set such as Shell Cottage, Lovegood house, or Malfoy Manner - No quidditch or gringotts mentioned, but also no word on potential D2Cs - Perhaps a smaller set based on the Third Task or the Inferi Cave?
Brickity Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Rolyat24 said: Promobricks is teasing Summer 2023 information tomorrow, much earlier than I would have thought. Anyone have any last minute predictions? Here are mine: - Durmstrang Ship set with Krum, Karkaroff, 2nd task Cedric and Fleur, possibly a merperson or generic Durmstrang student - Mid-size Hogwarts expansion based on OOTP, with Fred and George fireworks scene and Umbridge’s office. - Larger Hogwarts expansion based on the Battle of Hogwarts - A somewhat surprising (IMO) DH set such as Shell Cottage, Lovegood house, or Malfoy Manner - No quidditch or gringotts mentioned, but also no word on potential D2Cs - Perhaps a smaller set based on the Third Task or the Inferi Cave? Your list sounds dreamy and honestly I would be beyond satisfied. Cedric and Fleur in a Durmstrang ship set seem unlikely though, at least to me. Perhaps it could be marketed with the name “The Durmstrang Ship” and include a very small underwater build that complements the other set, perhaps even with Gabrielle Delacour, but it would seem very random and thrown-together.
bRICKbRAT Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, Rolyat24 said: Promobricks is teasing Summer 2023 information tomorrow, much earlier than I would have thought. Anyone have any last minute predictions? Here are mine: Here’s my predictions: - Expectro Patronum remake set - Battle of Hogwarts set since we usually get at least one DH set per wave. - Buildable Dobby set similar to I am Groot. We always get a buildable creature per wave and this one would be a cute pick. - Quidditch Trunk because we usually get an out of left field set. - Durmstrang Ship with Igor Karkaroff fig
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