New Lego Exclusive 10217 Harry Potter Diagon Alley

[The Yellow Brick]

Has anyone noticed that people are posting reviews on lego.com already, and if you look at the first one

best purchase ever

^{'it was briilant the best thing I bought for my child'}

How can they buy it when it's not even released

[Blondie-Wan]

This is a really lovely set, and speaking as someone who's a fan of a number of licensed themes but not (yet) of Harry Potter specifically (nothing against the series; I just haven't gotten around to reading or watching any of it yet), I can only imagine how delighted most of you LEGO Harry Potter fans are that a set like this is being done at all. I think I'm going to have to get it (and any of the other current HP sets I can), even if just for parts and for MOC inspiration, and if / when I finally get around to the Harry Potter movies and books I'll surely be extra-glad to have gotten them (I do have about three of the earlier ones from around 2002-2004).

Beyond everything that's been said about this set itself, I'm pleased by its implications. Star Wars has gotten plenty of large, ultra-detailed (and ultra-expensive) "exclusive" releases targeted at AFOLs and adult fans of the series, but of course Star Wars is really unique among licensed properties, and I didn't know whether LEGO would ever do anything like this for a licensed theme other than it. Now we know they're willing to do so, though, at least for a sufficiently popular theme. It gives me hope they might consider doing one or more similarly large, wonderful sets for Indiana Jones, if and when they resume the them (the Dunn & Duffy circus train would be an excellent candidate for such treatment ).

[jonwil]

Beyond everything that's been said about this set itself, I'm pleased by its implications. Star Wars has gotten plenty of large, ultra-detailed (and ultra-expensive) "exclusive" releases targeted at AFOLs and adult fans of the series, but of course Star Wars is really unique among licensed properties, and I didn't know whether LEGO would ever do anything like this for a licensed theme other than it.

LEGO did release an Ultimate Collectors Series Batmobile in the Batman line (wasnt a bad set either)

[Blondie-Wan]

LEGO did release an Ultimate Collectors Series Batmobile in the Batman line (wasnt a bad set either)

Indeed, but Diagon Alley goes quite a bit farther than the UCS Batmobile - it's about twice the price and piece count. As far as I know, Diagon Alley is the largest, most "deluxe" set to date in any licensed theme other than Star Wars.

(Harry Potter, of course, is the biggest-ever licensed LEGO theme after Star Wars, so perhaps the existence of this set isn't so surprising after all given the theme, but I do hope it bodes well for what TLG decides it's willing to release in popular licensed themes in general...)

[Primusman]

Has anyone noticed that people are posting reviews on lego.com already, and if you look at the first one

How can they buy it when it's not even released

I can't stand when people do this, drives me nuts! They say it's for a child? Sure, kids should enjoy lego, but this is more of a set for teen and adult fans. The way this person said it sounds like the kid is six.

Whoever is doing this is probably some stupid kid who thinks he's funny or some soccermom.

[legowill1]

Cruel cruel TLG,

making us wait untill january!!!

Hey that rhymes!

[Ogre]

Cruel cruel TLG,

making us wait untill january!!!

Hey that rhymes!

'Tis evil in truth!

Can't add that set to the 'win your wish list' contest, because it's not in a 'current' line.

[The Yellow Brick]

Okay I've e-mailed lego about the Reviews on Lego.com and here is the reply they gave me :

Thanks for getting in touch with us.

I'm sorry that there are already reviews on our website

The Product is already released somewhere in the US. And unfornutaley some retailers sell the product before it is

released. I have told our back office about the problem and they will work on the problem.

Thank you very much for letting us know

Happy Building

LEGO Direct

[Darth Jar Jar]

Okay I've e-mailed lego about the Reviews on Lego.com and here is the reply they gave me :

What the they already released it?

Stupid TLG customer service

[Derek]

Okay I've e-mailed lego about the Reviews on Lego.com and here is the reply they gave me :

Did it really bother you that much???

[Devil]

Again Lego has provided a cosmetically great set packed with loads of figs, details...but again, a lousy interior space in the buildings not even big enough to hold...jabba the hut. :(

[Little Brick Man]

Nice set.

(But how to recognize Fred & George, or perhaps, Gred & Feorge)

[Ghosty]

Darm, that thing is expensive!

Hmmmm. Can I borrow someones wallet for a momment

[Lord Embo]

I am getting this even though Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes is excluded from this set. You just can't turn it down, what with the Weasley twins being finally available and of course Ollivander who is minor but still pretty cool. His hair, being the same as Harry's but in grey, can be used on Harry when you're pretending that he's drunk an ageing potion. Must get this set! Also, how much will it be in the UK?

Lord Embo

[jazzbricks]

want so much

[jonwil]

Can anyone (say someone who saw this at a show) tell me what dark green parts come in it?

Looking at the pictures, it comes with:

1 x 2 x 3 windows

1 x 2 x 2 windows

cheese slopes

plant leaves

plume pieces

wizzard hat

Does it include any other parts in dark green?

Also, does anyone know how many dk green windows the set includes? (I count 14 of the 1 x 2 x 3 and 11 of the 1 x 2 x 2)

[Lord Embo]

How are we going to be able to tell the difference between Fred and George when this set arrives? They'll probably have different faces or something but I was just wondering about it.

Lord Embo

[Ogre]

How are we going to be able to tell the difference between Fred and George when this set arrives? They'll probably have different faces or something but I was just wondering about it.

Lord Embo

They're twins. I'm guessing they'll look exactly the same.

[Aanchir]

They're twins. I'm guessing they'll look exactly the same.

IMO, I think it should be pretty clear which is which. They have different faces, as can be seen in the pics in the first post (click them to view the high-resolution versions). The box pic reveals that the one with the open-mouthed grin is Fred and the one with the closed-mouth grin is George. Now, it's possible LEGO would anticipate this and give them double-sided heads, but in that case it doesn't really make a difference, does it?

[Lord Embo]

The only problem people will have that I can see is once they get rid of the box. Eventually they'll forget which is Fred and which is George and just choose which one is which. I personally think that each of the twins should have either a small F for Fred or a small G for George. That way we'd always know which one is which, even without the box.

Lord Embo

[gotoAndLego]

The only problem people will have that I can see is once they get rid of the box. Eventually they'll forget which is Fred and which is George and just choose which one is which. I personally think that each of the twins should have either a small F for Fred or a small G for George. That way we'd always know which one is which, even without the box.

Lord Embo

Internet

[Lord Embo]

Internet

You need to be more specific. What do you mean by Internet? That word(in your quote, not the real one) doesn't give me any significant information or tell me a solution to remembering which is Fred and which is George.

Lord Embo

[Tohst]

The only problem people will have that I can see is once they get rid of the box. Eventually they'll forget which is Fred and which is George and just choose which one is which. I personally think that each of the twins should have either a small F for Fred or a small G for George. That way we'd always know which one is which, even without the box.

Lord Embo

Fred's the one that comes with the detachable ear...or is that George.

Okay, I can't tell them apart already.

-Tohst

[Lord Embo]

Fred's the one that comes with the detachable ear...or is that George.

Okay, I can't tell them apart already.

-Tohst

That's George who loses his ear in Deathly Hallows part 1. No one would have a detachable ear! In fact, you can only tell which is which after George loses his ear.

Lord Embo

[tin7_creations]

Fred is the one with the open mouth grin, George is the one with a closed mouth grin; how hard can that be to remember??? It will probably be a double sided head anyway, so it's not going to be hard to determine which fig you want as Fred, and which you want as George.