Huskers1236 Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 The picture that Lego put on their "Elves" page showed the Womping Willow and Great Hall set together. I doubt it's a coincidence. I'm having a hard time getting used to the main cast as children in the figures. Unfortunately, so far, not many new characters. We got the lady on the train selling candy and crap, but not much else. If the Minifigure Series is true, gotta think they will fill in some gaps there, but it would have been easy to put some other house kids in the stands of the Quidditch match or on the train. Not every set has to have Harry, Ron, and Hermione, Lego. Quote
CosmicSpeed Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, thedingman5 said: Connect, not sure, but they "go together", per the press release from the castle set. They may simply align "next" to each other. Seems like LEGO finally got the memo about forgoing a $200 set for 2 $100 or less sets that can be combined or remain stand-alone. Close-ups show pin holes to connect via Modular style. The Express is NICE, I am not even too into trains, but I think I will have to get this one. You can almost taste the tears of HP fan boys that STILL don't have any indication of Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw minifig prints. Edited May 16, 2018 by CosmicSpeed Quote
Huskers1236 Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, CosmicSpeed said: Close-ups show pin holes to connect via Modular style. The Express is NICE, I am not even too into trains, but I think I will have to get this one. You can almost taste the tears of HP fan boys that STILL don't have any indication of Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw minifig prints. Ha, I'm not even a fanboy of the series, but still think it's ridiculous to entirely ignore half of the school. Quote
fuzzy_bricks Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 27 minutes ago, Huskers1236 said: Ha, I'm not even a fanboy of the series, but still think it's ridiculous to entirely ignore half of the school. If you had just watched the movies, you could be forgiven for thinking there were only two schools. The good guys school and the bad guys school. Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 Just now, fuzzy_bricks said: If you had just watched the movies, you could be forgiven for thinking there were only two schools. The good guys school and the bad guys school. the books are not that different really. Throw away Cedric, Cho and Luna and the other houses barely exist. 1 Quote
KShine Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) These all look pretty great (ok, maybe not the quidditch - but even that has some good content) - It is nice to see some inspired work. Edited May 16, 2018 by KShine Quote
CosmicSpeed Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 30 minutes ago, KShine said: These all look pretty great (ok, maybe not the quidditch - but even that has some good content) - It is nice to see some inspired work. Totally agree. I do enjoy the series, and the other Lego releases were during my dark ages, so its nice to see a refresh of the scenes in the novels. Quote
Will 4 Posted May 17, 2018 Posted May 17, 2018 Sets together looks awful when compared to the older variants also I don't think many people will apply stickers to the exterior. 1 Quote
Phil B Posted May 17, 2018 Posted May 17, 2018 Sets together looks awful when compared to the older variants also I don't think many people will apply stickers to the exterior. I think they look just fine. Don't forget these are the playsets, there is still a D2C Hogwarts in the pipeline which should be more of a display piece. 1 Quote
TheOrcKing Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 1:21 PM, exciter1 said: There and back again with Shelob, Frodo, and Samwise plus mini Mirkwood spiders. 3 3 Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 12:26 PM, Bold-Arrow said: Nothing is sacred anymore Except for the mighty money money money money money Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 16 minutes ago, TheOrcKing said: There and back again with Shelob, Frodo, and Samwise plus mini Mirkwood spiders. Minus Gollum That was what, the 3rd most profitable LotR set? 2 Quote
TheOrcKing Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said: That was what, the 3rd most profitable LotR set? Maybe? I just remember Shelob looking good for Halloween décor. Ha. Quote
HandyHand Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 Is it just me, or does Shelob from 2012 look much better than Aragog from 2018 ? Speaking of quality inflation... 2 Quote
gregpj Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Haay said: Is it just me, or does Shelob from 2012 look much better than Aragog from 2018 ? Speaking of quality inflation... Looks like the significantly reduced the piece count .. the eyes and rump are better on the new one, but I like the traditional brick built legs better on the old one. 1 Quote
inversion Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, gregpj said: Looks like the significantly reduced the piece count .. the eyes and rump are better on the new one, but I like the traditional brick built legs better on the old one. The old spider is much larger and sinister. The Aragog is small and cutesy for a reason, since as I remember it was considered a fledgling at this time in the book. Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, inversion said: The old spider is much larger and sinister. The Aragog is small and cutesy for a reason, since as I remember it was considered a fledgling at this time in the book. He was at his full might at this point . Quote
longshot Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/16/2018 at 8:21 PM, Will 4 said: Sets together looks awful when compared to the older variants also I don't think many people will apply stickers to the exterior. I agree............ The hall is just sooooooooooo undersized compared to the other set or the minifigures for that matter. Should be twice as tall as it currently is. I mean the front door is taller than the buttresses ..........LOL And that basilisk is just god awful............ Quote
exciter1 Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, longshot said: I agree............ The hall is just sooooooooooo undersized compared to the other set or the minifigures for that matter. Should be twice as tall as it currently is. I mean the front door is taller than the buttresses ..........LOL And that basilisk is just god awful............ ...and who rides in their boat up to a church? Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 34 minutes ago, exciter1 said: ...and who rides in their boat up to a church? If Moses calls off you gotta make due . 2 2 Quote
longshot Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 2 hours ago, exciter1 said: ...and who rides in their boat up to a church? I know right? What is the purpose of that even in the set?.......... Who ever is making decisions over there should really take a step back now and again. Quote
redghostx Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 ...and who rides in their boat up to a church?Waterworld? 1 Quote
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