For too long, Hogsmeade seemed somewhat forgotten by LEGO, though the 2004 sets gave us a few buildings to play with. The mid-year 2021 wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets has put Hogsmeade back on the radar, with one of the sets featuring both The Three Broomsticks and Honeydukes. But more buildings could be added. Here is my take on the Shrieking Shack...
Back mid year, Blockwarts teamed up with BrisBricks and The Brick Zone to do a 20th Anniversary of LEGO Harry Potter exhibition. For entry we asked for a donation, which has now allowed us to give a good donation to a local children's charity...
For Harry Potter fans around the world, 1 September is known as Back to Hogwarts day. It is the day where students find their way to Hogwarts, typically catching the Hogwarts Express from Kings Cross station and arrive at the castle in the evening for the welcome feast and sorting ceremony. In the lead up to this year's Back to Hogwarts day, we ran MOC competition - and we are now ready to announce the winner...
The Hogwarts Icons Collectors' Edition set is probably one of the most sought after sets this year. Unfortunately, shipping challenges seems to have upset the plans for its release in North America, so it now launches two weeks later than planned...
Many sets from the 2018-2021 range of LEGO Harry Potter have been around for surprisingly long, suggesting a strong interest in the theme. But to make room for new sets, older sets will eventually be retired. What sets and when can be hard to predict, but we've found some information about what Harry Potter sets that may be retired by the end of the year...
Yes, we're currently running another MOC competition. Have you built (or got ideas to build) a great model of a Hogwarts room/series of rooms that fit with the new 2021 Hogwarts modular system? Be sure to submit it by 1 September for your chance to win a great prize. Read on for further details
The 2021 LEGO Harry Potter sets have given us several collectable items, including a number of golden anniversary minifigures. I have been pondering how best to display those for a while, but with the announcement of the Hogwarts Icons Collectors' Edition set, the solution seems given. Read on to see the included stand as well as my alternative version of it...
When I saw the photos of the upcoming Hogwarts Icons set, I was captivated by the beauty the photos portrayed. But is the real set as good as the photos suggested? Having now built the set, these are my views...
LEGO designers often add Easter eggs to sets they design, and the new 76391 Hogwarts Icons set has its fair share of them. Let us have a look at the various hidden references in the set...
I have previously covered my Diagon Alley display in quite some detail, including the rather recent addition of Gringotts Wizarding Bank. But I have for a long time really wanted to add a model of the Ukrainian Ironbelly dragon guarding the vaults. So this is what I did...
