One surprise when the 2020 LEGO Harry Potter sets were announced was Hedwig (set 75979). This is basically a display piece, where previous Harry Potter sets (with very few exemptions, like the Brickheadz figures) were all minifigure scale play sets. I was therefore interested to see how it would stack up to other sets in the 2020 release....
Month: November 2020
More Hogwarts Crest photos released
While not available in stores till January 2021, LEGO has formally announced the new LEGO Arts set Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests (set 31201), along with some photos of it. It shows that in addition to building either of the four house crests from the set, you can also build a complete crest with all four houses, though it will require four sets to do so.
MOC competition: And the winner is… (drumroll)…
Blockwarts ran our very first MOC competition, with a full set of 16 minifigures as prize. Entries were due last Sunday night - and we can now announce the winner...
Black Friday VIP weekend at LEGO Shop@Home
This weekend is a great time to shop at LEGO.com as they are having a VIP weekend, with some pretty good incentives with both cool gifts with purchase and double VIP points. So are you chasing exclusive LEGO sets for your loved ones (including yourself), head over there now and start shopping.
Harry Potter themed LEGO Arts coming in January 2021
Dutch toy retailer Van Der Meulen has uploaded whole lot of official photos the early 2021 LEGO sets, including a new Harry Potter themed LEGO Wall Art set (31201). While such a set had been rumoured, this is the first time we get to see it. Is this something you'd like for your collection?
New figures coming with the 2021 classroom book sets
The four buildable books due to be released 1 January 2021 were revealed earlier today and have triggered a lot of interest. It is great to see something different. While my initial focus was on the books themselves (a post about those is coming up), I soon realised that the minifigures were worth a mention too, which is the focus in the following...
REVIEW: Diagon Alley – Part 4 (Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes)
Here is part four of my review of the new LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley set. This concludes my review of what I think is an amazing set. Is it something for you? There are a few issues to keep in mind if you have yet to decide whether to buy or not...
REVIEW: Monster Book of Monsters
Since its appearance at the Shanghai LEGOLAND Discovery Centre a few weeks back, the availability of the Monster Book of Monsters set has been surrounded with mystery. But then today, when I was our doing my first LEGO display since the start of the pandemic, the store next door had just put it on its shelves for retail sale. I quickly bought one and found a quiet corner to sit on the floor to build...
REVIEW: Diagon Alley – Part 3 (Flourish & Blotts and the Ice Cream Parlour)
Here is part three of my four part review of the new LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley set. This is in many ways an amazing set, but is it all good? If you are still on the fence, read on to see what you get...
The Monster book of Monsters – official photos, instructions but still little about availability
Thanks to Brickfinder, we now have official photos of this buildable book along with instructions. It seems like it will be a Barnes & Noble exclusive in the US for the upcoming Black Friday sales, but availability elsewhere remain uncertain...