I was pretty happy with yesterday's model from the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter advent calendar. Will today's model be equally good? Will we get our first top score of 5 out of 5? Read on to see what we got...
REVIEW: Advent calendar 8 December 2022
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Magnus is a long term LEGO enthusiast and creator, with a love for Harry Potter and pop culture more broadly.
REVIEW: Advent calendar 7 December 2022
We are now a week into the 2022 advent calendar and some patterns emerge. From the symbols on the box, we should be starting on the third movie today. I wonder what model or minifigure we'll get to represent that. Read on to see what we got…
REVIEW: Advent calendar 6 December 2022
Wow, time goes quickly. We are already a quarter into this year's advent calendar. Let's see what they have for us today behind door number 6...
REVIEW: Advent calendar 5 December 2022
Based on the symbol on the door, we should get another model or minifigure associated with the Chamber of Secrets today, but which? And how will it stack up compared with the previous days? Read on to see what we got and my thoughts about it...
REVIEW: Advent calendar 4 December 2022
Looking at the icon on door number 4, we should now have moved on from the first movie. So I expect a micro-scale model or minifigure from Chamber of Secrets for the "photo album" that seems to be the theme of this year's calendar. Read on to see what we got and how I rated it...
REVIEW: Advent calendar 3 December 2022
After a big model to start with and a more average (but easier to recognise) model yesterday, I'm looking forward to see what's waiting behind door number 3. Read on to see what we got...
REVIEW: Advent calendar 2 December 2022
Yesterday's model was a micro-scale version of Ollivanders wand shop Will today be another micro-scale model - or maybe our first minifigure? And how many house points will today’s model get? Read on to see…
REVIEW: Advent calendar 1 December 2022
Finally, the calendar now shows 1 December and I can therefore, after months of suspense, open the first door of the advent calendar. What is behind the door? And what's the overall theme of the calendar? Read on as we start the 2022 Harry Potter advent calendar review…
New LEGO Harry Potter Character Encyclopedia coming in 2023
We have seen a lot of new Harry Potter figures released in recent years - and the otherwise excellent 2012 book LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World obviously misses all of those. It is therefore great news that a new LEGO Harry Potter character encyclopedia is coming next year. This is what we … Continue reading New LEGO Harry Potter Character Encyclopedia coming in 2023
REVIEW: Hogwarts Castle – Part 3
Finally, here is the third part of my review series of the 2018 Hogwarts Castle, which I built one bag a day (there are 37 bags!). It has been on my wish list for so long, so great to actually be building it. Read on to see the progress as I make my way through the third of the instruction books…
Blockwarts - A LEGO Harry Potter fan site 