As reported by Brickset, images of the upcoming Harry Potter themed gift with purchase (GWP) set have surfaced on LEGO.com. It features the Gryffindor boys dormitory. As the first decent representation of this room in LEGO, it is a nice addition to the 2021 Hogwarts modular system. Here's what you'll get...
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...
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...
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...
childhood. Now there is a LEGO Harry Potter search and find book, but unlike the old days, this time you can be in it too. Thanks to Penwizard, you can now personalise your very own character that will be included on every single spread. You may want one for yourself - or maybe you know of younger wizards and witches who would love a magical experience. This is what you get...
The recent wave of Harry Potter sets celebrates the 20th anniversary of LEGO Harry Potter. It includes the First Flying Lesson set, which is a larger, and much refreshed version of the 2002 Flying Lesson set. And unlike its predecessor, it includes a section of Hogwarts. Being modular, it connects up to the other Hogwarts based sets from the series. Should you get it to expand on your castle? Read on to see what you'll get...
I've been building a series of MOCs lately to cover different scenes from the Goblet of Fire, including the Second Challenge of the Tri-wizard Tournament. The Rescue from the Merpeople set from 2005 gave us contestants Harry Potter and Viktor Krum. The other two contestants, Fleur Delacour and Cedric Diggory were however not included in the set, and both used the bubble-head charm to help them. This is how I added them...
Back in March I posted about how you can build a book to use for displaying the three small micro-scale models that came with the 2020 Advent Calendar. Back then I did not have time to provide instructions for the build. But this weekend I finally got around to do it, for those interested in building their own copy...
It has been no less than 19 years since LEGO last released a Chamber of Secrets set. That was back when the minifigures within the Harry Potter theme still had yellow heads. So it is great news that LEGO has finally made a new version as part of its 20th Anniversary of LEGO Harry Potter series of sets due to hit the shelves in June 2021. LEGO has kindly sent me an advance copy to review. Read on to see what you'll get...
The mid-2021 wave of Harry Potter sets celebrate the 20th anniversary of LEGO Harry Potter. This includes a set with Fluffy the three headed dog, which in many ways is similar to the Forbidden Corridor set released back in 2001. This is a nice homage to the origin of the theme, but how does it stack up as a set otherwise? Luckily LEGO has sent me an advance copy to review, so read on to see what you'll get...
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