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 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…

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…

REVIEW: Hogwarts Castle – Part 2

I've slowly (self-imposed limit of one bag per day) been building the 2018 Hogwarts Castle. 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 second of the instruction manuals... This is part 2 of … Continue reading REVIEW: Hogwarts Castle – Part 2 →

REVIEW: Hogwarts Castle – Part 1

We have been accustomed to getting a large so-called direct-to-consumer (D2C) Harry Potter set every year around the "back to Hogwarts" day September 1st. The micro-scale Hogwarts castle started it all in 2018, then we had a break in 2019, but with D2C sets having appeared since then. Here, I'll (finally) review the set that started it all...

REVIEW: Professors of Hogwarts

It has been a while since my last post, but now I'm back with a series of reviews. First up is the 2022 Brickheadz set, which gives us four new characters from the Harry Potter universe to add to our collections. Here is what you get...

Accidentally revealed: Hogwarts Express – Collectors’ Edition

We finally have the official photos of this year's exclusive LEGO Harry Potter set. Long rumoured, it was no surprise that it was a model of the iconic Hogwarts Express. It looks absolutely stunning along with the small section of Platform 9¾. But if you want a train to run around your Hogwarts Castle, this is not the set you're looking for. Read on to see what you'll get...

REVIEW: Hogwarts Grand Staircase

Since 2020, we've had a decent sized LEGO Harry Potter themed gift with purchase (GWP) set being released every year. So I had expected such a set again this year and wasn't disappointed. With qualifying purchases from 15 July you will receive the Hogwarts Grand Staircase set. Read on to see how to qualify and what you get...

REVIEW: 12 Grimmauld Place

LEGO has in recent years been busy releasing LEGO Harry Potter sets that cover characters or locations that had previously not been represented in LEGO. The sets released mid-year 2022 cover more of those gaps, including one of the most iconic locations: 12 Grimmauld Place - the Headquarter of The Order of the Phoenix. Here is what you get...

First photo of 2022 LEGO Harry Potter advent calendar

I can't believe we're already almost half way through the year. While shocked that time has gone by so quickly, it also means that it is time for the LEGO catalogues for the second half of the year. The first ones have started to appear online and revealed a few interesting things, such as the new advent calendars. Read on to see what's lined up for the Harry Potter fans...