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…
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...









