With the daily advent calendar review chewing up some of my spare time, it took longer than expected to compete this last part of my review series of the 2018 Hogwarts Castle. It had been on my wish list for so long, so it was great to actually be building it. Read on to see how the model is finalised, as I make my way through the last of the four instruction books…
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…
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
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...
released to date. While it does look great, these bookends designed by Ryk Field gives you an alternative way of displaying the train to make it stand out even more. Interested? Luckily, Ryk has made the instructions available...
When LEGO revived the Harry Potter theme in 2018, it released the Great Hall set. This was the first of a series of modular Hogwarts sets, which can be combined into a large Hogwarts castle. Since they have added additional modules, allowing fans to build an impressive castle. For some reason, I have reviewed all the other modules but the Great Hall set itself. It is time to correct this - in particular as this set is expected to be retired mid 2021...
The 2018 Hogwarts Express train (set 75955) was a step change up in quality over the previous iterations. And for those who collects sets to display static on shelves, it is pretty much perfect, but for those building larger displays, who want to have the train running around on a train track, you will need to source some train tracks and in particular, add a motor to the set. This post discusses how this can be done...
Following from my recent review of Harry Potter and Hedwig, this post reviews another Brickheadz figure from the Harry Potter universe: Hermione Granger. Together with Harry and Ron, Hermione makes up the "trio" and it is hard to imagine a display series of Harry Potter figures not including all three of them. But is it a fair representation of Hermione? Read on for my review...
In 2018 LEGO literally flooded the market with Brickheadz figures of pretty much any licensed theme they had, including three from the Harry Potter universe. They are getting pretty hard to find now. Are they worth chasing up? Here's my review of the first one...
Quidditch plays an important role throughout the Harry Potter series, so it is not surprising to see that in the 2018 line of sets. Being a couple of years old, and with the 2020 Harry Potter sets expected to hit the shelves mid year, it will soon be in line for retirement. So is it worth chasing up the set? Here's my review of the set...
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