2021 gave us some interesting "anniversary" sets, mostly minifigure based - but also other scales. We got the Harry Potter and Hermione Granger "maxifigures" and we got a Wizard Chess set, that could both be used as a regular chess set, or a minifigure-scaled scene from the movies. But how about combining the two...
In the last couple of years, I have tried predicting what new LEGO Harry Potter sets that would be released. Back in February 2021, I wrote a post about what possible LEGO Harry Potter sets I expected to be released in mid-2021 (the January 2021 sets did take my by surprise). Now that 2021 has come and gone, I better take stock of how well I did...
A few days ago, LEGO revealed its financial report for the full year 2021. And what a year! Sales have gone up 22 percent (I think many here will feel they might have contributed to that) and LEGO's market share increased in key markets. And not surprisingly, Harry Potter was listed as one of the best selling themes...
In recent years, LEGO has tested the market for Harry Potter themed display sets - giving us the excellent micro-scale Hogwarts Castle in 2018, a buildable model of Hedwig in 2020 followed by Fawkes and the magnificent Hogwarts Icons set in 2021. Another display sets we got in 2021 was the Harry Potter and Hermione Granger "maxifigures". This is my review of those...
In my review of the Wizard Chess set posted last month, I mentioned that I wasn't too impressed by the horse pieces, which are in fact one of the most important pieces in the story. So I've set out to create an improved version. Here is what I did...
I've slowing been eating my way through all the food that was prepared and bought up to Christmas, and now got some time for other activities, such as reflecting on this year's Advent Calendar and how it does stack up compared to the previous two calendars. I also have a few ideas for how it could have been better...
With most Christmas celebrations now over, I have time to revisit the game that came with this year's advent calendar. It is rather simple and may not keep kids interested for long. But you can maybe enhance its life by creating additional house rules that apply. Here are some ideas for inspiration...
We've made it to the final door of the advent calendar. So Christmas is just around the corner. But before we embark on the celebrations, which hopefully haven't been too affected by COVID, let's see what the calendar had for us...
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Bing Crossby (and Perry Como and others) sang a long time ago. In my house, the Christmas tree will be decorated today, and more Christmas cookies will be prepared in the kitchen. Today’s Harry Potter advent calendar also added to the Christmas feel, with a nice seasonal model as you will see…
December has gone incredible fast. I can’t believe we are already opening the third last door of the calendar. We haven't seen much related to Christmas though so far. Will today change that? Read on to see what we got…
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