At the end of day 3, Harry is still stuck at Honeydukes, eating his way through the goodies we've been given the last couple of days. What will day 4 give us? More sweets for Honeydukes, or someone to share them with? Or something else? Read on to see what we got...
On 1 June 2023 (at least for the regions, I've checked), we will get another 6 traditional LEGO Harry Potter sets plus 3 Harry Potter themed Brickheadz sets. I will cover the latter in a separate post, and here focus on the six sets, which are a mix of play sets and display pieces. Here is what we get...
Earlier in the year I built a MOC of King's Cross station. When displaying it, I thought it would be good to have Hogsmeade station as well. I had recently bought a great MOC of that from my friend Russell, and it then became the centrepiece of my latest display piece. Read on to hear the story behind, and see how the display ended up looking...
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...
Along with Hogwarts and Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade is one of the iconic locations from the Harry Potter universe one would expect to see in a Harry Potter theme park. It is therefore surprising that we haven't seen any sets with Hogsmeade since 2004. Luckily the 2021 wave of sets includes an excellent Hogsmeade set, which I've been sent to review. Here is what you get...
I think most readers will have realised by now that this year is the 20th anniversary of LEGO Harry Potter, as I've covered this extensively in the last few months. You may also remember that I did run a MOC (My Own Creation) competition to celebrate this anniversary, and maybe even wondered who won. Well, wait no more, as I here will be announcing the winner...
I normally don't cover sets that are not Harry Potter, but with the Elf Club House I had to make an exception. Its shape was perfectly representing how the houses in Hogsmeade look in the movies. Read on to see where I ended...
Having been exposed to COVID-19, I had to self isolate. While overseas and far away from all the sets I've still got to review, luckily I had packed the rather excellent LEGO Harry Potter - Build your own Adventure book, which I reviewed the other day. It had a small selection of parts, which I in my boredom of isolation soon tried to use for alternative builds. Here is what I did...
I normally don't cover new LEGO set announcements, unless they are from the Harry Potter theme. But today I'll make an exception. LEGO has just revealed this year's Winter Village set: Elf Club House. While I might be a must-buy item for my Winter Village collection anyway, when I saw the shape of the building I immediately thought of Hogsmeade. Here are my thoughts...
Back in September 2019 I visited Skærbæk Fan Weekend in Denmark. It is the biggest LEGO Fan Convention in Europe with more than 1000 LEGO Fans attending the convention and bringing along some really awesome displays. Here's an overview of the models that covered the Wizarding World of Harry Potter universe in some way.
Blockwarts - A LEGO Harry Potter fan site 