Many sets from the 2018-2021 range of LEGO Harry Potter have been around for surprisingly long, suggesting a strong interest in the theme. But to make room for new sets, older sets will eventually be retired. What sets and when can be hard to predict, but we've found some information about what Harry Potter sets that may be retired by the end of the year...
It has been no less than 19 years since LEGO last released a Chamber of Secrets set. That was back when the minifigures within the Harry Potter theme still had yellow heads. So it is great news that LEGO has finally made a new version as part of its 20th Anniversary of LEGO Harry Potter series of sets due to hit the shelves in June 2021. LEGO has kindly sent me an advance copy to review. Read on to see what you'll get...
The first wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets hit the shops in 2001 coinciding with the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or Sorcerer’s Stone, as it was released as in USA). This is the second and last post discussing the early days of LEGO Harry Potter to mark the 20th anniversary of the theme. Let’s grab our time turners and travel back in time together…
2021 is the 20th anniversary of LEGO Harry Potter, and we know now that the rumours that had the sets released mid year celebrate the anniversary were true, as LEGO has just officially revealed the mid 2021 line-up of LEGO Harry Potter sets. And there is plenty to be excited about. Read on to see what's coming...
This Easter holiday, I've been out and about. This included a road trip to Maleny in the Sunshine coast hinterland, Queensland, Australia. It's a lovely little place to get away from the busy life in the city. It is also the home of The Brick Zone, which was the main reason for our visit. This is what we saw...
What LEGO Harry Potter sets will we see in 2021? Like many others (I'm sure) I have been pondering about this for a while. Like I did with the 2020 sets, here are what scenes I think the 2021 sets could cover, now I've finally had the time to finish the post I started more than a month ago...
As some may remember, back in July 2019 I wrote a post about what possible LEGO Harry Potter sets we might see in 2020. Now that year has come and gone, so I thought it would be interesting to see how well I did. There were some sets that I predicted nicely, but others that I missed completely. Here is a summary...
Since its appearance at the Shanghai LEGOLAND Discovery Centre a few weeks back, the availability of the Monster Book of Monsters set has been surrounded with mystery. But then today, when I was our doing my first LEGO display since the start of the pandemic, the store next door had just put it on its shelves for retail sale. I quickly bought one and found a quiet corner to sit on the floor to build...
Here is part three of my four part review of the new LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley set. This is in many ways an amazing set, but is it all good? If you are still on the fence, read on to see what you get...
The German based LEGO blog Stonewars has updated its list of LEGO sets expected to retire in the next six to nine month and this is good news for Harry Potter fans. Three popular sets otherwise expected to retire by the end of the year, have been given six month more before retiring. Here are the details...
