Back in August, I did a post reporting that we may be seeing the return of LEGO Harry Potter in 2018 which included sets as well as a Collectible Minifigure Series. There’s a new rumor floating around that we could also be seeing a direct-to-consumer set (71043) for the theme. One logical suggestion is that this D2C Harry Potter set may feature Hogwarts Castle similar to what LEGO did last year with The Disney Castle (71040). If this is true, the large scale Hogwarts can show various rooms or memorable scenes from the eight films.
Of course this is only currently a rumor so take it with a grain of salt until something official is announced by LEGO. Note that the image above is from the 2010 set which was one of my first reviews on The Brick Fan. How time flew by.
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I am looooving these rumors. Fingers crossed!
Ooooh this is going to a be a popular item! Exciting if it happens. Time to save up.
I hope it is and I hope it isn’t, I want it so bad and yet I still have a number of $200+ sets I need to buy as is…
Agreed. As much as there are many other things I already need to buy soon, a Hogwarts set of that size would immediately be a must have. It almost makes me wish awesome companies like LEGO would stop making so many great products so frequently.
The other sets are a “WANT” whereas this would be a “NEED”. No waiting!
Yup, this and Barad-Dur, the Eye of Sauron to go with my Tower of Orthanc. Those are the sets I most want to see happen.
Hopefully will include the Chamber Of Secrets.
Yeah, I’d be very interested to see how LEGO pulls that off.
I didn’t really like the “old” harry potter sets because they were intended (imho) as playsets and not as collectible sets.
I am really looking forward to some brand new set of the HP saga that can be proudly shown among my collection 🙂
Finger crossed 🙂
Yeah the original sets were firmly aimed at the younger fans, it was also freaking 16 years ago the first movie came out and Lego has changed its process a lot in that time, aiming more sets at older fans and more complexity in general.
The early sets had one major failing that really didn’t get addressed until the HP line had pretty much run out of steam, and that’s the lack of variety in minifigs. They were still firmly entrenched in the idea that kids only wanted the same few characters across the board, so HP has tons of variants of the main trio but is still missing an embarrassing number of key characters from the entire series.
I am kinda split on that in most cases, like for my modular buildings I stick to the generic old school heads, but for something like this that is all about the whimsical fantasy they really need that variety yeah.
How about a Hogwarts modular, to sit alongside the Ninjago City one. Maybe we could get one for Coruscant and other popular themes as well…
Oh please. Just when we had forgotten its actually safe its been so long, they drag this crap up from its barrow severally again for the nonciest time.
I think many Lego fans would like a chance to purchase real CLASSIC sets that bring them a real sense of nostalgia, like the yellow castle from 1978, or the Greengrocer modular.
As for Harry Potter and JK Boring, burn it all. with greek fire.
I think you’re definitely in the minority here. I agree, I miss the LEGO sets that are just basic LEGO…. no licenses, just good, classic Space, City, etc. None of these fabricated parts that aren’t even “bricks” anymore (space shuttle and plane cockpits come time mind). But that time has passed, and I’m all for a Hogwarts Castle.
AND, Harry Potter was the second licensed Lego theme ever. There’s nostalgia there.
I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to call it nostalgia when you’re talking about a set that isn’t even ten years old yet. Sure, you may feel massive regret for not grabbing a copy before they evaporated off of shelves and the price skyrocketed, but HP is almost twice as old a theme as the Green Grocer set, the Modular series is still an active line, and at at its height HP was at least the fourth best-selling theme in their lineup after Bionicle, Star Wars, and anything that fell under the Creator theme.
And if you’re talking about getting an actual rerelease of sets like the Yellow Castle, they tried that. It was called Legends, brought back maybe half a dozen vintage sets, basically bombed because the nostalgia market can’t begin to compete with popular new themes, and pretty much guaranteed that you’ll never see that sort of thing happen ever again. They also had problems with having to replace obsolete elements, and the sometimes unfortunate ways that affected the look of the new version compared to the old. For the Yellow Castle in particular, they don’t make those helmets or visors anymore, I’m not sure if the tabards are still around or not, the winch system has been upgraded, the way the horse ears are built is considered an illegal build, the shortsword mold has been updated, and that’s just the problems I can think of off the top of my head without referencing any images or part lists.
One problem with trying to tap into the nostalgia market is that it’s so different for everyone. You want the Yellow Castle. Someone else wants Black Falcon’s Fortress. I may like the idea of the YC but would really prefer to get the Camoflaged Outpost. Someone else doesn’t even want Castle but would prefer Space instead. Others just want Town. Still others prefer you not ruin the collectibility of the originals. And then there are those who are simply trying to keep up with the avalanche of new stuff that comes out every month, and they can’t afford this on top of everything else. And then there are the millions of kids who just look at it and think it looks sad compared to the latest greatest from the most popular themes of today.
That would be amazing!!! My whole family loves the Harry Potter sets, but didn’t get into Legos much while my any of these we’re easily available. This would be fantastic.
i just want a complete model of the entire castle in mini/micro scale
Ah, nice! The Harry Potter sets were the only sets I bought during my ‘dark ages’. Nostalgia. This would be an instant-buy.
I finished the last book around this summer, and I’ve been a fan ever since, when I went to buy some retired harry potter sets, not shockingly, the price had inflated massively. I could buy this for whatever the hell they wanna charge me, and It still would cost less than the burrow, a 40 dollar set in its day.