brickbride Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) Huh. The DA had something around 5.500 pieces for four "buildings" (actually mostly two buildings per plate), so around 1.400 pieces per plate. Hogsmeade village IMO should at the very least include the Three Broomsticks, Honeydukes, the Shrieking Shack, and probably the Station, the Hog's Head, and Zonko's as well. But there's no way they manage that at DA size with this piece count. So let's say one plate Three Broomsticks/Honeydukes, another plate Zonko's/Hog's Head? (unlikely because it's a pub but we'll see), and that might leave some pieces over for another small build? We'd miss the station (but that's the only part of Hogsmeade still currently on the shelves) and we'd miss the Shrieking Shack which is arguably the most important part of Hogsmeade but doesn't fit in with the architecture or the cozy village vibe. Honestly it will depend a lot on how they build the roofs. While the DA shops are mostly two to three storeys with flat roofs, and thus rather elaborate fronts, the Hogsmeade shops are mostly one visible ground floor from the front, another storey right above with the curved window, and then a high, narrow roof which includes another window. If they do the roofs with large plates like for Honeydukes in the Hogsmeade Village Visit set, this would not look as good but would massively save on parts, whereas if they do the roofs with slopes it would up the parts count (like with Fortescue's and the bookshop in the old DA). I'm also not sure if those of us wanting a DA expansion would be happy with the Hogsmeade set based on the very different look of the buildings; they might simply not look good together (and not only because the Hogsmeade set would probably have snow for a winter vibe to go with the theme park). Also what price are you expecting given the piece count? I'm thinking something around EUR 350. Edited March 29 by brickbride Quote
brickbride Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) The free-for-all section of the usual place also has 76458 as a retail exclusive (not D2C) with a list price of USD 70 and a piece count of only 548. That doesn't imply buildable crap creature/object IMO, as in that case the price would probably be less than .10 per piece. Might be another part of Hogwarts Castle? Edited March 29 by brickbride Quote
karrit Posted March 29 Posted March 29 I'm hoping they just stick with the shops for Hogsmeade. I don't see the need for them to include the Shrieking Shack when we just got the big one a couple of years ago. Same with the Train Station. Quote
brickbride Posted March 29 Posted March 29 I've edited @MaxHeadroom's list with what we now know: 1st june 2025 (rumored) 76445 Hogwarts Castle: Herbology Class (59,99$) EUR 49.99 according to StoneWars, could still be the same USD price but I don't know 76448 Dumbledore’s Phoenix (19,99$) 76449 Book of Monsters (59,99$) 76450 Book Nook featuring Hogwarts Express (99,99$) 76451 Privet Drive Aunt Marge’s Visit (89,99$) 76452 Quality Quidditch Supplies & Ice Cream (99,99$) 76454 Hogwarts Castle: The Main Tower (249,99$) 76458 (Retail exclusive) ?? (548 pieces) (69,99$) according to Reddit 1st september 2025 76456 Advent Calendar (278 pieces) (7+) (??) listing from BrickMerge, can pretty much only be the AC based on the piece count, age group, and the fact that its EOL date is given as 12/25 76457 Hogsmeade Village Visit D2C (3.228 pieces) (??) according to Reddit Quote
RODDY Posted March 29 Posted March 29 17 minutes ago, brickbride said: Huh. The DA had something around 5.500 pieces for four "buildings" (actually mostly two buildings per plate), so around 1.400 pieces per plate. Hogsmeade village should at the very least include the Three Broomsticks, Honeydukes, the Shrieking Shack, and probably the Station, the Hog's Head, and Zonko's as well. So that'd be like one plate for the Three Broomsticks/Honeydukes, one plate for the Shrieking Shack which doesn't really have anything near it, and possibly another small build at DA size? Or, alternatively, no Shrieking Shack (since while that's arguably the most important part of Hogsmeade it doesn't really fit in with the cozy village vibe and it's architecturally different from the rest of the houses) but a second plate with Zonko's and something else, maybe even (if unlikely) the Hog's Head? I'm also not sure if those of us wanting a DA expansion would be happy with the Hogsmeade set based on the very different look of the buildings; they might simply not look good together (and not only because the Hogsmeade set would probably have snow for a winter vibe to go with the theme park). Also what price are you expecting given the piece count? I'm thinking something around EUR 350. Personally I hope and I think Shrieking Shack is left out of this D2C, that location is popular enough on its own to justify a remake and is a huge part of the climax of Prisoner of Azkaban, much like Gringotts being able to be its own set. The Hogsmeade Station is still on shelves. So I’m hoping for Hogs Head, Honey Dukes, Three Broomsticks, Zonkos and two more of the obscure shops even if it’s just a small slice of each. I want to say it’ll be $350 but with Lego’s pricing of late wouldn’t be surprised by $400 Quote
JS038 Posted March 29 Posted March 29 That seems like a really low piece count for a D2C… really hoping this isn’t a micro-scale. Quote
brickbride Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) 9 hours ago, JS038 said: That seems like a really low piece count for a D2C… really hoping this isn’t a micro-scale. The UCS Burrow had only 2.405 pieces, Hogwarts Icons had 3.010, so that would fit. The baffling bit is that this is supposed to somehow cover Hogsmeade village while being the size of the D2C DA buildings. 9 hours ago, RODDY said: Personally I hope and I think Shrieking Shack is left out of this D2C, that location is popular enough on its own to justify a remake and is a huge part of the climax of Prisoner of Azkaban, much like Gringotts being able to be its own set. I cannot see a UCS Shrieking Shack on its own. It's just a shack, not an iconic building like Gringotts or even the Burrow, and its story importance has to mostly be represented by play functions (werewolf transformation, hidden entrance) rather than architectonic details. I do think they'll leave it out this time but I don’t expect us to ever get it then. Edited March 29 by brickbride Quote
JeanGreyForever Posted March 29 Posted March 29 1 hour ago, RODDY said: Personally I hope and I think Shrieking Shack is left out of this D2C, that location is popular enough on its own to justify a remake and is a huge part of the climax of Prisoner of Azkaban, much like Gringotts being able to be its own set. The Hogsmeade Station is still on shelves. So I’m hoping for Hogs Head, Honey Dukes, Three Broomsticks, Zonkos and two more of the obscure shops even if it’s just a small slice of each. I want to say it’ll be $350 but with Lego’s pricing of late wouldn’t be surprised by $400 That's what I think, that the Shrieking Shack will be kept as a future D2C extension set. Like Gringotts for Diagon Alley. 6 minutes ago, brickbride said: I cannot see a UCS Shrieking Shack on its own. It's just a shack, not an iconic building like Gringotts or even the Burrow, and its story importance has to mostly be represented by play functions (werewolf transformation, hidden entrance) rather than architectonic details. I do think they'll leave it out this time but I don’t expect us to ever get it then. Maybe they'd pair it with the Whomping Willow since they're both connected. Quote
brickbride Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) 8 minutes ago, JeanGreyForever said: Maybe they'd pair it with the Whomping Willow since they're both connected. Same problem, though - that's just a tree. It doesn't really gain from the UCS treatment in terms of LEGO being able to splurge on details. And it‘s probably not iconic enough that people would want to spend EUR 200+ on a large Version. We only got Gringotts after a multi-year wait, as an add-on to an extremely popular set, and Gringotts itself is very iconic, and yet I don't think the set sells anywhere near as well as the D2C DA did. I wouldn't get my hopes up. Edited March 29 by brickbride Quote
JeanGreyForever Posted March 29 Posted March 29 2 minutes ago, brickbride said: Same problem, though - that's just a tree. It doesn't really gain from the UCS treatment in terms of LEGO being able to splurge on details. And it‘s probably not iconic enough that people would want to spend EUR 200+ on a large Version. The only other thing I can think of is that alongside the Shrieking Shack, they might include another shop or so. Maybe they'd save the Hog's Head for this set instead. Or Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop since that's not in the movies so that probably wouldn't be in the main Hogsmeade set. But it could work as an extra building in an extension set, especially since apparently it's included in the Hogwarts Mystery app. They could also potentially merge the PoA Shrieking Shack with COS's Whomping Willow to include the car and maybe a wall of the castle. Like the previous Whomping Willow set from the 2018 Hogwarts castle wave had a castle wall section. Quote
THELEGOBATMAN Posted March 29 Posted March 29 2 hours ago, JS038 said: That seems like a really low piece count for a D2C… really hoping this isn’t a micro-scale. We've already had one microscale set this year, so another one is absolutely unlikely. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 29 Posted March 29 8 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: We've already had one microscale set this year, so another one is absolutely unlikely. Also, why would a microscale Hogsmeade set be a D2C one when this year’s microscale DA was just a regular set? Sure, the microscale Hogwarts was a D2C set, but that‘s hardly comparable 4 hours ago, brickbride said: That doesn't imply buildable crap creature/object IMO, as in that case the price would probably be less than .10 per piece. Might be another part of Hogwarts Castle? Agreed, the PPR doesn‘t exactly scream „buildable creature/object“ A castle expansion would be interesting, since retail exclusives tend to be stand-alone sets. Quote
brickbride Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) Isn't this year"s Flying Lesson a retail exclusive? Given how many slots they'll need for the "most complete Hogwarts ever" I wouldn't rule out another. Edited March 29 by brickbride Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 29 Posted March 29 8 minutes ago, brickbride said: Isn't this year"s Flying Lesson a retail exclusive? Is it? It‘s available in quite a lot of shops from what I‘ve seen ^^ Then again, Smyths and others don‘t seem to carry it… If so, that makes it less likely since having two castle sections being (sort-of) retail exclusives in the same year seems pretty odd Quote
brickbride Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) On 1/3/2025 at 11:32 AM, brickbride said: German YouTuber Brickstory has a video up where he walks us through the latest LEGO catalogue. The HP section includes all the known January and March sets except for the Flying Lesson. Is that one going to be exclusive or part exclusive (with one retail partner), then? On 1/3/2025 at 1:00 PM, BacktoBricks said: In the UK it seems to be a Lego and Amazon thing at the moment. On 1/3/2025 at 3:34 PM, Black Falcon said: Same here, and usually they have the same Set exclusive in all countrys. Quoting from earlier this year because we've already discussed this - the Flying Lesson does indeed seem to be a retail exclusive set, with Amazon. I'd expect the other set to be with a different retailer. I'm not ruling out another castle expansion either. Edited March 29 by brickbride Quote
Bugbot20082 Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) 11 hours ago, RODDY said: Personally I hope and I think Shrieking Shack is left out of this D2C, that location is popular enough on its own to justify a remake and is a huge part of the climax of Prisoner of Azkaban, much like Gringotts being able to be its own set. The Hogsmeade Station is still on shelves. So I’m hoping for Hogs Head, Honey Dukes, Three Broomsticks, Zonkos and two more of the obscure shops even if it’s just a small slice of each. I want to say it’ll be $350 but with Lego’s pricing of late wouldn’t be surprised by $400 I’m a big Hogsmeade fan and 2nd this. No Shrieking Shack please, the previous set is enough and covers it well. 3000 parts would be close to £300, so about 4x the size of the original Hogsmeade village set, for that I can imagine: Bigger and better Honey Dukes, like 2x the original building but not overkill like the original modular DA shops Bigger and better Three Broomsticks likewise Zonkos joke shop Hogs Head pub clock building from the theme park lots of extras such as a horse drawn sleigh, lampposts, snow covered tree, a cow, new Hagrid variant, the entrance arch from the theme park etc Edited March 29 by Bugbot20082 Quote
Tariq j Posted March 29 Posted March 29 What do we think the figure list will look like? I’m thinking something along the lines of: Harry (HBP?) Ron (HBP?) Hermione (HBP?) Madame Rosemerta Mr and Mrs Flume Slughorn Aberforth Dumbledore Neville (3rd year) Katie Bell Hagrid Madam Puddifoot Cho Chang, Luna and Ginny (OOTP) I’m wondering what versions of the trio they would use or whether they would include different versions of them. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 29 Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Tariq j said: Slughorn This one‘s very likely since they just brought back his faceprint for the Shire set I like your list! Seems very realistic to me. Katie would be a nice new character to have. Maybe with an alternate faceprint for the scene where she gets cursed? Quote
Virginia_Bricks Posted March 29 Posted March 29 Do we think the exclusive GWP with Hogsmeade will be actual Lego? I’m happy they have a Lego based, non-polybag GWP for all HP sets during Back to Hogwarts, but liked the extra vault type GWP. Something that isn’t necessary for the main set, but adds on to it. Quote
BacktoBricks Posted March 29 Posted March 29 24 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: This one‘s very likely since they just brought back his faceprint for the Shire set Good spot. Hiding in plain sight under all that hobbit hair. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, Virginia_Bricks said: Do we think the exclusive GWP with Hogsmeade will be actual Lego? It‘s too early to tell whether there will be a GWP set at all, but I‘m pretty sure there will be. Last year‘s non-LEGO GWP was a bonus on top of the actual GWP set, so I think if they do another one of those, we‘d likely also get a proper set again ^^ 1 hour ago, BacktoBricks said: Good spot. Hiding in plain sight under all that hobbit hair. Right? The face instantly looked familiar, but it clicked once I saw the alternate expression Edited March 29 by BrickBob Studpants Quote
BacktoBricks Posted March 29 Posted March 29 4 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Right? The face instantly looked familiar, but it clicked once I saw the alternate expression The Hobbits and Wizarding World residents seem to be shoppin at the same parts store when it comes to torsos and heads that's for sure. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said: The Hobbits and Wizarding World residents seem to be shoppin at the same parts store when it comes to torsos and heads that's for sure. Yeah, the two franchises based on books by British authors involving magic and an evil ring and whose movie adaptations by WB both launched in 2001 having nothing in common Jonkling aside, it is kinda funny that HP and LOTR share quite a few head and torso prints. At least the reuses all fit! Edited March 29 by BrickBob Studpants Quote
BacktoBricks Posted March 29 Posted March 29 26 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Yeah, the two franchises based on books by British authors involving magic and an evil ring and whose movie adaptations by WB both launched in 2001 having nothing in common Jonkling aside, it is kinda funny that HP and LOTR share quite a few head and torso prints. At least the reuses all fit! Yeah, but they didn't wear the same costumes did they. I want accuracy for my money gosh darn it not reuses! Wonder if we'll get any of those new skirt pieces in Hogsmeade seeing as they all go to the same tailors? Quote
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