Harry Potter week continues at True North Bricks with a pre-release look at Charms Class (76385). Earlier this week, we looked at Transfiguration Class and Herbology Class. All these sets are part of the new Hogwarts Moment sub-theme from LEGO® Harry Potter. In a novel twist, each set features a different Hogwarts textbook that opens to reveal a different wizarding
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This week, I am working my way through a series of pre-release set reviews. I am super thankful that the LEGO® Group sent me all the new Harry Potter Hogwarts Moment sets. Each set is a buildable wizarding textbook. Opening the book reveals a different classroom from Hogwarts. Yesterday, I looked at the Transfiguration Class. Today, we swing over to
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The next wave of Harry Potter sets comes with a twist. The sets form a sub-theme of sorts called Hogwarts Moment. Each of the four sets is a different textbook from the famed school of wizardry and witchcraft. Opening each book reveals a classroom playset. While the sets only hit store shelves on January 1, 2021, True North Bricks received
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News of the winter 2021 LEGO® sets is starting to pop up. Recently, we learned of the Chinese New Year sets. Now, we get a look at the January 2021 Harry Potter sets. These sets break the mold a little. Each kit features an alternate Hogwarts textbook. Subsequently opening up each book reveals a different classroom from the famed wizarding
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Recently, the LEGO® Group released Diagon Alley (75978) for the Harry Potter theme. This set is massive. Honestly, each building in this kit could have been an entire set on its own. However, they all come together in one glorious box. Additionally, Diagon Alley is now the fourth largest LEGO® set ever produced, and the second largest Harry Potter set.
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Big news for Harry Potter fans today. The LEGO® Group officially announced that Diagon Alley (75978) is coming soon. It is a monstrous set, clocking in at over 5000 bricks. Incidentally, it is the second largest Harry Potter set ever produced, and the fourth largest LEGO® set of all time. Based on the pictures, the detail in this set looks
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2020 Advent Calendars details are surfacing. This year’s selection includes City, Friends, Harry Potter, and Star Wars. We already reported on the Star Wars calendar along with other upcoming Star Wars sets. Additionally, you can read about the Holiday Special tie-in. However, I included the images again in this article just to give the full overview. 60268 – City Advent
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August 1, 2020 came and went in Canada without the appearance of new LEGO® sets. For fans, getting the summer 2020 LEGO® sets delayed was an unpleasant surprise this past weekend. In fact, this wave of kits has been a point of contention for many Canadian AFOLs for months now. These sets received a European release of June 1. The
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As summer approaches, so does the next wave of new LEGO® sets. We have already seen City, Creator, Ninjago, and Jurassic World. Today, direct from the LEGO® Group, we get the latest Harry Potter summer 2020 sets! Additionally, since the news is straight from the horse’s mouth, the pictures are detailed and all of the set specifics are included. All
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LEGO® bricks inspire me in many ways. Every Monday, I take a moment to share how Minifigures in particular get my creativity flowing. At times, I like to imagine scenarios in which these characters find themselves. Alternatively, they can remind me of something I have already seen, which I can then recreate. Sometimes, I just happen upon a fun shot
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