Harry Potter Advent Calendar - Day 17

Posted by CapnRex101, 17 Dec 2020 14:00

We have reached the final seven days of 75981 Harry Potter Advent Calendar and this Yule Ball scene is becoming rather substantial. Hopefully another interesting item arrives next.

Let's open door number seventeen and see...

Pianos have appeared increasingly often throughout the LEGO range, especially since printed keyboard tiles were introduced. This element only appears in five other sets and looks splendid here. Additionally, I like the dark bluish grey colour for the casing. Black would certainly be more traditional but this colour looks appropriate for the frozen decorations at the Yule Ball, as though the entire piano is encrusted with frost.

The simple music stand looks equally appealing and I like the shape of this piano, along with the smooth tiles positioned across the top. However, the model does look rather small beside figures and should perhaps have been elevated slightly. Of course, that would be an easy modification to introduce, if you wish.

Overall - 4.5 - Despite its small size, this piano looks excellent and I like the unusual dark bluish grey colour choice.

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By Jelippo in United Kingdom, 17 Dec 2020 14:02

If only we actually had a character who could be used to play the piano/perform

By Kynareth in Australia, 17 Dec 2020 14:31

@Jelippo said:
"If only we actually had a character who could be used to play the piano/perform "

This is my only chance for a Lego Jarvis Cocker minifigure, but I’m not getting my hopes up!

By DoomBot in United States, 17 Dec 2020 14:57

the leg pieces look cracked??? is that just how they look or did you get cracked pieces?

By Mr__Thrawn in United States, 17 Dec 2020 15:14

@DoomBot said:
"the leg pieces look cracked??? is that just how they look or did you get cracked pieces?"

That’s the way pearl silver/gold parts end up sometimes. Has to do with the molding process and the plastic colors.

By SolidState in United States, 17 Dec 2020 15:16

@Jelippo said:
"If only we actually had a character who could be used to play the piano/perform "

Or it's a magic piano that plays itself?

By PurpleDave in United States, 17 Dec 2020 15:25

@Jelippo:
Did Schroeder go to Hogwarts?

@DoomBot:
With the pearl and metallic colors, they suspend a pigment in transparent or translucent plastic so the light can penetrate and reflect off the shiny bits of pigment. What you’re seeing is a weld line. Because the inside is hollow, the plastic enters the mold from one point in the base, flows around the core of the mold like a river around an island, and then the two flows meet again on the opposite side. Where they come together, the plastic always forms something like a scar, but on regular opaque colors it’s not always obvious. With pearl/metallic colors, the pigment orients itself against the surface of each flow, and you get this weird effect where a dark band appears as a result. If you play around with the angle of light, you can make the band look lighter than the rest of the plastic, depending on which areas are reflecting more light back at you. And if you look exactly opposite that band, you should be able to find the pip on the side of the base for a cone, or on the fat part of the cylinder for round bricks.