First images of summer Harry Potter sets!

@Spike730 said:
"That Patronus looks more like something related to 76989"

Yes!

Nice! Recoloured hood pieces.

Are those new cape pieces?

Hm…any idea who that one Death Eater(?) off by himself in 76415 is? He looks to be the only character in this batch of sets who hasn’t-so far as I scan tell-had a minifigure before.

"Training for the ballet, Potter?"

That's a lot of exposed pin holes on 76415, also can't tell if it fits with the 8×16 footprint, wonder how it looks connected to other sets in that system.

@ozbrickcreator said:
"Master Has Given Dobby A Sock. Master Has Presented Dobby With Clothes! Dobby Is Free!"

Doby is freaking me right the f$%k out!!

That's nightmare fuel for me.... In fact, I might have to get it to add to the Halloween display.

Does the patronus stag have moveable legs like the former owl, phoenix, dragon builds had moveable wings? And it looks like it can be rebuild into a wolf also.

There’s something very uncanny valley about that Dobby. Just looks too smooth when compared to the somewhat wrinkled and dishevelled “real” version

Not much to get excited for. I quit collecting Harry Potter when the new Hogwarts system came out, and there still aren't any sets that are driving me to get back into it.

THe one I'm most likely to get is the Quidditch Trunk, but that's only because of the minifigure parts.

I like the build/rebuild aspect of the Expecto Patronum set...

Quite keen on the Quidditch Trunk...

Those hinges on the battle of Hogwarts look weak...

Dobby... WTF!

i will buy the Patronus one!

That’s patronus mech is a must have! It looks incredible!

Battle of Hogwarts looks good, but not really something you need if you have a few of the sets. Should have had 2-3 more figs, and when Neville gets a dirty face, Harry could have gotten one too. Why are they not including any generic, hooded Death Eaters? When even a set like this doesn't have any, it seems like some sort of policy and not a coincidence anymore. Glad I have three 2010-11 Lucius Malfoys.

Wasn't the Battle of Hogwarts supposed to include McGonagall?

@J0rgen said:
"Battle of Hogwarts looks good, but not really something you need if you have a few of the sets. Should have had 2-3 more figs, and when Neville gets a dirty face, Harry could have gotten one too. Why are they not including any generic, hooded Death Eaters? When even a set like this doesn't have any, it seems like some sort of policy and not a coincidence anymore. Glad I have three 2010-11 Lucius Malfoys."

Black Hoods, flesh, gray, or silver minifig heads, plain black or random printed torsos and black skirt legs pieces are all available on Bricks & pieces since 2019. These figures don't need specific or exclusive prints so who cares if they are in sets or not? They are cheaper that way too.

@Ridgeheart said:
" 76414 : Expecto Technozoid

https://nostalgiacentral.com/pop-culture/toys-games/zoids/ "

Zoids are still made although by Kotobukiya now - they are awesome!
This Patronus is fabulous- I can’t wait to slap some guns on it!

@sipuss said:
"Are those new cape pieces?"

Looks like normal capes but new collar pieces.

Is Voldemort wearing pajamas?

@SearchlightRG said:
"Hm…any idea who that one Death Eater(?) off by himself in 76415 is? He looks to be the only character in this batch of sets who hasn’t-so far as I scan tell-had a minifigure before."

Scabior.

@xboxtravis7992 said:
"Recreate the scene Molly says "bitch"!"

Recreate the scene where Ron says "piss off"!

I like that Quidditch trunk. I won't buy it, but I'm at least looking forward to its review.

@J0rgen said:
"Why are they not including any generic, hooded Death Eaters?"

I'm reminded of Jedi Bob from 7163. Yes, he was a good guy, but he was still generic and hooded.

I opened this up thinking "oh, it'll be the usual beige castle fare, nothing to tempt me", and of course the first one is an awesome blue spirit deer!

*Angrily shaking fistful of cash at Lego.*

The clocktower is my favorite part of Hogwarts. This is the THIRD iteration since the theme relaunched five years ago and STILL no pendulum? Come on!!

What is that wand attachment piece? I can't seem to figure it out. The sets look fine, but as I've mentioned before I'm not into Harry Potter.

My mother despises Dobby. Even before he was on film in Chamber of Secrets, she hated him in the book... after that, the hate got stronger. Needless to say, she she no tears when he died. (SPOILERS!) According to her, Dobby and Jar-Jar Binks are annoying (as a hater of the latter CGI creature, I can kinda agree)

Thus, I'm gonna see about getting her the Dobby set for Christmas, just so he can stare at her with those soulless eyes everyday from here into eternity.

Harry must be feeling REALLY happy to produce a Patronus of that size...

@PhantomBricks:
I suspect it’s a new element. The biggest drawback of switching from small logs to wands was the inability to add spell effects to the top of the wand. The second was how easily the handle gets chewed up (seriously, does anyone else think they should smooth out the fingertips on the minifig hand?).

Battle of Hogwarts will be the ONLY one I am getting.

Dobby was my favorite Harry Potter character growing up, but even I find that buildable figure creepy

I feel like I have enough Harry Potter sets, but these all look fantastic.

TLC couldn't figure out how to make the ball-&-socket joints for Dobby's shoulders the right color, but at least they made the ball-&-socket joint for his neck in light flesh, so they made a bit of progress.

I find it hilarious that some people are grossed out by Dobby! :D

@PurpleDave said:
" @PhantomBricks:
I suspect it’s a new element. The biggest drawback of switching from small logs to wands was the inability to add spell effects to the top of the wand. The second was how easily the handle gets chewed up (seriously, does anyone else think they should smooth out the fingertips on the minifig hand?)."

Upon closer examination it looks like a 1x1 in a diamond shape, with the wand hole one one side and the usual bar hole on the other, but I need better pictures. I haven't used wand elements enough to notice, but I assume it's a similar issue to the bows?

@essel said:
"I've been an HP completionist since the reboot, but 76421 might change that… Not a big fan of 76414 either… I like the others, though."

I feel the same way, these aren’t a priority for me, neither is the Quidditch set so I’ll wait for a discount on that for sure.

Meh, not my area.

@PhantomBricks:
The wand handle has a ring that’s bar diameter, and a bulb that’s a bit like the shape you get if you take a round core from the side of a bar. It’s not a sphere at all. One person mentioned the name of the geometric shape once that I’ve seen, and I can’t recall what it is at all. Between the ring and the bulb, and extending out from the other side of the ring is the wand shaft, which is maybe half the diameter of a bar. It tapers towards the tip, but not so much that it gets down to the diameter of a hatpin. Until now, it’s basically been unable to connect to anything at that end, as far as I’ve seen. So, you could make wand effects that point at the sky or to either side, but never effectively straight forward (I mean, you could mount the effect to something else so it just touches the tip of the wand). For magic battles, this is a game-changer, and quite possible the most significant thing in this entire wave of sets.

@Spike730 said:
"That Patronus looks more like something related to 76989"

My first thought too. Of course, the Tallneck is a fantastic set, and I think this Petronus is likewise the best of this new batch.

Dobby's smile looks like they cut and pasted the Amazon logo and just took off the arrow part.

I find it quite a weird thing to look at.

That final battle set is sooo weak. Very let down by that.

@laibros said:
"Can anyone explain me why HP sets are all so flat? Battle of Hogwards, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and many others released in 2022....I don't truly understand this design approach..."

I haven't bought any Harry Potter sets yet, I always thought they were missing something but I couldn't put my finger on exactly what. And you've hit the nail on the head - they are indeed flat and that makes no sense. Thank you!

Sure Dobby looks smoother than you'd think he should, but otherwise I think they nailed the depiction. Very clever builders for sure.

The other Hogwarts set is a bit flat and that is unfortunate, but the figures make up for it.

Meh. Weasley's shop is fairly priced, might cop.

The Battle of Hogwarts has a alternate configuration which explains all of the pin holes
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrwLQzGLZ_o/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Not sure if that link will work