And the leaking season has begun! We have first pictures of what appear to be the Nanoscale Diagon Alley and the Malfoy Manor sets... Pictures and set info below the fold. ( Read more... )
Was incredibly excited about Malfoy Manor, though really not impressed by how terribly shallow it seems? No clue why they included Moldyshorts & Nagini, I mean... the Hermione torture scene is surprising enough, but the murder of Burbage & feeding her to Naginin scene seems a Bit beyond what would normally be seen in Lego? And if that scene was in mind, where is Snape? Not bothered in the slightest by missing Weasely. I love the facade of the manor, but really hope for a nice interior for action play. Hoping there are portraits too! Wondering how they designed the chandelier? The gate With Gargoyles is terrific!!! Interesting way to do the white peacocks as brick builds. Like the statuary & the fountain as nice bits & bobs.
Not sure how I feel about nano DA, going to have to let it percolate in my mind for a bit.
I assume the inclusion of Voldemort and Nagini is a good indicator we're getting a table as part of the set. We have five characters to put at the table, which fits just right in the centre section of the build. It also explains the legs, because skirts can't sit at the table. I imagine they're doing the same thing here as in the Astronomy set, where they didn't include Dumbledore or Snape. So as long as there's no Burbage in the set itself, we're good. Burbage will probably pop up in a future Hogwarts set, as they now seem willing to give us more of the teachers, even if they played next to no roles. (Something I appreciate greatly, to be clear.) The entire location consists of "not typical for the theme" scenes in terms of darkness, so this was a given when they chose to release it, which again, I think is a good thing. There isn't a single canonical scene with Draco stealing a cookie fresh from the ovens from the house elves, or Narcissa arranging flowers in preparation for a tea party, or Lucius feeding his peacocks or something.
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Was incredibly excited about Malfoy Manor, though really not impressed by how terribly shallow it seems? No clue why they included Moldyshorts & Nagini, I mean... the Hermione torture scene is surprising enough, but the murder of Burbage & feeding her to Naginin scene seems a Bit beyond what would normally be seen in Lego? And if that scene was in mind, where is Snape? Not bothered in the slightest by missing Weasely. I love the facade of the manor, but really hope for a nice interior for action play. Hoping there are portraits too! Wondering how they designed the chandelier? The gate With Gargoyles is terrific!!! Interesting way to do the white peacocks as brick builds. Like the statuary & the fountain as nice bits & bobs.
Not sure how I feel about nano DA, going to have to let it percolate in my mind for a bit.
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