Welcome to another year of Advent Calendar Countdowns! For 2020, I’ll be counting down with 3 Advent Calendars – Harry Potter, Friends and the annual Star Wars Advent Calendar countdown! Last year’s Harry Potter Advent Calendar was a lot of fun (except for those dreaded House Banners), so I’m looking forward to this year’s one…
Review: LEGO Harry Potter Minifigures Series 2
2020 is yet another massive year for LEGO Harry Potter fans with a whole slew of new sets (like the brilliant Hedwig), the upcoming Diagon Alley set, as well as a second series of collectible Harry Potter minifigures. Series 2 follows on from the first series which blended characters from mainline Harry Potter, as well…
Review: LEGO 75979 Hedwig
The second half of 2020 brings yet another wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets, and one of the most interesting sets in this drop is LEGO 75979 Hedwig. Hedwig was Harry’s pet Snowy Owl, gifted to him by Hagrid on his 11th birthday and was one of his closest companions, until she was unceremoniously blasted…
Review: LEGO 75965 The Rise of Voldemort
Following on from my Expecto Patronum review, I decided to build and review another small 2019 Harry Potter set, this time from the third, mini-wave that hit store shelves early this month. 75965 The Rise of Voldemort can be considered a remake of one of the most sought-after LEGO Harry Potter sets – 4706 Graveyard…
Review: LEGO 75945 Expecto Patronum
We’re well into the second half of 2019, which is when LEGO typically pulls out their big guns for the year, which includes the second wave of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter sets. I’m really keen to dig into all the new Harry Potter sets soon, but I’ll start my series of reviews with…
Review: LEGO 40289 Diagon Alley (2018 gift with purchase set)
LEGO has been running a gift with purchase promotion featuring one of the most sought-after Harry Potter sets – 40289 Diagon Alley. The set miniaturises Diagon Alley, the wizarding shopping and commercial district in London to microscale and features an exclusive minifigure – Garrick Ollivander, the legendary wandmaker. The promotion is currently running in the United…
