Please confirm you are not a robot by checking the box. Create a Just Bricks account and you'll: - Receive exclusive offers via email (no spam, promise) - Browse and Checkout much faster - Access your purchase history and change your detailsYou must be 16 or over to participate in the Brickset Forum. Please read the announcements and rules before you join. Harry Potter sets are underwhelming... @matticus_bricks Star Wars is a completely different type of fandom. Harry Potter remains popular, but unless you grew up with the books or had kids who did, there's a pretty good chance you know very little about the franchise. Star Wars has endured for close to 40 years and has a fan base that spans generations. I am not saying HP sets would not sell if they were brought back onto the market. However, I'm sure LEGO has made a calculated decision that they are better served focusing on new and current IPs that have widely available current content. Those might sell "more sets" than HP, so they are where production efforts are going.
They're going for about $30. @chuxtoybox re-released in 3D would probably be sufficient honestly. Just having them in the spotlight again would be huge. Somebody start making the 'Snape shot first' t-shirts. I've seen some for over $100. I don't know if they're selling any, but they're trying to and that's probably what he meant. I disagree with this comment. I don't think Lego have made a really good Hogwarts Express set. None of the ones that have been released look anything like the real thing or even like a half-decent steam train (the wheels rather ruin it). I bought the first one (#4708) and didn't bother with any of the newer ones as they didn't look like significant improvements over the first one.I understand the probable reasons for this- the target age range of the theme and restrictions of the licence. But, the most recent Hogwarts Express (#4841) was released after the Emerald Night (#10194) and looks pretty poor by comparison. Also, the Toy Story train (#7597) and Lone Ranger train (#79111) have both included the big driver wheels and both look closer to their source than any of the Hogwarts Express sets.
I hope if the theme is ever rebooted that there is scope for "Creator" or "UCS" style sets and Lego release a new Hogwarts Express which is more in line with more recent train sets. I know this is probably not even considered a real set or talked about ,but for me this is real gem . It's like a micro scale Hogwarts with the vignettes .Who wouldn't want one . Plus There simply isn't one which attempts to give a complete Hogwarts picture , just segments of it.Actually makes a charming lil display.. Just finished last night When I saw the comment about Freeing Dobby going for $100, I started trashing my Lego room looking for sealed FD sets. The average price now does seem to be around $35 but I swear sellers were asking more not long ago. Still, the set was originally $10.99 according to Brickset. So sellers are still asking more than double the original price. /itm/HP008-Lego-Harry-Potter-Freeing-Dobby-Minifigure-4736-NEW-/400855332183?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d54d6f557:Whether they get that or not , my point is that's what SOME sellers are asking for them.
Jar Jar forbid that you make a generalization. /itm/LEGO-Harry-Potter-The-Knight-Bus-4866-sealed-new-in-box-/121707007021?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c564d8c2dOriginal price for this set was $34.99 according to Brickset. Unless the winner of this auction didn't pay the seller, this seller made over double the original price of this set.Someone out there want to correct me on this? this is only $40 used on bricklink Welcome to the Internet; please enjoy your stay. More like everyone thinks they are the leading expert in their topic and anyone who disagrees with them is an idiot... But that's off topic. Fandom is indeed alive and well, but probably not enough to support bringing back the line, save from perhaps a collector set. It just doesn't have the wide presence it did to make it worthwhile. I AM the leading expert in off-topic. Maybe @Pitfall69 wants to have an intergalactic dance-off for forum hegemony.I am about seven thousand posts behind the pace...
the sets were designed well for the target audience, and most kids that enjoyed the sets didn't have collecting or displaying on their mind. We should keep this friendly. The Power of Kevin Bacon is one of the as-yet-to-be revealed Infinity Stones and should not be triffled with so cavalierly.(Besides, nobody can do a dance-off with a stick up their butt.) Sign In or Register to comment. It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons! Buying & Selling TopicsLEGO City Race Car (60053) Orders over $29 ship for free.* Take on any racer with the super-speedy Race Car! Set the spoiler, blast away from the grid and race through the twistiest corners. Finish the race ahead of the pack and lift the big winner's trophy! Collect this and all the other vehicles in the Great Vehicles range! Includes a race car driver minifigure with a racing helmet. Product Dimensions (in inches):5.7 x 5.7 x 1.9Next »Nice Octan Car Lego City Race Car is awesome!
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