Short movable legs and other CMF HP castly goodness
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:19 pm
Hey all,
I've been away forever (sorry, life changes and moves on), but I was just surfing around and saw the new Harry Potter CMF series, some with short, movable legs. See the Harry on the right here:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/839/4329390604 ... c36a_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Here the Neville in the middle:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1762/432939062 ... 78ec_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Anyway, did these just now come out, or have they been in sets for the last year that I've been away from LEGO? They do not appear to be in the HP sets currently in stores (btw, the Of course the obvious question is why didn't they come up with these years ago when they were doing Tolkien sets, as half the main characters were hobbits and dwarves? That seems a more compelling use for them than just for the HP characters, who have been long depicted with normal minifig legs.
From WhiteFang's review over on Eurobricks these are slightly taller than the immobile "stubby" legs, and it looks like these legs are in plain blue, plain black, and a couple of different variations that are black with "Hogwarts robe" printing. Maybe white, but it's hard to tell as that photo was taken against a white background and so it is hard to see - I think those might be the old style "stubby" legs.
As to other castle-friendly parts, not a ton but a few stand out:
The Dumbledore torso/robe is great for generic wizardly figures:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1830/423901622 ... 2aa4_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Also, note that the robe part is not just a tall slope brick. I'm assuming this is a brand new part?
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/833/2942429724 ... 08f3_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Similarly the Voldemart torso/robe would be great for a castly wizard. And he's got a new snake piece:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... ateposted/][img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/918/4239017646 ... d232_n.jpg[/img][/url]
New rat piece (the one in the middle here):
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1803/432939049 ... 68b6_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Though it looks like that one is in the [url=https://brickset.com/sets/75954-1/Hogwarts-Great-Hall]Hogwarts Great Hall[/url] set currently in stores. BTW, that mouse on the left is new to me, looks like it was in a recent [url=https://brickset.com/sets/71021-1/Elephant-Girl]CMF fig[/url].
Also, presumably this is a new plant piece that Neville has:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1825/432939034 ... 884d_n.jpg[/img][/url]
I think for castle use I'd get that fig (it also has the new legs), the Voldemort, and the Dumbledore.
I guess I'm turning this from a "hey, look at these new legs" post into a full on 2018-HP-as-fodder-for-castle post, so while I won't go into the sets in detail I just should note that the current [url=https://brickset.com/sets/75953-1/Hogwarts-Whomping-Willow]Whomping Willow[/url] and [url=https://brickset.com/sets/75954-1/Hogwarts-Great-Hall]Hogwarts Great Hall[/url] sets have lots of building goodness for castle fans (though lots of reliance on panel pieces). These are on the shelves in my local Target and I spent a lot of time looking at the boxes the other day:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebricktime/2 ... ateposted/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1788/280447411 ... 7713_n.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebricktime/4 ... ateposted/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1769/420127130 ... 91e3_n.jpg[/img][/url]
A few pieces stand out to me, though I'm sure they've already been discussed around here.
Square lattice windows (and matching frames):
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 1#T=C&C=11][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
Candle and flame:
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... =1#T=C&C=1][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 8#T=C&C=98][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
Lantern (also in Friends/Elves set I see)
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 7#T=C&C=77][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
Turret roof piece (also in a couple of Friends/Disney Princess sets):
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 5#T=C&C=85][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
Not exclusive to HP as these are in a bunch of new sets, but AFAIK new in 2018 and new to me:
New plant parts (ooh, also in this [url=https://brickset.com/sets/40310-1/Botanical-Accessories]plant accessory polybag[/url] that I now need a million of (ooh, and that has a new flower part as well)):
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... =6#T=C&C=6][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 6#T=C&C=36][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
This 2x2 with rounded corners that you could use to make sharply curved tower walls if you had enough of them:
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=35480&in=S][img]http://img.bricklink.com/P/11/35480.jpg[/img][/url]
Anyway, I hope all is well around here.
Later
Bruce
BTW, is it me, or has bricklink gone out of their way to make linking pretty much impossible. I kept getting broken links when I tried to connect there in this post, so had to go back and change some to Brickset, and the images to things I found on Flickr or just downloaded images and uploaded them to my own Brickshelf so I could post them.
I've been away forever (sorry, life changes and moves on), but I was just surfing around and saw the new Harry Potter CMF series, some with short, movable legs. See the Harry on the right here:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/839/4329390604 ... c36a_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Here the Neville in the middle:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1762/432939062 ... 78ec_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Anyway, did these just now come out, or have they been in sets for the last year that I've been away from LEGO? They do not appear to be in the HP sets currently in stores (btw, the Of course the obvious question is why didn't they come up with these years ago when they were doing Tolkien sets, as half the main characters were hobbits and dwarves? That seems a more compelling use for them than just for the HP characters, who have been long depicted with normal minifig legs.
From WhiteFang's review over on Eurobricks these are slightly taller than the immobile "stubby" legs, and it looks like these legs are in plain blue, plain black, and a couple of different variations that are black with "Hogwarts robe" printing. Maybe white, but it's hard to tell as that photo was taken against a white background and so it is hard to see - I think those might be the old style "stubby" legs.
As to other castle-friendly parts, not a ton but a few stand out:
The Dumbledore torso/robe is great for generic wizardly figures:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1830/423901622 ... 2aa4_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Also, note that the robe part is not just a tall slope brick. I'm assuming this is a brand new part?
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/833/2942429724 ... 08f3_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Similarly the Voldemart torso/robe would be great for a castly wizard. And he's got a new snake piece:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... ateposted/][img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/918/4239017646 ... d232_n.jpg[/img][/url]
New rat piece (the one in the middle here):
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1803/432939049 ... 68b6_n.jpg[/img][/url]
Though it looks like that one is in the [url=https://brickset.com/sets/75954-1/Hogwarts-Great-Hall]Hogwarts Great Hall[/url] set currently in stores. BTW, that mouse on the left is new to me, looks like it was in a recent [url=https://brickset.com/sets/71021-1/Elephant-Girl]CMF fig[/url].
Also, presumably this is a new plant piece that Neville has:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefang_euro ... 059507590/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1825/432939034 ... 884d_n.jpg[/img][/url]
I think for castle use I'd get that fig (it also has the new legs), the Voldemort, and the Dumbledore.
I guess I'm turning this from a "hey, look at these new legs" post into a full on 2018-HP-as-fodder-for-castle post, so while I won't go into the sets in detail I just should note that the current [url=https://brickset.com/sets/75953-1/Hogwarts-Whomping-Willow]Whomping Willow[/url] and [url=https://brickset.com/sets/75954-1/Hogwarts-Great-Hall]Hogwarts Great Hall[/url] sets have lots of building goodness for castle fans (though lots of reliance on panel pieces). These are on the shelves in my local Target and I spent a lot of time looking at the boxes the other day:
[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebricktime/2 ... ateposted/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1788/280447411 ... 7713_n.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebricktime/4 ... ateposted/][img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1769/420127130 ... 91e3_n.jpg[/img][/url]
A few pieces stand out to me, though I'm sure they've already been discussed around here.
Square lattice windows (and matching frames):
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 1#T=C&C=11][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
Candle and flame:
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... =1#T=C&C=1][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 8#T=C&C=98][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
Lantern (also in Friends/Elves set I see)
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 7#T=C&C=77][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
Turret roof piece (also in a couple of Friends/Disney Princess sets):
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 5#T=C&C=85][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
Not exclusive to HP as these are in a bunch of new sets, but AFAIK new in 2018 and new to me:
New plant parts (ooh, also in this [url=https://brickset.com/sets/40310-1/Botanical-Accessories]plant accessory polybag[/url] that I now need a million of (ooh, and that has a new flower part as well)):
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... =6#T=C&C=6][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalog ... 6#T=C&C=36][img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktale ... _thumb.jpg[/img][/url]
This 2x2 with rounded corners that you could use to make sharply curved tower walls if you had enough of them:
[url=https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=35480&in=S][img]http://img.bricklink.com/P/11/35480.jpg[/img][/url]
Anyway, I hope all is well around here.
Later
Bruce
BTW, is it me, or has bricklink gone out of their way to make linking pretty much impossible. I kept getting broken links when I tried to connect there in this post, so had to go back and change some to Brickset, and the images to things I found on Flickr or just downloaded images and uploaded them to my own Brickshelf so I could post them.