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  • LEGO.com Offering Double VIP Points Ahead of Across-The-Board Price Increases in August

    LEGO.com Offering Double VIP Points Ahead of Across-The-Board Price Increases in August

    For two days only, LEGO.com is offering double VIP points on all LEGO purchases. And since they’ll be raising prices on just about everything they sell, now would be a great time to stock up. The price increase will mostly scale with the price tag, mostly. But some sets will see a shocking increase of 25%! The price changes will take effect in August.

    But again, since LEGO is offering Double VIP points today and tomorrow only, it might not be a bad idea to get things right now. Consider it a sale price before the price changes take effect.

    Here are some sets with the current cost along with their new price tag:

    Again, this is just a sampling. ALL PRICES ARE GOING UP STARTING IN AUGUST. There isn’t a lot of time between now and then. This might be the last promotion before the price hike so if you were waiting for a GWP, it may not happen. I’m sorry if I sound alarmist, but this expensive hobby is going to become even way more expensive very soon.

    And it is absolutely NOT a coincidence that this Double VIP promotion is happening at the same time as Prime Day.

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  • LEGO Might Offer Official Lighting Kits

    LEGO Might Offer Official Lighting Kits

    At LEGO World in Copenhagen, The LEGO Group unveiled a new series of official lighting kits and calling it “Night Mode”. Five kits in all were shown off tailor-made for 71043 Hogwarts Castle, 10260 Downtown Diner, 21318 Tree House, 10265 Ford Mustang and 41374 Andrea’s Pool Party. These were previewed to gauge reaction and possible demand but given the pricing it would be a hard sell. Brickset is reporting 1449DKK (approx £160 or about $200 USD) for the Hogwarts Castle set and the Tree House kit as priced at 649DKK (approx £70 or about $90 USD).

    They are bat-ess CRAZY to consider charging that much. Given the prevalence of lighting kits from third-party vendors all over Amazon and eBay, LEGO’s entry to the lighting market comes a bit late. The only saving grace to that they are officially branded a LEGO item, and because of that, integration into an existing model might be better. But at those prices they are a tough sell. Similar kits for 71043 Hogwarts Castle on Amazon run from $89-$140. Buying the castle and the Night Mode kit together, assuming the exchange rates are true, you’re looking at $600.

    LEGO’s offered lighting before but they were expensive and clunky. Seems they are staying true to their roots by keeping it expensive.

    I like the idea of Night Mode, and it might be worth getting on some of the more expensive display pieces that would never be broken down into parts. The Mustang in particular looks pretty neat. But the cost, man, the cost! That’s a lot of dough for an already expensive hobby. Still, despite that I am curious how the integration will be, what one gets in a kit, if it’s battery operated or if it can be plugged into an outlet.

  • LEGO Reveals Gigantic Microscale Hogwarts Castle

    LEGO Reveals Gigantic Microscale Hogwarts Castle

    The title may seem oxymoronic, but I assure you it’s all true. LEGO revealed 71043 Hogwarts Castle today. It is gigantic as it is the second largest set ever produced with 6,020 pieces, edging out the Taj Mahal re-release by about 100 pieces. It comes second to the 7,541-piece UCS Falcon. 71043 Hogwarts Castle is the entire castle in microscale size and with it comes four exclusive minifigs and 27 exclusive microscale figs. And the price? Just a whopping $399.99 USD. Quite the bargain if you ask me. I mean, you can try and cobble one together with all of the regular System-scale sets over the next couple of years. Or try and MOC one up yourself using pieces from your own collection and a healthy stream of Bricklink orders. Or you can snap this up and be done with it. I know which way I’m going.

    71043 Hogwarts Castle

    71043 Hogwarts Castle can be purchased starting on September 1st, 2018. There is a spot on the August store calendar for VIP Early Access to a new set. I’m going to guess it’s for this one.

    All Of The Pictures

    LEGO even took the set to the WB Studios in London for a photoshoot with what I assume to be the miniature scale model used in the movies:

    71043 Hogwarts Castle Press Release

    71043 Hogwarts™ Castle
    Ages 16+. 6,020 pieces
    US $399.99 | CA $499.99
    Available 9/1/2018

    Explore the magic of Hogwarts™ Castle!

    Make the magic come alive at the LEGO® Harry Potter™ 71043 Hogwarts™ Castle! This highly detailed LEGO Harry Potter collectible has over 6,000 pieces and offers a rewarding build experience. It comes packed with highlights from the Harry Potter series, where you will discover towers, turrets, chambers, classrooms, creatures, the Whomping Willow™ and Hagrid ́s hut, plus many more iconic features. And with 4 minifigures, 27 microfigures featuring students, professors and statues, plus 5 Dementors, this advanced building set makes the perfect Harry Potter gift.

    • Includes 4 minifigures: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin and Rowena Ravenclaw, with a buildable minifigure display stand.
    • Also features 27 microfigures: Harry Potter™, Ron Weasley™, Hermione Granger™, Draco Malfoy™, Albus Dumbledore™, Professor Snape™, Professor McGonagall™, Remus Lupin, Professor Dolores Umbridge™, Argus Filch, Lord Voldemort™, Bellatrix Lestrange, 3 students from each of the 4 houses, 2 chess pieces and the Architect of Hogwarts™ statue and 5 Dementors, plus Aragog the spider and the Basilisk figures, and a buildable Hungarian Horntail dragon.
    • Features a buildable microscale model of Hogwarts™ Castle, hut of Hagrid™, Whomping Willow™ tree and 5 boats.
    • Hogwarts™ Castle features the Great Hall with buildable ‘stained glass windows’, house banners, benches, tables, flaming torches and moving staircases; potions classroom with racks of jar elements; Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom with assorted potion jars, gramophone and a closet containing a boggart; Chessboard Chamber with chess piece elements; Room of Requirement with assorted elements, including the Goblet of Fire and the vanishing cabinet; Chamber of Secrets™ with the Basilisk and Tom Riddle’s Diary; hidden Devils Snare room with vine elements; Gryffindor™ common room with fireplace and seating; Professor Dolores Umbridge’s office with desk, chair and pink furnishings; library with bookcase and desks; and Professor Dumbledore’s office with the Griffin statue entrance and Memory cabinet.
    • Hagrid’s hut features Aragog the spider and buildable pumpkins.
    • The Whomping Willow™ includes the buildable blue Flying Ford Anglia car in its spinning branches.
    • Also includes 5 buildable boats.
    • Take a seat in the Great Hall and feast with the Hogwarts™ professors and students!
    • Sneak your way into the Chamber of Secrets™ through the secret entrance and face the Basilisk!
    • Attend a Defence Against the Dark Arts class to learn how to protect yourself from dark magic!
    • Climb the moving staircase!
    • Study for your Ordinary Wizarding Level exams in the library.
    • Accessory elements include the Sword of Gryffindor™, Helga Hufflepuff ́s cup, wands, potions, house banners, flames, a cauldron and 2 magnifying glasses.
    • Microfigure accessories include 2 chess statues and the Architect of Hogwarts™ statue.
    • Hogwarts™ Castle measures over 22” (58cm) high, 27” (69cm) wide and 16” (43cm) deep.