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<SNIP> (...) <SNIP> These are TOADS! Neville had a TOAD, and these are TOADS! Not Froggies. I don't CARE where they came form originally, they are TOADS!!!!! (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I agree for the most part (not sure about it being better than Knight's Kingdom, but it is definitely better in some ways). I think the sets are excellent for what most of us buy sets for in the first place: parts. It is superb in that (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) They say "Legend of the Lion Mega Block castle" to me. Cardboard backgrounds and cloth towers? YUCK!! They know AFOL's will by a bunch of these sets for the tasty treats sprinkled here and there, so what do they care if they just put out of (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) There are actually a bunch of rats. One in 4705 (behind the table), two in 4709 (one gray, one white), one gray one in 4722, and one dark gray one in 4723. :) (...) Looks like "curtains" on a canopy bed... Jeff (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I noticed that, too. That purple turban is a very unique piece. I think someone familiar with "The Sorceror's Stone" could shed some light on why the head looks so small--it is. In the book, that character had another head growing out of the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) it's certainly scabbers! but the cat in 4723 should be orange tho', being it's crookshanks. and there should be a grey cat for mrs. norris. oh, and the bed julie mentioned would be a canopied four poster! i like these sets! i can't believe (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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Holy magenta treasure chests Batman!!! (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeah, that's prolly Scabbers, Ron's pet rat. (sorry if I'm misspelling the names, I read the HP series mostly in Hebrew.) -Shiri (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme!!!! :) I see gray armor, gray sword, cool owls, brown 4L bars, more gray arched windows, rats, keys, three new hairpieces, a gray beard, spiral staircase, Cerberus (woohoo!), trans-light blue flame, red lampposts, (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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I only saw one other person that pointed out that Hagrid is a CREATOR FIG! What with this! (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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Over all I'm mostly happy. I'm happy with the parts, minifigs and accessories. The cardboard backgrounds and bright colors made me a bit ill. Tho I'm probablly gonna get 4721-4723 any way (and the colors are growing on me. I will definitlly get (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! Big Fun! These are great! You guys are only deluding yourself if you think these aren't what the sets are going to look like. These will be great fun for young Harry Potter fans, as the sets capture all of the signature scenes from the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I can see that. I hate it (aside from a few parts here and there), but the "Harry Potter Target Market" could like it. Seems like there is a lot of playability in the sets. I'd be happier if *we* were their target market for more new products, (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) highly scientific(1) Harry Potter poll: (URL) a week or so, I shall mail the results to Lego. Have fun. Scott A (1) If you are one of those parents who has a kid who as only ever read a Harry Hotter book (and on others) - but now bores all (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) For .pirate builders: 4701: New brown angle plate; CHEAP SOURCE of black lanterns and ventilated decks! I can see me getting lots of these. 4702: No big .pirate news. Purple turban is kinda cool. Dark grey megabrick. 4704: Orange hair for you (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) THANKS René! Glad you did it! After being exposed to these pictures the second I enter Bricklug chat this morning (THANKS JEFF) I can definitely say I like them. While some have already harped on the Juniorization of the sets and the crappy (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Make that three-headed. (...) I can't make up my mind. I can see some good pieces, and other hideous ones. And those sets only look half-official. Hard to see. I'm not getting my hopes up. But those are only half-bad. (Horrible designs, but (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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Sigh...what a dissappointment these turned out to be. Such poor set designs - the few new pieces we get don't offset my disappointment much either. Did anyone notice the keys hanging in Hagrid's Hut? And the sprial staircase! Those are the items (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yep, like others, I'm skeptic. These sets, while following TLC's "bad design, good parts" record, just don't look Lego. If they are, I'll gladly eat crow, and go ahead and buy some of these, for the parts (I can't get over that spiral (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just my thoughts. They do not look very official to me. I wonder if Lego will be knocking on doors soon? Scott A (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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