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Re: More HP Comments and a few Pics!
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Fri, 21 Sep 2001 00:35:30 GMT
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In lugnet.harrypotter, Tom Reed writes:
> Hi All,
>   I just got through sorting through some of the new Harry Potter sets and
> thought I would add my comments!
> I love the new hair pieces only the female hair prevents you from having the
> minifig looking sideways.  Because it hangs over the shoulder, it won't turn
> on the body!  The orange hair, I think, has a good color and looks better
> than the red female hair we got in the paradisa sets.  It's not female of
> course, but I wish they would use that color.  Also it is a different shade
> than the brown female hair from the creator series!
>   The light gray beard is wonderful and so is the hair piece.  The hair
> piece can be used for a female fig (without the beard).  It would make a
> great older lady!
>   As for the stair pieces, they will be a great addition to any castle
> builder.  Each stair is a separate piece and it stacks on top of the other
> pieces.  You can rotate them in any direction and at different spreads.  I
> have a picture that shows how they rotate and gives an indication as to the
> height.  Check it out at:
> http:community.webtv.net/Merthyn/Ideas
>   Also on this page, I show some ways in which you can swap the 3 headed
> dog parts with dragon and dino bodies and visa-versa!  Check out the
> alligator dog! hehheh
>   The black hair and beard piece for the larger fig is wierd!  It is out of
> a soft rubbery plastic!  It's not hard like a brick!  I don't know why they
> did that!
>   I love the rats!  They will go well with my pirate ships!  I wish there
> was a black one!  So far, I only have white, gray, and dark gray.  The owls
> are okay, but I don't care for the round bit on their feet.  They should
> have made it flush IMO!
>    The doors with the arched windows will hang with the regular door type
> brackets.  They come with entryway parts that have a built in bracket, but
> you can use them with the older door hangers.
>    I really like the light gray ball top parts.  I think those could be
> used in a lot of architectural MOCs!  I would like a lot of them and in
> different colors.
>    I was pleased that the red sign part was separated from the red lamp
> posts in "Hogwart's express"!  There's a sticker that you use on the sign.
> I have other ideas for both the post and the sign.
>    Another note on the Hagrid fig, the arms are the same size as the
> creator figs.  If you can find a way to remove them, you could swap them.
> The feet don't move at all!
>    A interesting thing about the purple turbin!  It has a small hole in the
> front of it that you could use to attach a plume to.  The hole is the size
> for the hat plume pieces or the castle helmet decorations.  I tried a couple
> in it, but they looked pretty ridiculous.  The only other thing I can think
> of that might fit would be some of the Belville hair decorations.  those
> probably wouldn't look any better!  Wierd!  I wonder if they have an idea
> for it later on?
>   One last thing if it hasn't been mentioned, is that the book parts are
> the same size as the ones you got with the Belville sets!
>   If anyone has any other questions about pieces, feel free to email me.
> Enjoy, Tom
Oops...here's the web address I meant to post:

http//:community.webtv.net/Merthyn/Ideas

The other one is correct except for the http thingy!
sorry!



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(...) Duuhhh, I'm just an idiot, I guess!! sheeesh... Here (I hope) is the corrected address: (URL) this doesn't work, then I'll just quit!! <sigh> Tom (25 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)

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Hi All, I just got through sorting through some of the new Harry Potter sets and thought I would add my comments! I love the new hair pieces only the female hair prevents you from having the minifig looking sideways. Because it hangs over the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)

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