As we saw at the start of the week LEGO announced two new additions to their Art theme. Both Mickey & Minnie, and The four Hogwarts House Crests.
Each set will feature one of four House Crests, this is great if you have already choosen, or have been choosen, to reside in a particular house and wish to be loyal and to keep costs down. However it has been revealed that you can combine all four sets to make one giant mosaic in the form of the Hogwarts Crest itself!
The RRP for each mosaic set is Each mosaic costs £114.99 ($119.99USD). This means that if you want to construct the giant Hogwarts Crest you’ll need to shell out for four individual sets bumping the price up obviously four times making it £459.96!
I understand they are aimed at us Adult fans, hence the 18+ branding, and that we can relax and take our sweet time to listen to the included podcast, but it is a hefty amount of money for something that is mostly made up of 1×1 studs. However the finished article is very impressive and would definitely be a conversation starter at dinner parties and alike.
The downloadable soundtrack/podcast highlights some of the goings on behind the scenes including information on the creation of the LEGO Art Hogwarts Crests and the Harry Potter movies.
Are you an avid Harry Potter fan and love LEGO? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below on this new line and would you be purchasing any?
Official description:
Billund, November 25th, 2020: Are you ready to celebrate your favorite Hogwarts house? The new LEGO® Art Harry Potter™ Hogwarts Crests sets give Harry Potter™ enthusiasts and older LEGO fans alike the chance to proudly display their allegiance to the Hogwarts house of their choice with new 2D tile mosaic wall art sets.
Harry Potter fans can build one of four different Hogwarts house crests – Gryffindor™, Slytherin™, Hufflepuff™ or Ravenclaw™ – with this 4,249-piece set. Four sets can be combined to make the ultimate Hogwarts crest.
LEGO® Art offers adults a creative experience to help them relax and recharge as they transform a blank canvas (or in this case, small interlinking base plates) using LEGO tiles. The new LEGO® Art Harry Potter Crests set can be reimagined in a number of different ways to display a different crest if loyalties change.
An immersive soundtrack can also give fans a behind the scenes peek into the Wizarding World as experts talk more about Hogwarts and the different houses, helping them to switch off and explore their love of Harry Potter as they build. The soundtrack includes stories of those close to the Wizarding World™ including:
Miraphora Mina, Graphic Designer for the Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts films
Eduardo Lima, Graphic Designer for the Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts films
Alan Gilmore, Creative Director for the Harry Potter films
Pierre Bohanna, Head Prop Maker for the Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts films
Kitt Kossmann, LEGO Designer
A Harry Potter™ logo tile adds the final touch to the impressive 15.5” (40cm) square tile mosaic before it is proudly hung on the wall.The new LEGO Art Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests set is designer for builders aged 18 and over, and will be available from 1st January 2021 from LEGO.com, LEGO Stores and other retailers globally priced from $119.99/€119.99.
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