I'm not a Harry Potter fan, anyway for all HP lego fans, guess this is a must buy. When I saw the pictures last night, it reminded me of the 10193 Medieval Market village set released in 2009. I knew a couple of local AFOLs will be buying this set and combine it with their MMV set, expanding the village.
This will be avaliable in Jan 2011. I guess the price for this set will be around SGD300.ZOOM INTO THE SET
10217 – Diagon Alley
Ages 14+. 2,025 pieces.
US $149.99 CA $199.99 UK £132.75 DE 149.99
Expand your very own wizarding world of Harry Potter™!
No need to pass through the Leaky Cauldron. Now even Muggles can shop in Diagon Alley by building this fantastically magical set that includes 3 extensively detailed buildings and 11 minifigures! Join Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger as they shop for their Hogwarts™ school supplies. Visit Ollivander’s, Borgin and Burke’s, and Gringott’s Bank. Each Diagon Alley building is realistically detailed. Ollivander’s offers an extensive selection of wands, storage shelves and a step ladder that allows Ollivander to gather wands from the top floor. The front desk has an “exploding” function for those inconvenient times when a spell goes awry. Borgin and Burke’s includes a scary skeleton, “glow-in-the-dark” elements, a fireplace attached to the Floo Network and a Vanishing Cabinet that Dark wizards might use to sneak into Hogwarts. Gringott’s Bank is an impressive two-story building with large double doors, and can be opened completely into one large building or closed to create one smaller building. The bank’s interior features a removable vault, along with the Philosopher’s Stone, a clerk’s desk, a chandelier and ‘wonky’ support pillars. Includes 11 minifigures: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, each with magic wand; Rubeus Hagrid, equipped with his pink umbrella; Fred and George Weasley; 2 Gringott’s goblins; Mr. Ollivander; Lucius Malfoy (with Death Eater disguise); Fenrir Greyback; and 4 new, decorated owls.
- Ollivander’s measures 8″ (20 cm) high and 5″ (13 cm) wide!
- Borgin and Burke’s measures 8″ (20 cm) high and 7″ (18 cm) wide!
- Gringott’s Bank measures 8″ (21 cm) high and 4″ (10 cm) wide when closed, 8″ high and 9″ (23 cm) wide when opened wide!
- Completed model (depending on how much space is allocated between individual parts) measures 24″ (60 cm) long and 12″ (30 cm) deep and 8″ (21 cm) high
Diagon Alley - Completed model (depending on how much space is allocated between individual parts) measures 24″ (60 cm) long and 12″ (30 cm) deep and 8″ (21 cm) high
