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‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ is available to play a day early
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Harry Potter Talking Sorting Hat: GRYFFFINDOOOOOR
One of the many iconic scenes from the Harry Potter movies and books is where Harry and the other first-year students are sorted into their houses. Potter naturally ends up in Gryffindor. This collectible is a life-size, wearable sorting hat, and it will sort you into the house you need.
You can always just try until you get the house you want with this hat. This replica sorting hat moves its mouth and speaks words for each of the houses including Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff.
The box isn’t meant to be thrown out; it ships with a special QR code, plastic lens, phone stand, and instructions so you can turn your phone into a low budget projector. You can order one on ThinkGeek for $29.99.
‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ is now beta testing in Australia and NZ
New LEGO Harry Potter Kits Land This August
Those of you who looked at that massive custom Harry Potter Hogwarts diorama, and want to build something a little less ambitious, LEGO has announced that it is bringing a series of new, official Harry Potter kits to market.
Six new toy sets are coming including Expecto Patronum, Hungarian Horntail Triwizard Challenge, Hagrid’s Hut: Buckbeak’s Rescue, Hogwarts Clock Tower, and the Knight Bus. All of the sets will land on August 1. Pricing will range from $19.99 to $89.99.
LEGO also has a Harry Potter Advent Calendar that will land just in time for Christmas with 24 doors each having a Harry Potter-themed gift behind it. Seven of those doors will have Potter-themed minifigs. It also has models like a tiny Hogwarts Express train, a buildable fireplace with Christmas decorations, and a Great Hall table.
[via CBR.com]
LEGO Hogwarts: You’re a Blocky Wizard, Harry!
It’s always cool when someone goes off the books to create something awesome with LEGO bricks. Take builder Mathieu BL. The guy spent 1,200 hours designing and building an intricate model of the iconic Harry Potter locale Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, complete down to the quidditch stadium behind the castle.
It took Mathieu around 1200 hours of designing and building, and about 75,000 bricks to complete this impressive construction. Not only did he make the castle and stadium, but he also made the land around the castle.
The result is a very impressive LEGO scene indeed. Its baseplates measure 96 studs by 96 studs, but I don’t know what that translates to in feet or a person nearby to put the build in perspective, but it looks massive. Great job, Mathieu!
[via Geeky-Gadgets]