This is the official visual of the temporary cover of the book that spills the beans: The exclusive minifig that will accompany the update of the LEGO Harry Potter Character Encyclopedia will be that of Rita Skeeter, the journalist from the Daily Prophet . The figurine will be delivered with the Plume à Papote.

Release announced for July 4, 2023, pre-orders for this 200-page book which includes more than 200 minifigs from the LEGO Harry Potter range are already open at Amazon:

LEGO Harry Potter Character Encyclopedia New Edition: With Exclusive Rita Skeeter Minifigure

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If you like books with a few bricks, know that publisher Dorling Kindersley will offer a new book in September 2023 called LEGO Star Wars Galaxy Mission.
On the program, 128 pages of construction ideas, a minfig and some accessories to help the rebel soldier Kori Zaran find his way to the planet Hoth.

For those wondering, the Slope 2 x 2 with the pad-printed radar is far from new or rare, it's been a regular part in the LEGO CITY range since 2020.

The young woman who could be considered to be the one already seen in the set 75322 Hoth AT-ST will therefore join other characters invented by the publisher on the occasion of various publications, such as Bespin guard Seb Astro in 2019 or even rebel pilot Zin Evalon in 2016.

This new book is already on pre-order at Amazon:

LEGO Star Wars Galaxy Mission (Library Edition): Without Minifigures and Accessories

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It's never too early to make room in the frames that bring together our favorite minifigs and the LEGO Harry Potter range will be enriched in July 2023 with a new, exclusive and never-before-seen minifigure that will be inserted in the cover of the update. day of the LEGO Harry Potter Character Encyclopedia including previous edition dated from 2012.

The character in question has not yet been unveiled by the publisher Dorling Kindersley and for the moment it is necessary to be satisfied with the silhouette present on the visuals posted online. For the rest, this 200-page book which is already in pre-order at Amazon will bring together more than 200 different characters from the range.

The announcement of the exclusive character provided with this book will take place as usual within a few weeks via social networks, unless a retailer puts the final visual of the product online before this announcement.

LEGO Harry Potter Character Encyclopedia New Edition: With Exclusive Rita Skeeter Minifigure

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We are now quickly interested in a book which this year takes over from the first edition based on the same concept and dating from 2011: The LEGO Ideas Book New Edition is, as the title of the book indicates, a collection of construction ideas proposed by some of the most prominent LEGO artists of the moment, such as Rod Gillies, Mariann Asanuma or even Nate Dias and Tim Goddard. The previous edition very quickly became the historic best-seller in terms of LEGO licensed books, the publisher was not going to hesitate to try to repeat the feat by using the same recipe.

Dorling Kindersley (DK for friends) therefore spreads these ideas over 200 beautifully illustrated pages and embellished with some somewhat vague explanations about the techniques presented. This is also the limit of this book to leaf through in your spare time, there are no real assembly instructions inside, you have to be satisfied with the finished models and in the best case of a few exploded views that will have to be observed very carefully in order to hope to be able to reproduce them.

We can not say that the book is sloppy, as is sometimes the case with some of the many books published each year which take advantage of the LEGO license and are content to accumulate full-page 3D renderings. The whole of this book is illustrated with real photos of real creations and it is appreciable even if one has a little the impression to fly over only very quickly the various topics approached.

It will also be necessary to have a very substantial and very varied bulk of parts to be able to reproduce most of the models offered, which can very quickly become frustrating for some fans even if the children who accumulate the sets in their toy box will undoubtedly find over the pages some ideas to reuse part of their inventory and get a little more out of their parts.

A good point: the book covers a very wide range of themes and subjects, and there is something for all types of fans, from microscale to animal creations, vehicles and fantastic creatures. It will therefore be necessary to leave the object in evidence on the living room table and to come back to it from time to time to really discover all of its content and possibly draw some good ideas from it. It is also what one could call a "beautiful book" with a very accomplished finish, heavy paper, very well-treated photos and a plush cover. If you're looking for something to give a LEGO fan who already has almost everything without breaking the bank, this book may be the solution of choice.

You will therefore have been warned: do not expect a book of detailed instructions, it is simply "ideas" and techniques that can be used as a starting point. It is enough to read the comments of customers disappointed by the previous edition at Amazon to understand the extent of the misunderstanding on this specific point.

Should you spend nearly €30 for construction "ideas" collected in a book that is certainly pleasant to leaf through but whose creative added value becomes a little debatable? Nothing is less certain and I think that a few illustrated construction steps would have been really welcome, especially for the more complex models presented in this book. No more or less exclusive model provided with this book as is sometimes the case with other thematic books, the publisher must have imagined that the reputation of the previous edition would be sufficient to ensure a substantial sales volume.

The English version of this book will be available from September 27 on Amazon, we do not know for the moment if a localization in French is planned one day:

The LEGO Ideas Book New Edition: You Can Build Anything!

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Notice to the most demanding collectors of products from the LEGO Harry Potter range, the book entitled LEGO Harry Potter 5-Minute Builds with its 96 pages of ideas and 65 pieces including a minifig of the young student will be available from October 18, 2022.

The inventory provided will make it possible to assemble two mini-models: Buckbeak and a giant owl. the minifig provided will be the one already seen in the set 76388 Hogsmeade Village Visit (2021). For the other ideas proposed over the pages, it will be necessary as usual with this type of book to call on your personal stock of parts, they are not exclusively based on the 65 elements delivered with the book.

Pre-orders are already open at Amazon:

5-Minute Harry Potter Builds: Over 100 Building Ideas and Challenges!

15.73 €

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