The second Harry Potter LEGO set I’ve decided to review it 76440: Triwizard Tournament: The Arrival, and it’s a beaut! It costs £124.99 in the UK, consists of 1229 pieces and has five minifigures all unique to this set. it released 01/06/24 and is still available now, I recommend you go and grab it for yourself its not one to be missed!
The Side Builds
Lets get the small side builds out of the way first shall we? These are very well done, we have had a few designs of each the goblet of fire and the triwiard cup but I do think these are the best versions we have had to date very nice small builds using fairly common parts, so if you wanted to build these separately it wouldn’t be too much of a cost.
The Minifigures
We have five brand-spanking new minifigures and I’m all for it, especially when the are all exclusive and all obscure characters, lets get into it…
Barty Crouch Sr. – HP494
Let’s start with the ‘boring’ figure a character you don’t see too much in this films, but has a bigger presence in the book. The face print likeness to Roger Lloyd Peck is very good, the pin striped suit is done rather nicely and the back is good too. My main issue is the bowler hat, it needs hair moulded into it for more of a likeness, otherwise he just looks bald, and for me lets this figure down, which limits this figure to a single printed head, would have loved a ‘Realisation’ face when he works out Mad Eye Moody is, spoiler alert, Barty Crouch, Junior.
Fleur Delacour – HP497
So we have had a few Fleurs before even in her Beauxbatons uniform, but this version has an updated print and uses a darker blue for the mini figure, I adore the hat and hair design, which has been used before with this character. Nice back printing and double sided head, a lovely figure to have!
Madame Olympe Maxine – HP499
So I get the idea of this figure and I applaud the attempt but to me this doesn’t work and looks really off to me with the Woody legs and Hagrid arms, it just looks so off putting to me. I love the prints and the head print looks great, I think I would have preferred what we have had in the past with the slope looking like a dress. This is a big swing and a miss for me, love the experimentation but I think this is my least favourite figure from the Harry Potter line.
Professor Igor Karkaroff – HP500
I love love love this figure. the print is excellent, face print is brilliant I would have liked this in the long coat and hat, as that’s what he arrives to Hogwarts in, this is more of a Yule Ball outfit, but ill take it! Dual moulded legs, great front and back print, great hair mould, this is a home run figure me and the gold staff finishes it off.
Victor Krum – HP498
My favourite figure from the set, this Krum looks incredible. Ever since the introduction of the fur color piece I’ve wanted a Krum figure, again this should have come with a hat/hair moulded piece but ill take this version any day of the week. great second face too!
All in all not a bad bunch of figures all new so I can add all of them to the stand!
Beauxbaton’s Carriage
This has been a lego set before but was released by itself, and much larger. I would have happily had the pieces from this go towards the ship for a slightly larger ship but it is a lovely addition, and its a good way for new collectors for getting the carriage without going on the secondary market for getting the old one. I believe the winged horse is the same as before, the carriage is smaller but still looks rather stunning, looking very classic French. Not much going on in the inside but there is room for both figures to sit down and some tea cups in the luggage on the rear, overall a nice build.
Durmstrang Ship
What an absolute beast of a ship! I never got the original one, which I am trying to track down for myself one day, so this is a very welcome addition to the collection, I love this, my favourite of the wave for last summer. All the prints you see are stickers, besides the sail,I honestly don’t mind stickers, it’s just an amazing set. The angles for the front and rear of the ship are created In a fun way and the ship even has an interior with some seating and a bed to take a nap, revealed by taking some rigging down and removing the centre section. The sails look great and the print for the centre one is chefs kiss. Before I bought this set I wasn’t sure on the price, which I paid full price for, but it was worth the money I feel.
As you can properly tell I love this set it’s not one to miss. my favourite Harry Potter film and book is Goblet Of Fire so I am a bit biased to be honest, but it does look lovely!
Do you have this set, and what do you think about it, let me know in the comments below!
Disclaimer: I bought this set myself and I am not affiliated with the LEGO Group or any Harry Potter properties, I do this out of sheer enjoyment.
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