A gorgeous, mechanical brick-built Hedwig soars into Lego’s Harry Potter collection

Lego’s announced a bunch of new Harry Potter sets (see the ‘new’ badges), which are available for pre-order now and for sale on 1 June. There are loads of movie scenes with minifigs, as you’d expect: Forbidden Forest, with a giant posable Grawp; the 40cm tall Hogwarts Astronomy Tower; 4 Privet Drive, complete with flying car. But we’re the most taken by Hedwig (£34.99). This display piece captures the character and texture of Harry’s hooting chum, the owl’s feathered form cleverly recreated in plastic bricks. But that’s not all — turn the crank and Hedwig’s wings flap, presumably helping him on an urgent mission to deliver a letter to your bank manager to ask if they can magic some cash into your account, given that you’ve just spent all of it on Harry Potter Lego.

Craig Grannell Contributor

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