We’ve certainly come a long way with the new Gringotts Bank, the goblins in this set are downright (unintentionally?) terrifying!

I appreciate that the new set has a few references to the original. While I don't own any LEGO depictions of this location, I love the reverence for its humble beginnings, even if it's just in the form of stickers.

To its credit, the original set has proper gold coins.

@Noahcat1 said:
"We’ve certainly come a long way with the new Gringotts Bank, the goblins in this set are downright (unintentionally?) terrifying!"
Indeed. I’ve always used the head and hands of a goblin from this set to make a goblin in the Tolkien/D&D/generic fantasy sense. Picture from 2006 (though still in my display collection): https://brickshelf.com/gallery/AmperZand/Fantasy/lego-goblin-orc-lizardman.jpg

@HOBBES said:
"To its credit, the original set has proper gold coins."

Yeah, but it's an open-air bank. Those coins would have wandered off years ago.

The old goblin heads look like they have gills. Despite the mold’s flaws, I much prefer having the pointy noses. It’s inconsistent how the new dobby has a molded head yet the new goblins don’t. On the subject of dobby, his head from 2010 is the best, the new one is ridiculously oversized like the new STroop helmets. I feel similarly that Hagrid peaked in 2010, the new Hagrid has tiny little feet and an extremely brightened color palette.

Early HP really showcased that trend of using arches and columns and treating them like walls.

These were some of the first moulded heads, after a couple of Star Wars ones, and they didn't have the capability at the time to print these due to the complex shape.

This was my first experience with individual train rails and early HP taught me that there were old versions of certain colours too! Up to this point I'd only seen the current one-piece rail designs and knew only the new grey and brown colours. Though this particular set leaves a lot to be desired, I credit it with introducing to me to the older ways of doing things, which I now prefer.

Gringotts? What’s Gringotts? Don’t you mean Gringot ts?

At least this one has the name written correctly

Random set of the day? surely not 'Random', but I like the timely comparison!

@PurpleDave said:
" @HOBBES said:
"To its credit, the original set has proper gold coins."

Yeah, but it's an open-air bank. Those coins would have wandered off years ago."

Nah, it has a secret hiding place for the precious chrome, not to mention two safes and the Potter Vault.

Cool little set.

I miss chrome gold coins.

Right after we lost Michael Gambon :(

I love how you get 16 coins in this set (and coin bag printed tiles. Most sets give you 4, maybe 8. No, 16!
You could actually fill up Harry's vault royally with that.
And there are four hiding places for each quartet: two safes, a vault... and a hiding place in the rooftop.
Harry Potter sets used to be charmingly weird!

Also, these were amongst the first short legged minifigs alongside the Ewoks. In the summer of that year Yoda and Dobby followed.

When I was reading Lord of the Flies and we got to the pig head on the stake, the Goblin head from these sets is what I envisioned.

@SillyTwig said:
"Random set of the day? surely not 'Random', but I like the timely comparison!"

The Huwbot listens, learns, predicts and responds. It grows smarter by the day. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until every set, part, and minifig has been on the frontpage at least once.

@Lemerbrix06 said:
"Gringotts? What’s Gringotts? Don’t you mean Gringot ts?"

Sticker jokes are the best jokes

Honestly looks more like it’s the start of a Harry Potter themed roller coaster than a bank

@Brickalili said:
"Honestly looks more like it’s the start of a Harry Potter themed roller coaster than a bank"

Best description of Gringotts (all depictions: books, films, and playsets).

Actually, I don't remember a Gringotts themed roller coaster at Universal Studios themepark. How could they miss that one?

PSA: I visited my local Costco today, and a bunch of sets have been reduced to 40% off RRP (good hunting fellow fanatics):

75348 : Mandalorian Fang Fighter vs TIE Interceptor

75362 : Ahsoka Tano's T-6 Jedi Shuttle

76415 : The Battle of Hogwarts

60379 : Deep-Sea Explorer Submarine

71459 : Stable of Dream Creatures

There was also a Friends and Technic set reduced 40%, but I can't remember which ones.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @Brickalili said:
"Honestly looks more like it’s the start of a Harry Potter themed roller coaster than a bank"

Best description of Gringotts (all depictions: books, films, and playsets).

Actually, I don't remember a Gringotts themed roller coaster at Universal Studios themepark. How could they miss that one?"

Not sure when it was built, but there is one in Florida now
https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/gb/things-to-do/rides-attractions/harry-potter-and-the-escape-from-gringotts

@TransNeonOrangeSpaceman said:
"Right after we lost Michael Gambon :("

Yeah. Harris in 2002, Gambon this week. Jude Law better watch out 20-40 years from now. The Dumbledore Curse (where no actor who has previously portrayed Dumbledore on film lives to see their 90th birthday) is gonna get him.

The one that really got me was when I realized that the cast of Babylon 5 (premiered 1993) were dying faster than the cast of Star Trek:TOS (premiered 1966).

Ahh the days when we had to imagine 90% of the set/scene

@dellyot said:
"Ahh the days when we had to imagine 90% of the set/scene"

The days where upstanding books, boxes, other toys would be a part of your diorama

BRING_BACK_CHROME

:-)