The Big Harry Potter One - Mini Diagon Alley!
This was the one I was most looking forward to designing from the whole Harry Potter series from Lego - the amazing Diagon Alley - and I’m super proud of this mini version! It’s a big set, 4 separate builds and a huge amount of detail to re-create. First up was Ollivanders Wand Shop with the lovely black and yellow curved bay windows. Keep with the build styles from previous, I used the 2x2 round bricks for these in the trans yellow colour. Next to design was Quality Quidditch Supplies - brilliant pink and dark red colour scheme and the first big challenge of this set - the leaning front windows. The angled look was achieved with hidden 1x2 hinge bricks. The third mini building consists of the duo of Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour and Florish & Blotts and I enjoyed the contrasting yellow and green colours of this one. I also liked doing the simple but effective outdoor seating. The final of the four buildings was going to be the most difficult one - with the combination o
