We’re into the second year of Harry Potter sets that started in 2018 and here is another one I built for a review. #75945-1: Expector Patronum was released on 1 July 2019. It’s cost is $19.99 and contains 121 pieces and 4 minifigures. It works out to $0.165/piece. This is a bit high in my opinion, but I purchased the set at 20% off on Amazon.com in the US. This is still a bit high, but better. I suspect at the end of this set’s life, it will be in the 30% to 40% discount range.
Here is the box. The front shows the set while the back shows the “action” features.
The set contains 4 parts bags, an instruction booklet, a package with the patronum, and the capes for the dementors.
Here’s the build… at such a small set, there isn’t much to it. There are 2 “trees” that aren’t very exciting. In fact, they are pretty lame. Other than having some green branches, they don’t look much like trees at all. Having seen the movie, I get what they are trying to portray, but what is the point of this set? Is it just a minifigure pack?
Here are the minifigures. The Dementors are pretty cool looking and might be one of the reasons to pick up the set. Harry has mid-size legs. Not the non-movable kid legs and not the full size legs either. Sirius has his prison uniform. They both have dual sided faces. Harry has a wand.
The other reason to get this set is the Patronum which is a deer (watch the movie or read the book if you want to know more). It’s a translucent blue deer and has sparkles inside. The set includes a 1x2 brick, a 1x2 plate, and then a round saucer type piece in the same consistency. If you are looking for pieces like this, then it might be worth it to get the set. I highly recommend picking this set up at a discount. Look for more than 20% off if possible. You might have to wait until this time next year for bigger discounts, but it might be worth the wait.
What are your thoughts?