Revisiting LEGO Harry Potter: The Chamber of Secrets 

17:06 this was the only Lego set I had as a child so this one holds a LOT of nostalgia for me

there is something very nostalgic about the hyper detailed prints paired with super blocky pieces

Lockhardt would make for such an amazing spinoff for Harry Potter. Small mini series about "his" adventures with Branagh

Fun Fact: The 8x16 Dark Grey bricks in these sets are the only source of those parts and are necessary to recreate many of the structures from the Rock Raiders game!

These videos most take a long time to make and I just want to thank you for taking the time to make these and make some people smile, thank you.

I love how the grey flag is meant to “contain” the bludgers

This video brought me back to times when I would spent hours looking over posters of these sets that we could at the time never afford...that and later playing Chamber of Secrets on PC

16:21 my brother and I built this set at ToysRUs as kids, so I can confirm that they gave out stickers to apply to a tan and blue brick for the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw insignias, respectively. I've been meaning to rebuild my copies for years, now you've given me more motivation to do so, thank you!

The old harry potter sets have a feel that i dont think can ever be recreated

Have you considered doing a revisiting of Lord of the rings? I'd love to see that!

As a total arachnophobe, I still don't know why I absolutely needed the Aragog set.... My mom turned this and the Quidditch set into a DIY advent calendar, each day a handful of pieces wrapped up in giftwrap, like an early version of numbered bags, and so every morning I could build a few steps of the set. But really....spiders...for Christmas? Why. In my opinion still the best Aragog, precisely because he doesn't look that creepy

I always thought that “bag of stardust” 1x2 tile print was a chicken leg…

Early lego has just that fealing

7:52 Aww, Draco teaching Goyle how to read

ive never clicked on a video so fast. i love this trip down memory lane with the theme that really got me passionate about lego. i look forward to seeing the series continue

Watching your Harry Potter videos is such a joy. Idk how to describe it, but it feels like someone pets my brain.

I love my sand red Lockhart fig... great video on these amazing sets and figs grumptastic job my friend

Dumbledore's mailbox, the unintended easteregg for German Potter fans

26:55 I think this scorpion was meant to represent dragon's body and a tail. At least I always thought about it that way

If Lego does another Knockturn Alley it will be the first HP set I'll be buying since I was a kid in the early 2000s

this is so nostalgic for me, even though i never had any of these sets growing up and they were slightly before my time, that classic lego simplicity makes me so happy

There are things I know look worse about these sets, but what I love so much is that these sets don't just try to recreate the movies; these lego sets try to recreate the feeling a kid would have had watching them for the first time. At least for that, I will always respect these more than their rebooted counterparts ❤

The Dobby head really looks creepy. Who knows what he saw, when he still was with the Malfoys?

Can we please petition Lego to bring back sand red?? GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT

Very well done again. 52 entertaining minutes! Nice to see the more unique parts in this series, I’ll be adding these to a wanted list 😉

man. i miss this era of lego so much. fun mattered more than accuracy.

These overview videos are so nice. I get to see all of the sets that I could only imagine by reading the ads on the back of the manuals. This was my favorite series but I only had a few sets. Once I spotted a mostly complete collection at a friends house but he wasn't interested in letting me see it so this video is the first time I really get to see them assembled. Thanks for making these, it's like an advanced form of nostalgia.

My favorite set from this wave is probably Aragog in the Dark Forest. I just love the mechanism so ingenious and fun too. Truly spectacular.

this was a mind blowing series for its time. Loved playing with all my sets as a kid and the modular system. Even more so when Prisoner of Azkaban was released. Can't wait for your part 3 video when the era of yellow minifigures end and skin colour introduces

love that nether portal in dumbledore's office

I got whole bunch of printed wall pieces with snake mouth from pick a brick crate. Used them as generic walls turned backwards.

Im so glad you came out with part two!

GUYS DONT SAY "where did voldemort go? Nobody nose" TO VOLDEMORT *WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE*

That privet drive set is so nostalgic for me. I got for my birthday that year and my brother helped me put it together. It was my first proper lego set. I took the flying car on lots of real car journeys and would have so much fun with it. Love the video 😊

Would love to see you do a wave review of the fantasy castle sets. Your attention to detail and quality would do it justice

shoutout to Stephen for keeping his gilderoy so we could eventually buy it from him lol love seeing the collabs in big revisiting videos like this! really exemplifies the community aspect of waves like this

Nostalgic look back @ HP sets! Thx for the history lesson! 💕

Dumlebore's Office was one of my favorite sets as a kid. Those spiral stairs are so fun.

As a kid I loved Harry Potter, and the first two movies are still by far my favourites. The other movies never managed to enchant me. I would pine looking at pictures of this whole set shown at the end of Garfield magazines. In the end I never got any of them, my only ever Harry Potter Legos being exclusively from Goblet of Fire. Just hearing that iconic tune makes me feel nostalgic. Love watching your videos, it takes me back to a time where I'd have tons of fun building whatever from all the pieces collected.

17:20 It's really odd that for one time LEGO decided to create accurate printing. Also Harry's checked shirt is accurate 21:11 It's worth mentioning that Vernon Dudley's face was exploited outside LEGO Harry Potter (to be honest only Lucius one probably was also reused amongs many to choose). Vernon was also a knight or a Police officer! 27:51 I recently bought new version and I love it. But old version, with weird shelves full of goodess and Dumbledore's private mailbox... You just can't pass away without looking! 😂 33:00 This hairpiece is PURRFECT for Bo Katan. Lego shouldn't give up on this mold imo. It's great 38:53 It's sad that LEGO got more inside info of the production, because it would be great to see book-based Chamber with enormous Slytherin's statue 44:01 Inclusion of two base plates is very neat 46:01 beside Troll on the loose and marauder map set this is only set I desire to have from pre 2010 waves:))

The most anticipated video series for me, keep up the good job, excelent video

These sets are amazing. I love the Slytherin house and the Basilisk. This is a truly great line

Still wild to me that Lucius Malfoy went to pilot school after visiting Knockturn Alley and now owns a Desert Biplane

Yoooo I straight up forgot I was in this one LOL another fire video 🫡

Amazing as always! prisoner of Azkaban are my favorite Lego sets of all time and I cant wait to see you get to them! I also cant wait for your next exo force video!

6:03 Goyle was also featured in 2010/2011 wave :))

Always love long retrospective videos, very well made! Just wanna mention that Goyle did appear in 2011 in the only pre-2018 set I own from the theme😉

This is by far my favourite series on RU-vid!

A cool part about the Chamber of Secrets is that it can hinge closed to an actual hallway with the walls enclosing the rest of the plates. Those gray paths become one gray path in the middle leading to the statue. I still find it very cool! Also, if you don't mind seeing some gaps and some accesories, the chamber could work if you turn it around and have the back face the front as an outside wall.

Despite me being a screen accuracy fan, there's a real charm to these older sets. All the colourful pieces and prints really amp up the magical nature of the theme. Plus, the sand red Lockhart is stunning. Really enjoyed the cameos from other Lego-tubers, especially Holly, who also does excellent Lego HP coverage.

It's interesting how Americans say Lucius like "Loo-shus" instead of "Loo-see-us" like in the movies.

Can’t wait for part 3 love your dedication and hard work keep it up please and thankyou

Well this was a very fun video. Love your enthusiasm to these sets.

Ah yes, Uncle Vernon’s table with the sorcerer’s stone, resurrection stone, and Luke Skywalker’s backpack 😂

49:03 Yoo we had da brain piece from the studio set growing up i love that piece!!

I have a distinct memory getting the spider set on my birthday - my family thought it would be fun to play football outside, and as a kid who wasnt into sports this felt like an afront to what I thought was my celebration, so I went to my room and built this set instead… the things you remember! The chamber of secrets themselves was always a big desired set that wasnt in the cards for me as a kid. I am hoping one day we get a big +18 esc display with the buildable head & proper justice for the basilisk. It is, truly epic, and as a kid whats cooler than a giant snake?!

22:33 "Great build... For it's time." Build in question: Superior in almost every way to the newer one. As is the norm.

What great timing. I just bought two different partial sets (one is an alt build from the directions) and a Lockhart

38:05 🤓snaked face 31:42 That is such a cool extra build 48:15 Glad these arent needed for the phantom moc lol

Now this is a special video for me! When i Got back into lego i slowly started collecting all of these (and some of the 2001 sets) the dualing club was the first older set I bought sealed. Stir have all the sets assembled and on display together

I've lost touch with an old friend of mine, but he had a pretty great Harry Potter collection, and he did have the whole Hogwarts over the Chamber of Secrets setup, and it was really cool to see. I wonder if he still has all those old sets and if he still wants them. I don't really have room for donations at this time, but I wouldn't say no. XD

The only ones I don't have is Slytherin, Dueling Club and Quidditch. I think the Chamber was so much better in that size than teh most recent. And I LOVED Dumbledore's Office.

can't wait for part 3!

I remember in the Lego Indiana Jones video game, in the Well of Souls level, you would have to face off with the Bassilisk.

Dumbledore's office is the only set from the Chamber of Secrets wave that I own. I remember being so excited to buy it with money I'd saved up over birthdays, Christmas, and grandparent visits. It's also one of the sets my siblings and I owned which had part of the instructions or the whole instruction booklet disappear. (Note: a shoebox or small plastic bin in which all of your Lego instructions are stuffed into is an absolutely terrible way to store them and did not help this.) All these years later and I still suspect my youngest sibling as the culprit, but I don't think I'll ever know the truth.

@16:20 I’ve seen the hufflepuff and ravenclaw tower on eBay a few years ago but the stickers were peeling so I didn’t want to pay 75 for one. I had screen shots on an old phone that I’ll try to find

I agree completely about your point about playability trumping displayability any day with LEGO. I feel like that's a huge part of what's missing from the essence of LEGO these days.

52 minutes, thats crazy. I like longer video's. But the short ones are also perfect

Great video! I believe that everybody’s favorite gungan, Jar Jar Binks was the first Lego molded head in 1999.

Finally I've been waiting for this

6:10 I didn't know until this video that Goyle was in the 2011 set 4867 Hogwarts. I've seen the figure and thought he was an unnamed Slytherin student. The 2021 set 76386 Hogwarts: Polyjuice Potion Mistake was a great return to this set and an addition to modern Hogwarts in the process.

to be fair to the knife teeth I'm like 90% certain that was for the play feature of having a lego harry hold one of the fangs to stab the book like he does in the movie

Really nice and nostalgic video❤

Hi Cheesey, what would be the best place to send you a picture of the stickers for the Quiddich tower? Great video as usual! :)

A long cheesey studios video?! yippie I can watch this in chunks :) I've never even touched Harry Potter sets yet I love the classic look

Was waiting for this vid sm! As a child I loved the chamber of secrets and desperately wanted the big ‘chamber of secrets’ set and even from an age of 5 man oh man I wanted that awesome sand red Lockhart. I Also vividly remember the 4731 Instructions and stealing my dad’s original luke skywalker hair to match the instructions 😂. Anywho great vid, reminds me of your original chamber of secrets review which brought me to Cheesey Studios!

I think any Aragog Lego set ought to be named, "Follow The Spiders".

The Chamber of Secrets original sets for me are the best of the early Harry Potter sets

Seeing these retail prices for the amount you got in these sets back in the day has me salivating. I know there's inflation and all to consider, but still. Three exclusive minifigures in a $13/£10 set is absolutely mind-boggling by today's standards.

I have the Aragog set. There are two alt builds shown on the back of the box.

I cant wait for the next installment! 😊

Hour long Cheesy vid, today is a good day!

Sand red! Alert alert! Sand red!

Now that I watched this video, I realized that Lego never made a Madame Hooch minifigure for today's Harry Potter sets. 🤔

I got 20 seconds in and said oh yes out loud

Hey great video. Somewhat new sub here. Can you review the new olivanders set and compare it to the older diagon alley

I must admit that im not that interested in harry potter, ive only watched halfway through the movie series as a kid, but i have been enjoying these videos very much. I watched them back to back, im not sure if its because its old school lego or because i remember key moments/characters from like over a decade ago.

ok I'll bite - I've been watching your videos for a while and something I've always wondered - how can a minifigure from these old sets you review be sold as "new"? I've seen this on bricklink as well where you can buy a minifig "new" where you obviously have to open a set to access the fig, making it no longer new. What do you classify as "new" for a minifig? and just for my curiosity, do you include shipping in your price estimates? (if not, it would be a welcome edition to get a better idea of realistic out of pocket prices for these things)

7:00 I've never liked the suggested combination for these sets. Too much has to be removed from the top of the bathroom set which also should be above the Slytherin set, since that is located in the dungeons. Lego must have paired these two together since they both feature the flat baseplates, instead of the 1-stud-high ones in the rest of that Hogwarts line.

AshnFlash and Duckbricks in a Cheesey video!!

Ahhh ashnflash jumpscare lol

Do you plan on getting the Barad-dûr set? I know it's rather expensive, but it'd be amazing to watch get built if you were to record it if you ever do get it

YESSS CONTENT KING OF CONTENT

It's a shame my first Harry Potter set was in 2022, I missed on many of these fun sets. While I think the Chamber of Secrets is impressive, I have to say I like Dumbledore's office more! It's somewhat similar to the Lord Vampyre Castle from LEGO Monster Hunters, which I have n_n Really it just have many fun gimmicks n.n Would you do a video showing the alternate buildings of that set in particular? I think it's rare to find videos about alternate buildings from older sets.

23:46 those are Dudleys cybernetic parts its in the book

I always likened the chrome gold coin sprue as a snitch because it sorta looked that way

Ashnflash jumpscared me

Pretty awesome for a second wave

17:50 what's the worst version of Aragog in your opinion? I'm curious

Lockhart's green vest is supposed to have gold printing on it. Looks like it completely faded?