The driver and conductor of the Knight Bus in ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ are named after my two grandfathers, Ernest and Stanley." The bus's height posed a challenge for the filmmakers when the vehicle was required to pass underneath bridges. To solve this problem, the top of the bus was designed to be removable. Most Lego sets are suited to play with from age 4 and up, because of the small parts they include. The special Duplo theme is suited for children aged 1,5 and up. The recommended age is always mentioned on the box.

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An illustration of the Knight Bus was chosen for the cover art of the fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I hope you have found this review informative. Let us know by liking this article and share your opinion of the set in the comments.Harry Potter: " How come the Muggles don’t hear the bus?" Stan Shunpike: " Them! Don’ listen properly, do they? Don’ look properly either. Never notice nuffink, they don’" — Stan Shunpike about how the Knight Bus remained unseen to Muggles [src] During the early 1990s, the Knight Bus's conductor was Stan Shunpike, who greeted passengers and handled baggage, and was driven by Ernie Prang. [1]

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Finally, the Knight Bus was first commissioned in 1865. [2] The idea was proposed by then- Minister Dugald McPhail. [2] The two biggest contributers to the discolouring of the plastic of Lego toys are long term exposure to sunlight and cigarette smoke. Try to minimise these when storing your Playmobil. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, a talking Shrunken Head with a Caribbean accent was hung from the rear-view mirror. As I mentioned previously, I'm excited about the windows themselves because of the possibilities they bring, just not so impressed with their use here specifically.One of the most iconic vehicles in the Harry Potter series, it was super-exciting to see the Knight Bus transformed into a Lego set. Harry Potter fans have been creating amazing inspired Lego art for years now, so it's not surprising to see Lego itself follow suit. And it doesn't disappoint.In fact, it could soon well appear in our round up of the best Lego sets for adults. I am equally satisfied with Ernie Prang, whose invariably alarmed facial expression looks marvellous. The white facial hair and round glasses both appear faithful to the source material and his olive green cardigan is brilliant too. Its intricate patterning looks particularly impressive and I like the muted colour scheme, faithfully replicating Ernie's onscreen clothing.

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In a International trailer for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry says to Stanley Shunpike while riding the Knight Bus: "Isn't this a bit dangerous?" to which Stan replies: "No. We haven't had an accident in about a week." These lines were cut from the final version of the film. The bus appears to travel over large distances with the sound of an explosion, indicating that it may use some form of Apparition to do so.

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However, the new double-sided head undoubtedly captures some emotion and I like the textured hair piece. This component was designed to replicate Harry's hair style from the earliest movies but works here in my opinion, even though a specialised part would have been preferable. The figure includes a dark brown wand and a trunk which contains a letter, a chocolate bar and a trans-yellow potion.