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Out of all of the Harry Potter Lego sets, there’s probably nothing more iconic than the Hogwarts Castle. This massive Lego castle differs from the castles you find in other Lego sets. For instance, the Lego Castle series tends to make their castles complete.
This means that if you look at a castle from the Lego Castle sets, you’ll have an enclosed structure. The Hogwarts Castle, on the other hand, is more of a play set. The difference is that it is built in a straight line. That way, one side is the outside of the building while the other side is the interior you play with.
Building Hogwarts Castle
Get ready for a long build. There are three building instruction booklets that come with this set. There are a total of 10 large bags to open. The first contains minifigures and small sections of the castle while the other nine bags focus on the larger elements of the building.
The most interesting part of this build is the fact that each section of the castle is modular. The connector pins that are used are designed to fit together dozens of different ways. This means if you don’t like how they assembled the castle, you can take it apart and do it your way. In addition, this makes it easy to build new sections and still have them connect with Hogwarts castle.
The overall architecture emphasizes a textured look and spires for the roof. There doesn’t seem to be a single section of building that doesn’t have some sort of point on it.
Inside the rooms there are definitely a lot of things. In many cases, this kind of detracts from the castle. Most of the areas you want to play in have little to no room to stick minifigures, much less your hand, in. This is probably the only complaint about this set.
Playing With Hogwarts Castle
It is very surprising to build a Lego castle and not have a catapult. This is not a complaint, but a moment of sheer amazement. Especially when you look at how much has been crammed into this set.
This means that if you look at a castle from the Lego Castle sets, you’ll have an enclosed structure. The Hogwarts Castle, on the other hand, is more of a play set. The difference is that it is built in a straight line. That way, one side is the outside of the building while the other side is the interior you play with.
Building Hogwarts Castle
Get ready for a long build. There are three building instruction booklets that come with this set. There are a total of 10 large bags to open. The first contains minifigures and small sections of the castle while the other nine bags focus on the larger elements of the building.
The most interesting part of this build is the fact that each section of the castle is modular. The connector pins that are used are designed to fit together dozens of different ways. This means if you don’t like how they assembled the castle, you can take it apart and do it your way. In addition, this makes it easy to build new sections and still have them connect with Hogwarts castle.
The overall architecture emphasizes a textured look and spires for the roof. There doesn’t seem to be a single section of building that doesn’t have some sort of point on it.
Inside the rooms there are definitely a lot of things. In many cases, this kind of detracts from the castle. Most of the areas you want to play in have little to no room to stick minifigures, much less your hand, in. This is probably the only complaint about this set.
Playing With Hogwarts Castle
It is very surprising to build a Lego castle and not have a catapult. This is not a complaint, but a moment of sheer amazement. Especially when you look at how much has been crammed into this set.
There is a cabinet that can hide a minifigure or three. There is a bookcase that has books locked behind sliding glass doors. There is a suit of armor that swivels around to reveal a hidden book. There is a spiral staircase that can be moved aside for easy play access. The fireplace in the Gryffindor common room hides the face of Harry’s godfather Sirius Black.
Then there are the decorated areas. The Gryffindor and Slytherin common rooms have seats for your minifigures. The great hall has a place for teachers and students. Dumbledore’s office is packed with interesting bottles and artifacts. There is even an observation platform for star gazing and the rookery where the owls go. On top of which, you can reorganize the castle around any way you want.
Interesting Parts of Hogwarts Castle
A better question might be, what doesn’t this set have? The Hogwarts Castle is practically bursting out its seams with things. Some of the most unique pieces would have to be two pointed roof pieces and the spiral staircase pieces.
The roof sections cover a large area which allows you to sneak in several more elements, which they’ve done here. The staircase, on the other hand, is a little less versatile. Each piece is shaped like a giant key hole. The end with the hole slides down onto a pole, but there is very little other than gravity that keeps the flat part of the pieces together in the shape of the staircase. This is just not a sturdy design.
Aside from the stickered parts, there are some nice colored bricks in this set. The most interesting of these are the translucent small bricks. They are used as stained glass windows and as potion bottles.
Another very interesting set of pieces are those that make up the enclosed bookcase with sliding glass doors. Sliding rails are rarely used, especially in furniture. Using these pieces will really give you new possibilities in your own building creations.
There are still many more parts, including all the animals, minifigure accessories, windows, doors, and the wide range of rounded bricks that help create the textured look. Hands down, this set would be an excellent candidate to part out.
Minifigures in Hogwarts Castle
This set has an impressive eleven minifigures. Out of these, two are not that special. Harry Potter and Hermione have basic Gryffindor patterns on their torsos. The rest of the figures are very unique.
For starters, you get two dementors. With a skeletal body, a weird leg stand, clear dish to stand on, cloth tunic, dementor head, cowl, and two skeletal arms, they are not hard to make. But the end result definitely qualifies as one of the scariest looking minifigures released.
As for the Hogwarts staff, each person is unique to this set. You get Angus Filch, Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick, Professor Snape, and Professor McGonagall. Flitwick has the short legs, Dumbledore has a hair and beard combo that looks nice, Snape has his greasy looking hair, Filch has a rumpled look and sour disposition, and McGonagall has a beautiful dark green dress.
And if that wasn’t enough, there’s still the Gryffindor knight and Lord Voldemort. The knight is special in that he comes in a silver minifigure body and it’s the only set outside of the Lego Castle series that has the new helmet. Voldemort, on the other hand, only appears in this set. He wears black robes and his flesh is a very unhealthy pale white.
Ratings for Hogwarts Castle
Originality: 4.5 out of 5 Studs
Why: For being the 4th edition of the Hogwarts Castle, this still manages to have a unique look from all the others.
Play Value: 5 out of 5 Studs
Why: It was impossible to list everything you can do with this set. That translates into a nearly endless amount of play time.
Design: 5 out of 5 Studs
Why: Despite the cramped feel of the rooms, they don’t cheat you out of things to play with. Each section is sturdy and you can easily re-arrange the castle.
Unique Parts: 5 out of 5 Studs
Why: This set not only gives you unique pieces, but it gives it in abundance.
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 Studs
Why: The complaints on this set are minor. There are just too many nice things about it to give it any lower of a rating.
Recommendations
This is for the serious Harry Potter Lego fan. It will not come cheap so make sure you’re ready for it. The set works great for both play and display. It’s something that the whole family can enjoy.
List of Harry Potter Lego Sets
The following list is organized by set number. Also note that this is not an exhaustive list of every Harry Potter Lego set ever made. This only reflects the sets released in 2010.
Then there are the decorated areas. The Gryffindor and Slytherin common rooms have seats for your minifigures. The great hall has a place for teachers and students. Dumbledore’s office is packed with interesting bottles and artifacts. There is even an observation platform for star gazing and the rookery where the owls go. On top of which, you can reorganize the castle around any way you want.
Interesting Parts of Hogwarts Castle
A better question might be, what doesn’t this set have? The Hogwarts Castle is practically bursting out its seams with things. Some of the most unique pieces would have to be two pointed roof pieces and the spiral staircase pieces.
The roof sections cover a large area which allows you to sneak in several more elements, which they’ve done here. The staircase, on the other hand, is a little less versatile. Each piece is shaped like a giant key hole. The end with the hole slides down onto a pole, but there is very little other than gravity that keeps the flat part of the pieces together in the shape of the staircase. This is just not a sturdy design.Aside from the stickered parts, there are some nice colored bricks in this set. The most interesting of these are the translucent small bricks. They are used as stained glass windows and as potion bottles.
Another very interesting set of pieces are those that make up the enclosed bookcase with sliding glass doors. Sliding rails are rarely used, especially in furniture. Using these pieces will really give you new possibilities in your own building creations.
There are still many more parts, including all the animals, minifigure accessories, windows, doors, and the wide range of rounded bricks that help create the textured look. Hands down, this set would be an excellent candidate to part out.
Minifigures in Hogwarts Castle
This set has an impressive eleven minifigures. Out of these, two are not that special. Harry Potter and Hermione have basic Gryffindor patterns on their torsos. The rest of the figures are very unique.
For starters, you get two dementors. With a skeletal body, a weird leg stand, clear dish to stand on, cloth tunic, dementor head, cowl, and two skeletal arms, they are not hard to make. But the end result definitely qualifies as one of the scariest looking minifigures released.
As for the Hogwarts staff, each person is unique to this set. You get Angus Filch, Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick, Professor Snape, and Professor McGonagall. Flitwick has the short legs, Dumbledore has a hair and beard combo that looks nice, Snape has his greasy looking hair, Filch has a rumpled look and sour disposition, and McGonagall has a beautiful dark green dress.
And if that wasn’t enough, there’s still the Gryffindor knight and Lord Voldemort. The knight is special in that he comes in a silver minifigure body and it’s the only set outside of the Lego Castle series that has the new helmet. Voldemort, on the other hand, only appears in this set. He wears black robes and his flesh is a very unhealthy pale white.
Ratings for Hogwarts Castle
Originality: 4.5 out of 5 Studs
Why: For being the 4th edition of the Hogwarts Castle, this still manages to have a unique look from all the others.
Play Value: 5 out of 5 Studs
Why: It was impossible to list everything you can do with this set. That translates into a nearly endless amount of play time.
Design: 5 out of 5 Studs
Why: Despite the cramped feel of the rooms, they don’t cheat you out of things to play with. Each section is sturdy and you can easily re-arrange the castle.
Unique Parts: 5 out of 5 Studs
Why: This set not only gives you unique pieces, but it gives it in abundance.
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 Studs
Why: The complaints on this set are minor. There are just too many nice things about it to give it any lower of a rating.
Recommendations
This is for the serious Harry Potter Lego fan. It will not come cheap so make sure you’re ready for it. The set works great for both play and display. It’s something that the whole family can enjoy.
List of Harry Potter Lego Sets
The following list is organized by set number. Also note that this is not an exhaustive list of every Harry Potter Lego set ever made. This only reflects the sets released in 2010.
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