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Very fast delivery, well packaged and undamaged. Thanks.
Great
Great delivery
Lego
Great to build with LEGO.
Zweinstein express LEGO
great to build
One of the better lego sets
Set has amazing longevity, both in the build and for playing with once assembled. Often a set will be delicate and not played with so much but this edition of the Hogwarts express is well designed and does not break easily.
The build is also great, challenging enough for a 5 year old but not souch that they lose interest. Got this on Christmas day, built it with a little help and has not put it down since. Formthr amount of play time it has received it's definitely value for money.
It's a shame it's retiring and the really are no other non motorized Lego trains for kids in the product lineup.
Knowing how popular this is, and the emerald night, there really should be a small non motorized train released each year.
Great Train
This is a really cool set which was a lot of fun to put together. The train is beautiful and rolls quite smoothly. The figures are nice and being able to open the passenger car easily makes it very playable.
One glaring miss is that this set does not come with any tracks. I had to buy a set of tracks separately so my display has a short track underneath it, which seems like it should've been an obvious add.
One other issue is that the stair arch comes apart easily with light play. It's not terrible, however, it could've been made a bit sturdier.
All that being said, I still love the aesthetic of this set and would buy it again if someone were to want one.
Uneventful journey
A beautiful model of the express. Loved building it. My only disappointment was that after a short time after building it, certain attachments started to crack and brake. So I can't touch it without something falling off
An Exceptional Set
The Hogwarts Express has to be one of my favourite sets that I have ever built. It is vibrant, detailed and very easy to play and examine once put together. The minifigs are also well thought out and accurate to the films.
Building the set was also easy, enjoyable and I came across not issues whilst doing so.
Overall, one of the best sets out there. Would highly recommend.
Brilliant
This is my second build, and only took a few hours.
The instructions were clear and easy to follow.
My only gripe is that there isn’t any where specific to place the sweet cart and trolly with the two cases and the rat on it, so if a child were to play with this then these could easily get lost.
However, I loved this, and would highly recommend
Very good
That this is really a great recommendation, especially if you are a Harry Potter fan.
Hagwarts Express
Why are the dementors hand black on the box but light grey in the set? That’s just strange...
PROS: it’s got nice minifigs, the train drives smoothly, the dementor’s really cool.
CONS; it has train tracks on the box but comes with none?
That’s false advertising! It has no train driver.
Over all I really like this set.
And why does it come with two Ronalds???
Oh and another con the middle wheels are to high they don’t touch the ground and I followed the instructions to the letter.
Choo Choo
I was really taken aback by this kit. I knew the box photo looked good but somehow it doesn't do the actual product justice and, to be honest, neither do my photos. The little details are what makes this set and, despite being a grown adult, I spent an overly long time playing with Platform 93/4 after building the station platform. The wall is on a "swing" so you can actually push the included luggage through the wall and it gave me an inordinate amount of pleasure.
The build itself was incredibly fun and gave me so much pleasure. I am a bit of a train fan in general so the tie in for me with Harry Potter was a no brainer but I was pleasantly surprised at how detailed the Hogwarts Express itself is. It really does look like a steam engine and I loved the little dial decals for the engine - really did look similar to the inside of the engine cabs I have at The National Railway Museum.
For me this is one of the best value Lego kits currently out there. It works well as a display item and the play value is enormous if you are purchasing for a younger person (or an older one like me that embraces the sheer fun of make believe.
Number Of Pieces: 801
Approximate Price Per Piece: £0.09
Build Time:
Station - 1 Hour
Train - 2 Hours
Misleading packaging
Having recently completed the Disney train station, Which I enjoyed I decided to purchase another train build. I opened the box and I was shocked that there was no train tracks included with this set. On the front of the box the train is on a track. If this had been my first LEGO train set I would have to purchase track separately? This just doesn’t make sense, a train with no track. But this is my only complaint. There is a big difference in price between the Disney train and the Hogwarts train, so I was expecting the final product to be a little less detailed. I plan on motorizing this train, so I appreciate that the cart that takes the motor is easy to convert after ordering a dozen or so red pieces(YouTube video instructions).
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express Review
This set was my second ever Lego Harry Potter set. So far it is my biggest one, as I haven’t been able to get any of the Hogwarts sets yet. I like the Dementor Minifig, and how Lupin’s head twists around to show him transforming into a Werewolf. All of the Minifigures except Lupin’s and the Dementor’s to reveal scared faces. Two of my favourite parts of the set are the food trolley and newspaper stand. I also liked the train engine. Thank you for reading my review.
By Kiwi Lego Fan
Lego Hogwarts Express
I got this set from my grandparents for my birthday. I had just finished the harry potter book series and was starting on the movies. this is a great set in many ways. the locomotive has a locking front truck that can be unlocked for use on tracks. in the cab section there is a generous amount of detailing, including dials, a firebox, and some pipes. the tender is short, but it does the job nicely. the passenger car is kind of plain on the side, but it isn't too bad. the wall comes off to put figures in it. I was able to fit all the figures except the dementor. I do wish there was more than one though. the "real" Hogwarts Express had something like six or seven. it would have been nice to have at least two. the station is great, and much larger than I would expect. the wall function for platform 9 3/4 is great, and i'm glad that they used the same color of pin as the wall. i wish that they would do another print for the wizard newspaper. after I finished the set, I immediately started trying to power it using the powered up system. I only modified the tender to hold all the components. I also built two extra passenger carriages to go with the one included. In addition, I put turning trucks on the included carriages to reduce drag going around turns. on the box, i noticed the lights on the train look like they actually light up, when in reality, extreme modification is needed to make them work. in my opinion, that should not be a thing. There are also no tracks, which is kind of unfortunate. Overall, this is a great set with lots of potential for harry potter fans and train fans alike. P.S. Sorry about the quality of the pictures below.
Very good
Only positive: endless fun, a great design, and good quality.
FAVORITE BUILD
MY MOST FAVORITE BUILD OUT OF ALL THE HARRY POTTER SETS!
Hogwarts dream
This is a super realistic and vivid model of Hogwarts Express! The steps described in the procedure book are nearly 3D, which is so clear and easy to understand. In general, I will recommend this for everyone who loves Harry Potter!
very good train
I bought this train for my son and myself. He likes it very much. Now we are about to add powder function to it. The train station is interesting too, the only problem is that the train station is a little low for other train (like 60052 train engine) to pass, need to add one layer of brick to lift it.
Magic
Another lovely set and bigger than I thought. This was built by my 13 yr old son and He said it was quite easy to build (he is more used to 16+ sets) and is easy to play with.
He would recommend anyone to buy this set.