LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle 71043 Building Set - Model Kit with Minifigures, Featuring Wand, Boats, and Spider Figure, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff Accessories, Collectible for Adults and Teens

This is an excellent set, fun to build with loads of details, looks amazing when it's finished, one down side that I found are some of the instructions for the “Rocks” / base building it's a bit like spot the difference, the instructions don't really show where the new bricks go very well but still a brilliant set.

My husband out did himself. He surprised me with this dream set I've always wanted. I had so much fun building Hogwarts! So many incredible details book & movie lovers would enjoy! It took me five days while caring for my newborn son & struggling with my recent stroke hands, but it was so worth it. Highly recommend!

I own a few of the big sets and this one is by far my favourite one. I took my time to build it as I knew I would rush through in a weekend if I really wanted to! 37 numbered bags made it perfect to not have to do too much at a time if you want to pace yourself. Totally worth buying !!

If you love harry potter and lego like our house then just buy it, you won't regret it, its incredible. We built a couple of bags a night over 3 weeks or so. When you look at how many pieces are with this set and the detail involved its great value for your money. Lego have done a great job with this, brings us and our kids a lot of joy. Thanks lego.

Knowing how large the finished piece is I put off building this set for several months as finding somewhere to display it was proving to be tricky. I finally got something figured out and couldn't wait to start building this set. I am still completely obsessed with Harry Potter and it is this theme that drew me back in to Lego as an adult needing to fill time during the first Lockdown. That spiralled quite rapidly and led to this beauty becoming mine. This is one of those sets that does benefit from lighting. The stained glass windows are so beautiful lit up and I am actually contemplating rigging something up for the display. I was really surprised at the sheer level of detail in this model, especially as it is micro figure size. The nods to each of the Harry Potter movies is impressive but The Chamber Of Secrets is my favourite scene representation. Going in to the build I was not sure about the micro figure proportions. I am converted! This may be as I build primarily for display but because it is such a small scale it means you can get a lot more detail in the build without it becoming prohibitively expensive or ridculously large. I was surprised that even with the smaller scale there is a lot of architectural and furnishing detailing; admittedly some is created by stickers but I can live with that now I have a sticker fixing system in place that means they usually look okay. I fell in love with the box for this build and was worried I wouldn't enjoy the build or the finished item as I had probably got myself over excited about it. The build was a wonderful experience - All 8 movies got played whilst I built and then I had to resort to the audiobooks as the films finished before I did! The finished item lives in my bedroom and it makes my heart sing and a grin break out every time I look it. Number Of Pieces: 6020 Approximate Price Per Piece: £0.06 Build Time: 18.5 Hours

I usually buy all the Starwars lego sets, but over the Christmas period my wife has started joining in more and more with my builds. Because of this I decided to change my usual theme and buy this Hogwarts set for us both to complete during an isolation period after an holiday. Its fair to say we both wasn't disappointed! The set took us a few hours over 4 days without rushing. I have read other 0reviews complaining about the "microfigures", but I do believe this scale is essential in order to maintain maximum detail of the build. For instance, the independent "Great Hall" set, doesn't have the right tower height, nor does it have the 3 tiny towers off the main steeple, like this set does. There is a lot of intricate building like the stain glass windows etc, but the end result is incredible. I love the chamber of secret theme that is interpretated throughout the design aswel. Another issue people mention is bricks breaking off and not fitting correctly. For me I take my time and make sure every piece is connected correctly and sits in the perfect orientation, therefore I have had zero issues. I will have this as a display rather than a set to play with. I do believe the moduler sets of hogwarts would be better if playing was you intended purpose. Thanks again for this design masterpiece!

Held off for a long long time before committing to getting this set. Avoided most reviews - particular video reviews so as not to spoil it. I am lucky enough to own The UCS Millennium Falcon and loved every moment of that build last year. Thought nothing could come close until now. Quite a Decent Harry Potter fan which helps, watched the films thru with the kids a couple of times now. Within a few bags of the start of this build, I was already thinking, this is going to be incredible. By the time I was half way thru the build, I was blown away by the scale and detail. Just looking at it during build brings a smile to your face. Me and my son worked on it slowly - a bag every day or so - no rush - just savour it. Now it's finished I stand before it and wonder - where on earth can I put it. It's huge !!! But it's grandness is epic. It really looks incredible and majestic - like having your own mini version of the Hogwarts Castle on the table. Have to say, I love the Falcon - it's also incredible in size and details. But if you want something to stand and look at and admire. I do believe this might just top it. Which I didn't think possible. If you are considering it as your next purchase - it's excellent value for money. 6000 pieces - truly outstanding build and finished product. Love it. So glad I got it before it retires.

First of all, I'm not exactly a Harry Potter fan. I saw the first movie approximately 20 years ago and that's about it. What I know about it, I know from cultural osmosis. But when I saw that this set exists, I had to order it the very same second. 'Classic' castle Lego sets are my weakness after all. I have no problem with it being a micro scale. Because even at that, it's an enormous, imposing set that will demand a lot of free space to display. Even though this set is sporting more than 6000 pieces, the build actually isn't a slog. Granted, there were a few spots where there's a lot of repetition, but these were few and far between. Otherwise they did a great job with mixing up various build styles so you're never stuck for too long on the same section. My only wish is that the instructions could be clearer on some spots. I encountered this problem only while building the bases where you have to put a lot of 1x1 pieces and the instructions just show the whole base area with no highlights. I remember quite a lot of 'pixel hunting' on those sections to see where to put my pieces. Now, I did notice some complaints about the number of stickers. Personally, I have no problem with them. They're optional, as far as I'm concerned. I usually don't use them, because I like to reuse my bricks for different builds later on. Almost all of the stickers are for the interior areas anyway, so if you're using this set as a display piece, you won't see them anyway. Another thing is, that for the first time in my 25+ years of buying lego sets, I got some pieces in the wrong color. Three of them and all of them were 2 x 1 tiles. I triple checked that I didn't made any mistakes. It wasn't too big of a problem, since they still fit with the general color scheme of the set. But just something some people should be aware of in case if it happens. So, you're probably not missing any pieces, they're just the wrong color. All in all, a fantastic, beautiful and detailed set with great value for the price. Some minor problems, but nothing that would stop me from recommending this to everyone. If anything, I noticed a lot of interesting lore during my build, so I think I might as well read the Harry Potter books (or at least watch the movies) to see what's it all about. P. S. My cat loves it too.

Absolutely amazing. I spent four nights to complete it but it was worth it. My only problem is that it is so big that I have no room for it in my house now, so I have to put it back into the box. But this means I will have the chance to build it again!

First of all I would like to thank you lego team for creating this beauty. It's totally epic. I wouldn't mind micro scale as long as the design and aesthetics is there. Being micro scale didn't put me off on owning the priciest lego purchase I've ever made...so far. Have to save up for months. The play feature is limited for kids under 10 because of the scale. Handling the micro figure is a bit of a work too. But here come the kids where they come handy. It took us that many days (3 hours/day approximately) to complete it. They love building it specially the stained window...that's so cool. This Christmas my kids decided to add a Christmas spirit by building lego set 40338 The Christmas tree and placed it in the foreground of the castle. It looks wonderful. Also it looks like Santa dropped off some presents too to the nice kids of Hogwarts school. Sorry Malfoy.