LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express 75955 Toy Model Train Building Set

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

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.

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

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.

Beautiful set with a ton of magical details! Great play features and a wonderful amount of things to keep the play on for hours! I've had a real blast assembling this set, and a great time seeing the train I've dreamt about for years to bring me to Hogwarts come together before me. The decorations and details in this set is fantastic. Easy to expand on the set as well if you'd ever want to.

This set is fantastic, whether you want to use it soley in the Harry Potter universe or in a Christmas village. The train looks great and I am so very pleased that they added the platform which is very well done and makes this set look top quality. Even has the brick between platforms move so that figures can go through. The figures are a nice selection, so glad they included the Trolley Witch. Really recommend this.

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

I am not really a harry potter fan in particular but got this for the train. I did motorize it by modifying the car (similar to disney train) and adding the magnetic connections. It is a good set if you like trains but I think it should have included some sort of support for motorization. Also, I did not like the fact that the connectors for the cars are not the standard magnetic ones. The station is a good addition, if a bit fragile. I did add some black plates as the base to strengthen the station floor a bit. I ended up getting 2 sets and combined the station into a bigger station and 2 trains. Lego please introduce more trains and with standard connection pieces and upgradability for powered up.

This set combines three of the things I love in life: Lego, Harry Potter, and trains, and I've wanted a Lego steam train for years so am thrilled to finally have one. The station is simplistic but functional and looks good, the Minifigures are awesome, but the train is definitely my favourite part of the set with the working pistons, removable coach roof and wall, and great colour scheme. I'm a little sad that it doesn't use the magnetic couplings that most Lego trains do and the coach doesn't have the rounded window pieces though, but I'm looking forward to adding power functions to drive it around my track. Thank you Lego for continuing to produce this amazing set for 3 years!

I know these pieces are designed as companion pieces, but would of been great for the station to be designed so other train can pass under it. Also this could of been optioned as power up function to make it even better. I still enjoyed the build and bought an additional one to convert for use on my City table