I HEART: LEGO!

  

LEGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 


These here are my latest Legos.  Bummykins got me the Harry Potter Hogwarts Set for Valentine's Day. BEST GIFT EVER. Hagrid's house follows.  It was not so great.  I'd say Hagrid's Hut was a ripoff.  Do not buy. BUT LEGOS ARE STILL AWESOME, THE END!




Lego Review: Hogwarts Castle #4842
 

Interior View: Hogwarts Castle

Play Experience: 3/5
Value for Money: 1/5
Quality:4/5
Detail: 5/5

Although the set is labeled appropriate for children 8-14 years old, I consider this product extremely fun for someone in her 20s.

Having some years of Lego-play experience under our belts, my partner and I had loads of nostalgic fun assembling this set. We were pleased to see the straight-forward manner of the instructions. The quality of the set, and its parts, and the details were also notable. For instance, the tables of the great hall can be decorated with a turkey, cake, croissant, and cherries, and the hall also includes two seats for professors, and a podium for Dumbledore. The vanishing cabinet doors are also well detailed, and the "stained glass" on the sides of the great hall are all nice finishing touches to the set.

My first qualm with this set is the most obvious: it is far too expensive. The second shortcoming to this set is that some of the rooms are a bit too small for play. For instance, the common rooms don't afford mobility beyond the two swivel chairs provided, the "forbidden section" of the library leaves much to be desired, and the trophy room is slightly awkward for play. My last criticism of the set is that it excludes some important minifigures, such as Ron, Malfoy, and Fawkes (since when is Dumbledore's office complete without his beloved phoenix?).

Qualms aside, if you are willing to fork out a pretty penny for the sake of good fun, by all means, this set is worth hours of imaginative fun.

Exterior View: Hogwarts Castle

Lego Review: Hagrid's Hut #4738

Exterior View: Hagrid's Hut

Play Experience: 2/5
Value for Money: 1/5
Quality: 3/5
Detail: 4/5

The most exciting aspect about this set is the light-up brick. Beyond that, I find it hard to justify the playability of this set with the price.

Interior View: Hagrid's Hut