The Hogwarts lego castle has an amazing and huge variety of features from the Harry Potter movies like, the founders of the Hogwarts houses; Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin.
The life sized chess board is also featured along with, the mirror of Erised, the Flying car, whomping willow, Chamber of Secrets, the Basilisk, Aragog, Hagrid’s hut, Dementors, the Hungarian Horntail, professor Umbridge’s office and more…
The Hogwarts castle lego 71043 (lego code) is rated 4.9 stars on Amazon. People say they absolutely love it and It is really fun to build. The instructions and bagged pieces do a good job at taking you step by step. It’s a huge set at 6020 pieces. Enthusiasts say it takes 12-22 hours depending on your experience, but it’s not one to rush.
If you didn’t know the Hogwarts Lego set includes two sizes of figures; 4 of the normal sized figures, and 27 micro figures. Micro Figures are about half the size of normal figures, as tall as their legs and aren’t as detailed.
The age recommendation is 16+ but my brother and I both love lego and have been doing lego sets above our age brackets for years, we think that this lego set is suitable for children around 10+ with help from their parents. If you are looking for a simpler lego set check out our reviews for the Lego Hogwarts Great Hall or Harry Potter clock tower Lego.