LEGO Hogwarts Express Review
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- Is the LEGO 76405 Hogwarts Express Too Big?! Check my personal opinion of the set in this LEGO Harry Potter set review and my takes on what could have been made to turn this into a slightly better model when it comes down to the price, as the LEGO Hogwars Express costs a whooping $500...
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Titanic ❯ bit.ly/3tAFBZH
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I think they tried to appeal to both train fans and harry potter fans and ended up missing both goals. Train fans want smaller, affordable trains they can motorize and run. Harry Potter fans already had a Hogwarts Express that is better in many ways.
what is the better Hogwarts express?
@@radbricks8298 LEGO 75955
Clearly they are not trying to appeal the train fans at all because it is not compatible with train track at all. They are just trying to appeal the adult HP fans. LEGO 75955 is nice... for kids as a toy. Just a little too shabby as a display in an adult living room.
Nah, I’d personally like to see LEGO make more realistic models of real life trains. I honestly could not care less if they fit on regular tracks or not.
Well, there is a miniature version that is much more affordable and it's got all of the same aspects of this train, just being a bit smaller and it doesn't come with as many mini figures of course.
The worst issue for me is that it is not compatible with traditional lego rails
Who tf cares ???? Bro seriously it’s the only complaint people have but then if they made it compatible there’s ne no interior and it would have to be downsized which fun fact there’s a play version that does fit on standard rails for $63.99
@@okieg8960 i care, i just said it, also i have loads of trains and the main reason i have them is because they can be motorized
@@okieg8960Many people care. And let’s accept this is not a great set..
@@okieg8960
" if they made it compatible there’s ne no interior and it would have to be downsized"
No, they wouldn't. The wheelbase for this train is way too wide, to begin with.
British rail gauges are 1.4m wide, meaning at the scale of a mini figure they should only be 4 studs apart (how wide the standard ones are).
The scale of the rest of the train is fine and nothing else would have to be changed.
The real Hogwarts Express is around 2.72 meters wide, meaning it should be 8 studs wide (which it is in this set), whereas the wheels need to be 1.4 meters apart, meaning it should have a 4-stud wide wheelbase and rail gauge (the standard lego track size).
@@okieg8960insert lego make sets with limited space.
Fun fact, the train conducter actuly apears in the books.
and no, the train doesnt run 2 times a year, it runs with the beggining and end of EVERY holiday
Yep, six times a year.
If you are going to have a delorean and train together, the train should be pushing it! Give us back to try future fans hearts a flutter!
I love how honest you are even when LEGO sends you the set you will be reviewing.
I think making the platform have three *complete* arches would’ve made it better.
And even more expensive
And with entrance and a bit facade!!
if they made it 6 studs wide it would have been perfect . sure the extra room lets them put in some amazing detail. the fact it can only run on straight custom track really makes it hard to justify imo
They did. Many times. There are plenty of 6 stud wide Howarts Expresses.
@@bloodymarvelous4790 yeah but they all kinda suck. they all have weird proportions
Wait, the piston rods extend out the far side of the piston? Even the first proper steam locomotive I built when I was 16 didn't do that! Cab was a lot more detailed too. The more I see if this thing, the less impressed I am.
The fact it doesn't actually run on the standard LEGO track is a big fail. Should have made the model 8-wide, they'd have still had nearly as much detail, but it would be both cheaper and able to run. Like despite being much larger, the locomotive actually has less detail then my custom 8-wide steamers both in terms of the design of the running gear and the driver's cab.
And you know, then need to stop doing the LEGO thing and sell additional passenger cars separately! And track, they still refuse to sell packs of just straights.
The fact that LEGO track is too big for their standard trains, then they go about making a train thats even too big to fit on that track. face palm
@@adamb2619
The train itself isn't too big for the track; it's actually perfectly scaled for the standard lego gauge. The issue is that they made the wheelbase of the train too wide for the scale they used (it should be 4 studs rather than 6 studs wide).
The extra large train wheels just made me anticipate a 'Thomas The Tank Engine Collector's Edition' for the year 2024, which marks the 40th Anniversary of when Thomas became a TV series!😁
I would be very pleased if this became a reality because it would be very meaningful to me and my brother!
This is actually a pretty awesome set. It’s a display model not a play model and I really dig the fact that the train is wider then normal
I personally highly dislike the wider gauge of the train. When most Lego fans buy a train, especially one this expensive, they expect it to be the normal track width and to work on said track with minimal modifications.
@@randomyt666 In my count Lego releases 5 or 6 Hogwards express sets in the past 23 years. This is a display model with much more detail then you could ever fit in a six stud wide standard train set. So yes this is a great set
I like that it's more comprehensive, but they made the gauge way too wide for the scale. Since the model is 8 studs wide, the gauge should be 4 studs wide (e.g., the standard Lego gauge) if the model is proportional to the actual engine.
if you haven't really looked at the rails they used for the train track in the set you will see that they are the same as the rail pieces from 1980 lego trains which you could remove from the tracks and make the tracks bigger if you would want to. i own an entire box filled with turns straight rails and some other stuff
The insane price aside - the low parts quality of Lego recently, discoloration, scratched parts and various other problems make this a no-go
Ideally it would have been been a modulair build.
Like the engine and coal-wagon together, with added parts to make it traditional or Hogwards. And the station with only the passenger wagon, so they are both the same length. Than they could have added a more traditional passenger wagon set.
Would've been cool if it came with Orton Hall name plates
If lego makes real 8 stud wide train tracks, complete with curves and switch track, I can see this set becoming very valuable. After all, despite all the criticism it has gotten, the train is of a more realistic scale when compared to minifigures.
I have a problem with LEGO making large stes that cannot be displayed. I did not buy the Millennium Falcon because there was nowhere for me to display it
The wormgears are there to represent suspension so that the riders get a much smoother ride
For a train guy what would be (from your experience) the best lego set?
As a rail fan this is perfect as it could fall into a certain scale in model trains , and looks beautiful
It's the first Lego train that's appropriately scaled for the size of the minifigures. The only issue is that GWR 4900 Class engines have a 1.36-meter wide wheelbase and a 2.72-meter wide body, meaning the gauge should be 4 studs (standard Lego), and the body should be 8 studs (as it is designed).
If they actually used the proper gauge for the scale they were using, this train would've been compatible with the lego track.
Is the platform off center to represent being platform 9 ¾?
The thing is, the design team is just given a price and maybe an idea of a model. A 500$ Hogwarts Express can’t really be done in many other ways. Perhaps the train could have had two passenger cars if the station was omitted, but then the build would be extremely repetetive (and too long for most shelves and desks besides). This should still be smaller and cheaper.
Do you record the video first then sync your voice over? Or do you record the voice over first and sync your video?
Would be great if they rereleased the locomotive on its own in GWR Green.
Platform should be centered on the carriage train, (i. e., exclusive of the locomotive_.
Looks tiny to me, but i am used to 1:22.5 scale.
i was sad that this doesn't work on the normal tracks.
I expected it to be expensive, but FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS? WHAT?? That's truly obscene, considering its shortcomings.
I feel like for 500$ the stickers could’ve been printed
Great review, thanks!
It is because i respect Tiago's opinions as a lego reviewer that i have to leave a strong counter opinion on this set. As a non larper, who does not have a bias against giant lego sets, and paid my own money (with a 20% discount) for it.. this set is now my equal favourite set.
First some counter opinions.. the spinning wheel mechanism on the locomotive and the lights are essential to me, i play with them every time im in arms reach, and they add so much value and attraction to a *display* set that others dont. The tracks.. they are essential, and the tracks themselves while you could see them as just train tracks, the first impression i got for them is.. "these tracks alone have been more inspiring than any set from lego star wars in the last 3 years." If that means something to you, you will love them. Also the platform. Its one of the best parts of the build, even when i was expecting to dislike it. First you love it because its not to big, then as you finish it, you love it because its not too small either, and the building techniques are very satisfying.
There's also something thing set contains that is so rare in the lego waves.. love. You can tell the designer loved the model, and also, wants you to love it as well. From the build experience realising things just at the same moment you do, to the choice of scenes in the carriages as a celebration of harry potter, to the fact that they put the first half of the build neatly in the white box. Lego for years has been expensive prices and increasingly scrawny, penny pinching and skimped products. This set has an insane price, but they left in the love, which is rare and something i appreciated. You can tell how much the designers love the whole idea of the set.
Bonus feature. Lego in 23/24 is doing insane things with spare sized pieces and architect grade building techniques. Not sure if it was the designer or the scale of this set, but you build the majority of this set with REAL sized lego bricks, with clever but also simple... classic building experience. That also was a massive treat even as a newer afol has started to miss.
Yes, this is my equal favourite set now with trex rampage. And certainly its probably that good it also will never be stored away like the saturn v and the space shuttle, even when their novelty as worn off.
I just ordered the copy set can't wait to build and display.
The train would be running at the start and end of holidays too
4:44, Trolley witch was in goblet of fire for one scene, im nit sure if she's ever mentioned or portrayed after that
she’s in the first film i think
4:39 I’m pretty sure he’s not a made up character, in book 3 I remember that professor Lupin or Hermione I’m not sure had gone to ask the train conductor about something related to the train stopping and/or the dementor attack.
Classic case of over-thinking by Lego. They just need a normal minifig scale train which is compatible with ordinary Lego train tracks. Like the light-brick element though.
This could have been a great set if it was just the locomotive: no passenger car, no tracks, and no station platform. The price could have been an "affordable" $100 to $200.
Agreed. I think they should’ve stuck to one era of HP and not tried to do multiple different scenes from different times. Either Harry’s first trip on the Express or the ride on PoA probably being the two most iconic in the series. Personally I would’ve gone for just PoA, kept all the dementor minifigures and the exclusive Lupin figure, have Harry, Ron, Hermione, the trolley witch and a few other Hogwarts students and that’s it.
Then have just the train, no platform, no light bricks, no 1:1 Hogwarts Express ticket print and find a way to make the train work with existing track- if that means scaling it down then add more carriages to make it one complete train in the regular train scale.
@@arghjayem Don’t they already have a Hogwarts express (75955) that could fit on regular tracks and is still available to buy? I feel like that would be redundant to make the same train at the same scale, and if I were to buy another train set I wouldn’t want to have to buy the same train twice to get another scene.
...but then others would have complained, "This could have been a great set if there was a passenger car, and you need tracks...AND WHAT ABOUT PLATFORM 9 and 3/4??"
it's a display piece, if they removed the passenger car then the entire point is lost, the locomotive on it's own looks pathetically small and would make most people go "where's the rest of it?"
the minifigures i have a bit of a problem with however, as they aren't *exactly* needed to have a great display piece, the extra life is nice and all, but goddamn do they bump up the price, by like 60-ish$ i believe (also the fucking light brick, my arch nemesis)
and of course the platform, which i definitely *do* agree with you on, it doesn't really fit the rest of the set, sticking out like a sore thumb, so when i get the set i'll probably just display them seperately tbh
Ni, I'd say the locomotive and the wagons. That's it. 300-350 USD
Honestly, I think it's a really weird choice by Lego to not make it compatible with the existing rail system. Being a lego trian fan myself, this model would be awesome to have cruising around on a track.
Thoughts?
I thought so too!
Agreed. Any train Lego does should be compatible with the exist rail system. Other wise if people want to motorize they can’t and all it does is sit on a shelf
what would have been the point though? we already have an hogwarts express in "lago gauge" scale, this feels more like one of those museum stile model that are too large too be used even in O scale tracks but are ultra detailed which i really like (although i can't afford) it's a display pice like the star wars ucs or the titanic, not really ment to be played
I think the idea of a UCS hogwarts express was flawed to begin with because to differentiate it from the previous versions it had to be larger, which makes lego train fans much less interested. I think lego would prefer to move to a wider track gague to keep in line with other sets (like cars) and charge more for sets, but backwards compatibility would make that difficult.
I'm really torn with idea, I'm a train fan so I can see both the display and functionality sides of this story, and to me I'd just display the set even if it could go on L gauge, plus the larger scale gives room for a lot more detail. But it's extremely valid to wish it to go on functional rail
The Train staff is actually seen in the movie a few times. The lady is selling candies during the trip, while the train conductor is seen at least once at the Hogsmeade platform, passing by while Harry and his friends get ready to leave for their homes.
Nice review! Which app/website is that you're using at 9:48?
*9:38
Brickset.com
@@TiagoCatarino thanks👍👍
I pick up many of my UCS scale sets second hand, and this was no exception. I am not a HP fan (Lego or otherwise) but this was a must-buy for me...precisely because of all the 'bad points that Tiago and other commentators have picked up on.
As the new Orient Express set has shown, there is only so much you can do with a Lego train track scale set, and if this Hogwarts Express set was constrained by that limitation it wouldn't have anything like the playability or scope that it does.
If you want a HogEx set to run on Lego scale tracks there are already a number of sets that do that. But if, like me, you like to have a stand-out display piece (or conversation piece) - in your bay window, for example - like the Titanic, Milennium Falcon, Eiffel Tower, or Rivendell (also not a LotR Lego fan), then these sets have a lot of appeal.
The Orient Express, in its original design, was another set I feel would have benefited from the XL scale treatment. But I guess that after the Hog Ex backlash they bottled it...
after seeing this review I think I'll stick with my older smaller hogwarts express that they retired not too long ago.
Motorized and with set of tracks that could be sold as extra parts
Im not a big HP fan, but I assume that this train Is running back and forth between London and Hogwarts much often than twice a year since there are holidays and students return to home to celebrate or whatever. Probably train rides on some other occations too. Just a guess.
Tiago the conductor appears near the end of Harry Potter 1 loading the owls onto the train
Honestly, including stickers in this expensive of a set is a total joke. Not a good one at that.
I recently finished Lego Home Alone and that took a long while
I'd rather have more train, than have those unnecessary extra like the train tracks and train platform that are eating the piece count
I think the Train ~~Conductor~~ *Engineer* would work 6 times a year rather than just 2 as students go home during term breaks, but definitely still a special enough of an occassion to shave
While it is an impressive Display set, the only thing i would STRONGLY recommend LEGO to do to make this set worth $500 is to either:
A. Have the set containing 2 coaches instead of one and a full length platform.
B. Have the set be an 8-Stud Wide trainset with Powered-Up capability and also make a Spare Add-On passenger coach for some reason.
Hey Tiago, can you make a video explaining how LEGO sets are made from design to production. Thanks.
Crazy how this is around the same price as the castle…
not me watching the video while building it and i honestly would rather buy diagon ally or the castle.
but i can't go back and its also not a bad lego set do i'll stick with it
I think this could have been a good set IF the train fit the tracks. It doesn’t.
I like how more accurate this locomotive looks compared to the other Hogwarts Express Lego sets, but the fact that this thing won’t even fit on standard Lego tracks is a big negative for me.
That was disappointing.
My son & I have collected every HP set since its relaunch including the castle & Diagon Alley. This set was the breaker though. It is a nice set but simply cant justify that cost with the value we would get out of assembling & displaying it.
It is completely insane how many pieces of this set go into the tracks
This train is still better than that 500 plus dollar Hulkbuster! 😂 Those worm gears are used for the suspension. Even though I have train knowledge, don't ask me to discuss automobiles! I would be completely lost.
It is minifigure scale?
Yes that’s why it doesn’t fit on standard rails but if you want one that does there’s a play set that fits on standard tracks
Ridiculous that it doesn't fit regular tracks.
Just ordered this from a third party site be here in a couple weeks or sooner
The train conductor is the exact same mini figure I got today in Lego City Advent calendar, he's a hotel door man.
2:20 I think it can't be acceptance letter while the kid has already "house" robes and I assume in must be her 2nd year.
the set is impressive they had it set up in my local lego shop but it still bothers me that the hall class is used instead of a castle and that the mk1 coach is not to scale with the engine the coach should have been longer
I mean in the movie a Hall class was used because there were no Castle class engines left, also the name 'The Hall That Thinks it's a Castle' is kinda endearing.
no 4 time a year train home for christmas and back
great review as usual. Can you please review the Eiffel Tower? mixed feeling about it and hard to pull the trigger to buy. thanks again.
I think poor Tiago fights with the daunting building experience, since apparently he ain't a fan of repetitive builds 😅
Another one of these sets which has an identity crisis. It's trying too hard to be both a display piece and a toy with play features resulting in poor compromises. It's a little too long to be a proper display, and too expensive and incompatible with standard rails for it to be a proper toy. The train platform adds no value as a display, and actually detracts from the value as a display since it isn't complete nor impressive in its own right having those gaps in the archway, it doesn't sit center with the tracks and it obstructs the view of the train while offering very little in play value as well. The light bricks don't really work well enough to light up the scenes inside though I do find them a nice thought and a cute touch to add. I'm not a Harry Potter fan but I do feel it's a bit of a let down to hear that out of the 20 minifigures included there isn't an exclusive fig for the titular character and very few exclusive figs in general. A lot of the little details that would truly get a Harry Potter fan excited are mostly hidden and require panels be removed for viewing, which again is a bit silly for something that's supposed to be a display. For train collectors this thing fails due to its dimensions, and with no way to really motorize it without a complete redesign will put many off. I appreciate your review and look at this set, and it does have some really cool and nice features to it, but I don't find those features outweigh the cost, value, and flaws. Thanks again.
My take after watching this, this set wasn't designed for Lego fans, but rather simply just Harry Potter fans. Not to say they can't be both, but it has too much in it that is targeting the HP fanbase over the Lego fanbase.
I was wondering if I could rebuild it and fit it on train tracks in my Lego city?? Is it possible to change the inside of the train? I really like the overall design thouth
Everything is possible with LEGO with enough time. With this one, adapting to fit city train tracks will be extremely hard.
Kind of disappointing that the new train isn't compatible with the existing track and alas, the old train is no longer sold. I suppose you could in theory combine or modify the build to fit regular rails but hey seems a waste.
It could be amazing, if it was motorized and to run on tracks
Should I get this or Hogwarts?
I’d have liked the option just to get the locomotive without the rest of it
What it the spacing between the rails? How many studs?
If they made it only the carriage with iconic scenes without the rest of the set it would've been awesome
I might've bought this 3 years ago. Now I'd sooner donate to the Salvation Army.
The only good thing about the set is the new drive wheels. All Lego has to do is make a flangeless version and bam.
There area already countless better options available for such train wheels.
@@Annoying_Dragons True but to my knowledge they don't have as deep a stroke as these wheels.
Yeah, as a lego train fan this set was pretty disappointing. luckily enough we’re getting another detailed steam train next year from the ideas line, which will actually be compatible with the existing track system, so it’s hard to be too upset.
With the loco they got 2 things wrong, first off, on the buffer bar, they need a coupler, and the cabin interior in general
I think this set is amazing but its massive
for me, its either display or for play. i wouldn't need all the play functions if this is going on a shelf. and doesn't fit on tracks for play. i ended up buying 2x 75955 sets and built a much larger hogwarts express (based on the emerald night) that still can be motorized and fit on train tracks. at half the price as this UCS set, it's way more worth while
check out mould king mallard train. can be powered up. and a bit better detail passenger car. to very good emerald night train set. to most people best looking and function train set to this date .
This set is too high end for stickers. Imagine stickers on the Titanic set!
Image stickers on Ultimate Collector Sets....
I liked it took my 3 days
I'm a massive steam locomotive fan, but I've never read or watched Harry Potter, and have no interest in the series. So this set for me is a little frustrating, it's basically my dream Lego steam train set, but it's been tied to a brand, and because of this the price is much higher than if this was a regular train, and also the red colour of the Hogwarts Express is infamously incorrect for this type of train, which should normally be green, so you can't really enjoy it without being a Harry Potter fan.
I'm very excited for the Orient Express Ideas set which just got approved, as it will be a proper Lego steam train set without any licenses attached, and the piece count should hopefully be low enough to keep the price down compared to this set.
Basically, Lego should remake or rerelease the Emerald Night.
4:38
I think that's the minifigure version of the designer - Marcos Bessa..
I saw it with my own eyes. I liked it. I bought it.
do the windows have a plastic protective cover on them?
Thx for the thorough review AND that nice easy idea to display that plaque. Thx Tiago!
It's well made, but highly flawed
All I want is the train but it’s 500 FUCKING DOLLARS
Then buy an old set of wait you can’t afford those either
CARRY ADJGG .... Carriage
Nice video 👍. Why not trying to build the time travel locomotive from back to the futur with the dolorean and the locomotive.
Now that's a plan
I think Lego is overdoing it with their sets lately
I thought overdoing is what most people want with almost anything
@@kyleruiz7167 That's what rich people want. Most of us want something we can afford and something we have space to display.
The Ticket might be one of the coolest LEGO pieces ever
Excellent video as always. I can’t wait for your review of the Eiffel Tower Set.
I won't be doing that one unfortunately. Only if I get a sponsor for it
@@TiagoCatarino oh sorry Tiago I thought it might have been a set you were reviewing sorry, my apologies. I fully understand, I can't say it will be a set high on this year's Christmas list myself. I'm currently enjoying collecting and building the Avatar Sets and I just have the Tree of Souls to go, but then Lego will keep me busy with another wave of sets due for release in January.
No such thing as a set too big, it's the display unit is too small!
Great review
its very detailed. shame its only 7 wide and not fit on standard sized.
O disagree it does not have enoth carteges
It’s frustrating because for 500 dollars we could of gotten a similar build to the Disney train with a station and two coaches but instead we get a build that’s impressive but completely incompatible with anything that came before
This once again is a set not for brick building fans but only for *insert current license here* fans. Lego doesn't give a damn about their fans anymore...
@@trulsdirio Nah, this set is for adults who don't play with their LEGO and only care about cool looking display pieces.
Pretty much AUD $1,000 for both the Train and Lighting Kit.... very very tempting... but really over priced......................