Piece Count: 153
Ages: 6-12
Description: This Lego Harry Potter Set comes with a total of 5 minifigures - Rolanda Hooch, Marcus Flint, Draco Malfoy, Oliver Wood, and of course, Harry Potter.
It also consists of a tower, 3 goalposts, 5 brooms, quaffles, bludgers, the snitch, the Quidditch Trophy, and two catapults.
Pieces: There isn't much remarkable about the pieces in this set. The dark red pieces are rare, but there aren't many of them. Really the trophy is the only unique item in this set. The rest of the pieces are fairly standard. This set does not take long to build.
Playability: The catapults do work, and you can stage a fun Quidditch match using these pieces. LegoBoy has gone back to this set several times to do just that.
Overall: The major reason to get this set is for the minifigures. LegoBoy was very excited to get the Marcus Flint and Oliver Wood minifigs. It's a cute set and he does enjoy pretending to play Quidditch with it, but at around $20, it seems a little pricy. Most likely the minifig count is what drove the price up, as there isn't a baseplate as part of this set. If you're a Harry Potter fan this is a worthwhile set, but I'd probably pass it up if I was looking for an interesting building experience.
Rating: 6/10 (8/10 for Harry Potter fans).
I don't see too much use though of the parts (especially the "goals") other than this set.
ReplyDeleteI like the uniforms though.
I agree. It's great as a quidditch set (which is good, since that's what it is :) ), but it doesn't lend itself to alternate model-making. I think the big draw, if anything, is the minifigs.
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