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posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 30 2018, @08:12AM   Printer-friendly
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You might not be able to attend Hogwarts in real life, but you can still leave your muggleness behind when you build Lego's new Hogwarts Castle, a mind-bending 6,020-piece model of the iconic wizarding school from the Harry Potter series.

The massive castle set covers everything from the Great Hall (complete with stained glass windows) to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, Dumbledore's office and the Chamber of Secrets. You could easily spend days exploring all the nooks and crannies of the completed build.

[...] Start polishing your wand now. It's going to take some time to put all 6,020 pieces together and you might need an assist from a magic spell like "Reparo," the mending charm.

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  • (Score: 2) by Kilo110 on Monday July 30 2018, @02:26PM (2 children)

    by Kilo110 (2853) Subscriber Badge on Monday July 30 2018, @02:26PM (#714732)

    This looks fun to build, but what would one do with it after it's built? It's too big to easy stash on a shelf. Break it up again and stuff it back in its box?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 30 2018, @07:07PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 30 2018, @07:07PM (#714882)

    Turn it into a steampunk city-ship.

    Or build some siege weapons out of Legos and rubber bands.

    Or build a fleet of capital ships to bombard it from orbit. Or dragons to bombard it from merely hundreds of feet up.

    I'm sure my 6 year old self would have many more ideas about what to do once it's built.

    • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday July 30 2018, @07:27PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Monday July 30 2018, @07:27PM (#714895)

      Lego has some pretty cool dragons, and given that the castle is scaled for minifigs, the dragons are even bigger, and their riders are now giants...
      Glad that the price makes it easy to resist temptation, since I know the kids will be asking for this one.

      I still miss the Technic series with the 3-inch tall highly-articulated characters. Really glad I got those as a kid.