This is my first ever set review and I’m quite excited! This review is for the Harry Potter set 76445 Hogwarts Castle: Herbology Class
The Review
This set released in 2025 and is a part of the most detailed Hogwarts Castle collection started in 2024. It contains 390 pieces and 3 minifigures all of which I believe are exclusive to this set, we have had a Neville Longbottom in this outfit before but I think he had a different face print. New moulds for this set and large pieces make this set £44.99 which in my honest opinion is a bit steep, and I paid £49.99 from a local toymasters that love to over charge for LEGO which is already expensive, but this was a Father’s Day gift from me to me!
The contents of the box contained the new (ish) version of instructions that are so dull, I really dislike the instruction manuals LEGO are producing at the moment for the “smaller” sets, also the lack of paper bags in this set is disappointing too, I’ve had a fair few sets recently that have had paper bags , but this seems like a step backwards.
The three minifigures are pretty great Neville and Hermione have the same print which I’m fine with and what seems to be a new Professor Sprout which is always welcome!
These will have their own spotlight later in their own blog post…
The build was pretty fun, seems like the Botanicals team had a helping hand in this set. All the little plant details are wonderful, the use of a skirt for a flower piece stands out to me in particular. The new moulds for the Mandrakes are nothing short of incredible, the plant pots that contain them are new to me, as I haven’t seen them before but they fit perfectly. I also noticed the reference to Neville’s Mimbulus Mimbletonia with the use of the new what I call potion explosion piece recoloured to sand green. This also can be displayed long ways or folded (I prefer the folded) and if you wanted to buy multiple sets, they could be placed back to back and these would look great next to a Hogwarts castle. I adore the over grown look but it takes up space in the already cramped area and its quite difficult to pace figures, the front sections do detach but I would prefer a little more space to place figures inside. Overall a lovely little set!
Verdict
This is a great addition to the Hogwarts that LEGO is now releasing, its one of the reasons why I stopped making my own MOC of Hogwarts as I feel these sets are pretty great, when its all finished ill MOD it I think to close up areas and design what parts they never got round to making. Anyway, great figures, great build, horrible price I would wait for this to go on discount I would happily pay £35-£40 for this, but would definitely recommend this for Potter fans and if you want the completed Hogwarts.
Have you got this set, what did you think of it, let me know in the comments below. Thank you for reading my first ever review, if there is anything you would like to know about this set let me know in the comment section below!
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