Hogwarts MOC, Getting Started

I have decided to build the 2Bricks Hogwarts, I’ll be building this as quickly as I can to catch up with the build how it currently is on the Rebrickable website. But it may take a little bit of setting up before I get to actually building this mammoth castle.

First I need to make a parts list for all the pieces needed to build this, which was done pretty easily as the parts list is free and you can upload directly to your brick link or brick owl account, I’m using brick link for this. I’ve set them up in parts or sets so I can pick the parts one section at a time.

Then I had to make the decision on where I would get the parts. Buying the pieces would cost a small fortune and I didn’t want to have to fork out for what seemed like the 10th Hogwarts and the only one that would be displayed or permanently built with parts sitting unused for years in the loft. So I went against everything I have ever done and decided to use parts from sets I already have. I have always been quite strict on how I store lego, separated into numbered bags with the minifigures so it was like having a new set when it came to the rebuild, but now I have decided every copied set or Hogwarts set, excluding the original “yellow head” sets and the two micro scale Hogwarts. it will all be used for the greater good.

So to do this properly I have printed the parts list for all the sets that I want to use, 65 in total, and putting these all together in boxes in the loft for easy access when parting out, and keeping the other sets I’m keeping built as that how they should be! I’ll also be using parts from my bricklink shop if needed and making the occasional bricklink order from time to time.

I will also be purchasing all the instructions, as I want to build them first then modify to make my own, but I will always credit 2Bricks as it will be the main foundation for my Hogwarts, I have the boathouse, dungeons, kitchens and great hall instructions so far so a good starting point.

so this is where I am now with it, not too far into it but im now at a point where I am ready to pick for the boathouse build, so hopefully I will be able to get this picked for this weekend or next and we can get started building!

I will also be tracking this over on my instagram along side this blog so that will be the visual and this will be the discussion. really excited to build this MOC, I’m currently build a Star Wars MOC alongside this but that’s for another post, thanks again for reading!