LEGO Harry Potter UCS Hogwarts Express? WHY Have They Done This... 

This is pretty much the best LEGO set review I've even seen, period. I agree wholeheartedly will nearly every one of your points--and I was blown away when you pointed out that this is a Speed Champions-wide scale train! However, I will point out that despite all of this set's shortcomings, the color of the train is actually correct. The books describe it as "crimson" (which is a bright red, rather than a dark red, which would be called "maroon"), and the movies and theme park have the train in bright red (the shadows and lighting simply make it appear darker).

This is definitely the best structured/edited video I have seen from your channel. I very much like that this video is longer than your usual content. Keep it up dude!

Here is something that people often don't realise about the scaling of this model, yes it is definitely much larger than your usual Lego, but not only is the necessary added detail beautiful, the brand new scale is exactly identical to G scale, a real model railway scale often used for garden railways.

really small, but i love how much you talk about the designers of the set so much. i think giving them the proper credit is really cool and i’m glad you do it.

The Cinematic Intro was better than LEGOs advert 😂

I think it’s a beautiful model, I don’t want to spend $500 on it currently, but I hope to have it eventually. It’s also a shame it didn’t come with the other epilogue figures.

Jesus these shots are AMAZING! Nobody else does stuff like this. Keep it up man, really enjoyed the vid.

I never got into the 6-wide Speed Champs cuz they looked like go-carts with just one fig in them. The 8-wides are great. I enjoy adding doors & spy-hunter guns!

A cool more hidden “feature” if you can call it that, the model is actually able to run on gauge one model train track, so there’s no need for a special 3D printed track part!

I wish they would do the time train from back to the future. Hits movie, train, and western.

yet another great video tommy lovely edited lets get him to 60k

It looks fantastic but for a tiny fraction of the price you can get a model of the train that is more accurate

YES! Thank you for covering this!

Bro... You out did yourself with the visuals of this video... Already after the first minut, I found I had to undrop my jaw! :D Seriously great job on everything... God damn it I have to work hard on my next video... XD XD

That intro has no right to be as epic as it is

I think Lego is in an interesting transition period. Their "Adults Welcome" branding they've introduced seems to be Lego creating a new market of Lego Set: Large Centerpiece Display Sets. Stuff like the Hogwarts Express and the Black Panther Bust aren't traditional Adult-focused Lego products. They don't fit the mold of Large Lego Trains for a Lego City or Modular Buildings for Lego Cities. They are designed for fans of the property first and foremost. A Lego fan wouldn't care as much about a large scale Black Panther bust with no minifig, or a large scale Hogwarts Express/Platform 9 3/4 that can't fit on a regular Lego rail, but people who love and collect Black Panther or Harry Potter merch would absolutely make this a centerpiece of their display, kind of like a Hot Toys figure or statue. Lego still does cater to Adult Lego Fans with things like the Marvel Modulars, the 90th Anniversary Space/Castle set, etc, but they are starting to branch out to capture the attention of non-Lego fans to make them more Lego fans. I've noticed it a lot in the way sets like this are covered, not considering them as separate display sets rather than how they could be incorporated into a pre-existing display. Also, a note on the trademark issue with this set, I'm gonna take a guess that that issue isn't on Lego, but on the recent WB/Discovery merger. Something where WBD has given a mandate to reinforce trademarks on their merchandise, while the old guard didn't care as much. Given that this is probably the first set to be approved under that new regime, I'm guessing WB properties with sets are gonna have this trademark stuff as a problem going forward

This is the best lego editing I've seen in months. Bravo!

if this helps, its possible to make the train fit on standard track. just remove the tiny circle technic pieces in between the wheels, make the tender one stud taller, and make the axles in the driving wheels slightly shorter.

The rails from the brick-built track are the same as the original Lego track from the 1960s

3:54 YAY 😁. @hollyonfilm cameo. Favourite lego youtuber (other than tommycbricks obviously)

Personally I don't mind the new scale too much because standard Lego trains are definitely undersized. I just hope that if they're going this route they actually commit to it and at least provide curves and potentially find a way to motorise engines at this scale. Also I'd love to see a flying Ford Anglia done in this scale!

Concerning the colour the locomotive it is actually more accurate with what it was made with, however the carriage would have been more accurate to be given the dark red colour. That said I do think the overall appearance of the set would have been "off" if it was done like this therefore keeping the whole thing one shade of red

Editing was so nice, good job!

Please make longer videos! I love the longer length videos

If you take the minifigure as the defining factor, I am not even sure the scale is that far off. If you ever stood next to a big steam locomotive, you get exactly that impression of scale and grandeur. So as a standalone model, I think they got it right.

I think the old Harry potter face looks like superman and Lois's Clark kent

I kind of agree with you about the scale. Clearly this isn’t intended for city/train builders, it’s designed to appeal as a one off purchase for HP fans more than anything else, much in the same way as the new 8 wide more detailed speed champions cars are trying to appeal as much as one off purchases for those who don’t regularly buy LEGO than LEGO fans and AFOLs. And I think this is also reflected in the minifigure choice. Yes there are lots of minifigures in one set but as you say they represent 4 distinct films/books from the series. Most people aren’t gonna display all 20 simultaneously I imagine but the ones from their favourite of the four films, again playing into the idea of it being a one off purchase for fans of the franchise more than fans of LEGO- I mean whilst it is a complex LEGO build and not easy for a Lego newbie, it’s far easier building a,ego set than building a model kit of the Hogwarts express which would genuinely require practical skill to create. 09:33 having misprints AND missing pieces on a set this expensive is ridiculous!

Superb video ! I am a huge Potter fan and Railway enthusiast and have always wanted a large lego steam train for display - prayers answered with this and I will be getting one perhaps 2 as I would like more than one coach and a longer platform. Great video - thank you !

I know I would particularly like to see $80 lego 8 stud wide “heritage steam” line. I would particularly like it if Lego made my designs for the Southern railway Ms class mikado and Ks-1 consolidation. The Ks-1 would use pre existing 52 scale inch drive wheels and the Ms would use a new XL spoked drive wheel. I have already built practical models of both.

Apparently the train should fit on gauge one model railway track. I'd be interested to see someone try that..

I really like the color on this set! According to the books scarlet is the correct color, not the more maroon color that is from the movies.

I guess you could argue that the track that this set uses (Similar to Gauge-1 Model Track) could be considered Broad Gauge, which is quite larger compared to Standard Gauge

As a harry potter nerd that intro was beautiful

your production value is top notch

I love the set, biggest issue to is the money and space needed for this set. I have the other 3 d2c sets and hope to find a way to get it.

Amazing video, well done 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻

I love how u done the beginning 🥰

What a waste of a big ticket Lego release opportunity.

Late to the party, but something worth noting, this is 1/32 scale, otherwise known in the model train community as "Gauge 1" Anyone who's seen the old Thomas series, that's the size of models they used when filming. As someone who is into model trains and lego, but not actually the lego trains series this set as it exists does not scratch that itch. For what it wants to offer, especially at the price, it's not appealing. Detail is lacking in the cab (which the previous 80 dollar set managed to include a firebox, gauges and pipes) and to my understanding the front bogie doesn't actually turn making it so the engine can't actually be used on anything other than a straight piece for display. Again, this set is in an actual scale so you can buy tracks for it so the idea of it not being functional at this price is befuddling. I'll say this is going to exclusively appeal to the Harry Potter community expressly because it lacks detail, has the wrong color and the main focus of this thing is the minifigures and display of said minifigures. Removal of the display coach, the platform section, and putting a greater focus on making the locomotive have the details it lacks and reducing the price because we put the focus on the locomotive would have made this something actually worth my while. Until then, for those interested, in OO gauge, you can purchase a powered hogwarts express that has lights, sounds, for approximately half the price of this.

Yes siiiiiir!!!! 🤘🤘🤘. Love the content man.!

Slight nitpick with the Hogwarts Express plaque plate. The locomotive is classified as a 4900 not a 5900. But considering the GWR's numbering/classification scheme during it's 110 years of operation, I suppose it's an easy mistake to make. Edit: Oh, Tom mentioned it.

Tommy, This was a rather enlightening video. However, I do think there's a middle ground LEGO could've gone with, something that the Train AFOL community have been doing for years: Making the train 8-wide. An 8-wide train comes out to roughly 1:48th scale, and allows for both detail and playability. To be quite frank, making this merely a display piece, in my opinion, was the wrong move, as LEGO has proven with the UCS Crocodile Locomotive that they can make a train that works as both a display piece, and a play piece. Of course, that's just my opinion. Either way, Thank you for this in-depth review, and I'm looking forward to what you have in store for later.

Will Lego make one of those train sets that you suggested? Mallard is a favorite of mine!

I really wanna see the same sorta set but with Thomas or the polar express

If Olton Hall would see this hed explode

Even tho the price is really high and they should have replaced some minifigures but the build itself looks very very impressive and grand it’s a love letter to us LEGO steam train fans and opens an opportunity to have more steam trains from popular movies let’s just cross our fingers

Cool I always wanted to do stuff like this whenever I was a kid with Legos but my family couldn't really afford them so I had to get very creative with the parts that I did have I never was able to fully build any of my ideas though it's awesome to see people do stuff like this it's really nice you think that you could do Big boy 4014 it was restored not too long ago it was the train that me and my grandpa were supposed to ride on but unfortunately he passed before we could do so

I have a small problem with your review. 1. If adult Ron and Hermione were included, would you not then complain that their children weren't included? Then lego would have to add them thus increasing the price. 2. There isn't any need for conductors as this is a magic train. In fact conductors don't (that I recall) even exist in the books, and shouldn't be in the set at all.

I’m pretty people want to run this will find a way to make rails for it also it would be cool if we got extra cartridges in like a modular add on thing would be cool

Yeah those are problems but why don’t people just like push the leaves on the bit that could work I mean just push the wheels on it until heart but I’m pretty sure the regular training wheels for you and yeah actually I don’t know if you get what I mean anyways when I say it is my mean like I’m pretty sure that when you are trains dimension reels are used for the

I also bet someone will make a track for this train and probably future sets

I have a better definition of "true monifig. scale": the foot of a minifig, 1 stud, is equal to one foot. example: an intermodal container IRL is 40ft, so in lego it should be 40 studs

Where is the liberty project this month

19:19well if you think about the length of mark 1 coachs(which are british coachs) are the longest bit of rolling stock BR (british railways) and sense BR engines and stock are significantly smaller then us rails so the coach being to small I can't agree with but i get why you would say that and thats just my opinion

That was an amazing intro

I hope they don’t do this if they do docs train from back to the future

Absolutely would prefer 6 wide cars for scale reasons. The 8 wide cars look ridiculous next to a minifig

Here is the thing: If I want to have a hogwarts express to only look at, there are much more cheaper non lego options. If I want a running version, there are cheaper modeltrains. I dont care about the minifigs and I cant run it with my other lego trains.

it would take huge guts to buy another for, another carage, and longer train rails

well if you have enough Lego bricks you could always make more brick track and have it like a g scale Lego train build I bought this set and its awesome in my opinion

Cool

Theres no question this set should have been 7 WIDE.7 wide is a perfect scale for the model to run on city tracks without compensating detail!

I'll be getting the razor crest instead

Lego's biggest mistake was Galidor 😂

Aaaarggggghhhhhh. Nice review

Omg I love your LEGO hogwarts express and this set but not that much as your hogwarts express

What triggers me is there is no smokebox handel to open or close it 😢

just get a lot of the old blue rails...train runs.

to be honest, steam trains ARE GIANT, so it fits the scale in lego

Tbh I want a flying Scotsman version

the scratches on the skirts is human error, that's on you...not lego

This is basically a modular train

I still want a mods video btw!

Imagine being mad at Lego for making these minifigures more accessible lmao

i think it could work on g scale track

Cool new profile pic

Its 800 dollars for me

You could have just said UCS hogwarts express and saved 29 mins on the video?

Terf train lol

MMMAAAADDDD

I realy wan't a lego polar express

too expensive Lego Harry Potter collector series train 🚉

Goddam, patent and sell your speed champions argument to Lego

It's just to expensive

Nope for me

These are some RANCID takes

I more want Lego to make a set of the Polar Express. That is my favorite movie train. But as long as it can go on the official track pieces. 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

I'm totally fine with lego creating high quality big sets, but one thing I keep saying over and over again is LEGO desperately needs a payment plan. I can understand that they might not wnat to decrease the price, but these sets that have a high appeal to anyone need to be just as accessible. If you could dinaly break down payments, I imagine more people like children could finaly get these big sets.

Lego train people sound toxic

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Cool I always wanted to do stuff like this whenever I was a kid with Legos but my family couldn't really afford them so I had to get very creative with the parts that I did have I never was able to fully build any of my ideas though it's awesome to see people do stuff like this it's really nice you think that you could do Big boy 4014 it was restored not too long ago it was the train that me and my grandpa were supposed to ride on but unfortunately he passed before we could do so