Here’s another late to the game 2022 Harry Potter set being reviewed in 2023. This one is #76408-1: 12 Grimmuald Place. It contains 1,083 pieces and retails for $119.99 in the US. It was released on 20 June 2022 in the US and the price per piece is $0.111. I picked this one up back in December 2022 and got some of the GWPs and double VIP points so it helped to make up for the higher price on this one.
I’m going to assume you’ve seen the movie already and you know about this building. The effect in the movie is cool how the building appears after the others separate and LEGO did a good job recreating the effect in brick form. .Also, like #76388-1: Hogsmead Village, this set could fit into a city scene pretty easily or with some slight modifications.
The front of the box shows the full set and how the buildings can be moved. It also shows the nine unique minifigures to the set. The logos on the box are the same as others. The back of the box shows more play features and the back side of the set.
The set contains seven numbered parts bags. The instructions are in a card board envelope for protection which is great. It also contains a long rubberized type piece which is used for listening by the Weasley twins.
The instructions are on white which helps to see them during the build process. Thanks LEGO!
There are stickers and some of them are bigger which I’m not a fan of. The bigger the sticker, the higher risk you have of air bubbles getting trapped underneath the stickers. Thankfully, I managed to assemble this one without too many issues.
The first bag starts the base of the building. It includes the steps to the buildings and then the slots which allow the buildings to slide around when 12 Grimmuald Place appears. It also includes a piece separator.
The minifigures in this bag include Harry Potter and Nymphadora Tonks. Both come with brooms. Nymphadora comes with red and light purple hair. Her face piece is two sided with one being the pig face and the other being her normal face. Both come with wands.
The second bag continues to build up the base and adds in the pieces that allow you to slide the buildings around. It also comes with a Kingsley Shacklebolt minfigure with a broom and wand.
Bag three builds up the first floor of the center structure. It’s a pretty simple build, but the detailing looks pretty good considering the small amount of pieces used. I’m not sure what the green frog hiding is for, but it’s a fun hidden item in the build. The inside of the build is the kitchen area of the house which is the main section of a number of scenes from the movies. It’s not the full kitchen, but they did a good job adding in details considering the space available. This bag comes with a Molly Weasley minifigure and a cat.
The fourth bag builds out the first floor for all three apartments. Each one looks fairly similar except the center one has gray coloring. The doors on numbers 11 and 13 don’t actually open either so it looks odd that only number 12 has a door knob. There are lamp posts on either side of the building and they are built differently than using the standard pole, clear minifigure head, and dish that you get from City sets.
This bag adds another arm for you to use when you transform the buildings. The minifigure in this set is Kreacher, the house elf.
Bags five and six build the second and third floors of numbers 12 and 13. Each one has the same design on the outside, just different colors. On the inside, there are different interiors which I’ll cover later. Fred and George come in these bags.
Bag seven finishes up the build with number 11 and adds in some other details on the other building structures.
The inside has numerous details across the buildings to include a piano room (a movie reference), the family tree room for the Black family, a few bedrooms, a room with skulls and one with a chair in it. Not a bad selection considering the size of the build.
The top of the building has chimneys and a TV antenna.
This bag comes with a Sirius Black minifigure.
This set comes with nine minifigures and they are all unique to this set. From left to right, top to bottom, they are:
Ron Weasley, George Weasley (pictured eyes closed), Fred Weasley, Kreacher, Molly Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Nymphadora Tonks, Harry Potter, Sirius Black
If you are a big Potter LEGO fan, then this set will be a must for you just to get all the minifigures.
I did part of the build outside when there was a shadow so sorry the picture isn’t the greatest.
Here’s the final look at the set. I took pictures from both sides with all three buildings showing and then with number 12 in the back. It’s a cool function how they did this and a great play feature for the set.
Overall, it’s not a bad set. I enjoyed the build and like how you can use the buildings in a Potter scene/MOC or in a city scene/MOC. The pricing is a little steep. You do get some great minifigures, but it’s lacking on piece count overall. If you’re going to pick it up, definitely wait for a sale, double VIP points, or the ability to stack GWPs.
Happy building!
