Hogwarts Castle: Sorting Ceremony (LEGO 76460)

About this set

This is LEGO Harry Potter 76460, Hogwarts Castle: the Sorting Ceremony, a 124-piece set rated 2/5 for difficulty, so it sits at the entry level of the line. The box carries the LEGO Harry Potter branding and the 76460 code, and the subject is the Philosopher's Stone era of the wizarding school. The palette runs through beige, brown, green, black, red, blue, yellow and trans-light blue, with beige and brown forming the castle walls, the house banners picked out in red, blue, green and yellow, and trans-light blue parts adding a magical accent. The centrepiece is a rotating disc of the Hogwarts house crests. Build the disc and its base first, then the potion shelf and long table, and place the minifigures last; test the rotation several times before closing up the walls so you are not pulling bricks apart later. The potion shelf and table carry the scene, so leave room around the disc when positioning figures. At 124 pieces it suits newcomers and younger builders, and works for Harry Potter fans, small display scenes, or as a starting point for a house-themed MOC.