Hogwarts House Crest (LEGO 76462)

About this set

This is LEGO 76462 Hogwarts Crest, part of the LEGO Harry Potter line, with a part count of 545 and a 4/5 difficulty rating. The finished build is a shield-shaped crest: the central H letter mark sits in the middle, framed by the four house animals — lion, snake, badger and eagle — in a palette of gold, red, green, yellow, blue, white and black. A ribbon along the bottom of the shield carries the Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus motto, and the whole crest rests on a black display base. A practical build order is to start with the base and the mid-layer shield frame, then assemble the H letter and the four house panels separately before fitting them onto the shield face; going out of order means more time hunting for parts. The main challenge is squeezing 545 pieces into a compact area with many color boundaries, and the house animal sections use small, repetitive parts, so sorting by color first helps. It suits builders who have already done a few Harry Potter sets and want a shield-shaped display piece, or anyone drawn to the four-house color scheme.