REVIEW: 76399 Hogwarts Magical Trunk

[Pchan1983]

Here is my review on 76399 Hogwarts Magical Trunk:

THE GOOD:

• The trunk is great and surprisingly cool locking mechanism.
• Awesome selection of both old and new minifigure parts!
• Lots of cool small builds too, I love the chessboard under the sofa even though it's a sticker.
• Interesting build and tons of fun.

THE NOT SO GOOD:

• The bottom of the trunk is definitely not for display.

This is a great set, both in terms of display and playability.  The whole build & customise concept has been executed perfectly.  The ideas on having the ability to customise your own Hogwarts student is great and it is very generous LEGO included a variety of minifigure parts.  It reminds me on some big lego town minifigure pack back in the late 80s/90s.  There are also lots of small details and builds integrated into the trunk which allows you to recreate different scenes.  The trunk is great and the locking mechanism works surprisingly, although I must admin the bottom side of the trunk is a bit lacking but then I doubt they can make it happen with this size and price if they make a perfect trunk.  Since I bought this with a discount, the price ain't that bad but full price can be a bit pricey, but anyway this is a set I will recommend to anyone given its level of execution in the whole build and customise concept.  Now I wish they do similar sets for other themes too.