2001 LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express Unboxing, Motorizing & Speed Build - 4708
1,024Join me as I unbox, speed build and review the 2001 LEGO Harry Potter 4708 Hogwarts Express, a 19 year old mint-in-box classic Harry Potter set and the very first LEGO Hogwarts Express. The 410 piece part count of this vintage LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express set includes three minifigures, a 2001 LEGO Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley plus Scabbers, Hedwig and other magical creatures. As well as unboxing, speed building and reviewing 4708 LEGO Hogwarts Express, I show how to motorize the Hogwarts Express and show it running.
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4708 Hogwarts Express from LEGO Harry Potter is from the first wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets in 2001 and unboxing this vintage LEGO set was like opening up a time capsule. As well as the Hogwarts Express was a 2001 LEGO catalog, a mail-in postcard for LEGO's Shop at Home service and a free LEGO Harry Potter poster showing the 2001 Harry Potter sets.
Video Timestamps:
01:10 - Every LEGO Hogwarts Express
02:45 - 4708 Hogwarts Express Unboxing
03:40 - 2001 LEGO Product Catalog
04:10 - 2001 LEGO Hogwarts Express Speed Build
05:42 - 4708 LEGO Hogwarts Express Review
10:37 - Comparing LEGO Train Tracks
16:55 - 2001 LEGO Hedwig the Owl
17:24 - 2001 LEGO Scabbers the Rat
17:50 - How to Motorize the 4708 Hogwarts Express
18:54 - 20 Year Old LEGO Harry Potter Minifigures
20:08 - 2001 LEGO Hermione Granger Minifigure
21:18 - 2001 LEGO Ron Weasley Minifigure
22:50 - 2001 LEGO Harry Potter Minifigure
25:00 - Motorized 2001 LEGO Hogwarts Express 4708
25:43 - A History of the Hogwarts Express
27:26 - 4708 LEGO Hogwarts Express Conclusion
The 2001 Hogwarts Express is made up of three components including the Hogwarts Express engine, a carriage which connects using magnetic LEGO couplers and platform 9 3/4 at London's Kings Cross Station. There's a neat portal where Harry, Ron and Hermione can reach platform 9 3/4 via a rotating muggle ticket machine before joining The Hogwarts Express.
Motorizing the LEGO Hogwarts Express 4708 from 2001 is surprising easy if you have the right parts. 4708 is built on standard LEGO train base plates and the wheels can be swapped out for a 9V LEGO train motor and some bogeys to help the LEGO Hogwarts Express to navigate corners. You will see the 4708 Hogwarts Express motorized and running on LEGO train tracks and hear a brief history on how the Hogwarts Express came to be.
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