LEGO Harry Potter 4708 Hogwarts Express

LEGO set 4708, Hogwarts Express, represents the train associated with the Harry Potter universe. Released in 2001 under the Harry Potter theme, it contains 414 pieces and belongs to the early LEGO sets based on the licence.

Hogwarts Express builds the train connected with the journey to the wizarding school in the Harry Potter story.

The included characters are Harry Potter, Yellow Skin, Open Blue Jacket, Hermione Granger, Yellow Skin, Hogwarts Sweater with Crest, Cape with Stars, and Ron Weasley, Yellow Skin, Blue Sweater. These names identify yellow skinned versions from the early period of the theme.

The set suits display, play scenes based on the train journey, and collections focused on the beginnings of LEGO Harry Potter. Among sets from the same theme, it is mainly positioned by its subject, the train, and by the inclusion of the three principal student characters.

Inventory of set 4708

The inventory of set 4708 lists 414 pieces, spare parts excluded: 146 different lots (one shape in one color) for 122 part shapes. The box also contains 6 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 4708

Main color: black, making up 34% of the parts, followed by red (23%) and dark gray (18%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 4708

100 of the 122 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 4708

One part shape in set 4708 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 3 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 4708 from another set

Share of the parts of set 4708 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 49%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 4708 within its line

With 414 pieces, set 4708 ranks #87 out of 186 Harry Potter sets in our database, which have an average of 672 parts. Among the 173 sets released in 2001, it ranks #22.