Lego potter castle?

[Curious2468]

My 11 year old is desperate for the large Lego castle set (£350) for Christmas. Initially I thought it was a ridiculous idea but actually it looks like it would keep her busy for a long time (took 3 experts 5 hours to build it on a video I watched). She is autistic and loves Lego and it’s been her main gifts for about 4 years now. Last year I bought a few other items including an instant camera which has sat completely untouched (and been sold today to fund more Lego 🙈). £350 is the top end of our budget for one child so would mean no real other gifts and I can’t work out if that’s completely excessive or a better use of her budget than me finding lots of bits and pieces.

If you can afford it, buy 2; keep one unopened in the attic, when it goes out of print sell it for 5x the original value and spend that money on more Lego. Unopened Lego keeps it value better than gold!

👌 👍 completed, it's a really intricate build, lots of detail. Thanks @Curious2468, the LEGO tip was much appreciated.

At the risk of lecturing - Lepin literally just steal copyrighted stuff and are out to drive Lego out of business. Their materials aren't safety checked and their bricks also "feel" different which can be a big deal if you're autistic. They don't have resale value either.

If you can afford it, please keep buying Lego!

(I don't work for them, I'm just a fan).

Something else to bear in mind is that the Lego shop often have a freebie which they give away when you spend over £50/60 and near Christmas they get quite good. Basically, if buying direct from Lego keep an eye on the freebies!!

I've just bought this for DHs 40th next year, my Dsis is storing it for me and has complained bitterly about the size of the box. Got it now as I think it'll be on limited supply and the cost of sought after sets on eBay is nuts-we've been after the winter village bakery for a couple of years and it's gone from £65 retail to £220 on eBay

My dd is 12 with ASD and also loves building Lego. I wouldn’t buy this set for her, mainly because of the price and I know once she has built it she won’t play with it and is likely to pull it apart and never build it again. I think it’s a lot of money for 5 or 6 hours building time. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t buy it. If you feel it will get built several tames or displayed in their room then go for it. I’m really stuck as to what to buy my dd this year, it’s hard to find anything she will spend time doing, she has a iPad which gets used a lot and doesn’t play with much else anymore (Lego seems to come and go with her, not always interested in it).

If you can't find a discount code, make sure you use a cashback site such as topcashback. The Lego site only offers 3% but its better than nothing for such an expensive purchase.

Having seen the sets built in the London Lego store she has decided (and I totally agree) that the great hall and whomping willow sets creates a far better set with better play value and costs a fraction of the price. So glad we went and saw what they look like in real life. Even the staff in the shop advised going
for a combination of smaller sets rather than the big castle. The microfigures are ridiculous! They would get lost so quickly.