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(47,953 posts) Wed Feb 27, 2013, 10:44 PM Feb 2013

Woman Spends A Year Building 400,000 Piece LEGO Replica Of Hogwarts

This is Alice Finch and her 400,000-piece LEGO replica (including interiors!) of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If I was six, and that was in my house, my parents wouldn't even have to hire a babysitter. They could leave knives and bleach right out on the kitchen floor and I wouldn't even notice.

The Brothers Brick has an interview with Finch about her massive Hogwarts, which won both the Best in Show and People's Choice awards at BrickCon 2012. Finch spent 12 months assembling the campus, combining elements from the books and movies to create a complete structure inside and out.

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http://www.geekologie.com/2013/02/now-thats-a-playset-woman-spends-a-year.php

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Woman Spends A Year Building 400,000 Piece LEGO Replica Of Hogwarts (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2013 OP

Do the staircases move? we can do it Feb 2013 #1

That was going to be my question. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #2

Wow! NV Whino Feb 2013 #3

Damn, Sir: That Is Quite A Piece Of Work The Magistrate Feb 2013 #4

Damn...that lady has more patience Broken_Hero Feb 2013 #5

Can't help but admire this sort of amazing project... TreasonousBastard Feb 2013 #6

She is welcome to come to my house when she goes to Harry Potter World. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #7

So......it won "best in show".... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #8

we can do it

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1. Do the staircases move?

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 10:58 PM

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GoneOffShore

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2. That was going to be my question.

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:08 PM

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NV Whino

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3. Wow!

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:36 PM

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The Magistrate

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4. Damn, Sir: That Is Quite A Piece Of Work

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:44 PM

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Broken_Hero

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5. Damn...that lady has more patience

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:52 PM

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than I can ever dream of having...I would've given up in ten minutes.

TreasonousBastard

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6. Can't help but admire this sort of amazing project...

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:52 PM

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but then the buzzkill sets in as I wonder how this thing was paid for.

And, is the cat ever allowed in to the room with this thing? The author mentioned something about his dog eating parts of his own castle, but imagine the fun a cat would have with infinite Legos...

Baitball Blogger

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7. She is welcome to come to my house when she goes to Harry Potter World.

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:57 PM

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I am so ready for another visit.

A HERETIC I AM

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8. So......it won "best in show"....

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Thu Feb 28, 2013, 12:21 AM

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How the hell did she get it to the show?

I mean, I'm no idiot, but how many pieces did she break it down into?

And how did she get it out of the house? On plywood?

The logistics alone are pretty amazing.

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