{"podcast":{"title":"The Imagination Brickshop’s LEGO Brickcast","slug":"the-imagination-brickshop-s-lego-brickcast-7083118","podcast_index_feed_id":7083118,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/imaginationbrickshop/feed.xml","website_url":"https://imaginationbrickshop.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19485816/20190423_212448_2nyzh3.jpg","author":"Steve Miller","episode_count":199,"summary":"This is a LEGO centric podcast where we review sets, cover the latest Lego news & rumors and just talk all things Lego. If you love Lego, then you are in the right place.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:20:39.583558+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imagination-brickshop-s-lego-brickcast-7083118"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 184 - Before You Buy the NEW Hogwarts Castle Expansions…This Episode is a MUST!","slug":"ep-184-before-you-buy-the-new-hogwarts-castle-expansions-this-episode-is-a-must","published_at":"2026-05-27T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imagination-brickshop-s-lego-brickcast-7083118/ep-184-before-you-buy-the-new-hogwarts-castle-expansions-this-episode-is-a-must","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imagination-brickshop-s-lego-brickcast-7083118","url":"https://imaginationbrickshop.podbean.com/e/ep-184-legos-most-magical-castle-the-hogwarts-set-review/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ufwrqhrc8tx3nxr9/Episode_184_-_Hogwarts_Reviewap7ws.mp3","summary":"Before the NEW Hogwarts Castle expansion arrives… we need to talk about the LEGO Harry Potter giant that started it all. Back in 2018, LEGO released set 71043 Hogwarts Castle, a set so massive it instantly became one of the most legendary builds ever created. At the time, it was the second-largest LEGO set in history. Even now in 2026, it still stands as the BIGGEST Harry Potter set ever made. And with LEGO about to launch the brand-new Hogwarts Castle: East Wing on June 1st, the big question becomes… Is the original castle STILL the ultimate Hogwarts experience? We’re diving into:🧙 The insane size and detail of the 6,000+ piece castle🧙 Rare minifigures and microfigures that collectors still chase today🧙 Dragons, hidden rooms, magical callbacks, and one ridiculously long build experience🧙 How the old castle compares to LEGO’s new modular Hogwarts system🧙 Whether the original is still worth buying in 2026 before retirement🧙 And how four new castle sets together now cost MORE than the original masterpiece Plus… I revisit the VERY FIRST YouTube video I ever uploaded back in 2018, when I built this monster for 13 straight hours. 😅 If you’re a LEGO Harry Potter fan, collector, or just love massive display sets, this is going to be a nostalgic trip through one of LEGO’s most iconic creations. Is 71043 still the greatest Hogwarts Castle LEGO has ever made… or has the new system finally surpassed it? Music Credit: YouTube Music Library #LEGO #HarryPotter #LEGOHarryPotter #HogwartsCastle #LEGOReview #AFOL #LEGOCastle #WizardingWorld #LEGONews #LEGOCollector #LEGODisplay #Hogwarts","meta_description":"Before the NEW Hogwarts Castle expansion arrives… we need to talk about the LEGO Harry Potter giant that started it all. Back in 2018, LEGO released set 7…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1893,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-imagination-brickshop-s-lego-brickcast-7083118/episodes/ep-184-before-you-buy-the-new-hogwarts-castle-expansions-this-episode-is-a-must/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-imagination-brickshop-s-lego-brickcast-7083118/ep-184-before-you-buy-the-new-hogwarts-castle-expansions-this-episode-is-a-must.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}