Help! Present idea for 10 year old - Harry Potter

[meggy]

I confess to not much of an idea re lego and also none whatsover about Harry Potter!

I would like to buy my Nephew who has tons of lego one of the larger sets (around the £70 mark). I have seen him spend hours "building" the lego.

Looking at the pictures though I am not sure that these larger sets (for example Castle Clock Tower) has much actual building involved? I am used to seeing lots of little bricks and this seems to have large plastic panels?

Am I right or is there still alot involved in building these type of sets?

Push me into the right direction - thanks!

[cornishfrogboy]

If you have seen him spending hours building Lego, then I have little doubt that he could build any of the Harry Potter Lego, up to and including Hogwarts, provided he can look at the pictures, count and press Lego together.
The pieces now also come in sequential small bags, making identification of parts very easy.

It really is the most fantastic gift for children and whichever one you buy, I feel sure he will be delighted. If he has none of the HP Characters already, then maybe be guided by which ones are in the box.. or maybe ask him which ones he has… just out of curiosity of course!

[Weddingnyc]

We have many of the sets, DD collects them. Privet Drive looks like a good one and has been reduced in the past. The clock tower is a fab building, some great little hideaway parts in the rooms

[ScoopsAhoy]

Dd (also 10) has all of the Harry Potter sets apart from privet drive so far and there’s definitely a lot of building involved in the clock tower set, it’s lovely.
She does them so quick though that it gets expensive so she’s now doing my haunted house which I think is expert level or something ? 😬