Talking Sorting Hat

Name: LEGO Talking Sorting Hat 76429
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 76429
Rating: 4.79 (2497 reviews)

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LOVED (8)

01Good likeness to the movie version
02Interactive sound brick mechanism adds playability
03Interesting internal mechanism with hidden founders' items
04Nice display piece for Harry Potter fans
05New sound brick technology
06Includes exclusive Harry Potter minifigure with new print
07Assembly process is interesting and reasonably quick
08Only two stickers (rest of details are pad-printed)

CRITICIZED (8)

01Model is smaller than expected, too small to fit on a child's head
02Scale is off compared to movie version
03Reddish Brown color is questionable - reviewer would prefer Dark Brown
04Extremely high price tag at €99.99 (17.8 cents per part)
05Overpriced even for a licensed set
06Sound brick accounts for much of the price but doesn't justify the cost
07Aesthetics are unconvincing and crude; too simplified for the scale chosen
08Base is too flat and smooth, lacking presence

What reviewers are saying

"the first-ever LEGO® Harry Potter™ set with a sound brick to bring this display model to life"

Rebrickable Reviews

"I personally find it very ugly and a little sloppy"

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4701-1 Sorting Hat — Modern remake of the first LEGO Harry Potter set with advanced technology (sound brick) and much more detailed construction, though the original was simpler and more budget-friendly with its spinning disc mechanism.

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"the first-ever LEGO® Harry Potter™ set with a sound brick to bring this display model to life"

Key Pros

✓Good likeness to the movie version
✓Interactive sound brick mechanism adds playability
✓Interesting internal mechanism with hidden founders' items

Key Cons

✕Model is smaller than expected, too small to fit on a child's head
✕Scale is off compared to movie version

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"I personally find it very ugly and a little sloppy"

Key Pros

✓Assembly process is interesting and reasonably quick
✓Only two stickers (rest of details are pad-printed)
✓Four house crests on the black base are nicely pad-printed

Key Cons

✕Aesthetics are unconvincing and crude; too simplified for the scale chosen
✕Base is too flat and smooth, lacking presence

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Value drivers

Rebrickable Reviews: Harry Potter with new face print and Sorting Hat recolor

Exclusivity

Rebrickable Reviews: First LEGO Harry Potter set with sound brick; exclusive Harry Potter minifigure

Minifigures & Standout Parts

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Harry Potter - Hogwarts Robe, Black Tie and Short Legs, Reddish Brown Sorting Hat

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Standout parts (per reviewers)

3677c01 Sound Brick 4 x 4 with Random Talking Sorting Hat SoundsValue
New sound brick capable of playing multiple sounds at random by pressing the button. Contains a large black speaker, 3 button batteries, rubber/silicon button and circuit board. Can play 31 different sounds with various structures including the Sorting Hat Song.
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