Hogwarts: The Hogwarts Express

Here is my entry for the LEGO Magical Builds of the Wizarding World. This is, of course, the Hogwarts Express on the viaduct known in real life as Glenfinnan viaduct. The Weasley's flying car is a reference to the Chamber of Secrets.

The locomotive, Hogwarts Castle, a GWR 4900 class locomotive, is the magical locomotive used to bring the child wizards to and from Hogwarts. It is built using narrow gauge Lego train elements and has a unique but good looking boiler. The driving wheels are the standard gauge Lego wheels with the technic axle hole. The front leading truck of the locomotive are smaller than the tender wheels as I saw from images, so I used the small wheels with the bars for clips. The coach uses jumper plates to get the walking passages to stick out of the coach.

The viaduct uses the ties of the track to get the curvature of the bridge. Wheel arches are used to get the arches of the bridge. There is plenty of landscaping around the bridge.