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75979-1 Hedwig

75979-1

Hedwig

Hedwig is LEGO set 75979-1. It has a score of 88. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 5 reviews, based on 5 scored reviews and 9 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 13.6% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2020, and it is categorised in Harry Potter.

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Average rating

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Recommendations

Recomended 56%

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A review is considereded a recommendation when its score is above the reviewers median score or if it's explicitly said so in the review. Read more in our article about recommendations.

Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2020 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.06, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for System in 2020 is 18.04. PPM for this set is 39.99, which is worse.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.71 / 5 → 94 / 100

Just2Good Recommendation: yes A → 90 / 100

BricktasticBlog Recommendation: meh 88 / 100 → 88 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.3 / 5 → 86 / 100

Jay's Brick Blog Recommendation: yes 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Unscored reviews

Brick Fanatics Recommendation: yes

Bricksfanz Recommendation: yes

JANGBRiCKS Recommendation: meh

New Elementary Recommendation: meh

Set information

Set ID: 75979-1
Name: Hedwig
Parts: 630
Minifigs: 1

Retail price (USD):
Original: 39.99
Inflation adjusted: 39.99

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.06
Inflation adjusted: 0.06

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 39.99
Inflation adjusted: 39.99

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Recommendation: meh 4.71 / 5 from 49 reviews

I was excited to come home from work and start building. Easy to build, great fun. Love that his wings flap. Highly recommend it to add to the collection.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 49 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: yes A → 90 / 100

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BricktasticBlog

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Recommendation: meh 88 / 100 by John

This is an absolute cracker of a set. For $70, it's an enjoyable build with some excellent wing flapping fun included. It's also a great way to get the new 2020 owl if you haven't already.

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Recommendation: yes 4.3 / 5 from 1 review

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Jay's Brick Blog

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Recommendation: yes 4 / 5 by Jay

LEGO 75975 Hedwig is an exceptional set, and one of the best mid-range LEGO sets of 2020. It's a must-buy if you're a LEGO Harry Potter fan, but even if you aren't, the mechanism and engineering is worth the price of admission as well.

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Brick Fanatics

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Recommendation: yes by Rob

By taking a risk and building something new, and delivering a sense of movement and play to the model way beyond expectations, 75979 Hedwig is a unique LEGO set in 2020 and one most certainly not miss out on.

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Bricksfanz

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Recommendation: yes by Adam White

I might not be the biggest Potter fan but this set is amazing. It's a great visual display piece, which is heightened by the motion elements. The way the wings move is great and works very well. They could have simply created a brick-built version of Hedwig, sitting in a perch position, similar to the version offered at a Barnes & Noble event a couple of years ago. But I really like the open winged look, even more so with the movement it offers. I'm also impressed by how ornate the plinth looks, as a simple thing like using transparent elements adds to the appearance. The use of stickers is a little disappointing, this seems to be an increasing issue with sets, where elements which could easily be printed are stickered instead. I would have loved a bigger UCS-style version, but as it is, the set is near perfect. Just the right size, a great display piece, moving elements and a joy to build.

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JANGBRiCKS

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Recommendation: meh by Jang

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New Elementary

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Recommendation: meh by Tim Johnson

Once built, 75979 is a very successful rendition of an owl with a mechanism well hidden under the body. And above all, the movement of the wings is smooth and accurate!

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