Beginner
≈ 6 hSuggested range3 h 45 min – 8 h 45 min
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Dreamzzz · SET 71478
The Never Witch's Midnight Raven
The Never Witch’s raven rebuilds into a flying hut or three nightmare creatures.
- Pieces
- 1,203
- Release year
- 2024
- Theme
- Dreamzzz
- Set number
- 71478
- LEGO recommended age
- 9+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 99.99 €
Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue when checked on 23 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.
Retail price reported by the LEGO source for the stated market. Check the store for current price and availability; this does not establish the launch price. LEGO ↗ · Reference checked on 23 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build The Never Witch's Midnight Raven?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
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Intermediate
≈ 4 hSuggested range2 h 30 min – 6 hExperienced
≈ 2 h 30 minSuggested range1 h 30 min – 3 h 45 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Raven body, wings and house structures. One configuration, not all projects combined. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
- LEGO Italy · The Never Witch's Midnight Raven ↗
This source documents the model’s features and components, not a timed build. No sufficiently verifiable individual building-time report has been identified for this set.
- LEGO building instructions · The Never Witch's Midnight Raven ↗
Set-specific instructions checked against the set number, piece count and year. The duration is an editorial assessment based on piece count, construction type, mechanisms and detail.
Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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How much display space does it need?
Model or component measured by LEGO
- Height
- ≈ 24 cm
- Width
- ≈ 51 cm
- Depth / length
- ≈ 44 cm
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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification
Dimensioni: il set della capanna-corvo di 1.203 pezzi misura 24 cm di altezza, 51 cm di larghezza e 44 cm di profonditàApproximate assembled-model measurements, not packaging dimensions. Allow extra room for handling, moving parts and the display stand. The comparison uses the measured model’s overall footprint, allows a 90° rotation and does not assess stability or shelf load. Source LEGO ↗ · 2026-10-29
BEYOND THE BRICKS
Did you know?
Inside the set
A walking house
The alternative includes a walking home, cauldron spider and giant raven.
LEGO sourceAdjustable wings
Articulated feathers and wings change the raven’s pose; the house has opening roof and door.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
A branch-built home
Real common ravens build branch nests lined with softer material, unlike this fantasy hut.
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Common Ravens nest on trees, cliffs and human-made structures, weaving sticks into a base and lining the interior with materials such as wool, fur or grass. The set’s fantasy hut differs from this real structure, built around a protected nesting cup.
A lasting pair
Ravens can remain paired year-round. Large groups often include unpaired young.
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Common Ravens may remain paired year-round yet gather around rich food supplies. Cornell suggests large groups are often young, unpaired birds. Social behaviour changes with age and circumstances, so neither one crowded gathering nor a solitary sighting tells the whole story.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
BEYOND THE BRICKS
Keep the story going
Films, series, games, books and music connected to this model or its universe.
LEGO DREAMZzz
Another adventure in the same universe, for before or after your build.
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Ponyo’s musical storytelling follows water and wonder. This suits marine atmosphere and playful subjects rather than serving as a generic choice for every animal.
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Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Original Soundtrack)
Joe Hisaishi
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