Just received it yesterday and couldn't wait to build it. The building experience and instructions are really good, well designed. I don't see any difference from an official set. The set is full of small details, with potions and ingredients everywhere. You start by building the small peddler cart, and even there it is stuffed with details. The set uses a lot of cool rare pieces and colors for potions, and I got the feeling the fan designer intended it for more of those to be available...