Harry Potter Boathouse Model

metal wood

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• Jun 9, 2013

• #21

what! really!? these look like shots of the set from the film, gorgeous! basically perfect.

 

nicklambo

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• Jun 10, 2013

• #22

Absolutely amazing!!

 

vaderdarth

Master Member

• Jun 11, 2013

• #23

Wow, you should make a kit, that's fantastic!

 

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cgraham

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• Jun 12, 2013

• #24

That's gobsmackingly beautiful! Now I am shamed into redoing my boathouse ~1/100 scale:



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I especially admire your leaded window glasswork - what techniques/materials did you use?

-Cgraham

 

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PHArchivist

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• Jun 16, 2013

• #25

Stunning work; algea an all!

 

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gem20

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• Jun 17, 2013

• #26

cgraham said:

That's gobsmackingly beautiful! Now I am shamed into redoing my boathouse ~1/100 scale:

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I especially admire your leaded window glasswork - what techniques/materials did you use?

-Cgraham

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Wow, that's awesome! Really well done!

Thank You The windows were laser-etched in perspex and then I rubbed indian ink into them to get the leaded effect

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vaderdarth said:

Wow, you should make a kit, that's fantastic!

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Haha, I'd love to see this in kit form...I think it would be quite a challenge haha!!

 

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IEDBOUNTYHUNTER

Sr Member

• Jun 17, 2013

• #27

Looking great, I have a bunch of friends in England who attended hertfordshire.

 

Leigh

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RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jun 18, 2013

• #28

I love this!! I've always loved miniature buildings that are fully detailed inside & out & you've done an excellent job of this, Inspiring!
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gem20

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• Oct 26, 2013

• #29

For anyone interested in miniature building....I recently found myself presenting my folio to the man who was in charge of building the 'real' Hogwarts miniature used in the Harry Potter films. Luckily, he loved my model (phew!!!), but gave me a tip for scale windows like this. He said that he uses acetate and etches the lattice pattern onto it on both sides of the material. This makes the acetate buckle slightly and so when the model is lit, the light "kicks" off the windows, like a real church window.

Top tip from one of the best miniature builders in the industry there, and as some of you guys were asking how I'd made my model, I just thought I'd share that!

Also, thanks again for all the kind compliments

 

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rotheror

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• Dec 16, 2013

• #30

What method does he use to etch the pattern into the acetate? By the way - great work man!!

 

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Ramses

New Member

• Jan 20, 2014

• #31

This is incredible... How come I found out just now? The details are amazing!

 

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havantpal

New Member

• Jan 21, 2014

• #32

Not been on this site for awhile..came across your HP Boathouse....fantastic job....excellent detail. I wouldn't even know how to begin. well done..have you still got it?

 

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DivideByZero

New Member

• Jan 21, 2014

• #33

This is stunning work. Well done!

The only problem is now I want my own laser cutter Not that i would be able to get close to this quality.

Mind... blown....

 

Aegis159

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RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jan 21, 2014

• #34

Excellent work!

 

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Welshbird77

New Member

• Apr 17, 2014

• #35

This model is incredible. Keep up the amazing work!

 

LorduDesign

Sr Member

• Sep 4, 2014

• #36

Amazing model!

 

Contec

Master Member

• Sep 4, 2014

• #37

I love it. Are you gonna do another house from harry potter? Hagrids hut perhaps..

 

chefhawk

Sr Member

• Sep 4, 2014

• #38

Brilliant and amazing work.

Thanks for sharing

Cheers

 

lynx0099

Sr Member

• Sep 4, 2014

• #39

ohhhh absolutely perfect!!!

 

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gem20

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• Sep 28, 2014

• #40

rotheror said:

What method does he use to etch the pattern into the acetate? By the way - great work man!!

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I would assume that the acetate is laser-etched....I can't imagine it would be scribed by hand. There could be other methods I'm not aware of though And thank you so much! :-D

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havantpal said:

Not been on this site for awhile..came across your HP Boathouse....fantastic job....excellent detail. I wouldn't even know how to begin. well done..have you still got it?

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Thank you so so much! That means a lot. Yes, I still have it

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Contec said:

I love it. Are you gonna do another house from harry potter? Hagrids hut perhaps..

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I'd love to do another model like this again, I now work full time as an architectural model maker in London, so lack time to build my own models :-( I must be more organised and MAKE the time to do it!!!

I'm not sure I fancy doing another Harry Potter model at the moment, I have been eyeing up some pieces of architecture from "The Hobbit" films though....so I think they may be next!! I'll have to get organised and sort it out or these things will never get done!