Harry Potter: McGongall's Brooch

[juno]

Here's McGonagall and her brooch (yeah, she isn't too happy about it):

I'd attempted this brooch back in the summer of 2007. Here's my first attempt. The lack of reference and higher-res photos (like the one above) really hindered me. I was also hindered by my complete and utter lack of knowledge of materials and processes.

Fast forward to today. I've had my 3D mill for several years, and a few projects under my belt. Here's my cold-cast resin version of the brooch:

And the cast pewter version:

Full write up and pics of the process on my blog: Curious Goods » McGonagall’s Brooch 2.0

 

[BGHUNTER]

When I first looked at the page I only saw the fist pic, thought not bad but room for improvment , then on scrolling down I see youve made that improvement , it looks great,
enjoyed your blog to ,

 

[justanuthercap]

Another winner Juno... nice work.

 

[Westies14]

You're still the best Potter replicator out there! thumbsup:thumbsup

 

[EZBSVS]

Beautiful! Great job on it!

 

[Ramiel]

Again an awesome work of art Juno!

And me, being on a HUGE Harry Potter kick lately, I really appreciate this new entry in your already great set of HP replicas!

 

[Stormgirl]

I love it Juno, very good!

 

[stormtrooperguy]

Very impressive!

 

[ATL Kenobi]

Juno,

Wonderful work as always :thumbsup

Will you be selling these? It'd be the perfect accessory for my wife to wear with her McGonagall outfit.

ATL

 

[teecrooz]

If you follow the link to her website, there is another link there to an etsy store. :thumbsup

 

[arivin923]

Awesome!! Great job, Juno!

Out of curiosity, do you do any HP costuming or just props?

 

[juno]

Thanks for all the kind words. Yes, they are on my etsy store. I'll be putting up the metal ones later this week.

I have a robe, but I don't cosplay as any particular character or student. I taught magic a couple of times at a local book store, and I have a character I created for that.

 

[Goodwolf]

I've been sneaking around on your site every so often. Always a treat.

 

[ecl]

very very nice!

 

[franz bolo]

Very nice!!

FB

 

[woozelmom]

Love it, Love it, Love it!!! Great work as always

 

[Wolfie]

awesome

 

[ATL Kenobi]

Juno,

Received the brooch already and my wife loves it! Great work as always!

Thanks!

ATL

 

[Toshi Chris]

Love seeing the before/after photos there. Fantastic.

 

[juno]

Thanks! I definitely like the metal better than the resin, but resin is certainly cheaper.