Final Revision of Lego Hogwarts Paper-craft Model

This semester ended very abruptly, but luckily the last place I was in the school was the Thing Tank and I was able to finish laser cutting my Hogwarts paper model. It ended up being quite detailed, so I really needed the laser cutter. I am proud of the final product and think that I was able to incorporate my peer's feedback into my castle. After my prototype, I revised the bridge to be more sturdy and have 3D railings. On the towers, I added lattice windows on the bottom room exterior and changed the mini-towers at the top to better reflect the original Lego model. To make the towers more sturdy I added a second layer of paper to each level.

It was really cool to watch the laser cutter cut and score my project. Below are the different pieces I needed it to cut out.

Below are two renders of my model in rhino. I used the plastic material in different colours.

Here is my finished paper model:

From the back, it has three open levels. That is how the actual Lego set is.

From the three-quarter view, it is easier to see the bridge details. Keeping the stairs looking clean with the tiny tabs attaching the steps together was one of the hard parts of assembling this.

The other challenge in assembling the castle was keeping the mini top pieces together. I wanted them to be more rounded than in my prototype, this meant that there were a lot fewer places to put tabs.

Lastly, here is a little set I attempted to make with the leftover paper. Luckily the basement has blue walls.

This was a really fun course. I am sad it has to end here, but I am looking forward to the 200 level of this class. Thanks for a great semester!

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