KNARESBOROUGH PLAYMOBIL EXHIBITION 2012 HOGWARTS & HOGSMEADE

[skypurr]

Hogwarts - slightly different from at Kirkbean - bigger - the overall display was 12 feet x 8 feet this time, with more towers and more students and teachers.
Hogsmeade - more shops and more detail.
Altogether it took about 10 hours to build; with help from Damo and his mum and dad and about 3 hours to dismantle!

I'll post pictures of Hogwarts first.

First an overall view...





From the side...





The bridge with the giant squid underneath...



The boats that the 1st years use, on the lake...



Quidditch/flying lesson for students from Gryffindor (looking at the photo I think Neville Longbottom has just fainted  ...



Professor McGonagall with Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle & Pansy Parkinson...



Towers with Dumbledore and Snape...



The owlery with a student ready to send a letter...



The Astronomy tower with Professor Sinistra...



Looking down onto the other side of the castle...



The whomping willow plus students and teachers...



Hagrid's hut with Hagrid, Harry, Ron and Hermione



A thestral and Luna Lovegood...



I was pleased with the overall display, but still have some things I want to add/change so I am planning to build the larger version again for Kirkbean.

I'll add Hogsmeade photos in a new thread later.

Elaine

[Pynedor]

Quality! This is fantastically done! It is impressive as a Medieval castle and town alone, but your themed touch is nice. That haunted house in the corner looks cool too, and I hope you had enough time to enjoy it after all the time setting it up before you dismantled it!

[Wolf Knight]

Superb, Elaine!!! Love the new design and all the extra details that you added since last year! It really great redoing something you have done before, you can add, improve and...make bigger!!!! Excellent!!

[Lindama]

Ooh  Elaine - have been waiting for this with baited breath and you have not disappointed! 

[highlandcattle]

 8-)very cool.

[Tiermann]

Looks fantastic Elaine! Seems much more comprehensive than the last version, and I'm sure the next will be even more so

[Bill Blackhurst]

Great work, everyone! That proves that Playmobil could do this type theme!

[PlaymoMan]

Wow, that is a fantastic Playmo version of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade! Great job!

[kaethe]

Congratulations, this is quite an accomplishment.  Hogwarts looks wonderful.  There are a lot of klickies in grey jackets and capes there.  I am off to look at the photos again, more slowly.
k

[conniefrere]

  Lovely diorama! I find it great you manage to let these figures resemble the characters so well.