Fun Fact: Patrick had a difficult time finishing Hogwarts during the three years that it took to build the matchstick model because Hollywood released a new movie during that period that had changed the architecture of some of the buildings, and added addional buildings to the to the school grounds. Not all these changes are reflected in Patrick’s model, but all buildings are represented in the model excluding one, the Hogwarts’ owlry.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry
Matchstick Marvels took an enchanted trip to the world of Harry Potter when Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was brought to life with matchstick magic. Based on J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novel series, Acton’s version of the Hogwarts castle was completed in November 2006 after nearly three years of construction that took 24 gallons of wood glue, and 602,000 matchsticks. It was the largest matchstick model Acton had constructed at the time.
Initial planning for the matchstick model began in March 2004 when Acton completed many technical drawings and built a small cardboard scale model of the castle to use as a guide during construction. All of Acton’s initial drawings were based on Michael Bramman’s incredible painting An Owl’s Eye View of Hogwarts. Acton had completed nearly all of the technical drawings used to build the matchstick model by the time actual construction of Hogwarts began in the fall of 2004. He did use other photographs later to assure he captured the finer details of the castle complex. Also, the release of additional movies showed an ever-changing and more complex Hogwarts as Hollywood artists added and enhanced the scope of Hogwarts buildings and grounds.
This model was purchased by Ripley’s Believe It or Not and is displayed in their museum in Gatlinburg, TN, near the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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