Diagon Alley miniature Harry Potter MOC

[LegoDog0126]

This is a small scale (but not small) model of Diagon Alley as the street appeared in the later Harry Potter Films. I based the model off of the set that still exists at Warner Bros Leavesden Studios where they shot the films, and the model includes approximations of all the buildings as close as I could get them at this scale. Since the buildings on the set are all just facades, I added backs to the buildings, as well as two side alleys next to them, just to give the model a more finished look. I also added buildings at each end of the street, as opposed the green screens that they used in the films to make it appear as though  the street kept going. In the model, I also represented Bull's Head Passage, Bull's Head Passage being a real alley in London where the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron was in the first Harry Potter film. The model can be displayed in two ways, either closed so that the two sides of the street line up, or open so that it can be viewed more easily. 

I originally posted this model on LEGO ideas for the Wizarding World contest that is currently happening, however, it got rejected, so I am now posting it here. This is one of my larger models part wise, with 4605 pieces, but in actual size, it is not that large since most of the pieces are quite small. 

Here are the images:

 

A view down the alley, towards Gringotts bank:

Diagon Alley Render 3 sky small by Ethan Brossard, on Flickr

A view up the alley, towards the Leaky Cauldron and Weasley's Wizard Wheezes:

Diagon Alley Render 5 sky small by Ethan Brossard, on Flickr

A view of Bull's Head Passage, the black storefront on the right is the Leaky Cauldron:

Diagon Alley Render 4 sky small by Ethan Brossard, on Flickr

A top view of the model closed:

Diagon Alley Render 6 small by Ethan Brossard, on Flickr

A right side view of the model showing one of the side alleys

Diagon Alley Render 8 small by Ethan Brossard, on Flickr

A left side view of the model showing the other side alley

Diagon Alley Render 7 small by Ethan Brossard, on Flickr

A front view of the model when it is opened up:

Diagon Alley Render 9 crop small by Ethan Brossard, on Flickr

 

If any of you want to get a better view at the images, or download the files to view the model in a digital design program, all formats of Lego model file, as well as the full size images can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-RHsOa3Hf8AnPlbF9xrX2GlLDHkLwu18?usp=sharing

The model currently uses some bricks in colors that LEGO does not make them in, but there aren't a lot, so with some slight modification, you could build the model. I will probably be creating a build-able version of it soon, and will post those files here when completed

And finally, if you want to check out some of my other projects, check out my LEGO Ideas page and flickr page linked below. Currently I only have one model on LEGO Ideas (a model of Hogwarts Castle), but a few more will be going up in the next few days, so stay tuned if you want to see them.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/3776eb6c-af57-4de9-88a9-e02a14fac444

https://www.flickr.com/photos/142948948@N05/albums

Thanks for taking a look at my work, if you have any feedback, even criticism, please share it below, but try to keep the criticism constructive!

 

Edited November 5, 2018 by LegoDog0126

[Dr.Cogg]

This is a really good micro scale, it actually looks like your going through a Diagon Alley, good job.

[rodiziorobs]

I like how you included the views looking down the alley, but then you can open it up and see the whole thing as well--it makes for a dynamic display. I could spend awhile looking at the details you've included here, well done

[CapedCrusader11]

Very artistic!  :)