Howl's castle (Self-propelled architecture)

[AVR]

A couple of years ago a thread about Howl's Moving castle model from Hayao Miyazaki's cartoon was published on Only-Paper site .
My family really liked this model and everybody wanted me to assemble it.
The first look to this set maked me little shocked: 49 pages of parts!
But assembling was started. It was slow, with long and often interruptions. But incredible event happened few days ago: the project has finished.
The model has no formers, and I do not know if it is possible to assemble it without any deformation. Also some parts have no defined positions and I am not sure if there are two the same assembles.
But these facts just add reality to the model: the prototype (if a fairy-tale can be accepted as a source documentation) is a not rigid construction: almost all parts change their shapes and positions.
The result of two-year work is at the pictures.
The last photo I made with NIVA model in 1/43 scale - just for comparison.

[The--Mouse]

You made a very nice castle!
This one is high on my wish list to build....




Fred

[gotham]

Only Paper is a pirate site ☹☹

[AVR]

Sorry, forgot about this rule.
But there is a forum where people show their works and models designed by themselves.
Nobody insists to use illegal content.
And I did not give a direct link.

[Miles Linnabery]

Dear Andre:
Great modeling, I give up I will have to read the book, Many years ago I did a 20+ page Cinderella castle for my daughter. May your dog not get the model.
Enjoy,
Miles

[rockpaperscissor]

You did a great job building it. The source is unfortunate. I've seen this completed model in person, and it is huge and complicated.

[gotham]

I should have added, great looking model - big Ghibli fan. 😸😸😸

[Vermin_King]

Amazing model. I don't think I have the discipline to spend that much time on any model.

Did you have this printed at a shop?

[Philip]

I like your castle an awful lot.