Hozomon 宝蔵門 - Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
MiniWorld3DSeptember 19, 2024
Description
🇯🇵 東京へようこそ! ⛩
Welcome to Tokyo!
Celebrate Ten Years of MiniWorld3D with an update to one of our first models.
Check out other models in this same location, like Kaminarimon.
⚠ - - Please read the Print Instructions further below - - ⚠
宝蔵門 Hōzōmon ("Treasure- Gate") is the second gate into the Sensō-ji complex of Buddhist & Shinto religious buildings in the Asakusa area of Tokyo.
Dany Sánchez, MiniWorld3D founder and author of this model, visited Sensō-ji in 2015 and then published printable miniatures of the whole temple complex. Nine years later, this early model has received the Ten Anniversary treatment and has been updated with enhanced details and optimization! It can be printed large or in resin perfectly, and even in colors with MMU/AMS.
About the building:
Hōzōmon is the inner of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji (the outer one being the Kaminarimon) in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. A two-story gate (nijūmon), the second level houses many of the Sensō-ji's treasures: a collection of sutras and other Buddhist scriptures designated an Important Cultural Property.
The first level has several iconic features. First, two statues of Niō (guardian deities of the Buddha) reaching 5.45 meters tall. Second, three lanterns, of which the two side ones weigh 1000 kg and the central one 400 kg. Third, a pair of gigantic straw sandals called waraji, each measuring 4.5 m long and weighing 400 kg.
It stands 22.7 meters (74 ft) tall, 21 meters (69 ft) wide, and 8 meters (26 ft) deep. Originally built in 942 AD, it was destroyed in two occasions, first in 1631, and then during the Tokyo air raids of 1945. The present steel-reinforced concrete structure is from 1964 (from Wikipedia).
MiniWorld3D is happy to bring this model to life as a homage to all the people of Japan. This model was originally designed from scratch in parametric software and updated in Tinkercad. Please give credit, it's all about spreading culture and education!
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Modeled by Dany Sánchez.
Credits: real location and print photos by Dany Sánchez in Prusa MK4 and BambuLab X1 Carbon AMS. BambuLab matte red and white PLA, Amolen concrete grey PLA. Hand-painted details with acrylics and markers.
-This model uses over-simplified & miniaturized “Guardian King of the South and Buddhist Guardian of the East at The Asian Museum" and ”Vaishravana, the Guardian King of the North at The Asian Art Museum" from Scan the World in lieu of the two statues of Niō in the front lower level.
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Print Instructions
Suggested parameters:
- No supports.
- Lay the flat side of all parts on the print bed, parts should be “lying down” on their backs except the railing. Must glue after printing for a permanent assembly. This split in halves allows printing without supports.
Sand lightly to flatten if the surfaces are not perfectly flat to each other.
- A gcode of the whole building split only in two parts instead of more is available, at 100% scale.
- At 1:1 or 100% scale, the object is it is 30 mm tall, because it fits with the larger assembly of the whole temple complex. Scale to 300% or more for standalone use, especially to showcase the full details and if using colors.
Fine-tune retraction to avoid stringing.
Perimeters: 2
Top layers: 3
Infill: as low as 15%
Input shaper ok.
.3mf file with pre-painted colors is provided, for use in MMU / AMS
