Regardless of what size I choose to make the sign, if I keep this aspect ratio between the two sides it should look the part. Comparing the number of pixels on each side of the cropped image gave me an aspect ratio of approximately 4.625 : 1 (width to height). Pete’s photo was taken ever-so-slightly off kilter, so in Photoshop I rotated it 0.5° to the left to make the sign level and then cropped as close as I could to the sign itself. The concept seems simple enough – let’s get to work! Aspect Ratio You can tell that it’s vinyl because in my 2012 photos some of the edges have curled up, and the ‘4’ must have come off because it’s been repainted rather hastily. Yes!īest that I can tell, the sign is a piece of plywood painted black with the lettering “Platform 9 ¾” in white vinyl. It’s good quality, high resolution, straight-on, and it was taken when the sign was first installed and in good condition. The best reference photo I could find was this one by Pete Shacky on Flickr, circa 2007. Although most of these pictures are focused on the excited fans, I was lucky enough to find a handful of high quality ones that were taken straight-on and provide a clear view of the sign which I can use for reference. I even took a few photos myself when I caught a train out of Kings Cross back in 2012 (above). The sign at King’s Cross is a tourist attraction, located on a plain brick wall in the main hall and accompanied by a luggage trolley that has been cut in half, appearing to be mid-way through entering the hidden platform.īecause it’s a tourist attraction, there are a plethora of pictures online – usually accompanied by fans in wizard garb grinning from ear to ear. Summer of 2012.Īs with all good prop replicas, I started with some reference material. The sign at King’s Cross Station, looking rough early in the morning. My sister is one of these many Harry Potter devotees, so this past Christmas I decided to build her her own replica of this iconic sign. Celebrating this connection to the world of Harry Potter, the employees at King’s Cross erected a real-life “Platform 9 ¾” sign in the terminal, which has since become a place of pilgrimage for fans the world ’round. Wizards and witches running at the wall between platforms 9 and 10 would instantly be transported to the mythical platform, where they would say farewell to their families and depart on the scarlet train to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The fictional platform is located in a real muggle-inhabited location – King’s Cross station in northern London. And, of course, the world’s most famous non-existent train platform: Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. The Leaky Cauldron, the grubby little pub that serves as the gateway to the fantastical shops and stalls of Diagon Alley.
The ordinary house at 4 Privet Drive in Little Whinging, where “the boy who lived” grew up with his horrible Aunt and Uncle (and their son, Dudley). Rowling’s magical universe and the enchanting places within. r/Arithmancy is now giving points! If you like puzzles, riddles, and the like, join Arithmancy! They do 4 monthly puzzles run by volunteers, most of the solving is done in Discord (links in their sidebar), and you can help your house earn points.When the story of Harry Potter first took the world by storm in 1997, readers were enamored by J.K.The Quibbler Summer 2021 Issue Out Now!.Become a contributor and rake in the galleons!
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