Modular Japanese Style Temple for Gunpla Models - Work in Progress

 After the popularity of the Modular Gunpla Display, I wanted to do something using the same basic design, but with less of an expandable concept, in favour of making something a little more ornamental.
I love Japanese architecture, especially old temples, so I've decided to go with a combination of wooden posts, stone base and the iconic Japanese style roof, along with Shoji sidewall panels.

Temple Blocking Out

For the Shoji panels, I wanted to make them as realistic as possible and I don't believe it's an effect that can be achieved with an everyday single colour 3D printer.  So my plan is to print each screen in 2 halves, with the panel areas left empty, this way you can cut out a sheet of paper to fit inside the 2 halves, giving a much better level of realism and allowing more natural light through.  The screen halves themselves are held together by the side posts, floor and gantries but I'll probably recommend both sides are glued in order to hold the paper in place.

Shoji screen Design

I've also redesigned the side baseplates to have a basic stone brick texture and made the front base plate have some small stone steps.  The brick texturing has thrown up some potential printing issues that may require these parts to be printed in an orientation that isn't the most efficient or stable, but I'm still working on a solution to this!
I'm still deciding what to do for the back wall, another shoji panel is the easiest idea and I may add this as an extra option to whatever I design as a main back wall.

Brick Texturing

So this is the progress so far.  I've started working on the roof sections and alternate stone textured floor panels and I'm also roughing out some ideas for a possible throne type design as an additional extra later on.
More updates will follow soon-ish....