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Albrecht's Grimoire

A physical build of Albrecht's Grimoire from Warframe, shown at TennoVIP 2023 and cited by Warframe when it announced Hoku Props as a TennoCon guest.

Albrecht's Grimoire prop by Hoku Props, a closed metal tome with a black skull, gold discs and teal internal glow
Photo by Hoku Props Team

The challenge

Make a book that was never designed to be a book.

The Grimoire exists in game as a floating object with no weight, no hinge and no rules about how its parts meet. Turning it into something a person can hold meant resolving every seam, joint and light path that the game model never had to answer for.

The approach

Hoku modelled the tome from the in-game asset, printed and finished the shell in aged steel and gold, sculpted the skull and hand elements, and ran internal lighting so the teal glow reads in a dark room without washing out the metal.

Close view of the sculpted black skull and hands at the centre of the Hoku Props Albrecht's Grimoire
Skull and hands, centre boss
Gold discs and teal light channels on the cover of the Hoku Props Albrecht's Grimoire
Gold discs and light channels
Top-down view of the closed Albrecht's Grimoire prop by Hoku Props
Closed, from above
Albrecht's Grimoire by Hoku Props opened flat, two framed screen pages with swirling imagery
Open, the tablet pages
Teal light running along the spine edge of the Hoku Props Albrecht's Grimoire
Edge lighting
Albrecht's Grimoire by Hoku Props on display at TennoVIP 2023 in Las Vegas with its placard
On display, TennoVIP 2023
The Hoku Props Albrecht's Grimoire glowing in a dark room at TennoVIP 2023
Lit at TennoVIP 2023
Teal LED light channels inside the cover of the Hoku Props Albrecht's Grimoire during the build
Build: light channels in the cover

Photo by Hoku Props Team

Credit

Albrecht's Grimoire built by Hoku Props, shown at TennoVIP 2023.

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