diff --git a/assets/models/blender/manifest.json b/assets/models/blender/manifest.json
index caaff2e..5823c26 100644
--- a/assets/models/blender/manifest.json
+++ b/assets/models/blender/manifest.json
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@
     "bollard": {
       "bounds_godot": {
         "max": [
-          0.105,
+          0.125,
           0.975,
-          0.105
+          0.125
         ],
         "min": [
-          -0.105,
+          -0.125,
           0,
-          -0.105
+          -0.125
         ]
       },
       "category": "props",
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       "path": "assets/models/blender/props/bollard.glb",
       "replaces": "generated/bollard.glb",
       "triangles": 138,
-      "vertices": 225
+      "vertices": 221
     },
     "camera": {
       "attach": "hand",
@@ -439,14 +439,15 @@
       "category": "props",
       "materials": [
         "news_blue",
+        "dark_metal",
         "glass",
         "paper",
         "steel"
       ],
       "path": "assets/models/blender/props/newspaper_box.glb",
       "replaces": "generated/newspaper_box.glb",
-      "triangles": 244,
-      "vertices": 528
+      "triangles": 300,
+      "vertices": 648
     },
     "npc_casual": {
       "bounds_godot": {
diff --git a/assets/models/blender/props/bollard.glb b/assets/models/blender/props/bollard.glb
index 4a41d1e..4b95d5e 100644
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diff --git a/assets/models/blender/props/newspaper_box.glb b/assets/models/blender/props/newspaper_box.glb
index 598d1e7..2530762 100644
Binary files a/assets/models/blender/props/newspaper_box.glb and b/assets/models/blender/props/newspaper_box.glb differ
diff --git a/docs/3d-model-review.md b/docs/3d-model-review.md
index a31e97c..15fef51 100644
--- a/docs/3d-model-review.md
+++ b/docs/3d-model-review.md
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ the first candidates for a `vegetation-artist`/lookdev pass.
 
 | Prop | Tris | Verdict |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| `bollard` | 138 | — |
+| `bollard` | 138 | accept (2026-11-03 flared base collar) |
 | `bench` | 560 | — |
 | `trash_bin` | 228 | — |
 | `planter_box` | 1,324 | — |
-| `newspaper_box` | 244 | — |
+| `newspaper_box` | 300 | accept (2026-11-03 recessed slot + door seam) |
 | `fire_hydrant` | 610 | accept (2026-11-03 rebuild: bolted flange, bonnet cap nut, larger side + front outlets) |
 | `street_lamp` | 428 | — |
 | `street_tree` | 2,592 | P1 candidate (flat-shaded clumps) |
diff --git a/docs/screenshots/10-prop-gallery.png b/docs/screenshots/10-prop-gallery.png
index 5a7ff0f..513a1fa 100644
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diff --git a/tools/blender_assets.py b/tools/blender_assets.py
index a7be8cb..dd4e0de 100644
--- a/tools/blender_assets.py
+++ b/tools/blender_assets.py
@@ -1254,8 +1254,8 @@ def _shrub(name, center, radii, mat, lumps=7, seed=1, lump=0.42):
 def build_prop(name):
     M = lambda n: material(n)  # noqa: E731
     p = []
-    if name == "bollard":  # matches generated: r 0.09, h 0.97
-        p.append(lathe("Bollard", [(0.105, 0.0), (0.105, 0.04), (0.085, 0.07), (0.08, 0.80),
+    if name == "bollard":  # matches generated: r 0.09, h 0.97; flared base collar
+        p.append(lathe("Bollard", [(0.125, 0.0), (0.125, 0.05), (0.095, 0.09), (0.08, 0.80),
                                    (0.09, 0.84), (0.09, 0.90), (0.06, 0.96), (0.0, 0.975)],
                        M("black_metal"), seg=8, sharp=25))
         p.append(lathe("Band", [(0.0815, 0.74), (0.0815, 0.79)], M("reflective"), seg=8,
@@ -1299,8 +1299,14 @@ def build_prop(name):
         p.append(box("Body", (0.42, 0.34, 0.70), (0, 0, 0.45), M("news_blue"), bevel=0.02))
         p.append(box("Top", (0.44, 0.38, 0.08), (0, 0.0, 0.84), M("news_blue"),
                      rot=(math.radians(-12), 0, 0), bevel=0.015))
-        p.append(box("Window", (0.32, 0.01, 0.22), (0, -0.172, 0.62), M("glass")))
-        p.append(box("Paper", (0.26, 0.004, 0.14), (0, -0.168, 0.60), M("paper")))
+        # Recessed door frame: a dark inset so the glass reads as a window cut
+        # into the door rather than a flat decal on the surface.
+        p.append(box("DoorFrame", (0.36, 0.02, 0.26), (0, -0.152, 0.60), M("dark_metal"),
+                     bevel=0.004))
+        p.append(box("Window", (0.30, 0.005, 0.20), (0, -0.157, 0.60), M("glass")))
+        p.append(box("Paper", (0.24, 0.004, 0.14), (0, -0.154, 0.60), M("paper")))
+        # Door seam above the handle so the door reads as a hinged panel.
+        p.append(box("DoorSeam", (0.36, 0.003, 0.002), (0, -0.16, 0.72), M("dark_metal")))
         p.append(box("Handle", (0.14, 0.03, 0.02), (0, -0.18, 0.47), M("steel"), bevel=0.006))
         p.append(box("Coin", (0.06, 0.02, 0.08), (0.14, -0.175, 0.76), M("steel"), bevel=0.005))
     elif name == "fire_hydrant":  # r 0.19 body, h ~0.76 + flange, bonnet and outlets