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hold on...hold on...

Now it was down to details. Using Popsicle sticks and my trusty dremel I cut tiles for the roof, roughing them up, gluing them down, and staining them in place. Up pops another planning mistake. The rain gutter is not metal as I installed it (Which of course could bend). It is actually ceramic and will not bend but break. So I had to cut off the bent section and glue it back down. I finalized the roof boards and broken panes on the balcony door and window. Again attempting to blend the brick colors together, I also painted the electrical parts. And I discovered something new, when you have something that sticks out from another item, 9 out of ten times you will hook that item and remove it from the item it was attached too. I cannot remember how many times I knocked this piece off the wall, you can actually start to see how bent up the wires started to get.

Photos 0022 and 0022a

Some of the final details I added to the base include replacing the wire after knocking the electrical off the wall again. Adding some Allied infantry equipment scattered around. This idea came about when Mr. Holt recounted an interview that was given by German military members stating "a curious observation about litter straight from an interview with the radio operator of Tiger 221. As soon as they dismounted, they made their way northward away from the house you've depicted. He says they were amazed at all of the American equipment they found strewn about, plus uniforms with the Red Bull insignia and food, including bread and jam. He said it looked like the Americans had been having a picnic there. He said the uniforms were all quite large, and he even tried on a jacket when they were in a safe area (about 200 meters north). It looks like the 34th Infantry had taken a break there, and then got repulsed in the counter attack."

Also added some yard items and a tarp draped on the fence.

Photos 0023, 0023a, 0023b and 0023c

Mr. Holt sent me a newly discovered photo of #221's left side, which besides helping immensely with the Tiger model, it also gave some great details for the base. More detail for the crumbling rock wall, some metal posts and verified some info on the house structures.

Photos 0024 and 0024a

This ends this portion of the base construction; the final weathering is covered in the final section when I weather all pieces together.