Well - I haven't been surfing the net all the time - here are some images of a very In Progress building.
The plan - finish this, then destroy about 1/3 of it. Take down the stuff that doesn't have the roof section over it.
Lots to do - finish the very top of the roof - paint outside two more coats of grey - paint all stone work darker grey - ceilings - windows - wash/wash/wash/ohyea wash - interior trim around windows & doors, floors etc - then hit it with some 'artilery'
(The plastic box in the building is just to hold up the floor





As usual - any comments are greatly appreciated - let'em fly.

Hey Scott!

That's looking super! Very nice house building there. What else will be in the dio? Keep it up!

This is a corner building and across the street will be a small garden fence. The long side will have all brick road on it. A Hanomog will be at the intersection with 5 figures running from the building heading toward the garden, 2 of the guys will be providing cover.
heres an old image

What scene are you trying to do? The building overlooking the bridge?

ShermiesRule
I"m not trying to do that specific location. Just somewhere in Arnhem.
This photo is the inspiration

Not exactally mimiced but the idea is there.

Wow Scott, I really like that building. what did you use for the shingles? I really like the floors and the effort put into the beams too. How are you going to go about "destroying it"? And let me see, oh yeah, lol a garden wall too? I have seen to many of those as of late. but I am sure yours will be outstanding. I also recognize that wallpaper you used on the ground floor its the same as I used on my first dio. Thats a useful site,now if i could only remember the name of it. Keep up the great work!! Kevin

Scott,

Excellent work! One note would be to disguise or sand off the bar codes on your balsa. I could be wrong but I'm fairly certain they didn't have those on beams in the '40s.

What process did you use for the overall construction of the walls and how will you be blasting them? Are they plaster or wood or foam?

Is the stone work on the edges and windows cast, planted on, or sculpted?
Looks like the dio is coming along nicely!

If RMG was a contest there would have been a great battle. Nice work there Scott , i bet by the time you ruin this fine build your heart will crack
i like the roof construction and the generall look of the building. Hope we see it soon on the dio base . Like it much

hi Scott
i see you worked like an architect for this building. the interior and especially the roof is very very good. what did you use for the roof tiles? the window frames are covering the whole window -in most of photos and dios the frames covering 1/3 or 1/4 of window.yours is different but looking very good for wooden window frames.i will use the interior photos as references of my RMG building with your permission.(And also Teachers photos) will you do the windows and door?
best regards

Thanks all for the complements
To all who inquired about the shingles - one word - painful. I landed on a free lot of cedar doll house shingles. I had the great idea of using them for this. Ouch. I had sand down the originals by 50% to get the correct thickness, then I had to cut them to shape. I got 6 tiles per original shingle. I used (two separate) 1/32 sheet(s) of basswood as the roof and started at the bottom and laid a line in a strip of white glue, then made a straight edge line and started course two making a bit of overlap. Repeated this until I had both sides done. I trimmed off the excess shingle edges then glued the roof section in place over the previously constructed timber section. The corner shingles are hand cut/trimmed shingles glued together as a corner angle piece and then glued in place on the roof.

JH - My destruction plan is to use a pin vice and #11 blade (back edge) to weaken the wall along an angled section. Then apply a bit of pressure and maybe a quick tap of a hammer to break off the largest section. Trim and details will have a similar weaken, then snap process applied to them.

ambrose82 - OH Man - no bar codes in WWII #:-) #:-) It looks pretty goofie with that on it doesn't it.
The walls are plaster (woodland scenics hydrocast). I used an old floor tile from a home project as the base. I built a small 12MM deep wall/dam the size of the overall wall. I poured two big 'blank' sections of wall. I then drew out where I wanted windows and doors and used a razor saw and pin vice to drill out pilot holes and cut out windows. I attached the two walls together with paper clip pieces and epoxy in a predrilled hole. I love the way the floor tile texture added rocky/plastery texture to the wall.
The stone work on the outside is all sculpy clay. I rolled it thin into 6" by 2" sheets then carefully cut the pieces out. The corner piece I rolled then folded then draped it over a preshaped piece of aluminum foil (90 degree angle piece to help hold its shape). Then baked it. Then etched out the individual bricks with a dental tool and used a knife to cut out the individual stones.

Major_Goose - oh man is destruction going to be bitter sweet. So much time and effort laying shingles, matching wall paper patterns, building floors. All to lay waste on it! Gotta love it.....

Graywolf - I've seen the window frames both ways. I just went with a full cover on this one. I will be adding a smaller frame to hold the glass inside what you see here. This will only be about 2mm thick and sit in the middle of the overall hole.
By all means, you can use these photos however you like to help out.

Scot,
Looking great so far.
Are you using Latex for the street? From Kancali? How do you attach them to the base espec. the borders. The borders from my street section ar lightly standing up. Don't know how to fix it.
Greetz,

I have some de-constructing to do on my house dio but ive been holding off.
Let us know how it goes and any tips or tools that worked well. Its cool to see
a full dio emerge from the single narrow shot photo..Will there be room to
shoot a picture thru the door from the backside of the house? the figures you
have placed across the street appear to capture the photo well.. almost
like a second photo shot.. great progress and keep up the inspiring work!
seeya.. chris

bep - yes the street section is from Kancali. I haven't glued it down yet. My plan is to use white glue (not elmers, some tackier hobby glue) all the way around the edge. Where possible, I will be adding detail trim (around building edge) to help hold down the street/sidewalk.
If that doesn't work, I'm going and would recommend to use a bit of epoxy to hold down any edges.

kancali - I'll give you feedback on destruction...... I do plan on shooting a photo from behind through the door. I hope it turns out ok. I've been planning no how to make the 2nd floor 'fall' so it's out of the way.

Great work Scott. This building has an "authentic Arnhem look"... I think you're in for a smashing dio !

I see they have a hughe aquarium at the ground floor #:-)

Excellent build so far. You will need to be very careful when destroying it though...that sounds kind of odd . #:-) Take your time and exercise patience. If you go too fast the whole thing might crack in all the undesired places and that would be no fun.

My family LOVES fish!! Ceiling to floor fish tank

Marty - good point, It would stink to have it crack to much. A bit more specifically is that i will drill about six or so holes along a 'fault' line then etch out a bit of a goove from hole to hole. Then work on the snapping.