Well I have basically finished the building for my diorama. My sniper will be perched on the second floor aiming out the window. I have posted three photos in my album, but my computer skills prohibit me from posting them here. Just click on "PLMP110's stuff" at the bottom of the page, and go to page 2. The walls are made from plywood covered with drywall compound. The decorative pieces around the windows and corner pieces are balsa wood glued to the plywood and covered with drywall compound. After this was dry, The brick work was carved into the wood with a dremel. Everything was painted and weathered now. The floors are made with balsa. The window sash is balsa. The small window pane is a slide cover I found at the hospital. The shutters over the large window are balsa. The four hinges on the shutters are an old Verlinden piece I have had for years. The wallpaper downstairs was DL'd off the internet. I hope to finish up very soon and post the final photos. Anyway, here is a rundown of my costs so far:
1/8 plywood scrap found at work.........................................$0
drywall compound covering walls, found at work............$0
balsa wood floors, decorative pieces on walls,
window sash, and shutters over large window................$1.62
window pane in top window, slide cover stolen
( I mean borrowed)from lab at hospital..............................$0
wallpaper................................................................................$.02
hinges......................................................................................$.25
TOTAL so far...........................................................................$1.89
Patrick
