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Now on to the this and that… A while back I posted this pic of a little Observation post I am working on. The story is that this is in Afghanistan, high on a mountain somewhere, overlooking a busy valley. If you guys are interested, I will post progress on this and other items I’m making...

I took more pics, but it gets repetitive. This one was taken this morning after painting most of the trim. Floors and walls are complete with only the back door to go, others are ready. Interior walls won’t be glued in place until the back windows are in. (Makes it easier to install them) A...

Not soon, there is no heat and it is still winter here.

Slowly, slowly… More wall finishes installed and a flooring test for kitchen and bath are in place. Interior walls and floors not glued yet. I have reinforced most of the walls (garage not complete) to help prevent warping while glueing on the interior finish and the new brick on the exterior.

Thanks for that link. There is some neat stuff there in addition to the shuttle stuff. One satellite model looks like a ‘ready made’ war game terrain piece.

Just outstanding work and much fun to watch. :fireguy:

I practiced with some white markers and paint on making the door and hood lines on the Bronco. Still not ready to commit. At this point, I think I will be using a straight pin as a ‘brush’ and painting with that. Not sure… The walls for the bedroom and bathroom have been formed. They are just...

That little radar unit came in a bag of green army men. (Or brown?) LOL I’m studying the next step on this. Maybe a tower on top? Just having fun. I’ve always liked the rotating beacons seen on airports. Maybe one of those.

NOTE: I just edited the title of this thread. I want to post pics of the toys I am playing with and don’t want to clutter the forum with a bunch of little threads about this and that. THIS thread will be about this and that. :biggrin: I told you guys I can’t keep on track. Detours are always...

My wife (the artist in the family) mixed up some paint for me today. A mix of black paint and PVA for priming (and the Bronco), a gray and a rust color. So, I test painted the test Bronco. All was well so the ‘real’ one got painted and attached to the chassis. I cut out those offending front...

Excellent work! I would have to use the scroll saw for that stuff. Mine has yet to be run, no space right now. It overlooks the work table though, waiting...

News from the western front… The front door assembly is complete but not glued in yet. I have decided to ‘re-brick the entire structure. I need to get rid of some windows and think that simply covering the outside walls will be much easier that way, plus it will look better. There will also...

UDE!! Unexpected Depressurization Event! :eek: seriously, this is fun to watch, nice job!

I found a very useful tool and thought it needs to be here. Convert from scale to scale with no math. If you have a printout that should be on letter paper, it would be 11” long, an A4 page would be 11.69. So, using this chart, just use the factor shown. No math other than multiplying by the...

Very nice work and documentation. Thanks for that! Does the friendly tech help or hinder? :sticktongue:

I think the homeowner licked the pens, he can’t stand up without his feet being stuck down. :smoker: I’m considering making the front wall from a piece of thin foam I have. I’m going to test painting a scrap of it to see if I can do it.

The homeowner came to inspect the construction progress. He wants to move in, I told him ‘tough’, it ain’t done. I have two layers of veneer in the top of the archway. I think one more layer and then I can build the window and fit it in place. I’m considering what to do with the rest of...

I have to say… WOW!

Some progress. I glued the hinge on the door backwards, but managed to make it work by changing the design of the back of the door. I had to add a layer to hide the hinge. I will probably just dye the hinge the same color as the wood and then just touch the ‘hinge’ places with black. I really...

This door is tiny. I have glued the threshold to the brick structure. I think I will build and assemble the wooden structure that holds the actual door before I put it in the brick archway. I have started the door and am experimenting with the tyvek hinge. I have some clear ‘glass’ that I...