My first Scratch Build.

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I vote for see-through. I kitbashed a Walther's interlocking tower (you can see the pics either at the Kitbashing HO Structures Yahoo Group or on a thread over at that other Z forum) and made the stairs see-through. The model on the box cover/lid showed air under the steps, but the kit came with a solid single piece of injection molded plastic.

It was easy enough to slice off two long slices of the stairs to make stringers. These were glued inside the boards that run up the outside of the stairs, and scale stripwood was added to make the steps themselves.

Not sure if that helps.

I've been sealing the walls, etc. for my little tower with Krylon gray primer. One thing this project has showed me is that I want to learn more about finishing the card to look like other materials (like concrete slab, sheet metal or grainy wood, etc.). I'm guessing sealing and sanding and sealing and sanding may have something to do with it. Managing the fuzz seems to be the issue.

See through it is! Less material for me to cut!

Yeah noticed the fuzz is a bit of an issue. I try to handle the model (just called it a model ) with kid gloves as that seems to keep it down. Plus you can sand it or file it to a point and then it starts to get furry, so I learned right away to use a light touch on the parts.

I was also thinking about a grey primer all around too. Perhaps I'll do that instead as that was my initial idea/thought. Do that before I install the windows of course.

Those rafters are looking great!

Thanks! I want to detail the interior slightly, so the roof will be detachable. I did a bit more work after that picture and made a "plug" so the roof sits on the building like a cork in a bottle. Provides a quick and dirty solution for a ceiling inside the room to boot. I may still cut little bits to fit in between the rafters to help seal the inside completely though, as I want to light it as well.

I also started on the landing for the upper level this morning, cut little bits of 4x4 corner posts, 2x10 joists, scribed a 2x6 deck and then 3x3 rails...all out of cereal box card board! Man that was some small delicate and tedious work. I want to keep moving on this, and hope to get the first run of stairs going down and the landing that sits on the corner done tonight.

Cheers and don't forget to post up on your progress too my friend.