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@All: Thanks for your comments and input. Flat cover it is.

Recent development:





Renewed detail of the working door:



(Left fan is missing a piece!)

And interior detailing:



I had not noticed the first girder was crocked until I saw it in the the pic. Fixing that is on the to-do list already, as are the suggested roof vents.

Your C&C are welcome.

Cheers.

Nice details.
Fans are good and what were the girders originally?

@Dr H: The girders are cut outs from edge trims (Also found it as nosing) for ceramic flooring.



Chopped off the outer part (the nosing itself), and used only the strip that is supposed to lay between the tile and the carpet for the beams.

Hope the pic helps to make sense of this.

Good use of a random part.

Brilliant idea. Looking good even if it is crooked.

Continued...



Added structure ribs, floor plating (Once again, using Skalk Bloodaxe's multi-purpose drywall mesh tape), door panel, and roof vents (After Camkierhi's suggestion, and following the actual look of this type of buildings) and aerials (One an a half POP rivets, I'll stick to my claim for the extra credit point for those!)

Views:



(Straightened the askew girder too).

Top vents close-up:



And door control panel:



Basically done, pending riveting and window panes.

As always, your C&C are welcome.

Thanks for stopping by.

Good work. I like the construction of the roof vents.

Could do with some furniture inside though.

Looks great! Keep going. Moar.

@Dr H: Thanks. I agree on the furniture issue, would you happen to know where I could get some?

(I mean, somewhere the shipping would not tenfold the item value, not to mention the current exchange rate issue... )

Sorry about that, though the interweb knows not about distance, every once in a while I'm reminded location and purchasing power parity do matter in slow-time reality...

@Cleatus: Glad you like so far, thanks for stopping by! More will come, rivets mostly...

I'm sure a man of your talents could make some...

Although it does depend on how much time is left in the competition.

Got to say, AMAZING!

Talk about, running with an idea. Roof vents are brilliant. Overall is brilliant. And I am positive you can manage some furniture. As I said to Vik awhile back, you are doing military utilatarian, so pallet beds and simple tables. Does not have to be chipindale!!

The details on your building are really great!

@Dr H: Thought is being given to furniture, might give it a shot... Or something else I've been trying to try too, we'll see...

@Camkierhi: Pointing someone in the right direction is as important as actually getting something done, so the merit for those goes to you as well.

@pfibp: From what I see you do, I reckon you do have an appreciation for detailing, so I really value your comment, thanks!

Small update.

Of the process of scratch building, this is probably the single step I enjoy the most, it is the actual time something goes from an assorted collection of different pieces to a coherent build:



Cheers.

Which undercoat do you use?

And I agree, I love that undercoat look, it looks a proper piece of kit then, instead of a toothpaste tube and a cocktail stick.

That is brilliant LT, simply brilliant. I thought the first version was great, but this surpasses it. Excellent detailing and execution of your ideas.

@Camkierhi - Chip 'n Dale furniture? That would be very Disney

Ruglud: Thanks man, high praise indeed

@Camkierhi: Spray-can undercoated with Rust-Oleum 2x1 Grey Primer.

Put it back together, after tampering a bit with the inside fittings:



Roof details:



The top vents really added to the piece, IMHO.

Door detail (again):



Scale shots:



(Neglected guardsmen for Bebop's Painting Challenge in the foreground, should get back to those any time soon)

And to round up today's update, le pièce de résistance: I still don't know if I can paint OSL, but I figured I could do OSL!



C&C are always welcome.

Thanks for stopping by.

Edited due to lousy typing

OMG! You guys are really pulling some stops out for this comp, that is looking good.

Beautiful!

No advances today, some random ramblings on their place instead (And due warning to those who might be wondering around, in case there are any).

It’s been brought to my attention lately that my approach to the hobby might be slightly obsessive.

(Clarification: For lately, I mean I got an ultimatum, since the subject has come up more than once, and has a long-time standing. And slightly was added be me, there was nothing about it being faint on the comment!).

It seems I have been neglecting several personal and household issues while spending too much time at the workbench, among them:

Mowing the lawn: Ankle deep grass is too long, and feral is not the look we are after for the yard.

Shopping: Restocking is not scavenging through construction site dumpsters for useful bits when the fridge is empty.

Personal hygiene: Yes, even that came up. I emphasized I make a daily point of washing off eye boogers, it turned out it doesn’t count if I do it just to be able to properly see the current build I’m working on.

Housekeeping: Replacing burnt out light bulbs – other than those on the workbench lamps – and having running hot water in the bathroom seem to be important too. It doesn’t matter if we are in the middle of the summer and daylight runs from 6 am to past 9 pm, or if it is too warm to shower with hot water in the first place.

So I did what any self-respecting man who plays with toy soldiers and is mildly addicted to plastic crack would have done in my place: I manned up, rolled up my sleeves (Just a figure of speech, actually, as mentioned above, it’s been so hot lately that the sole idea of wearing long sleeves makes me sweat).

I nodded, conceded, and set about to solve the problem(s).

I called in sick (Not as bold or unethical, depending on your personal take on labour, as you might think, since I am an independent contractor, so I actually just didn’t work today), and threw myself to the tasks at hand.

So, no update today, unless I’d post pics of the trimmed grass, not-dripping taps, and shaved and tidied up self.

But I had time to think about the hobby – they can shackle my body to a lawnmower, but not my mind! –, and decided I’ll keep on nonetheless, OCD et all.

So stay tuned if you like, more to come later on.

Thanks sorry to those stopping by.

May your blades stay sharp and your brushes pointed.

Cheers.


PS 1: Come to think of it, I came around this in my head while I was actually mowing the grass. Maybe I am a bit obsessed after all...

PS 2: Truth be kept, not only has my better half never complained about the hobby, she encourages and accompanies over and above the craziest expectations; even bringing back home every now and then an odd bit she liberated somewhere for its interesting shape or possible use…

Just rambling.

See you around.

Understood on all counts.

Absolutely astounding scratchbuild there! I am amazed at how great it looks especially with the lighting! (damn you i'm jealous!)

I love the Quonset hut. i will borrow from your ideas and probably will attempt a quonset hut building as well. Thanks for sharing.

Truely brilliant stuff.

This is excellent, ambitious scratchbuilding. Everyhing is scaled nicely and looks great.

Subbed!

Good job on the lighting.

and yeah, RL should come first, but the plastic crack gets us all from time to time...

LOL...LT... i still think obsession is a good thing...if that wouldn´t be the case...i´d be lost too...
loved your little(tower) rant...(sorry for the lame pun )

and i agree with you to the fullest...the strongest part of the hut is the upper vents.... these look simpy brilliant!


and you just had to ruin my day by adding lightshows to that awesome model...you had to, eh?....*shakes fists*

@Camkierhi: Thanks. I just knew I was going to be understood around here...

@Nerdfest: Jealous? Come on, I had to rig wires and lights and power it up to get at least close to what you do with a brush! Thanks for stopping by, BTW.

@silveroxide: Glad you do. I'd love to see your take at it (And let me know if you'd want to know/see anything else of this one if it might be of use).

@smithy: Flattered, thanks a lot!

@Dr H: Wanted to do some experimenting myself, an even got around to make it work, too.

@Viktor: Me? Ruin your day? You were the one poking people around with those pointed poles... (There, lame-joked back )

Love the design. But it makes me wonder...


Does this mean Ann Margaret's not coming?

@Nowlan: Thanks!

And I guess not, there is only war, so no room left for R&R (I admit I had to look it up, but loved the ref once I got it!)

Sticking - and loving it - to hobby-ADD, started on something else. Not much to show for it yet, just a peep-look of some (a lot) of cutting:



Next updates will probably make more sense...

Cheers.

Oooh, mood lighting is superb - always love some LED action on models...

Intriguing scratchbuild you're about to embark on, am eager for more

Hiya mate.... Love this! Top drawer stuff..... really cool!

One tiny comment from me... but its WWWAAAYYYY late..... is maybe to have a little vent unit / box coming down from the roof under the vents...?? Might add a little more interior texture and detail....... but hey..... hats off... its awesome!

Stupid thing to say... but i lovbe how a first base coat of colour can really bring a scratchbuild together.... and any model for that matter.......

Cheers,

ps...... i might be jumping the gun a bit..... but are those the components of a baneblade turret?! good times!