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From the back, the wall will look like this with the lath strips in place:

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Here's the back side of the wall in place in front of the former window opening.

I still need to dirty it up a little bit. Again, not a detail that will jump out, but it

adds a little more interest to the scene:

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Wow that is awesome! Im gonna try using that for my home garage dio i wanna build! Did you just use sticks for the boards or? This whole build is amazing by the way.

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Here's a little bit of an update:

I finished the insert for inside the Arcade building's doorway. There's a small

ticket window to the right and a damaged wallpaper mural on the back wall:

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When the interior is in place it's not really obvious, but that's the idea....

Just something that looks like an entrance in the background.

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....here's a little detail I can't resist sharing....

Remember that roof-top clothesline?

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Well, you can't have a clothesline without clothes pins.....

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I made about a dozen of these last night, using laminated .010" stripwood

and Micro-ballons (used as filler for super glue & resin) for the round tops.

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Well, I've tried to be patient but I'd like to know just how many awards and accolades this work of art took home. Ken - do you consider this one done and complete? Seems there is always more that could be done to a dio.

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Brad, it didn't win anything at NNL East, but the comments were very positive and there was always a crowd

around the model. I enjoy hearing people say they see something new each time they look at it, and Cranky's

right - the diorama did take "Popular Vote - Adult" at the Mid-Atlantic NNL.

No, it's not quite finished. I'd like to add framework for a big sign on the roof and a few other details here and there,

especially the shelves on the fire escape. There is indeed always something to add.

Thanks for asking!

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Ken I know I'm a late comer to this thread, but I have to say that every time I see your work I am amazed. I wish you were closer to the middle of the country, because I'm sure that pictures do not do your work justice. I would love to meet you in person and discuss building diorama's. I have built several, but none of my work compares to yours. I will keep looking for your work to show up here and see what new and creative idea you've come up with. Thanks alot for sharing, we all love what we see,and get a great deal of inspiration from your work.

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