Battle of Guam: little grass shack

To set the tone, let's give a listen to Don Ho singing My Little Grass Shack:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWlvYpJ5pRo)

The years-long Battle of Guam project is soldiering into its fifth year this spring with more construction.

Right now, I'm working on a bamboo hut, which will be a good all-purpose building that will suit many purposes.

I started with a foam core armature; the size will accommodate 1/32 soldiers.

The roof will be thatched and the rows of thatch were made of printer paper and cut with an X-acto knife.

I'm very satisfied with the effect.

I painted them in various shade of yellow and brown.

On Amazon I found paper, bamboo-pattern, drinking straws.  I made a jig to split them uniformly.

It's coming along nicely.  Eventually, it will be slightly elevated on stilts and the porch roof will be made to look like corrugated iron.

Come on inside, and...

Soldier on!

Mannie