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Put it on a stone foundation? The December MR had an article about making stone walls out of wood. The trick is to use a soft wood like balsa and use the metal eraser end of a pencil (with the eraser removed) as a stamp to make stone impressions in the wood. I use the same technique with walls made of Liquid Nails Lightweight Spackling. I lay a piece of a thin plastic on the counter, put a piece of fiberglas screen on it, put two parallel strips of wood about 1/8" thick on the screen and trowel the spackle in between. Then lay another plastic sheet (like Saran wrap) on top and flatten it with a rolling pin. The striips of wood determine the thickness and keeps the thickness even. When dried, crimp the metal end of the pencil a bit and press into the material. Here's an enlarged sample left over from a first attempt: [img]http://www.northernstudio.com/mcrr/images/stone_detail.jpg[/img] Put a floor on top, some stairs going up to a small vestibule and get the coffee perking. Wayne
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