Having caught the bug from Akula and Vyper (and inspired by Chris at Wanted for Wargaming and Remi Bostal's work), I've decided to have a go at some Tatooine buildings.
I thought I'd start with something simple, so I took a basic polystyrene box (an iPod carton I think) and added a polystyrene dome. The box was great as it had a raised disc that provided a natural edge for the dome. I cannibalised some old Action Fleet sets for the frontage and detailing. I filled the smaller stairs with milliput as they jarred with the overall scale and added a plasticard and card door.
I toyed with Chris and Herb Gundt's sandstorm technique, which I think looks great, but with the exposed plastic I was worried I'd lose the detail - so plummed for plastering the whole thing.
It's mounted on hardboard and once I'd fillered any exposed polystyrene, and applied a couple of coats of sand to the base, I PVAed the lot to bond it.
It's currently drying, so thought I'd take a couple of photos to show how it's coming along.
The Action Fleet stuff does all the work IMHO. I think I'll have to try and pick up a couple more of these for parts as they are very handy.



More detailing to add from my bits box for chimney etc, but it seems to be shaping up OK.
BTW - The Speeder is a WotC Flash Speeder conversion - again ripped off for Chris's work!