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Time to make the thicknesses to the walls.

Cut a 48 cm X 2 cm piece and two 17 cm X 2 cm.

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Attach these with Hot Glue to the top of the first shape we cut.

Place along the surface of the foamcore and NOT the insides (exposed styrofoam)

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Take our cut piece number 2 and attach it to the inside of the strips you glued in the step above.

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once the glue has cooled down, flip your piece to the front side and take your quarter round poster tubes.

Use dabs of glue to attach these to each edge of the foamcore as seen in the illustration.

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Here you can see what the front looks like so far when both poster tubes are in place.

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Cut a new piece of foamcore 62 cm X 21 cm.

We need to make cuts to fold the foamcore around the arches but only at the corners. No need to cut the entire length.

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Take the 3rd piece from the initial cut and Hot Glue it along the inside of the foamcore wall you just cut.

Try not to get extra glue smudges along the inside edges.

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Congratulations, you made a breadbox :) LOL.

This is what your piece looks like right side up.

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Now flip it on it's back and attach it to the first 2 pieces you assembled.

Take your time and glue the ends first then the center and apply glue to the curves sections last to make sure they are flush with the front wall.

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Here is a wider angle of what it should look like.

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We need a floor.

Cut 21 cm X 43 cm and align it with the bottom of the room. Use your Hot Glue to secure it in place.

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We now have the Entrance alcove completed. Not too hard was it?

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And to give you a better idea of the scale I placed some guards in their apporpriate resting place.

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Doesn't this look cool so far? The only thing that's is freaking me out is where I will put this diorama once completed - LOL.

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And a view from the top. You can better see the stairs in this one.