I wanted to build a fairly sizable building to sit opposite the government building on my Berlin board, so I decided on a hotel structure. There was (and is) a real hotel in Berlin called the Steinplatz, but of course mine looks nothing like it. I began with the largest street facing wall, cutting out windows and doors, as well as adding exterior cladding.

The white strips are cut from PVC foam board sheets. I purchased them from Amazon, the brand name is Sibe-R-Plastic supply, though there are many other manufacturers. They are glued down to paper backed foam board, obtained from Hobby Lobby. I peel off the paper so I can imprint brick patterns, shell holes, etc. The weights help to minimize warping.

Here I have added plastic styrene rods, in varying sizes and shapes to provide architectural detail, and also to bracket where the hotel sign will go.

Angled wall joined to original piece, and placed on a thinner foam board that is the same thickness as the eventual sidewalk it will be placed next to.

I used hex head screws with a fairly coarse thread to firmly wed the pieces together until the wood glue is dry. 24 hours is usually enough to ensure a solid seam.

The three street side pieces are now joined together. Two 28mm figures shown for scale.

Sign that will go on the Main Street side. Letters are from Hobby Lobby.

All exterior cladding now done, on to the roof!

I decided to do a mansard roof, as I think it is a very cool look and appropriate to the era.

Supports are styrene plastic rods, purchased from a local hobby shop.

Supports complete.

Facing complete, all styrene sheets. Getting the angles right was a bit tricky.

Standing seams complete

Part 2, the interior!