Model (hotell?) Building ~25-30mm scale(work in progress)

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<h3>UPDATE 2018-03-10</h3> Update time again, and this time I release a first sample of the roof as a 3D model. Not entirely happy with how it came out, but at least something is complete. May some day remake this roof part to an easier-to-print model that doesn't require supports everywhere, but had short on time for the last weeks to work on this. Done my best to try completing it despite the challenges. <h3>UPDATE 2018-02-22</h3> Have added the foundation, requiring a print area of at least 250mm to be printed in one part or use the split foundation. Also started working on the roof today. <h3>UPDATE 2018-02-21</h3> Added fencing to go under the entrance roof and a preview pic of the foundation for it all to sit on top. <h3>--------------------------------------------------------</h3> <h3>Description</h3> A model building for ~28-30mm scale or about 1:56 to 1:60, similar to a terrain piece for Bolt Action or similar WWI-WWII games. Made this on my spare time in FreeCAD for fun with minimum CAD experience and some earlier trial-and-error experience, as well as an AutoCAD education from before 2000. Using a reference picture of a building I found on Google (think it's like an early 1900 German hotel or something), the model is a work-in-progress. Will add parts until complete whenever I have time to sit down and continue. This is how far I've gotten so far with at least 8-10 hours of work, it got some quirks and minor errors, and may require some modifications after print to assembly. But I think most parts should print fine. The one I'm a little skeptical about being printable is the lower balcony part; may need to redo that one with a better solution for that than just printing it the correct way standing up. Doors might be too flimsy to make a good print. NOTE! Not made a test print yet and will not make one until all parts are complete. Still need roof, the terrace, and a foundation for it. Designed all parts (except the lower balcony part) to lay flat on the print bed with the flat side down in mind, with as much area as possible against it to help with adhesion and no support requirement to keep print cost at a minimum. It's not an exact copy of the building on the picture since I had no blueprints for it; had to estimate many measures on it and go from that. So, it has some minor changes from the reference picture due to estimation errors...