How would we make our 1/48 Architectural Scale model of a House look more realistic?

I have to make a scale model of a house for construction at 1/48 scale. We bought sum stucco/paint from michaels and sum spray adhesive to hold down our driveway and grass. We also cut out the holes in the walls, but we are not sure how to make the windows so that they look realistic. We also need to construct the front door, side door to the garage, and a garage door. We already bought the concrete and roofing needed and we built the walls out of foam board and will be spraying them with the texture in a couple of days. However we still have to make a pool and a pond and need ideas on what types of materials to use for these different things. Thankyou for any help!!

Go to a model-hobby shop… you can buy polystyrene plastic sheet, strips, and angles that are PERFECT for building doors, window frames, etc All you need for tools are an X-acto knife, a metal ruler-square, and plastic cement (glue).

I’ve been building model buildings from that material, bass-wood, and foam-board in 1/35 scale as well as HO (1/87) and N (1/160) scales AND 1:1 scale for Theater sets.

For the POOL… I would use plastic or wood strip to make the rim of the pool, and then take a piece of clear plastic and paint the BOTTOM a "chlorine-blue". I’ve used this technique to make over 25 N-scale pools for my railroad (set in suburban California).

GOOD LUCK !!

I have a landscaping question. It appears that one of my trees in my back yard has some exposure.?