The same boat here.

I myself have more dio's than i know what to do with and when it comes to fig's and armour with all the indivl track links photo etcehed etc. etc. Not Interested. I think you may improve on scale to effect... (the farm cart) that has those beams on them..the cart would be trashed. More rubble .. the shell holes in the walls....makem go through the wall if they are of impact size.. I can give you lots of tips as I used to work for specail effects in HollyWood on the dio thing and some good tips on CHEAP rescources to make them (e-mail me) BUT as far as the armour figs etc l tip my hat to all the pros here that blow me away with all there OUTSTANDING WORK!!!!! Iam in southern Calif. retired from the industry. however , I would be more than happy to share short cuts. You are on your way for a good scratch built career..in the dio stuff. On the model side, I just go slack-jawed at the talent out there on this site. Peace, Richard.