that one is quite different to mine. i belive it's made with foamboard, while mine is made from balsawood. that one looks like most of the depth comes from the printed pattern, while the one i got has multiple layers of wood. as to how that one assembles, i couldnt say (but at $15 including postage its probably worth the gamble to find out!)
my one you can definitely remove the peaked roof sections (and the tower for that matter, though it looks rather bare down that end without such bits) and my plan is that i will probably make a small slope from plasticard or more balsa, that flattens into a wider flat piece, that infantry and whatnot can stand on. since the majority of it fits together without glue, those portions will be fairly easily dealt with, its the other parts that i am concerned about (most immediately, the bits now protected by the buttresses and arches that have been glued in place.
the detail is simply printed onto the wood, so my plan would involve making my own stained glass window pieces out of celophane i suspect. quite a task (and one i am, frankly, ill equipt to deal with. in all likelyhood i'll just give up and use it as is)
due to the layered nature of its construction, a fair amount of plaster/plasticard/spackle would be needed to seal off the plugs and exposed ends of the wooden strips, which is something that simply cannot be done until it's assembled, and once it is, the assembly makes certain parts very tricky. i had hoped that the fiddly bits would be easily removed, so as to complete the majority of work before they got in the way, but alas they are the part that needed to be glued in place.
in all likelyhood i will end up simply plugging the gaps, texturepainting over the whole thing, windows and all, but that does seem like a pity.
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