So here is the left bay after a couple rounds of spackle and sanding:

Not too bad-- I may have to sand down the little roof brackets when I get to that part since I have rounded the extension-trim interface so much...

I glued on the sandpaper to the bays, and I am pretty tickled with how it looks. I will need to put some trim around the edges at some point...

Trucking along with vertical trim-- I can't finish the vertical trim under the porch roof until I finish the porch flooring, and I can't lay the piece that goes on the top section left edge of Tower Front Wall until I do the shingling... Doing things a bit out of order, but that's OK...

Now it's starting to look like a house! At least on the outside...

Here is something I found at the thrift store today:

It could stand alone, or be mounted on a wall; the front hinged panel is quite warped, but the house itself seems to be in good shape. I have a mind to remove the panel altogether, maybe salvage the window and door cutouts on it... I thought it was a cute little house-- not a lick of decoration-- blank slate, and has some possibilities...