Six months after commencment of this little project , I have at last completed the sci-fi diorama . When I consider my original intent for this vignette , to say that it escalated in complexity seems rather insufficient . In the 30 odd years that I have been building dioramas this is definitely the most intricate and professional work I have ever created . I would imagine I have invested under $70.00 in all for this piece and had I worked on it from start to finish non-stop maybe about a full month's worth of labor , perhaps less , it's really hard to judge since I did not set myself a time limit aside from a completion date ; which had to be before Christmas .