Here's my current WIP: I'll be detailing the damaged helicopter next.

Let me know what you think.
Pat

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Thanks John @JohnB, access is paramount for such a project- so many wires and mechanical systems under the floor.

Thanks Spiros @fiveten, this is the most fun I've had in a project. Almost everything I had envisioned in my mind turned out to be possible, after lots of trials and errors. I'm now working on another light/ smoke source in the smoldering tire in front of the hero because i want his face lit, like a theatrical performance. The smoke is actually atomized water produced by an ultrasonic mist maker. This diorama can actually be of practical use and run for hours in the living room as a humidifier (the light and mist, not the figure).

Nice work, Patrick @PatLeong!
Is the music synchronized with the soldier movements?