The Bench is down!

[chukw]

Faced with the imminent collapse of my studio's bookshelves, my dear wife consented equipping my man cave with new, custom shelves, incorporating a display case. Before I could stop myself, I suggested it would be a good time to paint the room. Wait- what the heck was I thinking? The results- are shown below.



Here's a shot of the shop in it's glory days- note the sagging, warped IKEA Billies- bad news!



Not a bad layout, but disorganized and cluttered. No lighting in the open display corner.



My happy place! The Me509 can be seen in the focal center of the room.



The 4th corner of the room- all those balsa free-flight planes were built from sheet stock and tissue paper.



Another view of the eye of the storm- it should look familiar, in a way.



Some of my first balsa peanut planes.



Various denizens and artifacts fill the countless nooks and crannies.



Stripped to the bone! The work crew will be here this week to slap on some paint and put in the new shelves- and then it will be time to piece all that stuff back together!

Stay tuned- and cheers!
chuk

 

[Papermodder]

I know it is a job and a half and a bother, but look at it as a fresh start.
Besides you probably found some things you thought you lost a long time ago. ;D

Jim

 

[spud]

Very Nice, Its a pain in the ass to move everything but worth it in the end

 

[MrNatural]

Nice, very nice if fact. I totally envy you guys with a whole room to dedicate to the hobby...If I had an entire room for modeling I would customize the crap out of it, kinda like how Scott did with his new room.

 

[hook1169]

Shoot, I am jealous of the "original"

 

[JohnSimmons]

Shoot, I am jealous of the "original"

Lol me too!
Be sure to post pics of the new set up!

 

[chukw]

Hey, thanks, guys! While I've been languishing on the couch with a rotten virus, busy craftsmen have been painting and installing the new cabinetry- wow! Just one more to go and then the final details. All that's left will be for me to put it all back together! The lower shelves all have doors that will make the room much less cluttered. That challeges me to neaten up the upper areas- oh, noes!

One "lucky" thing happened during this- I went to move my compressor off it's rubber mat and found a puddle of oil that hadn't quite made it to the carpet- whew! Of course, now I'll be taking that leaky beauty to Coast Airbrush in Anaheim to see if they can fix it. I'm pretty sure it's a Sil-Air by Werther of Italy- anyone familiar with this line? It's very similar to the Iwata Power Jet, right down to the handle on top. Darn good compressor, and apparentlt way pricey. A friend gave it to a friend who didn't know what to do with it- and he gave it to me!

 

[chukw]

Back in business! I've been repairing, cleaning, sorting and replacing. Some junk went out, and everything's spruced up and in place. The books are sorted largely by size- I'll have to get 'em more organized in the future. A few little bits still need to be sorted out, but I'm calling this project done.



Aw, yes- ready to go! I sorted through all those little drawers- junk went bye-bye!



The cabinets are really first-rate- and there's sapce for more books. Moar books, ploz!



The shelf replacing the windowsill was a nice surprise from my friend the contractor.



The beer light hung in my Dad's bar for years and years- here's to you, Pop!



The Golden Age wall, with a guest appearance by your slovenly host. Visible through the door is the computer desk I sit at as I I type these words, and where I create my girlie art.



At last a safe place to put the finished builds!



Eras of German aviation streak across the ceiling, and Jill St. John hands Sean Connery a martini in that Rutan Variviggen.



Now I can get back to the Me509- or should I repaint that nasty bum first? Oh, hell- the end!

 

[hook1169]

New space look awesome!

 

[wyoroy]

The area does look good.

 

[rookie]

That's a nice looking work area, where's the beer tap ?

 

[chukw]

Thanks, guys! Beer tap? I knew I forgot something!

 

[JMac]

Great looking space Chuck.

 

[geegad]

some cool photos buddy and a top work place,,,,

 

[WebbyNZ]

could i be much more jealous, i think not