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Hank:

A very useful addition to your custom modeling area!

Cheers: Tom

Made an addition to the back work surface - a slide in/out shelf for extra space:
[attachment=1]Slide out Work Board_2 - resized.jpg[/attachment][attachment=0]Slide out Work Board_1 - resized.jpg[/attachment]
This was made using spare wood and left-overs. The shelf is a piece of made-up pine board 24"x15" (+/-) with 1x3 & 1x2 pieces for the slides. I put wooden stops in the back and then small metal shelf pegs as stops to keep it from coming all the way out. Works pretty well! With the work surface being 25" deep, I would have made the shelf deeper, but this piece was available, so that's how it came about.

[quote="Dan K"]And it would still be cheap for me.
Wouldn't be the first time I holed up in an attic space. Just need that a-c and a hammock.[/quote]
Yes sirree, Bob!! Especially when The Admiral's afoot and the Cat's not far behind!!!!
Attics and Doghouses are perfect places to avoid The Wrath of Khan!!! :mad_2:
:heh:

And it would still be cheap for me.

Wouldn't be the first time I holed up in an attic space. Just need that a-c and a hammock.

[quote="Fliger747"]Hank:
As you see already starting to begin, is you will always expand into 120% of the available space! The theme, already begun, is to have a number of projects going at once. In many ways a good way to work, helps avoid burnout.
Very nice! Tom[/quote]

Tom,
Yes, I've got the B-2 model underway - another 10 year stashed kit in progress now, and STODDARD is moving to the front as the bomber gets closer to its finish.

May get out today to do the attic painting, in order to let Dan K.[b] sublet [/b]the upper area when he visits from NYC!!!! :big_grin:

Hank

Hank:

As you see already starting to begin, is you will always expand into 120% of the available space! The theme, already begun, is to have a number of projects going at once. In many ways a good way to work, helps avoid burnout.

Very nice! Tom

Sublet :smallsmile:

Thanks Dan for the kind comments!!!

Well, that depends on when I can get the crew over for some snacks and have a "commissioning party". Aside from that, I'm in there and slowly getting things working again. It's a bigger space than I've ever had before so takes some thinking as to how to use it all wisely!!

Hank

I could only dream about having a workspace as nice and roomy as this.

Commissioning should be soon, I would think.

[quote="Fliger747"]Hank:
The AC will arrive just in time for the cool weather! Some basic life rules never change. I guess you could say that your workshop is undergoing "builders trials".
Looking forward to model progress updates! Tom[/quote]

Yes, it did and Fall is upon us. I now have the attic access door in place and both attic areas closed off. I've only got some touch up caulking/painting, trim work to do and we'll call this "done"! Here is the how the two attic closures look now:
[attachment=2]Resized Front Attic Closed Off_1.jpg[/attachment]
and the access door over the loft:
[attachment=1]Resized Access Door Outside.jpg[/attachment]

I ran the a/c yesterday and it seems to be functioning as described - dropped 1° in about 20 minutes or so in the sitting area so I know that closing off these attic areas was the main problem. I now consider the shop as "In limited operations, pending Commissioning". Further exterior painting/roofing work will occur as time/money are available and too interior work as needed. Still stowing and putting things up and so forth, so it's an ongoing process. Should be a fun Fall to be back to ship modeling!

Hank

Hank:

The AC will arrive just in time for the cool weather! Some basic life rules never change. I guess you could say that your workshop is undergoing "builders trials".

Looking forward to model progress updates! Tom

[quote="Fliger747"]Hank:

Is the shop done, rigged, painted, dusted and put in it's case, or will we get some more updates?

Tom[/quote]

Tom,
Did you mean NEW JERSEY (done, rigged, painted, dust and put in it's case)? Or the [b]workshop[/b] as a whole? I'm guessing you meant NEW JERSEY. She has been repaired and the display case put back in place, and she's now in the front area in her "homeport" on top of 3 bookcases.

The shop (as noted in my last post a few days ago) is "In Service, Pending Commission" - I've started on STODDARD, and am currently doing a bit of work on my Curtiss WASP engine kit in order to get in further towards completion. I hope to get that kit back in its box and the workbench cleared later this week so I can continue with my STODDARD project. The a/c unit should arrive this weekend and I hope to have it up and running on Sunday (fingers crossed!!!). The weather has been in the 80's this week and upper 70s tomorrow, so that's a big help.

Hank

Hank:

Is the shop done, rigged, painted, dusted and put in it's case, or will we get some more updates?

Tom

[quote="Fliger747"]Just think back to Stoddard's days in the Pacific and watch standers at GQ all buttoned up! Maybe the whine of a ventilation fan will bring back fond memories?[/quote]

It will :doh_1: .....I mean, IT WILL!!!!!!! :lol_3:

Just think back to Stoddard's days in the Pacific and watch standers at GQ all buttoned up! Maybe the whine of a ventilation fan will bring back fond memories?

[quote="Fliger747"]More like Builders "trials"?[/quote]

Well, that's a good way of putting it. With the temps back up in the high 80's and tomorrow the 90s, I went ahead today and ordered the a/c unit - so, next weekend it should arrive and hopefully this one will work w/o any problems.

In the meantime, I'm continuing with cleanup, arrangement, stowing of modeling "stuff" when it's cooler in the morning and after supper. I've actually started on STODDARD (basic hull work & penetrations location). Also, was working on more CAD drawings for her build today during the high afternoon heat.

For all intents and purposes, the shop is now "functional" and I will update this thread with major developments as they occur. I hope to do exterior painting (siding/trim) this fall once the weather is cooler. A commissioning party will probably not occur any time soon, so we'll consider the shop "In Service, Pending Commission" :thumbs_up_1:

Hank

More like Builders "trials"?

Tom:
My goodness, what an opening you've left me :cool_2: :cool_2: :heh: - esp. with what's afoot these days. Alas....I'll keep a straight face :no_2: With more plastic models about to commence, I'm not thinking the dust level will necessitate the curtains at this point!!!

Martin:
Thanks so much - I appreciate your comments!!!

It's still quite hot out there and until the a/c situation is remedied, my shop time is limited. I think that situation is closer to being concluded than a couple days ago. Anyhow, day by day things are a bit more ready to do. I'm hoping a couple of the other modelers will be by this afternoon for a visit and if so, I'll be able to get the display case off NEW JERSEY so I can actually make a few repairs, etc. This would in fact then make the shop "in commission"!

Fantastic! I remain ever envious.

Oooooo! Sitting area, how cool! Perhaps a dust curtain to separate the two areas if you end up doing wood working. You could have a commissioning ceremony out on the quarter deck, sort of your ceremonial rose garden so to speak.

Looks great! Tom