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Lets See Your Collection! 9 years, 2 months ago This is NOT my entire collection– it’s just what I had in my work room as of March 2012 (I still have my first Gunpla, the 1/100 RX-78 I built in 1981– yeah, I’m old). All of the assembled stuff is in display cases throughout the house. A bunch of other unassembled stuff is stored in closets and other nooks. Owning a large Victorian house (built in 1878) has its perks for a professional model builder. 😉 So anyway, here’s some of my unbuilt stuff (pic is various angles of my work room)…
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Lets See Your Collection!
Nah, you’re not old. And yeah, an old Victorian house really helps – I think ours is 1880s.
It seemed like only yesterday that I was 30 and then suddenly I’m 40. 41 is only four months away… Ouch! lol
Ours is actually a mansion with hidden servant stairs and everything. I just don’t usually call it that because it sounds pretentious. lol But yeah, for two people with no kids, this place is more than big enough for us (considering it was originally built for a family of six). The cats, books, and models, are the kids. 😉
But anyway, kudos on also having a cool old house! The best kind! =)
I’m 42 so you’re just a youngster! Our place used to have the servant stairs, but has been so heavily renovated by previous owners so we don’t have that or the laundry shoot any more. I did get to add on a custom extension which houses the craft room though. It’s really nice to have a permanent space to work in.
FINALLY! Somebody older than me! lol
Argh, don’t you hate when people remove the cool old stuff like that? Luckily, the previous owners of our place mostly left everything as-is since it mostly stayed in the original family. We were overjoyed they didn’t touch the kitchen especially!
Since it’s just the two of us, we just made one of the larger suites into my work room. However, I would LOVE to get an extension for a garage. The current garage sits about 20 yards behind the house, which is a bit of a hassle when it snows. lol The problem is that there is a gigantic cistern directly behind the house for water, and even though our plumbing is hooked up to the town’s system, that giant hole in the ground would have to be filled and compacted before building on top of it. Thus, the cost basically doubles. =( So, it’s gonna be a few more years of snow slogging to the garage. lol
At least we both work out of home, so I don’t have to go out daily. =) Sorry to yammer on about this– it’s rare that I get to talk to someone my age, has an old house, AND does Gunpla. lol
Yeah, cool stuff like that would have been great had they been able to keep it, but the laundry shoot (can you imagine what the children would do with that?) had to make way for new electrical wiring (or so we’re told).
One day I hope to have a room like this.