Some updates on the 'Man-Cave-Annex'!

 

Once again, let us venture into the 'Second-Secret-Sanctum' of the Loydster! MORE stuff's been added!

This is one RARE occasion, folks! Both--- that I'm actually OFF of work in the MIDDLE of a work-week (you can thank Oklahoma's ODD-BALL / ULTRA-cold-FREEZING-winter-weather for THAT!! The wife and I are 'sheltering-in-place', 'til most of this BRUTAL-cold-spell is past!!)-- AND-- that I'm popping up yet ANOTHER post in the SAME month as the previous one!

BUT-- I've been pretty active, these past few days especially-- in putting up additional items out in the 'Annex' section of our little 12x20 storage building! As well as getting all (or at least MOST) of my tools and 'necessary stuff' moved in there too! 

I know I put up a shot of some of the stuff I planned on 'finding a home for' last time--- but, I figured-- why NOT just SHOW you-- the 'faithful few' readers out there-- the places / spots where those 'just-TOO-COOL-to-leave-in-a-BOX' items wound-up!

So--- without any more chitter-chattering from yours truly--- here's some updated images of what's been happening out there!!--(along with the REQUIRED 'Loydster-comments', of COURSE!)---

Another 'over-all' pic of the lay-out of the 'Auxiliary-Crime-Fighting-Headquarters'! It's REALLY starting to look like not ONLY an 'extra-GEEK-out-zone', but a useful 'SHOP-type area' as well! At least I'm feeling like it is!

Just like before-- I searched through some of the goodies that've LONG been in storage, to find NIFTY items to frame and hang in various spots! The '78 Supes' movie trading cards are some extras / 'doubles',(yes indeed-- I have BOTH of the sets that came out back then, stashed elsewhere!) that I stumbled across and figured-- 'Hey... these two would look REALLY neat-o in a frame! A 'Wally-World' 2-buck frame was PERFECT for the job!

An additional couple of framed items, as well as the small collection of model aircraft in my possession,(what you see here is IT-- eight planes! But, they ARE very COOL 'war-planes' INDEED!) are now on display near and above the large 'swing-out' door!

The 'swing-out' door-- now sporting a couple of 'just-TOO-DARNED-COOL-to-leave-in-storage' images of 'Supes and 'Bats, as well as an old 'cut-out' of the '40s Bat-ride I created well OVER 10-plus-years ago! (Again, just something that NEEDED to be displayed--SOMEWHERE!)

As is usually the case, my photography is NOT so great! But-- if you SQUINT just right-- you'll see that a framed Elvis trading card (that's it on the far lower-right!), a 'Hot Rod' image, AND the 3 stooges,(lower middle!) have joined the other framed items and signs near my supply-shelf and tool-box! You can also see (though just BARELY!) the 'Hot Wheels' metal sign to the far upper left, lurking near Captain Marvel's head!)

By the way, the framed 'Danger: no entry' sign, is something that I've had since just before HIGH SCHOOL! That would be nearly 45 years ago, folks!

FINALLY, after a number of years being scattered around various places in our previous shed--- what remains of my old tool-box is at least now sitting on SHELVES-- and ALL of it in ONE location! Another trip to 'Wally-World', yielded the plastic 'garage / storage' shelf-set-- that I customized, of COURSE! (I cut down the 'tubes' between each shelf, for 'tighter' fitting-spots for the tool-box drawers to sit on!)

Before placing it in the new shed, I also re-painted my old supplies-&-paint shelf! This was a BLACK paint-job, over 'factory-original' YELLOW paint! 'WHEW'!! 4 1/2 cans of paint (and LOTS of stooping, squatting, and crawling around on my 'not-a-KID-anymore'-knees!) later--- it now proudly sits near the tool-box, in it's NEW home!
The wifey wants to utilize the 'roll-around' cart for another purpose--- so I'm just using it temporarily, 'til I figure out something else to put all the remaining 'odds-and-ends' stuff into!

Now that I've got it all set-up-- and ALL the 'heavy-lifting' and 'arranging-of-stuff' is complete--- I'm feeling pretty much like the guy above! (Meaning: TIRED, but extremely HAPPY!) Now the 'ol Loydster has not ONLY a WAY-COOL little room in the house... BUT, also an ADDITIONAL area for his EXTREME-NERDINESS-- on the SAME property! Thanks yet once AGAIN, to my number ONE gal, Mrs. Debbie-- for all the help, suggestions AND-- inspiration! You are simply THE BEST, my FOREVER-SWEETIE!

                              See you NEXT time around gang! Stay SAFE, SANE, and of course--- HAPPY!!