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!!

A 'Man-Cave-Annex'! for the Loydster!

Already (more or less!) FINISHED!! And-- at a MUCH quicker pace than expected! The additional 'Loydster-GEEK-out-space' is ready for it's OFFICIAL launch! The home-made / 'lettered-with-my-lap-top' sign means it's READY! Though some 'tinkering and fiddling' with stuff is STILL happening! (See more details below, as you're 'scrollin' and Readin'!!)

Once again, I have my SPECIAL little lady, Mrs. Debbie-- to thank! -- For BOTH-- helping me do all the HEAVY grunting / lifting / hauling-- AND-- the encouragement to get this additional little space out in our new storage-building all set-up and ready for use!

I actually didn't think it would be for another few months or more, before we would figure out exactly how our recently constructed, 12-by-20 foot storage building would be used! Just what we would stash in there, where it would all be situated, etc.... SO-- I didn't make any mention of it in my previous post.

But--- after discussing it with my 'BEST-girl-in-the WHOLE-WIDE-WORLD', we agreed there was PLENTY of space in there, for not ONLY my tools, paint-supplies, and other 'working-around-the-house' stuff (not to mention all of Deb's goodies and doo-dads!)--- but ALSO ample room for MOST of my remaining NERD-kingdom-related stuff! 

It was late last month, when we started hustling most of my remaining gee-gaws and doo-dads here to our 'TINY-Ponderosa'! Our additional goal, was to clear-out completely from the larger of the two storage units (where my remaining stuff was still stashed away.) that we'd been renting for the past nearly 4 years! After MUCH sweat, and the aforementioned grunting and HEAVY lifting / hauling --- I'm proud to say-- mission: ACCOMPLSHED! We're also TICKLED SILLY to be saving quite a CHUNK of change each month, now that we're only renting the MUCH smaller / CHEAPER of the two units!

Much like the 'Man-Cave' in the 'Cozy-Cottage' itself, the 'Annex' (as I've decided to call it!) isn't a very large area, but it's just the size I need! Heck, I even had enough 'wall-space' in there, to once again be able to put up ALL of my stand-ups! (John Wayne and Mr. Spock included!!)

 I spent a good chunk of a day, just gluing all the super hero characters back together (they'd been cut into smaller segments, for easier storage)! But, now that they're all 'standing guard' there in my little 'auxiliary-FUN-zone'--- I can truly say it was WORTH all the effort and work!

Guess I've dribbled-on enough for an intro for THIS post!! As is USUALLY the case here at the bloggy-woggy-wang-dang-thang--- you can check out my USUAL nerdy-ramblings that accompany all the pics below!----

Deb and I figured out that the space I'd need-- basically would take-up about half of the east wall on one side of the building, the 'back-wall' (where there's a large 'swing-out' door), and about 6 square feet of space in the west corner (where eventually my toolbox, a shelf containing painting supplies & stuff, and a few other tools will also reside!). Hey, ALL the comics, magazines--AND those above-mentioned stand-ups-- ALL fit in that space! SO-- the Loydster's a HAPPY-geeky-camper!

While sorting through / unpacking some odd-ball boxes of stuff, the wifey found the VERY cool US flag pictured above! I figured -- what better stand-up to place partially-overlapping 'Old Glory', than The Duke himself! Mr. Spock hangs out nearby, partly behind the 'Supes figure. (AND-- the 'Annex' sign too, natch!)

spread around between the figures along the walls in the 'Annex-area', are some just downright FUN framed items and goofy-geeky images / signs! Most of these-- like the 'Knuckleheads garage' sign above-- (AND-- the 'Busted-Knuckle' sign & the 'Gotham City parts and Service' one below!) are images I found on the web, printed up and, in some cases-- partly hand-colored myself! (OR-- simply printed the images on colored construction paper!)

And, by the way--- don't you think those 'Supes and 'Bats figures figures, which I created / put together nearly 30 YEARS ago-- are holding up GREAT? 'Cap and 'ol Shell-head aren't looking too bad either, considering just how MUCH time they've all been piled into cut-up sections inside a dusty old storage unit (they WERE covered in a big plastic bag most of that time, of course!-- Or they probably would NOT have survived!)

MORE 'fun-framed-stuff'!-- As well as an ULTRA-GROOVY 'Bat-logo' (cobbled-together from corrugated plastic sheeting, poster-board and spray-paint, by yours truly, of COURSE!) modeled after the Bat-symbol from the door of the '66 Batmobile!

NEAT-O items, mounted to the 'swing-out door'! The 'not old... I'm a CLASSIC' sign (featuring The Green Hornet's 'Black Beauty'!) is another collection of images found on the 'net, with lettering done-up on my trusty 'ol lap-top!)

Captain Marvel / Shazam, watches over the space that will--hopefully in the NEAR future-- be where my toolbox and a shelf, with various paint-supplies & other tools will reside

Yet another 'Fun-Framed-item'! A 'Gotham Garage' sign! I love the small notice on the right side of the sign, stating that the business is-- 'Bat-family' owned!

The west-wall / corner area, where the toolbox and paint / supplies-shelf will be sitting--- will be watched-over (besides by the good Captain, of course!) by these NIFTY framed items and metal signs! the 'Dad's garage' images are taken (once again!) from the 'net, and printed on brown construction-paper.
The 'Black Beauty' images are some of the box-art from my 1/32-scale model kit of the 'Hornet's SLICK ride! (Hey, us 'collector-types' hardly EVER just throw ANYTHING away!-- You never know when you might be able use images from an old model-kit box, after all, RIGHT???)

Now, in the weeks and days that I've been putting together this here post, (I put'em together SLOWLY-but-SURELY folks!) I of COURSE have been coming up with and tinkering-on a few more small framed items-- and even snagged yet ANOTHER nifty-NEAT-O metal sign! Not-to-mention digging some WAY-cool model aircraft out of a couple of storage-totes! 

Having not exactly nailed-down just WHERE they're all gonna wind-up, I figured I would just snap a 'group-shot' of them, so you-- the teensy-weensy few who follow along with me here-- can at least check them out! Trust me, though... they WILL find a home soon, in my 'secondary-GEEK-out-ZONE'!---

Even MORE goodies to put-up on the 'ol 'Annex' walls! Can you not tell I'm having a BLAST just setting this little additional 'Secret Sanctum'-space up??!?

I guess I'll finish-off this post, much like I started it off!-- with another BIG shout-out and MUCH love, to the SPECIAL lady in my life, Mrs. Debbie! On February 17th, this AMAZING gal and I will be celebrating 35 YEARS of a pretty GREAT life together! Thanks for ALL your encouragement, my BESTEST friend--AND support! Your help with all the 'reconstructing' & revival of my little 'NERD-zones'!--AND-- for being SO understanding and yes, long-suffering with your 'ol GEEK-O-ZOID hubby! Love you now and FOREVER, wife-o-mine!

'Til next time--- stay SAFE, SANE, and HAPPY  everybody! See you here next month!

It's absolutely, positively, completely and totally FINISHED!! ( For NOW, at least!) The LONG - awaited return of The 'MAN-CAVE'!!

 

It's been a slow, sometimes even tedious process! BUT-- at long-last-- the latest version of the 'Loydster-Cave' is FINALLY ready for my faithful-few readers to come in and explore! (by the way--- the pic above is meant to be a copy / goof-spoof, of the one taken for my LONG-ago post (from July 2018!!) about the previous 'Man-Cave'! Time SURE flies, doesn't it? (Well--- SOMETIMES it does!)

What an interesting, bumpy, curvy, twisting road life can sometimes be!! nearly 7 years ago, I was posting about another 'Secret Sanctum', at another location! Through a set of EXTREMELY SUCKY circumstances (a shade LESS than 2 years later!)--- everything in that version of my little hide-out ended-up being put into 'cold-storage'-- for close to 4 YEARS!

 If you've been following along with me here as I've been posting these updates, there's no need for me to go over or rehash the gradual, step-by-step process that's been putting this little (and I DO mean LITTLE-- this space is a mere 8 x 10-foot 'DINKY-cube-of-GEEKYNESS'!) room together! I'm just EXTREMELY glad to see all of this stuff back in the same space, on display again!

For those of you that may be asking: 'So Loydster-- what about ALL the comics collection (10 or so long-boxes worth!), the car magazines (several boxes worth also!) and the remaining collection of vinyl / LPs you still have??' For now-- unfortunately-- all of THAT stuff, along with the life-sized stand-ups that I've mentioned here in recent posts-- has to just stay put in the storage unit! 

Hopefully, in the near-future--I can figure out some kind of 'auxiliary-Man-Cave' (small storage shed maybe?)-- where all of that stuff can at least be with me here on the same property! 'Til then --- it'll just have to remain carefully stashed away!

Anyhoo-doody-roo--- as I OFTEN do here at the 'ol bloggy-woggy-wing-dingy-thing-thang--- I'll stop with the introductory stuff / opening remarks.... and we'll just dive off into the pics! (With the USUAL nerdy / geek-tastic remarks to go along with each-- of COURSE!) Also-- once AGAIN--Forgive the somewhat 'shaky' quality in some of the pics! The 'ol 'Ferrell-mits' aren't as steady as they used to be!!------

Let's start off with an 'unobstructed' shot (meaning me and my extra-LARGE-sized head being OUT of the WAY!-- Like in the pic up top!) of what you see as you enter the 'Secret Sanctum'! Complete with the LED 'tube-lights' turned on-- of COURSE!

Another little 'side-note'--- The pics in this post will just (mostly) focus on the 'now full' shelves & cases in the 'Sanctum'! (Check out my earlier posts for pics of the stuff on the walls, the lay-out with my various books, etc...) Anyhoo--- here's the 'barrister-cases' to the immediate left of the Hot Wheels shelf-- FILLED with all kinds of crunchy-GEEKY-goodness! (Including 'The Phantom', 'Green Hornet', 'The Shadow'-- even 'Robbie the Robot'!)

The case with all the 'Stooges & 'Toons stuff-- right to the left of my teensy-weensy little desk! I definitely break-out in a BIG goofy grin nearly EVERY time I look at THIS one!

The previously mentioned TEENSY-desk! Hey, it's JUST the RIGHT size for me to do tinkering on my lap-top! That's pretty much it's MAIN purpose! Besides-- if I tried using anything even SLIGHTLY larger, all the shelves and cases couldn't possibly fit into the 'Sanctum'!

                                                

Yet ANOTHER little side note!--- This GIANT 'History of The Batmobile' poster, is actually one of SEVERAL items that I'll be 'rotating' out of that space! About every 6 months or so, I'll switch it out with some other WAY-too-NEAT-O-to-STAY-in-storage items! Hey, when you have a TINY little 'Man Cave'--- 'you gotta do what you gotta do'!! In fact, I may do a near-future post about just WHAT the things are, that I'm planning on being 'rotating exhibits'!

Again-- forgive the 'kinda-CRUMMY' photography! ---The 'Bats & Supey-shelf' to the right of the dinky-desk! Also FILLED with PLENTY of 'Man of Steel' and 'Caped Crusader' - COOLNESS!

Elvis-goodies, MORE 'Supes-stuff' and a few NIFTY 'Lone Ranger' items, now reside in the cases above the scale classic car & truck models. 'The Lone Ranger & Silver' model, was a vintage UNBUILT kit I snagged off of E-bay a couple of years back! It's JUST like the one I had when I was 12 years old! The AMAZING part?--- I won it in an auction-- for UNDER 40 smackers! There's NOTHING like getting something THAT cool, for THAT decent a price!! It's now FULLY built (I just painted & assembled it a couple of weeks ago!) and on proud display-- as it SHOULD be!

Now here are some not ONLY very neat-o, but ALSO very PRICELESS items-- to the 'ol Loydster anyway!--- Coloring-pages, recently done by (top-to-bottom) : my Daughter Shelby, daughter-in-law Chloe, and son-in-law Trent, PLUS: a 'Warhol-influenced' pic of the McFarlane toys '66 Batman figure (doing the 'Batusi', of COURSE!), given to me by my nephew Caleb!

The 'curio-shelf-in-the-corner'--- now housing even MORE 'Bat-stuff'! As well as 'Ironman' and 'Captain America' figures

Just for 'grins and giggles'-- another peek at the 'media-nook'! Items that've been added in there, include the 'lapel-flower' / boutonniere --that Shelby created for me, for her wedding! (crafted with 'Batman'- patterned cloth, of COURSE!) It sits PROUDLY on the center-top of the CD shelves!

ANOTHER look, at the combo-Bat-ride-display and book-shelf! Not much different going on there, except I've added a few 'graphic-items' to a couple of the shelves.

'Green Lantern', 'The Flash' and even MORE 'Supes and 'Bats figures-- join the miniature 'Bat-rides' in the case near the door to the 'Cave!

Among the MANY items that were previously displayed in the former 'Man-Cave'--- here's one of the MOST nifty!-- an unusual, cast-metal 'Man-Cave' sign! I just HAD to find a spot for this! I managed to squeeze it onto the top of the door-post. You can see it on the way out! The 'little hidey-hole' just would NOT be the same without THIS little doo-dad hanging-up somewhere in it!

As I was saying up above--- the effort to get the little 'geek-zone' put together, sometimes got to be a little TOO much like WORK! But--- now that all the thrashing-away is over, and everything is set-up where it needs to be.... 'WHEW'! I've gotta say.... ALL the work and time was WORTH IT! It's SO cool to just come into the room, look around-- and get that BIG goofy-geeky-GRIN' on my face--once AGAIN!!

A shout-out to my VERY special-lady, number ONE gal, and (VERY patient!) life-long-best-friend--- Mrs. Debbie! Thanks SO much, honey! Your encouragement (to get another 'Man-Cave' going in the FIRST place!) and helpful suggestions along the way-- helped make this all happen! Loved you then, love you now, will love you ALWAYS!

a couple more pretty EXTRA-COOL items, before I sign-off for this month folks!--- For Christmas, my kids surprised their 'ol daddy-o with--- well, I'll just let the pic below tell you a good CHUNK of the story!----

Believe it or NOT--the t-shirt I wore the day of our family-Christmas-get-together-and-wing-ding... was a pure coincidence! Pretty appropriate though, don't you think?!?

If any of you have ever put together one of these Lego 'build-sets'.... you KNOW how INVOLVED and kinda complex they can be! So--- the 'ol Loydster took his sweet time putting THIS one together! Because I wanted to make SURE to get it RIGHT--- and-- it's an EXTRA-special / unique gift from a couple of the MOST special people in my life!

To add even ANOTHER level of coolness to this ALREADY oh-SO-nifty gift-- my son even added a pretty SWELL 'go-along-PERFECTLY-with-it' item! It'll sure keep the dust and spider-webs off of the 'Lego-Bat-ride'!!----

This 'assemble-it-yourself' display case-- was given to me (as stated above!) by my son Wade! It's made from NICE, fairly thick acrylic-- and it bolted together in around 15 - 20 minutes! Super-easy-peasy! A 'gift-to-help-protect-the-other-gift'! Thanks, son-o-mine!
Thanks also, buddy-- for the 'Batman '89' -related items! A large-scale '89 Batmobile-replica (with removable panels, so you can check out it's engine and weapons-systems! NEAT!), and a 1/3 scale replica of the '89 Batman's cowl! WICKEDLY-cool 'Bat-stuff' INDEED!

AND--- after the careful-clicking-together of over 1800 PIECES--- it's FINISHED! In ALL of it's 'Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed...' GLORY!!-- Here's a couple of images-- of the Lego-version of the CLASSIC TV Bat-ride! Finished, and residing in it's 'place of honor'!!!---

Another shout-out to BOTH Shelby and Wade! Thank you guys! THIS will INDEED be one of the 'Crown-Jewels' of your 'ol dad's 'collection of Bat-guy-related-stuff'!

Yet ANOTHER surprise arrived on my door-step-- less than a week ago! My life-long buddy, Mr. Jeff Arnold had sent me THIS very SLICK item!---

This '4D-Bat-puzzle', arrived as a surprise 'late Christmas' / 'Man-Cave-warming' gift from my long-time best buddy, Jeff! Despite the EVER-shrinking amount of room in my little (and I DO mean LITTLE) sanctuary--- I simply HAD to squeeze out some sort of space for this! It's just TOO darn COOL!

 

So-- once AGAIN-- I set aside some chunks of time here and there over this weekend just past! And-- like the 'Lego-Bat-ride-build'-- I took my time in putting the 200-piece '4D-'89-Bat-ride puzzle' together. Here's the result!---

The assembled '4D' Batmobile puzzle! SO wickedly COOL!! Now... I had to find a spot to display this bad-boy!!

It took a considerable amount of thought, and a little trial-and-error (the FIRST place I tried was just TOO 'cramped'!)--BUT-- a PERFECT spot / display-space was FINALLY found! The former-closet / now 'media-nook' turned out to be an IDEAL place to show-off this unique gift from my 'brutha-from-another-mutha'!---

A couple of pics of the new home for the '4D' Batmobile! I cobbled together the little shelf it's sitting on, from some odd-ball pieces of cardboard and some wooden dowels. It leans out at a slight angle, so more of the puzzle can be seen! Yet ANOTHER thing in the 'Man-Cave' that brings a BIG goofy-geeky-grin to the 'ol Loydster's face! A big THANK you to my buddy Jeff! You ROCK, amigo!

Needless to say, as you can probably see in the pics above--- I had to do a bit of rearranging of a few items-- to make a home for BOTH the 'plastic-brick' -version of the 'Caped Crusader's ride--AND the '4D-puzzle-version' of the '89 movie-ride! It was worth every bit of the (slight!) hassles though-- because WAY-cool items like THESE have just GOT to have prime spots in the 'Sanctum to be on display!

These 'Christmas-(and LATE-Christmas) surprises' have ALSO made me realize, that even though for the MOST part, the 'Secret-Crime-Fighting-Headquarters' is CURRENTLY in pretty much a 'finished' state--- this little room is going to have to be kind of an 'organic' - type of space! With the occasional necessity of the 'rearranging' of stuff! (I may also have to do as the wifey has suggested, and 'rotate' out not ONLY posters, but some OTHER items / doo-dads as well!) 

There's just gonna be a need to make room --for gifts from family and friends ---and-- yes-- the 'once-in-a-while' times when I stumble across something that's just 'oh-SO-very-COOL'-- that I can't possibly pass it up! That's just the kind of HOPELESS nerd-tastic guy that I am!!

                                        See you NEXT time gang! 'Til then--- stay safe, sane and HAPPY!

Once AGAIN--hoping for a HAPPY & SAFE holiday-season for us ALL!!

 

  

Another year has went and ZIPPED past us all, once AGAIN! As in years past--- 2024 has had it's ROUGH-spots, sharp curves and unexpected bumps along the way! BUT-- hey, we made it here to the end! ('WHEW'!!) 

My wishes (as well as prayers, 'natch!) for the holiday season this time around, are a carbon-copy of the previous year's! That ALL of you, the teeny-tiny-few-- who follow along with me here on this bloggy-woggy-wing-ding-thingy-thang-- have a SAFE and extra-SUPER-NIFTY-RIFFIC Christmas and New Year!

Have a BLESSED Christmas and an all-the-way FANTASTIC 2025 gang! See you NEXT YEAR!!--

Loyd's BONUS video-clip!! --- # 51!! --- 'Bats & Robin: '68'!!

 

They didn't move around very much (NO 'toons did back then!)--- but the '68 animated-versions of the 'Dynamic Duo' has always had a special spot in the Loydster's heart!

Life's been a real MEAT-GRINDER for the 'ol Loydster again these past few weeks!! Though I am making EVER-so-SLOW progress on the 'Man-Cave' project! (Maybe more on THAT next time around-- IF things around here at 'Ferrell-Central' are a bit less CRAZY!) 

So--- I'm just gonna RE-share something fun from one of my old posts--from a good ways back, in fact! (Hey--- if it's classic-'Caped Crusader'-related, to ME....it's ALWAYS going to be FUN! Rerun or NOT!)

It's the opening from the '68 Batman cartoon-- from the MASTERS of LIMITED animation: Filmation!  Gotta LOVE that version of the Batmobile though!!----

I'll be back next month--- hopefully with a FULL-length post! 'Til then-- stay safe, sane and HAPPY gang!

RETURN of the 'Man-Cave'! -- The tinkering CONTINUES!

Slowly but steadily, the tinkering continues on the 'Secret Sanctum'! In the past few weeks, it's been all about putting the 'books-and-Bat-rides' out on display! As well as the Hot Wheels collection AND-- the (slightly-down-sized) collection of model / toy cars and pick-ups! Details below!--


Sometimes it can be pretty amazing, what one determined old geek-a-zoid can do-- even with just TEENY-TINY amounts of free / 'spare' time! Not to mention even LESS amounts of energy left in the 'not-so-young-anymore' bod! Somehow, someway though.... the Loydster has STILL managed to make progress on the 'reborn'  Man-Cave! 
As I was saying last time---while definitely NOT moving with ANY kind of 'break-neck' speed... patience, as well as PLENTY of careful arranging and tinkering--- has brought about the results shown below! As always here at the bloggy-woggy-thingy-thang, my usual GOOFY-GEEKY comments can be found tagging along with each of the pics!---

It took SEVERAL 'test-fittings' and a LOT of moving and maneuvering things around! BUT--- the 'Bat-ride' collection is once AGAIN proudly on display! This time, because the collection has grown a bit--- I spread the vehicles out across 3 different shelf-sets! (Including the original set-up--from the previous 'Crime Fighting Headquarters'-- shown here.)

The row of books now placed along the top shelf of the 'Bat-ride' case! Being able to actually SEE all of these 'old favorites' again, (including Louis L'Amour, some CLASSIC sci-fi & adventure, historical stuff and biographies!) just brought a big, CHEESY grin to my face!

The bottom two shelves of the same case. MORE just downright FUN and interesting reading (and RE-READING!--) material!

One of the two other 'parking spots' for the additional Batmobiles. This set-up is to the right of the original 'big' case.

The second and final 'extra-Bat-parking' shelf! Which includes a couple of Bat-cycles! Hey, 'ol Bats has had some pretty NEAT-O 2-wheeled rides over the years too! Why would I NOT have at least a couple in my collection? This is the bottom shelf on the case which will house various Superman and Batman figures and statues, in the (hopefully) near-future.

The books 'stacked-and-packed' onto the case in the 'nook' area (what used to be a closet!) This is an even MORE 'geek-friendly'-book area than the one in the 'main room'!

This simply wouldn't be a 'Loydster-Hide-Out', if there wasn't an area to stash my collection of inspirational books, Bibles, and devotional stuff! This is on the right side of the 'nook'. A couple of old pop-bottle crates function as excellent book-shelves!

At LAST--- the Hot Wheels collection is once AGAIN housed in the display shelf that my old buddy Warren and I built together! (Over 20 YEARS ago!-- Pretty crazy that it's been THAT long ago!) Look close, and you'll see even MORE 1/64th-scale Bat-rides snuggled in there!

The 'little Pony-car' collection, back where it all BELONGS! I actually down-sized the collection a good amount--- so it would mostly fit within these 2 cases. I also kept all the models I thought were the very COOLEST!

Various hot-rods and other vehicles now reside in the single case next to my little desk. Another collection that brings one of those big GOOFY-CHEESY-grins to my face!

Corvettes, classic pick-ups, and various other NIFTY rides are now on display against the west wall of the room. Any collection that includes not ONLY a '57 Ford Ranchero, a Ferrari 350 GTO, 3 different  Pontiac Trans-Ams, AND a couple of Dodge Vipers --most definitely can NOT be described as 'run-of-the-mill' OR boring!

One of the things I was a little (pleasantly) surprised about, while unpacking the model and toy-vehicle collection--- there was VERY little damage done by all of them being piled into boxes and totes for the past 3-plus years! I did have to do a bit of minor repairs and 're-attaching' of a few parts here and there... but, thankfully NOTHING was

completely wrecked and destroyed!

The next task I hope to tackle, as time and my VERY tiny-reserves of energy permits, of course--- is the unpacking and arranging (AND unfortunately some down-sizing!) of the collection of action figures, statues, and other super hero-related goo-gaws and doo-dads! As with all of the work I've managed to thrash-away at so far in this 'rebirth-of-the-Man-Cave' effort-- I'm pretty sure it'll be worth all of the time & energy invested!

You can be sure I'll be keeping the updates coming, as I SLOWLY-but-surely make progress on this latest (and hopefully FINAL!) version of the 'Loydster-Cave'!

See you all NEXT time gang!!