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Our New Flat.
Just finished all the things that I want & how I want them in my model work area.
This is a few moments of thought at the time & general info for future “cock up your work area” makers.
1 Choose a sight next to the window so that the Sun’s glare blinds you.
2 Put up shelves carefully making sure that one is going to topple down & ruin as many things as possible.
3. Site compressor in order that it can be heard through the floor (essential) to enable unhelpful nice neighbour to complain. Why I do not know as it is rather a nice rumble which should send him to sleep at 12:00 at night.
4. Buy spotlights to light up work area which are absolutely useless but at least keep the hands warm with the amount of heat thrown out.
5. Fix bits & pieces in places where you know they are useless & that you will have to resite them at least twice. Advantage good practice for drilling, screwing screws & filling redundant holes plus touching up with “yes” Vallejo paint.
6. Use a room with carpets found it is terrific for mopping up stray paint droppings. Enhances the carpet look. Makes Pauline very edgy or is it me ?
7. Buy a non slip office mat to cover carpet in the work area. Remind self later to buy one next time which does not wander around the room.
8. Be prepared at B & Q’s returns counter to be greeted with “what have you to sell us to day”.
9 When organizing make sure a scalpel falls on foot & makes large red splodge mark. Liquid looked like red blood I think.
10 Buy 2 bottles of sticky stuff remover. This is for removing about a 1000 stickers on shelves & bits & pieces.
11 Be prepared for spouse to tell you that you are making a lot of noise. Standard answer should be “pardon cannot hear you”. Normally shuts them up !
12. Great fun buy things you do not need & sometimes just do not want. Build further shelves to put them on.
13. Get parcel & think “did I really order that”.
Actually all the above happened but I have got just what I wanted & I am very happy.
Laurie
Just finished all the things that I want & how I want them in my model work area.
This is a few moments of thought at the time & general info for future “cock up your work area” makers.
1 Choose a sight next to the window so that the Sun’s glare blinds you.
2 Put up shelves carefully making sure that one is going to topple down & ruin as many things as possible.
3. Site compressor in order that it can be heard through the floor (essential) to enable unhelpful nice neighbour to complain. Why I do not know as it is rather a nice rumble which should send him to sleep at 12:00 at night.
4. Buy spotlights to light up work area which are absolutely useless but at least keep the hands warm with the amount of heat thrown out.
5. Fix bits & pieces in places where you know they are useless & that you will have to resite them at least twice. Advantage good practice for drilling, screwing screws & filling redundant holes plus touching up with “yes” Vallejo paint.
6. Use a room with carpets found it is terrific for mopping up stray paint droppings. Enhances the carpet look. Makes Pauline very edgy or is it me ?
7. Buy a non slip office mat to cover carpet in the work area. Remind self later to buy one next time which does not wander around the room.
8. Be prepared at B & Q’s returns counter to be greeted with “what have you to sell us to day”.
9 When organizing make sure a scalpel falls on foot & makes large red splodge mark. Liquid looked like red blood I think.
10 Buy 2 bottles of sticky stuff remover. This is for removing about a 1000 stickers on shelves & bits & pieces.
11 Be prepared for spouse to tell you that you are making a lot of noise. Standard answer should be “pardon cannot hear you”. Normally shuts them up !
12. Great fun buy things you do not need & sometimes just do not want. Build further shelves to put them on.
13. Get parcel & think “did I really order that”.
Actually all the above happened but I have got just what I wanted & I am very happy.
Laurie
