The Carpet Monster is DEAD

As a child I had a large bedroom where I could build my models in peace. As I grew older the models were set aside like so many of us did to chase girls and cars then college took all the time. After getting married and having the first two kids the house we lived in had a small spare bedroom, I took that room over and began modeling again. Third child comes along and we move to another house where each kid gets there own room but Dad loses out and has to build models on the dining room table - bummer. Time goes by and the oldest kid moves out to college then makes the move out permanent - Dad's happy because he gets the smallest unused bedroom for modeling! This is what it looked like ...

It was relatively small and had wall to wall carpeting but it did mean models could be left on the work table, cats and kids could be restricted and there was time to hunt for those pieces that wanted to hide in the carpet. After about four years in this space the next child made the move to college then got his own apratment in the city - suddenly there is a much larger space availible.

This time Dad puts a little forethought into the room, the walls and ceiling are all painted, the carpet comes out and a new hardwood floor goes down. New electrical service is wired into the room to accomodate all the lighting and accessory tools. Two weeks of evenings and weekends produces a space ready for furniture ...

The TV is just a small unit to keep Dad entertained while he lays flooring. Modeling shelves go in and the current desk (new larger desk is coming) goes in, two days are spent moving the stash and another week is spent moving the finished models from the old work space and collecting all the models from around the house. Each model is inspected and dusted then hung or placed on a shelf, at last the new space is ready and Dad can get back to modeling.

The ceiling air force


The wall opposite the work space


Left side of the work space


The work space


And a view into the stash area

The closet is actually quite large and you can only see about half the stash from this angle.

Dad is happy!