Finally, A War Room Of My Own!

[ww2collector]

Very nice Eric !! can't wait to see the cabinet filled

[belinda]

Can't wait to see the finished results Eric. Brilliant job done so far!!

regards,
belinda

[Heer Flak]

Well its been about 5 or 6 weeks now and I think I finally have the time to finish my room. With the birth of our second child it has been hard to find time just to cut the lawn. Hopefully I will make some progress this week. Of course, pictures will be provided.

Eric

[BPA-Paul]

Been following this thread !! , cant wait to see completed great to see some trade skills used to improve man zones/collections , well done !!


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[Norman LaBarge]

Excellent work. I can't wait to see the room with full regalia display.

[byf41]

Eric,congratulations on the new family member and the new war room, can't wait to see it with your collectionin it .Is the cinnamon teal in thread no.3 a wood carving?

[Ludwig]

Wow! That looks really promissing. Hope you are going to follow up with a lot of pictures of the room filled up!

[Heer Flak]

Eric,congratulations on the new family member and the new war room, can't wait to see it with your collectionin it .Is the cinnamon teal in thread no.3 a wood carving?

No, the cinnamon teal is real. I shot it when I was a teenager and I had it mounted. It will be in the room when it is done.

[Bill Gaynor]

Eric, looking forward to seeing your progress photos and the finished war room stuffed with all your "toys", but that aside congradulations to you and your wife on your second child. Somewhere in there you might even get to sleep .

[JdFurr]

Very nice hope I have one like that soon

[Heer Flak]

Thanks everyone for the comments! I spent half a day sanding and putting more compound on the wall. This is the part of the job I do not like. I should have paid someone to do it and it would have been done already. The only reason I didn't do that is it cuts into my spending money for medals.

[Sal Williams]

Thanks everyone for the comments! I spent half a day sanding and putting more compound on the wall. This is the part of the job I do not like. I should have paid someone to do it and it would have been done already. The only reason I didn't do that is it cuts into my spending money for medals.

Don't sand between layers Eric! It does not help you. Just take your spackle knife and scrap off all the surface lightly to remove the little loose bits and put on another coat. Do this 3 or 4 times and it will be very smooth and require minimal sanding. Good job so far!

Best, Sal

[TJ Suter]

The only thing worse than moving is sanding dry wall. That is part of the reason I 'cheated' and put up stained paneling in my bunker.

[Jägermeister]

As for my wiring job all the wiring is taught and fastened. There is still wiring that has to be tighten and put into place. It would help if I had a right angle drill, which I do not. However, not bad for someone who does not work in the trade. I have no doubt that in Germany the wiring is a work of art, but I am doing the best that I can. It is also easier to wire when it's a new house and not an add on. Wish I could have had this done beforehand, but that was not an option.

BTW, funny song!

First of all: Congratulations for your new family member!!

Let me tell you one thing about german wiring: sometimes its a mathematic job, but sometimes its like "hide-and-seek"..
Especially in the house where I live... There are wires in the walls at places you would have never expected..

Some electricians make really a good job by laying the wires in angles, so you only have to look at a installation and get in a 90°-angle at the wall to know where these wires run in the walls. This makes it easier to hammer a nail in the wall.

But this is possible as we have stone walls here, so at a wooden construction with spaces empty between the wood this wouldn´t work.

So you are doing a good job, I am really looking forward to face the results!!

[Abzeichen]

God's work

Thanks everyone for the comments! I spent half a day sanding and putting more compound on the wall. This is the part of the job I do not like. I should have paid someone to do it and it would have been done already. The only reason I didn't do that is it cuts into my spending money for medals.

You did some fine work framing in that room. I can't wait to see it finished.