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Title: New Home
Post by: lastvautour on March 23, 2016, 07:32:18 PM
Taking a house hunting trip this weekend. It is approx five hours from here so I hope mother nature is a good girl. If successful, construction will stop pending the move. I have boxes set up from the last showing so another four boxes should carry my wooden collection. I have 250+ plastic models that may just stay on the shelf for the new owners of this place. In anticipation I have packed 75% of my unbuilt plastic
kits which leaves me with about 60 to go. I have boxes. If the deal fall through I may just sell the plastic kits in a blind auction. I would sell the first box for $20.00 and have it opened in front of everyone. Each box has a combination of three major scales, some started (not many) some still wrapped and the rest just opened with parts still in the plastic bags,

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: Kenny Horne on March 24, 2016, 11:04:50 PM
Good luck with the Upheaval Lou,

Thank God I'm nowhere near you.   I can never look past a box of models.  The last thing I need  :)

Hope everything goes well,

Kenny
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on March 27, 2016, 06:05:11 PM
We made an offer on a new home and will list our current house Tuesday. I hope it sells with a few months.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on March 30, 2016, 07:32:02 PM
Just finished packing 260 built and 250 unbuilt plastic models. Tomorrow the wooden collection.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: R.F.Bennett on March 31, 2016, 05:03:55 AM
 :o  ::)  ???  ::)  ;)  ;D  :o  ;D
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on April 10, 2016, 11:47:31 PM
Lots of positive comments but alas no offer. 8th viewers coming tomorrow 11 Apr. The best thing is being able to take SMM anywhere in the world. That would have been impossible just 30 years ago. For all its faults, we live in a marvelous world.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: Kenny Horne on April 12, 2016, 07:18:47 PM
Good luck Lou and keep up those positive vibes.

Kenny
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on May 02, 2016, 06:44:35 AM
House sold last Friday and things are on schedule for a early July move.   We are going from 1700 sq ft to 1055 sq ft so a lot has gone to the curb. With several trips to the recycle place and placing some stuff with the Salvation Army there is till lots of junk to dispose of. The collection is safely wrapped in foam and will survive all but a total destruction of the moving van. Having moved 15 times before gives one a sense of what is needed. On one move (1977), the packer sneaked into the basement without my knowing and had packed most of my plastic collection. He broke almost every model I had at the time. At 19 cents a pound insurance it was not worth wasting paper to make a claim. Claim payouts are much more reasonable now a days.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on July 05, 2016, 11:43:27 PM
Going off the grid for a week or so. Furniture is being loaded tomorrow and we will hit the road Thu morning.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: Peter on July 06, 2016, 02:20:32 AM
I hope your move goes smooth!

Peter
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on July 17, 2016, 01:48:20 PM
Upstair pretty well done. Basement is a sea of boxes. Does not appear to be any damage.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: buccfan on July 17, 2016, 07:58:40 PM
Glad to hear it's going well Lou, regards Paul J.
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on July 19, 2016, 08:55:31 PM
Found my 1/350 scale ships all intact. Not even an antenna broken. I currently have HMS Barry Clay on my mantle.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: Pete1616 on July 23, 2016, 03:17:09 PM
Downsizing is tough, Lou....but you have survived! We've moved  twice since I started wood carving.

Once again though I find that there is some brutal cleaning out to be done....scraps of mahogany, cedar etc.I just have to get serious about it.

Your old workshop was so large, compressing it to fit must be a challenge........Pete
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on July 23, 2016, 09:21:13 PM
I have not even started to look at setting up a work shop.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on August 20, 2016, 01:48:16 PM
I should rename this post. Parts for new work station cut yesterday. Need to find or purchase glue and screws. Need lighting etc etc. There is hope  for late October yet.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on October 19, 2016, 08:00:37 PM
Argggggggggggggg Can't find my pin vice drills.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on October 28, 2016, 12:08:22 AM
New workshop but needs electrical and insulation. Hopefully before winter 2017/18. For now, just storage for my tools and maybe a bit of wood working on warmer days.

Lou
Title: Re: House hunting trip
Post by: lastvautour on October 28, 2016, 12:11:24 AM
Work shop/lawn tractor storage.

Lou
Title: Re: New Home
Post by: lastvautour on November 06, 2016, 09:06:05 PM
Sorting my chisels. The smaller tools still need a new set up.

Lou
Title: Re: New Home
Post by: lastvautour on November 19, 2016, 11:00:10 PM
Settling into the local community with my name engraved on the Peacetime veteran's monolith. Life is good.

Lou
Title: Re: New Home
Post by: buccfan on November 20, 2016, 09:50:25 AM
Getting there Lou, your workshop/tractor shed is about half the length of our house! . Glad to hear you are settling in to your new location. Regards Paul J.