neo Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Nice use of space @tricky-ricky, that's some excellent wood working skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Okay couple of minor updates... Firstly in the shooting range... i picked up a couple of 'props' to give it a military/comedy feel (as in, look at this crazy guy with all this stuff in the loft) I got some camo-net and an ammo box. I need to nail the camo net to the roof yet and pickup a couple of sandbags before it's finished. Moving on, last night i was in my garage until 2am giving it a tidy, whilst smoking a big fat cigar, having a few glasses of red, and listening to an audiobook. I had a great time!! The space is amazing... plans are to fit some kitchen units along one of the walls for storage so i can hide all the crap thats out on shelves. One problem ii do have though (not pictured) is that it has 2x single garage doors, with a brick pillar between them. This makes it really difficult to get a car into the garage to work on... so i need to consider having the pillar removed and a single door fitted but i'm sure that'll cost a fair wedge. One for next year i think. So really happy with the feel of the garage... it's just missing one key thing - A CAR!! The plan is to pickup an rwd track car at some point early next year, hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) I see you're settling in alright then Chris. You've not been there five minutes and your wanting to knock pillars down. What's next, digging a cellar for a media room haha?! Ref the pillar, you'll need a structural engineer to do the calcs for the steel to span the full width if the garage is integral to the house.What's above the doors? Ref nailing camo netting and " nailing" it to the roof timbers, don't go too mad, you'll have the tiles/slates bouncing off. Screws might be better. Anyway looking good! Edited September 5, 2015 by leonk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 I see you're settling in alright then Chris. You've not been there five minutes and your wanting to knock pillars down. What's next, digging a cellar for a media room haha?! Ref the pillar, you'll need a structural engineer to do the calcs for the steel to span the full width if the garage is integral to the house.What's above the doors? Ref nailing camo netting and " nailing" it to the roof timbers, don't go too mad, you'll have the tiles/slates bouncing off. Screws might be better. Anyway looking good! Ha ha, cheers mate. On the garage, above the doors there are just 3 courses of bricks, single width. The roof joists are resting on top of these. The whole garage is just a single width of bricks, and the doors go right to the edge of the garage, so any steel will need to completely span the full width of the garage, which im not sure will be possible. The garage isnt integral though, so i guess i've got that going for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) 3 courses of bricks at 65mm plus mortar joints, you should have about 225 to 250 to play with for an RSJ. Might be possible. Finish unpacking first. When you're ready I'll call for a brew and have a look. Obviously I'll park round the corner as you'll probably be under surveillance by at least one security or intelligence service following your other posts! I'll bring a pizza box and just pretend I don't know you. Edited September 6, 2015 by leonk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Great garage space you got there....just begging for a project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 3 courses of bricks at 65mm plus mortar joints, you should have about 225 to 250 to play with for an RSJ. Might be possible. Finish unpacking first. When you're ready I'll call for a brew and have a look. Obviously I'll park round the corner as you'll probably be under surveillance by at least one security or intelligence service following your other posts! I'll bring a pizza box and just pretend I don't know you. Brilliant. Yes mate when things have settled down a bit i'll give you a shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Great garage space you got there....just begging for a project. I know... i'm just itching to get myself another car. Gonna have to wait until next year though until my finances recover from the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Okay so another busy weekend in the new pad. After quite a bit of searching i found some shelves that would be perfect for my retro games lounge... put them together and then drilled a few holes with some core bits for the cables and bobs your uncle. Just one minor problem - i picked up a Megadrive 1 since buying the shelves, and it's too wide!!!! Damnit!! I'll have to swap it for a Megadrive 2 which has smaller dimensions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I was just about to zoom in to see if that was a megadrive but you soon confirmed it lol. Man that's a blast from the past! Hours of my life wasted on sonic and desert strike Awesome work so far mate. Glad you've found a house your happy with, remember reading a few of your posts re house hunting etc But tricky Ricky stole your limelight with that woodwork 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Looking good mate. Loving your enthusiasm! Catch up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Okay so another busy weekend in the new pad. After quite a bit of searching i found some shelves that would be perfect for my retro games lounge... put them together and then drilled a few holes with some core bits for the cables and bobs your uncle. Just one minor problem - i picked up a Megadrive 1 since buying the shelves, and it's too wide!!!! Damnit!! I'll have to swap it for a Megadrive 2 which has smaller dimensions. Great idea but would you be better off with a CRT television? I find that older consoles look pretty bad on modern screens. You could probably pick one up on Ebay for a few quid and have it side by side with your other TV. Edited September 14, 2015 by sipar69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'll have to get a Mega drive on ebay. Roms aren't the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Excellent work you have done there buddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Love the gaming room, also noticed the arcade cabinet tucked away. On my phone so can't really tell but is it an original or has it got a PC running ROMs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Great idea but would you be better off with a CRT television? I find that older consoles look pretty bad on modern screens. You could probably pick one up on Ebay for a few quid and have it side by side with your other TV. Yep I intend to get a CRT TV at some point. Mainly so i can play light gun games. I fancy a bit of Virtua Cop on the Saturn when i get one! Love the gaming room, also noticed the arcade cabinet tucked away. On my phone so can't really tell but is it an original or has it got a PC running ROMs? Cheers. I built the cabinet myself from scratch. It's got a PC with mainly console game roms in it, but some really nice front end software that means everything is controlled/selected via the arcade sticks, so you cant really tell its a PC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Love the gaming room, also noticed the arcade cabinet tucked away. On my phone so can't really tell but is it an original or has it got a PC running ROMs? Cheers. I built the cabinet myself from scratch. It's got a PC with mainly console game roms in it, but some really nice front end software that means everything is controlled/selected via the arcade sticks, so you cant really tell its a PC. Looks great, well done A friend of mine did something similar years back but he bought an original cabinet and adapted for a pc as the internals were shot. He spent a fortune on the control sticks/buttons as well to try and keep it looking and feeling authentic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valy Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 nice games room marzman planning mine for next spring and will start with an arcade as well 2k in 1 ... saw a few for around 1k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Careful when buying CRT for light gun games. I know you know that, but I'll mention it anyway. I bought a 32" Sony CRT for my retro stuff, as it's the biggest CRT you can get before everyone started switching to LCD. Top of the range at the time (the speakers are absolutely beautiful, so clear and you now realise just how crap TV speakers now are), looks ace and works a treat. Except it's 100hz. I didn't even think to check if it was switchable, but it's not. None of the 32" stuff I've found is, so you have to drop down to 28" to get 50/60 switchable. All the other games look awesome in 100hz, but I now need to purchase another 28" TV just for Virtua Cop and HOTD! /first world problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Careful when buying CRT for light gun games. I know you know that, but I'll mention it anyway. I bought a 32" Sony CRT for my retro stuff, as it's the biggest CRT you can get before everyone started switching to LCD. Top of the range at the time (the speakers are absolutely beautiful, so clear and you now realise just how crap TV speakers now are), looks ace and works a treat. Except it's 100hz. I didn't even think to check if it was switchable, but it's not. None of the 32" stuff I've found is, so you have to drop down to 28" to get 50/60 switchable. All the other games look awesome in 100hz, but I now need to purchase another 28" TV just for Virtua Cop and HOTD! /first world problems Now i did NOT know that. Cheers Dan. Yeah it's such a drag playing on these small screens. I've no idea how i managed as a teenager with just a 24" telly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Virtua cop...... Memories! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Now i did NOT know that. Cheers Dan. Yeah it's such a drag playing on these small screens. I've no idea how i managed as a teenager with just a 24" telly. Ah sorry dude, that probably came across as really patronising then Erm, didn't mean that, I genuinely thought that someone who was massively into his retro stuff would know more than I did. So yeah, apologies and things. It's ridiculous, I have a 50" LCD hung up on the wall for the 360/Wii/PS2, then a poxy 32" CRT which is about a billion times the depth for playing sodding Mario Kart on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Now i did NOT know that. Cheers Dan. Yeah it's such a drag playing on these small screens. I've no idea how i managed as a teenager with just a 24" telly. Ah sorry dude, that probably came across as really patronising then Erm, didn't mean that, I genuinely thought that someone who was massively into his retro stuff would know more than I did. So yeah, apologies and things. It's ridiculous, I have a 50" LCD hung up on the wall for the 360/Wii/PS2, then a poxy 32" CRT which is about a billion times the depth for playing sodding Mario Kart on! No worries man. I've literally never purchased a CRT anything (monitor or TV). i always had hand me downs, and then when i became old enough to buy my own TV they were all flat screens, so never had to consider any of the specs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Keep an eye out on eBay, I got my TV for £5 I'm currently looking for a Panasonic 28", a specific model really as that's what I used to have and it was ace. Came with built-in 5.1 as well, which would be nice to do out of the box rather than faff around trying to run it through the AVR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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