Richard, There is a plan.
It involves planning permission for an extension over our garage, and the necessary investment of course, but assuming it’s possible, it will give me a room big enough for a roundy-roundy in 7mm, of which PD Loco is but a modular part. There are some details on my thread on RMWeb. It will also solve the impasse in the garage, and give me room to play with motorbike fettling, and maybe, come retirement, I’ll get round to finishing my 3.5” gauge live steamer, a Rob Roy.
in the meantime, PD Loco occupies one end of our living room, my workbench hides below, and I have a “clean” desk for my laptop & books.
the downside, the living room can look like a workshop on a bad day, and needs vacuuming rather more frequently. I can’t use the Unimat or Proxxon mill if Madame is in the room, as they’re horribly noisy, and the airbrush (even using acrylics) is a non starter. It’s difficult to concentrate on occasions. Storage space is a challenge.
the upside, much modelling is pretty quiet most of the time and we can share the space most evenings, we might have the telly or music on, or she’ll be reading, we can chat, neither of us is much bothered by solvent smells, so painting and gluing, soldering and general kitbuilding is entirely possible, whilst enjoying one another’s company.
a neighbour asked her why “she put up with it?”. “Because it’s his space as much as mine, and if I banish him to the garage, I’ll never see him.” Can’t ask for more, really.
