Waylander Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I posted my room about a year ago right after we moved into our first house. It's a year later and a year better...still need to get some stuff on those spartan-looking walls in the pool room. Crappy phone camera makes the lighting look weird too. Anyways, let me know what you guys think! Sweet Man-cave but having Alan Pardew on the TV is a bit much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 One side of my comic room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydJBailey Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I feel like i've been out Iron Man'd Great room, man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 One side of my comic room Not sure who you're collecting there, Marc... Sweet set up (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazy_kenny1 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 but having Alan Pardew on the TV is a bit much I had to look up who he was since I don't follow soccer That's just what was on that channel 20 minutes or so before the NFL playoff games started (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thawk Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Been doing an office remodel and it's finally mostly done. I always wanted one of these (and it only took like 3 months!): Good stuff All it needs now is a remote unlocking mechanism incorporated into a flip-top William Shakespeare bust! Actually, the open switch is buried in Batman - you tilt him forward and the door unlocks (I had your exact thought originally and it slowly transformed in my head) Each shelf also has a 1/8" lip on it to prevent the comics from falling/moving when I open the door. Edited January 12, 2015 by Thawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Been doing an office remodel and it's finally mostly done. I always wanted one of these (and it only took like 3 months!): Good stuff All it needs now is a remote unlocking mechanism incorporated into a flip-top William Shakespeare bust! Actually, the open switch is buried in Batman - you tilt him forward and the door unlocks (I had your exact thought originally and it slowly transformed in my head) Each shelf also has a 1/8" lip on it to prevent the comics from falling/moving when I open the door. Very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) I absolutely LOVE this thread. I've been working on my room for a while & between myself & my 2 roomies & the girlfriend, we've maybe sorta let the whole house get decorated with nerd stuff. I'm actually contemplating remodeling our "ugly room" in the house just to get more wall space because we're running out of it. I'll post pics soon. Edited January 13, 2015 by Doktor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Been doing an office remodel and it's finally mostly done. I always wanted one of these (and it only took like 3 months!): Good stuff All it needs now is a remote unlocking mechanism incorporated into a flip-top William Shakespeare bust! Actually, the open switch is buried in Batman - you tilt him forward and the door unlocks (I had your exact thought originally and it slowly transformed in my head) Each shelf also has a 1/8" lip on it to prevent the comics from falling/moving when I open the door. Great Minds and all that. ( but now everyone knows how to open it ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I absolutely LOVE this thread. I've been working on my room for a while & between myself & my 2 roomies & the girlfriend, we've maybe sorta let the whole house get decorated with nerd stuff. I'm actually contemplating remodeling our "ugly room" in the house just to get more wall space because we're running out of it. I'll post pics soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diaolos Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Looks like this could be a good starting point for finding some info: http://www.volstor.com/ The site looks a bit outdate, but the retailer page has some contact info that's worth trying. BCW has a similar product: http://www.bcwsupplies.com/cat/comic-supplies/comic-accessory/comic-book-stor-folio-1-5-inch These are great for travel. I own a few of these to carry books around when I go to cons. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I need some better/newer pictures but we've kinda covered about 2/3 of the house in comic-themed decorations. But here's pretty much everything. We have 1 room that is our designated nerd room & the rest are hallways & staircase walls & whatnot. Landing & staircase outside the nerd room: Our nerd room... And the basement: And a dresser that my girlfriend wanted me to re-finish for her. She's a huge batman junkie, so she wanted a batman themed dresser. So I did this for the bedroom: I plan to re-do the room in the next few weeks. Moving furniture in the nerd room & painting as soon as the weather breaks. Because I think I need to add another filing cabinet & I'm going to be out of space if I put it next to the existing 3. So we'll be re-arraging it. It's great to have 2 roomies & a girlfriend that all love comics. There's more stuff in the living room & front entry hall that I don't have pics of yet, but it's getting there. Slowly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkunkApe Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Dude, that dresser is sah-weet!!!! Did you use a decal for the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Yes. I found a seller on e-bay that was selling them in a large enough size. I initially was going to paint it on, but finding/getting printed a stencil big enough to do it was near impossible (since Kinkos won't print anything with a copyright on it anymore & the batman logo is obviously copyrighted). I had even painted the top yellow already in anticipation of laying the stencil & spraying black over/around it. Obviously, that didn't happen & I went for a sticker instead after stripping off most of the yellow paint. It was a die-cut vinyl sticker that you peal the one side off of, lay it down, and then peal the other side off to leave the section that you want. I painted the whole dresser black and then laid the vinyl over it after everything was dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I need some better/newer pictures but we've kinda covered about 2/3 of the house in comic-themed decorations. But here's pretty much everything. We have 1 room that is our designated nerd room & the rest are hallways & staircase walls & whatnot. Landing & staircase outside the nerd room: Our nerd room... And the basement: And a dresser that my girlfriend wanted me to re-finish for her. She's a huge batman junkie, so she wanted a batman themed dresser. So I did this for the bedroom: I plan to re-do the room in the next few weeks. Moving furniture in the nerd room & painting as soon as the weather breaks. Because I think I need to add another filing cabinet & I'm going to be out of space if I put it next to the existing 3. So we'll be re-arraging it. It's great to have 2 roomies & a girlfriend that all love comics. There's more stuff in the living room & front entry hall that I don't have pics of yet, but it's getting there. Slowly Sweet spaces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjames Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Yes. I found a seller on e-bay that was selling them in a large enough size. I initially was going to paint it on, but finding/getting printed a stencil big enough to do it was near impossible (since Kinkos won't print anything with a copyright on it anymore & the batman logo is obviously copyrighted). I had even painted the top yellow already in anticipation of laying the stencil & spraying black over/around it. Obviously, that didn't happen & I went for a sticker instead after stripping off most of the yellow paint. It was a die-cut vinyl sticker that you peal the one side off of, lay it down, and then peal the other side off to leave the section that you want. I painted the whole dresser black and then laid the vinyl over it after everything was dry. That turned out very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Sweet spaces Thank you, sir! It's an early stage of the project. We are planning to re-paint the room. I found a great color mix that'll work amazing for the walls/ceiling/built-in storage. I hope to have it to a presentable level by the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 That turned out very nice! Thank you! I put in WAY too much time on it. It would have been cheaper (between labor, paint, primer, new knobs, etc) to just buy a new one, but she wanted to keep this one & I figured we could do something awesome with it. I didn't realize before stripping it that it was just cheap MDF, so I had to re-seal the now-stripped raw edges. But it was worth it. It's a cool original piece that I've never seen anyone else do before, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGA Cases Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hey Doktor where can I get the Hulk fist thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) It was a birthday gift from my one roomie. I think she got it from ThinkGeek. I found them there either way... They have other lights other than Hulk too. Thor hammer, spider hand. Cap shield. Etc. Lights Edited January 23, 2015 by Doktor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
