Every time I go down to the 1st floor I kind of sigh. Not an overjoyed sigh but an ugh type of sigh.
When we first moved in it was decided that the room off the den could be Tim's laboratory. About a month ago I was given 4 shelves in that room. Stuff had to be rearranged and moved about but I staked my measly claim and was all set to move some of my rubber stamp and baking paraphernalia down there.
Evidently I took too long to do so. My space has been encroached upon. In my defense it took that long because it is still winter here and that room is subterranean and it has been 45 degrees or under during the warmest part of the day and the first floor is easily a good 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the house. Wearing a parka indoors is not my idea of a good time!
However, I may have been talked into conceding my space for the time being. You see he has come up with this project. Did you all groan out loud and you knees quake with fear like mine did when I heard that? It's not secret that he is a gamer geek*, I say that with the utmost love and affection. He wants a Revenant Titan, now I am sure that you know exactly what that is right? Ha, me either! Go ahead and look here, note that the price isn't bad (ha!) at first glance until you realize that it is in British Pounds (!!) and then there is a 15% fee and shipping, so final out the door and across the water total is, um, erm, just about $398 right now.
Yikes.
He has since decided (meaning I balked at $400 on a doll) that he can build his own. He has been reading forums online of other people scratch-building their own Titans so he is giving it a shot. So far it has cost us $8 for the Manikin (brand spelling, I can spell mannequin, see??) and $40 for a new Dremel but that it a fairly handy item to have around the house so I think it is a safe bet that we can get our money out of that one. If not I will make him cut his toenails with it or something.
This is the Manikin, I like to call him Jorge, before we ripped him apart. He is standing amongst partially assembled stuffs and a partially painted Wraithlord, I like to call him Pablo.
*I have been known to enjoy a game or two myself, please don't leave me asshat comments.
