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I just got started on my country store to display all my junk can't wait to get it done. I will post pics as it progresses and hope to have a get together of fellow collectors here at my house in the spring. Please post pics of your man caves so we can enjoy them.





    Thanks Don

That is awesome.... Would be so cool to have a building to display it all in...Heck would be awesome to have a collection big enough to
need a building to display it all in! :smile:  keep the pictures of progress coming and good luck!

Can't wait to see it as it progresses.  Keep the pics coming. 

Looks like you are going to have a great place for all your treasures. It will be a lot of work but it will be worth it! I'm sure this is something you've been planning for a while now. It took me a year and a half to finally build what I had been thinking of in my head for 15 years. Its now about 90% complete but I still have some finishing touches to do. Good luck on your project I'm sure it will be amazing! Here are some pics of my project through the months.

Don, All you need is time and elbow grease and it will be done before you know it... oh ya and maybe some help from your friends too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RODSNKFGJRU

Nicely done.

That is awesome. Nice work.

Very cool Don, excited to come check it out when it's all done!  Let me know if you're interested in some custom lighting, I've always wanted to try out some Coke bottle pendant lighting.

That is just too cool!  :happydrinkers:

Don.
Congrats on ground breaking ! ! !
I hope you'll have enough room...  We quickly out grow our surroundings!
Good Luck with this endeavor!

Can't wait to see it Don,
and Seth, very cool TV Setup... I'd hate to see that Neon come crashing down, so hope the operation is smooth?

Neon and a bar  are requirements,

Good Luck on your building.  I thought I would have enough room when I built my 45 foot by 35 foot building but now it's so crammed full I can no longer move around in it.

Haha yes John I've made sure it's secure. I wouldn't be happy if it fell for sure. Jim I like the entrance neon and the way you cleared the records in the bar top. It looks great. There's something that I just love about neon.

Seth that space looks awesome I helped my friend build his a couple years ago and he is now out of room. He built a 30 x 40 with a wing on each side. I will post pics of his also . I can't wait till I get it up and finished so I can move in and so my wife can have the garage at the house back. I have a detached garage that is also full. Keep those pics coming I love to see pics of others places.


   Don

Wow. These look and sound great! I'd settle for just a garage.

You can never have enough garage space. I am slowly out growing mine.

Part of the reason we got rid of our '67 Mustang was that we didn't have the space with a one car carport.

True you can never have to much garage space. I have two 2 car garages. 1 garage has the dodge challenger and building materials plus 2 soda machine, and the other garage has the harley and lot of soda machine. I also have storage shed 18x40 that has 59 chevy and more soda machines.

I love the way you guys can just throw up a building to house your bits and pieces. I have to make do with my 8 x 10 room and squeeze everything in there.
Nothing in the rest of the house. Oh No..

In my little room I have managed to find space for 2 u selects, 2 Soda Machines, 2 pinballs, 2 petrol (gas) pumps, A National Cig Machine and a Stoner. As well as 70 plus small vending machines and a jukebox.

last One..

Nicely done Dave.

Your room is excellent. You give new meaning to the word ergonomics ............. I have nothing in the house at all. Just the garage (so I am told).

Dave, that looks fantastic.  You must have some strong walls to hold all of that....    :laugh:

We should start a new thread topic!  Where do you keep all your stuff?  Haha

Or should it be "where are you allowed to keep your stuff". LoL

I thought I was running out of space till I saw those pics. That has to be the most efficient use of space I've ever seen. Well done. Great collection. Is that a jacobs 35 pepsi? Tuff to tell on my phone.

I have been in sanding hell for the last week after removing all the popcorn ceiling from the bonus room over the garage...the motivation is that this room gets to be the media room with a projector and I get to house most of my, meager compared to the others here, collection of coin-ops and coolers and such.  Rough work but I'm excited to have everything in one place.

tkaz,

Sounds like a lot of work, but a nice reward in the end.

I see its a Jacobs 50 now that I'm on my computer. Looks nice. Tom, I like the game room in progress. Keep up the sanding your almost done.

great pictures everyone

Excellent job!! That will be very nice.
Creighton

We'll had to stop on country store last fall but getting started back this weekend. I got some,very big jobs started last year and was so busy I couldn't work on store.  The other work pays better than my own LOL I was sure glad to get started again yesterday. We should get to put walls up next weekend and then roof the trusses are there all ready to install. I will keep posting pics as we go along. Looking forward to having a place to display my junk and having a meeting of the Carolina's mafia LOL. Stay tune. Post pics of your displayed stuff so we can enjoy your junk Too!!!!!


Don

Here are some pics of my buddy's store which is a couple miles from me. I helped him build his and he is helping me some on mine. His is real nice inside too. I will get some pics of it from inside and post them later.


Don

Outside looks great. Looking forward to seeing the inside

That is really cool. Wish I had that kind of land to build something like that. Looking forward to seeing your progress Don.

Thanks Seth I can't wait till it's finished I have been waiting a long time!!!!!!!!!

Don

Looking forward to checking it out Don! Keep us updated with the progress

foundation looks great job

Very cool......The ultimate man cave!

Looking good. It will be nice to have a building just for you hobbies.

Your friends looks awesome can't wait to see yours

Well we put the walls up this past saturday and hope to set trusses next weekend and get plywood on and sheathing done. I will post more pics next weekend if we get to do some more work depends on mother nature. Its a lot of work but also a lot of satisfaction.


Don

Plan ahead for what you want and build accordingly. Don't rush because you may forget or not plan for something you really want it to have. Hang in there it will be done before you know it. The hard work will pay off! When you start to decorate the real fun begins. 

Well we got a,lot done this Saturday we got the roof and walls up and will be doing the front porch and finishing up the front wall next Saturday. I just thought I would send some more progress pics.



Don

It's coming along great Don. Nice job!  I'm jealous! 

Keep the pics coming!

looking good

Now that's some good progress!

Can't wait to see it finished. Looking great.

Well we got front porch on this weekend and finished front wall. It is all ready for tin on roof this weekend and wood board and batten siding next week just like it would have been 75 years ago. I'm gonna Get old store front sign ready with my name ready too. thanks for all the encouragement this has been a long time coming. Been Hot As H**L this week here in the upper 90's and very humid.




Don

Wow. This looks awesome! Color me jealous. Looking forward to more updates.

What a perfect place to display your collection.. a mini museum... you could probably charge people.. Ha... That is so awesome.
Keep the pics coming.. cannot wait to see it finished AND filled!
Let us know when Open House is!  :smile:

Looking good Don!  The heat has been brutal, you must have put some sweat into that one, can't wait to see it done.

Glad to see it coming along. Keep up the good work!

With this heat you did put AC in it right lol

Well got started again on store this month we should finish in about  days. Here raw some more pics I will pics of inside later.



Don

Looks great Don!!!

Looks great; can't wait for the final pics

Well done. Its coming along great!

Very nice job !! Will be fun.
Creighton

Can't wait to see it finished... and filled! :happydrinkers:

Awesome job, can't wait to see it full of machines

That is going to be an awesome facility ! ! !
Places for outside "wall hangers" and plenty of room inside for "stuff", you know what I mean!
Congrats on the progress ! ! !

Thanks Everyone it has been a labor of love if you know what I mean.


Don

Looks great!  What are the dimensions?

It is 30' x 60' and 14' tall inside at highest point

Don

Don

Like everyone's said it looks great !!! And I know you'll be build another one soon because you already have enough stuff to fill it  LOL  :tounge:

Love your passion and dedication!

So where are you on this awesome project... Did I miss opening day?