Show threadSemach.the.monkey22h ago
Made some good progress on the cladding on #RC2014Towers today. Things are getting harder and harder to reach though!
Semach.the.monkeyMar 28
If you're wondering if I will ever finish #RC2014Towers the answer is yes. And today saw some progress with some of the front cladding going on. Admittedly it's the easy part of it, but it's a step in the right direction. (Also I need to build a step)
Show threadRC2014Sep 16, 2025
@trcwm Nah, I'll just stick some wheels on #RC2014Towers and drag that along!
Semach.the.monkeyAug 17, 2025

Managed to catch up on a couple of jobs at #RC2014Towers today.

First was cutting back all the weeds down the side of the building so I could install a water butt.

While access was easy, I finally got around to putting up the Stevenson Screen for my #HomeAssistant temperature sensor. It's shaded here with good airflow, unlike dangling it out of the window being in sunlight a couple hours a day, so it should be much more accurate.

RC2014Aug 9, 2025
One of the nice things about #RC2014Towers is that I now have quite a large, well lit area for #RC2014 photo shoots.
RC2014Jun 13, 2025
I have used the #RC2014Towers hashtag a few times on here when tooting about the office I built over the last 3 years. During 2022 I documented this on twitter from the RC2014Towers account, but, for obvious reasons, that all stopped when Twitter changed ownership.
Of course I downloaded a backup of that account, but it has taken until today to do anything with it. But now I have! It is hosted on the RC2014 website as a standalone archive with no links back to Twitter.
So, if you want to see how I went from idea, to groundwork, to woodwork, to getting a weatherproof box over the first 6 months or so, take a look at https://rc2014.co.uk/twitterbackup/rc2014towers/ (You might want to select Browse and then Oldest First. I can't see how to link to that or make it a default)
RC2014Jun 11, 2025

Now that I am pretty much all moved in to #RC2014Towers I have spent some time this evening doing some of the more aesthetic stuff. Most of the assembled #RC2014 computers are now on display and the #Z80 artwork I picked up last weekend has been hung.

(A detailed description of most of those machines can be found here https://rc2014.co.uk/limited-edition-and-custom-rc2014/)

Show threadRC2014Jun 10, 2025

To answer some questions, I have been using this Reviung keyboard as my daily driver since September 2023. I honestly wasn't sure if I would get on with it, but here I am, still typing on it (and also have another almost identical one in #RC2014Towers too)

You can see what the old keycaps looked like in this blog post https://sowen.com/1325/custom-keyboard-rabbit-hole/

Show threadRC2014Jun 2, 2025
Now that RetroFest is over, it is time to finally move in to #RC2014Towers. This isn't a 5 minute job as I have been building up 10 years of clutter in my current office. Made good progress today though and managed to get the big bookcase and last desk set up in there. Still got a lot more to do over the rest of the week, but I should be fully moved in in time to start shipping again next Monday.
Show threadRC2014Jun 2, 2025

@Lacey There are just a few of each colour left at the moment, so they probably won't be around for too much longer.

Despite a break feeling well deserved right now, I am relocating the entire office and stock to #RC2014Towers this week. Total chaos here at the moment, but will be back up and running by next Monday.