Our Work Stations

Mah.. That's awsome!  Wish I had something like that...    And that broken B-24, it looks beautifull.. more pictures?

And what's that alone table in the middle of the room for? 

 

I'll get some of mine up later.. 

Is the B-24 The lady be good? I have wanted to do that for some time now... I'll add my pics later as well!

VA- You have a really Nice Setup Some nice looking Builds also and I am Way Impressed that a lot of your Stash is Monogram & Revell . You need to come over to the PBY/Halloween GB and show off yours.

Here is my little work area- I do the most of my building on the right~hand side of the bench. The Left Side is my paint mixing and storage for right now. (waiting for some glass shelfs) The boxes on the floor contain Squadron Walk Arounds. Behind the shelf and to the right of the bench is a 4 drawer filing cabinet that is Decal Storage. Also not seen to the right of the Doorway is a Reference Bookshelf and on the left my Computer Desk - Then there is a walk~in closet that is filled to the gills with kits. (more like a false wall)

Do a search under work spaces....last year there was a massive thread asking us to show off our work spaces,you will find loads of shots.

anthony2779 wrote:

Do a search under work spaces....last year there was a massive thread asking us to show off our work spaces,you will find loads of shots.

I remember that one, but a lot can happen over a years time - Photos Get Deleted, improvements can happen. Here is what I was buildin off of utill I remodeled my Hobby Room last Spring . An old Vanity salvaged from the landfill.

I put this up a couple of years ago.  It hasn't changed any.  Still as messy, probably with the same things.  I got the bag camo from "Paper Bags in Detail and Scale."

 

 

 

Here is my station + my paint storage desk.

I've probably got double in that stash now from when that photo was takes about 8-9 months ago.

 

Leo

You guys are working way too neat!

Here are two shots of mine:

My brother dubbed this "the Forge", but I've since moved my casting pot out to the garage. 

My storage space is behind the perspective of the camera, so you can't see the shelves with my stash, or the old oak desk chair I use.

I'm thinking of adding a set of rails around the lower part of the bench, to support a piece of plywood for more storage.  I'm also thinking of adding a back to the benchtop, for more shelving, a paint rack, etc.  Right now, my paints are all in the tool chest and cookie tins you see in the second pic.

The floor looks kind of bare, too.  I had some carpeting down, but had a burst water heater the Saturday before Christmas.  Not too bad, but the carpet got soaked, so I ripped it out.  A new coat of cement deck paint, and it'll look OK.

But at least it's warm down there, when the oil burner fires off.

Regards,

Brad

Seriously, though, you guys have some nice facilities!  I like the solutions for storage that you've come up with.

the Baron wrote:

Seriously, though, you guys have some nice facilities!  I like the solutions for storage that you've come up with.

Heh, wait till you see mine! You will no longer consider your bench "messy".

Here's mine after a New Year's weekend cleaning...start out the new year off with a clean shop. I might actually be able to find stuff too!

 

Got the spares all clustered together too!

 

Got the cable TV hooked up again too...I'm all set. Long weekend with old war flicks, some high-octane hot chocolate...some munchies and I'm locked into Modeling Mode! See more about my workshop.

Damn VA!!!!! I'm extremley jealous of not only your work area(s) but your stash is great as well! I wish I could get my hands a couple of those kits, oh well. I'd like to see a few more pics of the "lady be good" dio, look's pretty good from what I can see.

My station is in an alcove in my bedroom.  I only have 6 ft. width of space.  To airbrush I put a collapsible cardboard box over the desk and get the fan going with respirator.  You can see part of my stash under the desk in the first shot.  It works for me but I can only build small to medium-small models.

Here's mine...I just cleaned, and got a tripod for my little point and shoot, so it seemed like a great time for pictures.

Before. This is her side of the desks...we wanted to be able to do our hobbies in the same room:

Before.  This is my corner...


Behind me, my newly completed spray booth.  I love it!  Here's a few older pics:



Looking left.  You can see the very nose of my "Betsy the B-24" poster, my scratchbuilding supplies in the left stack o drawers, my paints and putties and large tools in the right stack o drawers, as well as part of my stash peeking out of its nook.


Looking directly ahead.  Try to spot my Lego Party Dragon, complete with coors bottle cap hat, a gift courtesy of SWMBO. I got a new Ott Lite today (they're all 50% off at Joann's until the end of the month), which is visible:


The whole thing:
I try to change up my screensaver to reflect whatever the current project is.

Eventually, I'd like to build a hutch or a pegboard back to my area, but that'll probably have to wait until we have a house, as apartment walls out here aren't good for structural support.

Hope you like!  Please tell me any comments you may have.  I love these threads, and save all the pictures that get posted.  You never know when someone is going to post a storage/working space solution to something you're working on.

Cheers,
Alex

Just posted a bit about cleaning mine out.  So heres a copy

The left side of my work bench, the black thing where the remote and tape sit is my elbow rest, simply put, the tape needs to be put away... and the remote, I just got cable up here like, yesterday. (YAY!)


This is the top drawers of my organiser, that has been cleaned and organised as well.  On the left my dremel bits, super glue, wire, and gloves.  On the right is ALL my real tools, blades files, glues, putties, nippers, clippers, saws, etc etc.  There all held down by double sided tape.


Lower Drawers.  Left side Acrylic paint, washes, tape, smaller parafilm (you can see the larger in the previous shot on the top of the organiser).  Right side is my enamel paints, mixed paints, and misc paints.


Middle of my Work desk.  My cutting mat, my builds, and whatnot.


My compressior and Dremel got their own table.




I also cleaned my stash out and organised it.

Aircraft, Seacraft, and Figure kits (+some mechs)


Scifi


Armor

Here's mine.  Clean and "normal" LOLOL

OK here is my bench and my stash.  All in the same room with the oil tank and furnace so its nice and toasty in the winter.

My new compressor which doesn't have a permanent home yet.

cardshark_14 wrote:

... Behind me, my newly completed spray booth.  I love it!  Here's a few older pics:

Hi, Alex, did you build the booth yourself, and if so, do you have any pics of the work while it was in progress?

I'm going to build one out of plywood.  I noticed that yours seems to use a downdraft to vent, is that right?  I never thought of that, but I'm curious to try that design on mine.

I also like how you've recycled a grill grate for the bottom surface of the booth, I like not wasting anything.

Regards,

Brad

the Baron wrote:

cardshark_14 wrote: ... Behind me, my newly completed spray booth.  I love it!  Here's a few older pics: Hi, Alex, did you build the booth yourself, and if so, do you have any pics of the work while it was in progress? I'm going to build one out of plywood.  I noticed that yours seems to use a downdraft to vent, is that right?  I never thought of that, but I'm curious to try that design on mine. I also like how you've recycled a grill grate for the bottom surface of the booth, I like not wasting anything. Regards, Brad

I think it also doubles as a BBQ grill for those days when t's too cold to light up the hibatchi out back!

the Baron wrote:

Hi, Alex, did you build the booth yourself, and if so, do you have any pics of the work while it was in progress? I'm going to build one out of plywood.  I noticed that yours seems to use a downdraft to vent, is that right?  I never thought of that, but I'm curious to try that design on mine. I also like how you've recycled a grill grate for the bottom surface of the booth, I like not wasting anything. Regards, Brad

Brad, you're in luck...I did a complete WIP of it...I had been challenged by someone to create something better than what's available for retail and for less.
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Thanks for the kind words! I'd love to see pics of yours when its done!

DesertRat wrote:

I think it also doubles as a BBQ grill for those days when it's too cold to light up the hibatchi out back!

Roger, you're just jealous of my grilling skills...  How else do you think I get such realistic smoke stains?  Only problem is that I can't show pics of the bottom of my models, cause they're covered in burger grease!

Cheers,
Alex

All of your spaces are too neat and clean! I'd show pics of mine, but it looks like a disaster right now.

How about pics of those mini or full size refrigerators that should be located near every work bench? I don't know about you, but time spent at the bench make me thirsty!

Some awesome workspaces here guys.  I love these threads.

My work bench used to be in the Garage but I ended up closing up the garage and making it part of the house by adding a couple of bedrooms.

I now get half of the den off the family room that used to be my sons bedroom.  Managed to find the perfect desk to fit the corner and still allow enough room to access the display cabinet behind it. This photo was taken just after it was set up.

I found a used display cabinet at an auction house for relatively cheap.

 This is the workspace I built for my son and I. (No girls allowed). We have lots of light and a separate stash closet. We each have our own display cases. (His is crammed full !) The "wallpaper" is made from old model ads from the 50"s-70"s. The old model boxes are hung with thumbtacks. The boxes give a great 3D effect.

 

Geez! I almost fell out of my chair, bobmodel!! That is one sweet looking workspace, love the wallpaper. I especially love that stash, it looks like your running a modeling store! I'am so jealous......seriously.

 

This little cram hole is where I work. I have never had much of a real workspace, for as long as I've been building models. This is reallly just a small section of a larger, general home shop - which, to be honest, isn't really all that big, either.

It seems there has always been "just enough" space, so that's all I ask. Maybe when the last of the kids have moved on, I'll do something more elaborate. I've always reckoned that I don't use more than a square foot and half of space to build, anyway, so I've gotten used to it by now.

It's actually a small computer desk, with pull out keyboard tray and all the usual stuff. The tray gives me two work areas, one that can be pushed in for secure storage of parts - free from marauding cats. I airbrush off to one side, near a door...   

i just got mine cleaned up recently so this is a perfect time for this post...i have a whole game room that is my favroite place in the house...for obvious reasons...

it took me a while to find a soft corner desk like this one...








i love my revolving paint shelf but it is getting too full...need a better one to mount on the wall





some of the stash...








this was a good find...

sf plane nut, looks like you can do just about everything in that room!  Very sweet indeed.  I'd love to be able to shoot a little pool in between assemblies!

~Dave

djrost_2000 wrote:

sf plane nut, looks like you can do just about everything in that room!  Very sweet indeed.  I'd love to be able to shoot a little pool in between assemblies! ~Dave

well its bumper pool....need to find a new one...that one is pretty cheap...if i can find a hexagon one with a poker top that would be great...

In the corner of the living room (officially it is the living room, actually it is the computer room/den).  My "stash" is in the blue box under the table.  Rather pitiful compared to a lot of the stashes shown by others.  Two works in progress (three if you count the P-51 in the oatmeal box - it suffered a gravity failure at work and needs major repairs).  I am running out of space for my supplies.  The wife has been hinting about moving me back down to the basement.  It gets cold and lonely and dusty down there .