Mobile workstation?

If you have room for an old roll top desk the are great for model workbenches.  I use one as my "winter workshop" inside when it gets to cold in my workshop outside.   I found  one used for less than  200 bucks on the local Craigslist and it has more than enough room for everything.   You can even fit a small compressor inside one of the file drawers.  The great advantage is when you are done you roll the top down and you have a clean and neat area that will please SWMBO.  A bonus is that with the top down, your paint can dry in a much more dust free environment.

Up until recently I simply used a tv tray with a tackle box.  Now, I use a computer armoir.  It's pretty small, but it has 2 doors on it so I can close the doors and conceal everything.  It's in my basement.

If I may offer a suggestion...  Please, if you have a significant other in the house, ask if they minds if you work on your models on the dining room table.  If they say "no" or "I'd prefer that you didn't" which is a loose translation of "no", then I'd find an old desk to work on.  Take it from me, I found out the hard way that if you are working on a dining room table and have an accident, the modeling will not be looked upon as a good thing.

I use one of the larger tackle boxes bought from Walmart for under $20. Add one of those cutting boards from the crafts store or fabric store and my mobile workshop is complete.

Unless you have very few items you need to organize then you could easily go with something easily transportable . Something like this perhaps $79 at Costco

But if you don't  I would think the idea of having a mobile  work station  might turn out to be something big , bulky and heavy .  Could you maybe offer up a pic of what items you want  it to hold . Maybe even state if you have a budget in mind or are a  handy DIYer  This way  the members here can offer ideas best suited to your storage needs. At the moment I'm thinking, that is if you have room in your closet,  a little built in work station or maybe a desk or tool chest on wheels could work.  A roll away tool chest can offer lots of storage capacity and a flat working surface can easily be devised such as using one of the pull out draws to hold a piece of plywood. You would then have a desk height working surface that easily breaks down for storage and a clamp on light or mag/light can be attached.

I know several people who used bulletin boards- cork surfaces over some particle board or something, with a wood molding around it.  The molding keeps stuff from falling off when you pick it up and move it to put it away.

In my early apartment living days I bought a piece of plywood about 2 x 3 feet and put picture frame molding around it for same purpose. I have no idea why folks wanted a cork surface unless they wanted to build balsa flying models.

Here's one I found online.  Looks cool:

www.militarymodelling.com/.../3646

-Jesse

I use our dining table at the moment too, much to the Admiral's disdain.  I bought a 3 drawer tool box from Lowe's and set it on a 18x24 cutting mat on top of the table.  the mat protects the table from the box and enough of it protrudes to give me enough room for most tasks.  I keep the model I'm working on either in the kit box or a cardboard box that I can stash when needed.  Unfortunately, I have no room for a paint booth so I have to do that outside.  

I was looking for a pic of a rolling airbrush/make up station that would work well for you and I came across a blog plugging some insane storage boxes...

www.modelmaq.es/index.php

I can't speak Spanish so I have no idea what it says about them but my eyes can see in any language and they like the heck out of these.

How about a rolling service cart with a couple two or 3 drawers.  Make a ply top, hinged and you have more covered storage. Bottom is open bin for bigger stuff or in progress kits. Won't fold up to go in the closet, but won't risk damaging the wifemates table either.

Look at Harbor Freight or Sears for some.  Usually around a hundred bucks this time of year, or less.

Well, I used an old folding table that belonged to my grandfather. I use a tool box to store my modelling tools, glue, etc... and a couple of storage bins for my paints. I move them all to the cellar for the winter months and work there.