Our Work Stations

Here is my workbench

Huxy wrote:

I did have the messiest workbench... Until you posted yours, HvH... Do I have to say more?    Oh, how do you exactly sit in that??

It's in front of the couch...

The large three-drawer box sits between m' feet..

the doog wrote:

Welcome to "doogland".... This is my old steel office desk that I picked up for #50.00 in the back room of a furniture store--they were ready to throw it out! Try finding one of these nowadays--everything is either expensive, ornate wood writing desks, or computer desks. This one's great--lots of deep, sliding doors to store supplies! I also have a paint rack that my LHS was throwing out there in the corner.

All right, Doog!  Now that's my kinda workbench!

I did have the messiest workbench... Until you posted yours, HvH... Do I have to say more? 

Oh, how do you exactly sit in that?? 

Some of y'all have already seen it elsewhere... It's gonna be gone at the end of the month though, since I'm moving to a bigger place and I'll FINALLY have m' WAR ROOM back!

Did I mention that this's my living room, too?

    Hello all, thanks John and yes that vice has been very useful for many years. Here's the latest picture of the Hut, I think I've got everything in there now. It's been so long that I've had a space, some things were buried pretty deep in the world of limbo. Now all I have to figure out is how to get water (and warm) in here.

    The other picture is the diorama, more of an exorcize in ground work and balance. The scale is HO, and 10in square.

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Gunnersmate, great room gave me some ideas for mine I'm rebuilding it in my head till I get some extra money.. Your the only guy besides me that I have seen has a Black and Decker vise (on your shelf) I love mine had that thing for many many years. My Grandmother bought that for me for Christmas I use it more than my Pana vise

John

Sf, I wont ask why you want the torso lol, Years ago my buddy worked at K-mart they were threw out a manaquien we cut her up and made a "leg lamp" for my buddy's Dad for Christmas, He went crazy just like the movie (one of his favorites,mine too) that was back in High School over 20 years ago and he still has it at his house in Mexico(had to move there for health reasons. Just reminded me of that way back when lol

John

jtrace214 wrote:

Sf, interesting way to store you underpants lol John

Sf, interesting way to store you underpants lol

John

Welcome to "doogland"....

This is my old steel office desk that I picked up for #50.00 in the back room of a furniture store--they were ready to throw it out! Try finding one of these nowadays--everything is either expensive, ornate wood writing desks, or computer desks.

This one's great--lots of deep, sliding doors to store supplies! I also have a paint rack that my LHS was throwing out there in the corner.

Hello, I just finished my Hobby room, I converted my espresso booth by repainting, adding a wall heater, replaced the floor, added a whole bunch of outlets and shelves. I know it's still to clean but that won't last long. Any ideas, poss. Or neg. will be welcome. Can hardly wait to break it's......... well, you know.

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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 .

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

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

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...   

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 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.

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.

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!

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

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!

  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!

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!

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

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.

Here's mine.  Clean and "normal" LOLOL

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