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  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: Tucson
Posted by cardshark_14 on Monday, January 19, 2009 2:19 AM
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 SWMBOMake a Toast [#toast]Party [party]. 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.Dead [xx(]

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
Never trust anyone who refuses to drink domestic beer, laugh at the Three Stooges, or crank Back In Black.
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Where the coyote howl, NH
Posted by djrost_2000 on Friday, January 9, 2009 4:27 PM
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.
  • Member since
    March 2008
  • From: Ohio
Posted by B-17 Guy on Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:45 PM
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.
  • Member since
    August 2006
  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Thursday, January 8, 2009 5:29 PM

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! Wink [;)]

 

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.

Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

 

 

"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

  • Member since
    May 2008
  • From: Wherever the hunt takes me
Posted by Boba Fett on Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:28 PM

 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".

  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:02 PM
Seriously, though, you guys have some nice facilities!  I like the solutions for storage that you've come up with.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Thursday, January 8, 2009 11:56 AM

You guys are working way too neat! Big Smile [:D]

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

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

  • Member since
    April 2008
  • From: Adelaide, Australia
Posted by zapme on Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:48 AM

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

 

My Blog - leoslatestbuilds.blogspot.com

On the workbench: 1/72 Airfix De Havilland DH88 Comet , 1/35 Trumpeter M1A1, 1/35 Tamiya Tyrannosaurus Rex, 1/8 (?) vinyl C3PO brand unknown

 

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Medina, Ohio
Posted by wayne baker on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 9:46 PM

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."

 

 

 

 I may get so drunk, I have to crawl home. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine.

  • Member since
    October 2007
  • From: Inland Northwest
Posted by Summit on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 6:46 PM

 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.Thumbs Up [tup] Here is what I was buildin off of utill I remodeled my Hobby Room last Spring . An old Vanity salvaged from the landfill.

Old

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 5:47 PM
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.

  • Member since
    October 2007
  • From: Inland Northwest
Posted by Summit on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 4:56 PM

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

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 Sigh [sigh] 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) Whistling [:-^]

Work area

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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    May 2008
  • From: Wherever the hunt takes me
Posted by Boba Fett on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 4:33 PM
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!

  • Member since
    April 2008
  • From: Kristiansund, Norway
Posted by Huxy on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 4:28 PM

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

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

 

I'll get some of mine up later.. 

"Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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    May 2004
  • From: A little place I call earth
Our Work Stations
Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 3:33 PM

I just thought it would be neat to see what type of work station everyone has.  Every work Station is set up differently to suit that particular modelers needs.  So lets see your work stations!

Here are some pics of mine.  Since these have been taken I hve added a table belt and rotery sander and routing staion.  Not only do I build models but I also build replicas of World War Two weapons in the form of airsoft guns.

My work Station and paint booth:

 

Some pics of my stash:

VA

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