Dj's office..!

QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999 Hey Duke, that is quite impressive! And yes, it IS nice having a 'rea' permanent space for scale modeling... Do you find the light/magnifier useful? I need a lot of light but have never used magnifier so far. My set-up has some (maybe not enough) sunlight coming from the left, three 60W bulbs haging from the ceiling, 2 little halogen desk lamps on the table (only one shown in my pics 'cause I had to get a new one) and a neon strip that I just bought too. Unfortunately, in this room, I can not have sunlight right in fron of my desk.. Do you save stuff on disks from the Internet, then? I like printed matter, so most of what I find on the net, I print. It has space disadvantages of course!

Yes, the magnifier does come in handy. I don't use the magnifier lens so much except when working with some real fine parts. It can be awkward sometimes but I love how the light is right on it. I also like how I can move the magnifier to shine more light closer to my subject, even when I'm not looking through it.

Yes, I save alot to disk. Somtimes it's tough to find when I don't label them well enough though!

I don't know why, but looking at people's desks is one of my favorite things.... I always get a few ideas for how to organize something better on my own desk.

Nice setup Domi!!

Murray

enviable DJ......truely enviable
love your research library.... ....it's what i miss most about my present digs.................and the most difficult to transport, ship and/or accumulate.
congratulations!!!!!!!

Hey Duke, that is quite impressive! And yes, it IS nice having a 'rea' permanent space for scale modeling... Do you find the light/magnifier useful? I need a lot of light but have never used magnifier so far. My set-up has some (maybe not enough) sunlight coming from the left, three 60W bulbs haging from the ceiling, 2 little halogen desk lamps on the table (only one shown in my pics 'cause I had to get a new one) and a neon strip that I just bought too. Unfortunately, in this room, I can not have sunlight right in fron of my desk..

Do you save stuff on disks from the Internet, then? I like printed matter, so most of what I find on the net, I print. It has space disadvantages of course!

Love your digs Dj! It feels good to have your own space doesn't it? I envy you your library. Mine is the internet, with a few books scattered about.

Here are pics of my workbench, since you asked if Armor modelers need a different workspace. I build other things thoughbesides Armor, as well as build more than 5 at a time, so that is why I made my area quite spacious.

This is the main desk. The shelves above it hold my in-progress kits. The top shelves of the tower hold kits that are missing parts, or need some serious surgery or some scratchbuilding to repair.



The fan keeps me cool on hot days, (we have no A/C yet) and it also brings in more dust to settle on my models when I open the window at night to brinig in cool air. You can also see my magnifier/light that a friend of mine gave me for free since he wasn't using it. He saw pics of my collection and decided I could use the light more.

Here is another workbench to the left of my desk. I sometimes lay out parts here and I also spray Future here. This is also where I leave models that have glue or paint that needs to dry.



You can see my camera that I use to take pics of my 1/72 scale Armor and any other comparably small aircraft or ships. Below this, out of view is where my 3/4 horsepower compressor is for my airbrush. The model boxes that are used as mini shelves do have kits in them waiting to be built.

Here is the right side next to my desk. You can see the stash in the 'queue line' waiting to be built. The multi-compartmented storage box is part of my Parts Box, the other part is a red tackle-type box



The mess of models at the top left of the pic are more hardcore repair jobs, or kits missing pieces. The shelf holding my Russian Navy and Army is seen here; the bows of my Russian Aircraft Carriers are visible. As of now, the green spotlight doesn't work. The plug came out and I can't re-plug it in since the outlet is behind a bookshelf.


Now you all have seen the Duke's Factory!

Looks like a great place to work with all the necessities close to hand. I think we've all been in the kitchen table stage of things at one point or another and having a designated space for working is a big step up.

QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999 My wife would never let me work off the dining table, Karl..!

She can't complain as she scrapbooks off the dining table!

Having said that, it is 6 foot long and 3 feet wide, the table that is not my wife!

Still she is 6 foot long

Karl

Pretty cool layout. I too envy the reference area. Maybe someday my references will be in my hobbyroom!

Domi, great looking setup. Thanks for posting.

Hi ya djmodels1999 ...

Gee ... that really looks like a comfy place to build and research ... very nice set-up and thanks for sharing, Domi ...

looks drool cool!!! now lets post up some builds brother!!! later.

cool set up DJ

Thad

Great looking bench & reference area. Wish I could be that well organized.

Regards, Rick

Wildwilliam,

I have never used the CD index. The system I use was developped while I was librarian at that model club, and I still use it to this day, after over 20 years. I guess it could be better on a PC, but transfering 15 years of index work onto PC would just be too much for me..!

I'm still missing a few FSM issues but one can find them at model shows under the tables, and it's become a past time hunting them down the 'slow way'.

Anyway, indexing mags has completely revolutionised the way I model and the way I keep all those mags. I could not imagine sitting on a pile of documents that big thinking where the heck did I see that picture of a South Patagonian Fokker triplane, you know. Also in terms of keeping tracks of reviewd kits in different magazines, I find it very useful, because I like to have as much info as possible before I start a project. Now my books are not all indexed, but some are, the ones I may just forget about, or those featuring very special things. For instance, most of my airliner books are indexed, again through a separate file by the name of the airline, in order to find those oddities... And I have a cross-reference with the main aviation index under the type of civil aicraft in case I forget the name of the airline...

Very nice setup. I can't wait 'till work being done in my basement is finished, as then I'll have a dedicated room to this stuff.

i have all but 3 of the FSM's.
do you have/ use the 'indy' CD index for FSM?
i find it pretty handy.
other than that, i have a lot of SAE (Scale Auto Enthusiast) since mid 90's,
all but 2 AFV Modeller
and some scattered issues of other magazines.
but i need to do some kind of index for everything but the FSM.
it's not much use having the info on hand if you can't find it!

There's only two mags I buy every single issues of: FSM (of course!) and the French mag SteelMasters. Other than that, I have a pretty big stash of Military in Scale, Scale Aircraft Modelling, Flight International, Military Modelling, Air International, Militaria, Replic, Minitracks, SpaceFlight News, and fewer numbers of many more other mags such as Airliners, Fanatique de l'Aviation, Avions, Militaty Modeler, plus some IPMS mags from Belgium, Brazil, the US, England, Canada,...

All are indexed by subjects, in alphanumerical order of aircraft manufacturer, and I have separate sections for AFVs (by countries -users not origins- and type of vehicles), for cars and other civilian vehicles (by manufacturer), for ships (by country of origin), artillery, spacecrafts, SF/Fantasy stuff, modeling techniques, aces, air forces, battles,...

dj,
love it!
especially the reference section, which makes my growing shelves look empty!
gotta love the printed matter.

i am curious how you index the magazines yourself.
and which different magazines you have.

Most likely..!

Good idea!

Ah yes, now I see the Doyusha Concorde, on top of the books. I think I'll have the Osorio I got from you finished before you do the Concorde!

Brian, the idea is to remind me of things that have to be done, but it does not always work... In there are 1/76 scratchbuilt ADGZ and Panhard 165 hulls that have been started 4 years ago... As may have seen, the Doyudha Concorde I got from you is still in the work room, which is still a positive sign... Once a box go up in the loft, it takes a lot to get it out of there! ;-)

Nice set-up, Domi!
I like all the bagged kits pinned up on the board!

HEY,
See now i wish there was a model club aroud here, but of course not. All they have is a ton of RC clubs. Thats right though, this is my club.lol

Randy

Life's not always been so easy, Guys! I too have worked from table corners, the worst being when I first came to the UK, building models on a little table in a crowded bedsit...

Although I'm pretty happy with the current layout, I've had better too! When I was at my parents, for about 3 years before we got a telephone (!), I had a fairly large room on the ground floor with lots of natural lighting. That's when I built those huge dioramas with the six 1/48 Blue Angels Skyhawks, the nine 1/72 Patrouille de France Alpha-Jets and kits such as Monogram's 1/72 B-36, B-52,... From the corner of the table phase, I've kept the habit of working on small scale and small models.. LOL

As far as reference go, before England, I was librarian of the model club I was member of and had pretty much all I needed (including a monthly budget!). So all you see there has been collected since 1991. England is a great place for second-hand books, and many of those you see there have been purchased on the cheap.

dj looks fantastic. right now all i have is the computer desk to work off of.

joe

HEY,
I cant imagine how long and how many kits it took you to get a reference library like that. But you said something about customers, so i take it you build kits for people. Well, i guess you have to have a good reference source. Nice job man.

Randy

The fridge is not so much the problem, Dwight... I never leave chocolate in the fridge!

QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999 My wife would never let me work off the dining table, Karl..!

That's because the fridge is getting emptied at a faster rate when he does use the dining table.

Joking aside...great working area DJ. Nice library, too.

My wife would never let me work off the dining table, Karl..!