Workbenches...

[Guest]

Hi Taff
That second link of Tim's is a very entertaining and useful read. Lots of ideas and lots of humour. Kinda sums up this forum serious modelling along with plenty of good natured banter.
Here is my set up.
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These photos were taken when I put up the white Ikea units so all clean and tidy, although I tend to be a bit OCD anyway about tidiness in general - drives the wife crazy at times. Bear in mind that up to a point your workspace doesn't determine the quality of your modelling. There are many who work in tiny spaces or work in what resembles a bomb site and yet still produce award winning models. Patience, experience, determination and skill count for much more.
The stash and books are in another room.
Jim

Nice setup Jim...lots of nooks and crannies.

[stillp]

I've just tidied and cleaned mine - I even vacuumed the carpet.

Did you find many parts you'd lost? :smiling2:
Pete

[Dave Ward]

I bought an old gate-leg dining table from our Local Round Table Furniture sale ( it was a 50's thin veneered monstrosity ) This has lasted me very well so far, and obviously I don't worry about paint spills & the occasional accidentally drilled hole! I live in a flat, have a spare room, so the ambient temperature & humidity is the same as the rest of the flat. You have to aware of not causing a long pervading odour - which is why I moved to acrylics & can run the airbrush without getting an aftertaste in my food. Good strong lights - pedestal lights with daylight bulbs. A comfortable chair. As a luxury touch, I have my computer in there as well, so I can listen to Spotify whilst being creative!
Dave

[JR]

There's a thread for this somewhere else. But, as benches are very organic and changing in nature, it might be a laugh to have a look at them again. And by pure luck, I've just tidied and cleaned mine - I even vacuumed the carpet. Feeling smug...............

OH how could you Colin, letting the side down.

[The Smythe Meister]

There's a thread for this somewhere else. But, as benches are very organic and changing in nature, it might be a laugh to have a look at them again. And by pure luck, I've just tidied and cleaned mine - I even vacuumed the carpet. Feeling smug...............

Completely agree Colin,
As a NOSEY BUGGER inquisitive kinda chap,i do like to see what others have arranged for themselves :thumb2: ......
..... also,i DO love to zoom in on the pics and try to see what they have in their stash,if some of it`s on view,not because i want to pinch their ideas,(My stash is big enough as it is!!:flushed,no,it`s just because i find it interesting to see what we all go for:hugging-face: .
Cheers,
Mr Snoop,in Devon!!

[Mini Me]

Here's a stock photo of my work space.....including the Drill Press and Belt/Disc sander.....paint booth is a temporary cardboard surround and all fumes vented out the window. Stash is located on the shelf above the bench in boxes (so Smitty can't see them!) over 700, last count. Not anything to write home about, but serves my purposes.

[Mark1]

Here's a stock photo of my work space.....including the Drill Press and Belt/Disc sander.....paint booth is a temporary cardboard surround and all fumes vented out the window. Stash is located on the shelf above the bench in boxes (so Smitty can't see them!) over 700, last count. Not anything to write home about, but serves my purposes.[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182889[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182890[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182891[/ATTACH]

I see the most important bit of storage is just to the right within arms reach:hungry:

[Mini Me]

You are very observant Mark!! That is my go to, once a week.......Just so happens it is tonight!.......'ats right folks, it's Steak and Whiskey Thursday (Thirstday to some). So when the MISSUS gets home from shopping we indulge in a little "Happy Hour" with a few different cheeses, crackers and perhaps some Summer Sausage......tides us over till later when the "Chef" (himself) gets round to working his magic in the Medium Rare department.

[boatman]

OH how could you Colin, letting the side down.

GET MATRON

[davecov]

I live in a small stone cottage that is 250 years old. As you can imagine, space is at a premium but, as I live on my own, I was able to turn the second bedroom into a modelling den.

This is my main modelling bench. The monitor at the back is a second one so that I do not have to turn my head to the right when accessing reference material on my PC. I have a lot of EBMA units to hold tools etc:


To the right of my main bench is another one where my PC is:


To the left of the main bench are more EBMA units and my spray booth:


These are jigsaw puzzle sorter trays that I use for builds underway and on the left are my Airfix Magazine Annuals and Modelling Guides. The white unit in the middle is a UV lamp for restoring yellowed decals:


The red toolbox contains spare paints. Reference material and plastic card is above that. Top of picture are more builds in boxes and decal drawers:


Dave

[JR]

Here's a stock photo of my work space.....including the Drill Press and Belt/Disc sander.....paint booth is a temporary cardboard surround and all fumes vented out the window. Stash is located on the shelf above the bench in boxes (so Smitty can't see them!) over 700, last count. Not anything to write home about, but serves my purposes.[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182889[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182890[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182891[/ATTACH]

Rick I see you still have the photo up of a certain dubious trio !

[colin m]

OH how could you Colin, letting the side down.

I shouldn't worry Mr race, nature deplores a vacuum. Said tidy bench is like a black hole, drawing everything towards itself.

[colin m]

Did you find many parts you'd lost? :smiling2:
Pete

I did hear a few noises, but I only vacuum after a build, so what ever vanished, c'est la vie.

[colin m]

Completely agree Colin,
As a NOSEY BUGGER inquisitive kinda chap,i do like to see what others have arranged for themselves :thumb2: ......
..... also,i DO love to zoom in on the pics and try to see what they have in their stash,if some of it`s on view,not because i want to pinch their ideas,(My stash is big enough as it is!!:flushed,no,it`s just because i find it interesting to see what we all go for:hugging-face: .
Cheers,
Mr Snoop,in Devon!!

I quite like it when someone takes a pic of the bench with their favourite tipple on show. Or perhaps their favourite biscuit.

[colin m]

Don’t leave any flat surfaces then Colin…..

Oh err yes, that's just easier said than done. We even had a delivery one day, so the large box was in the hallway, ma'am came home, and put her bag on the box (nice flat surface) I suppose just because she could ? Who knows, female of the species, marking territory ?