Lets see your modelling work areas

[Donkeywalloper]

very green with envy here. this is my set up. LOL

Don't be to envious, great models come from simple set ups and you seem to be creating a very nice Winged thing.

DW

[LWWales]

This is me. Me and the missus work from home here, too, same job, same shifts so no conflict! His and hers.. Guess which desk is mine

Also my manley other things for my other many hobbies, pens, pencils, electronic things, guitar, I could go on!

[Twokidsnosleep]

very green with envy here. this is my set up. LOL

Hey what scale cat is that very lifelike
Must have been a bugger to package in the box...or it just hops right in

[Twokidsnosleep]

This is me. Me and the missus work from home here, too, same job, same shifts so no conflict! His and hers.. Guess which desk is mine

Also my manley other things for my other many hobbies, pens, pencils, electronic things, guitar, I could go on!

Nice space and excellent wall art

[bfrd]

Nice space....frigging huge space. Can't see the 3d printer, but your a messy bugger like me
Does this mean you'll be selling your old spray booth ??

I just collapsed and stored it. My ex-wife's husband is getting into modelling, may give it to him. Really not worth anything, those plastic jobs get filthy dirty and don't clean very well.

very green with envy here. this is my set up. LOL

Don't be to envious, great models come from simple set ups and you seem to be creating a very nice Winged thing.

DW

I am proof that having a nice space doesn't equal nice work!

[LWWales]

This is me. Me and the missus work from home here, too, same job, same shifts so no conflict! His and hers.. Guess which desk is mine

Also my manley other things for my other many hobbies, pens, pencils, electronic things, guitar, I could go on!

Nice space and excellent wall art

Thank you! The one on my desk is my 'ticket'. The 2 year old was asking why I was working and I told her I needed to sell tickets for the airline I work for, so she made me one since I was giving all mine away

[digger303]

I have just made a hatch to make my paint area a little more usable . Lifts the spray booth up to a standing working position and creates a little space under it. Which I have relocated my regulator to make it more user friendly. Also made a better exhaust vent rather than use the material supplied with the unit. I used 90mm id storm water, a bit under size from there stuff. However there's used to collapse a little and 100mm quickly became a lot less plus a smooth bore will have less friction.




Original set up and you can see how the drawers were hard to reach at the side and how cluttered.


Not a huge monumental change , but another small step in the right direction one hopes.

[aur0ra145]

I have just made a hatch to make my paint area a little more usable . Lifts the spray booth up to a standing working position and creates a little space under it. Which I have relocated my regulator to make it more user friendly. Also made a better exhaust vent rather than use the material supplied with the unit. I used 90mm id storm water, a bit under size from there stuff. However there's used to collapse a little and 100mm quickly became a lot less plus a smooth bore will have less friction.

Original set up and you can see how the drawers were hard to reach at the side and how cluttered.


Not a huge monumental change , but another small step in the right direction one hopes.

I like it! I love seeing people upgrade their shops/working areas.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Nice work @digger303
Makes the space far more accessible

[digger303]

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Not a huge monumental change , but another small step in the right direction one hopes.

I like it! I love seeing people upgrade their shops/working areas.
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Nice work @digger303
Makes the space far more accessible

Thanks guys....not perfect , but it did create a bit more space and make the back side drawers and the top desk drawer more accessible.

[Bdiddy]

Lookin good digger, a lot less clutter

[digger303]

Lookin good digger, a lot less clutter

yeah I shifted the clutter to the other side

[Bdiddy]

[Paul]

If anyone is interested (haha) i've just uploaded some new pics of my cave here viewtopic.php?f=10&t=116&start=100

[surfsup]

OK I will bite. This is my little work Area. Not always this tidy though.....Cheers mark

[jchrisf]

This is me. Me and the missus work from home here, too, same job, same shifts so no conflict! His and hers.. Guess which desk is mine

Also my manley other things for my other many hobbies, pens, pencils, electronic things, guitar, I could go on!

Another guitar player @Bdiddy

[Bdiddy]

This is me. Me and the missus work from home here, too, same job, same shifts so no conflict! His and hers.. Guess which desk is mine

Also my manley other things for my other many hobbies, pens, pencils, electronic things, guitar, I could go on!

Another guitar player @Bdiddy

Hahaha nice! There’s a few off us on here now Chris

[Twokidsnosleep]

I forsee a bit of construction and re-organizing of my desk space
I have a fairly large ( for me) paint order coming from the Uk and will need to alter my shelving and increase the paint storage.



Might take a crack at an LED arc light too
There is far too much desk piffle on here so need some mise en place

[Bdiddy]

I forsee a bit of construction and re-organizing of my desk space
I have a fairly large ( for me) paint order coming from the Uk and will need to alter my shelving and increase the paint storage.



Might take a crack at an LED arc light too
There is far too much desk piffle on here so need some mise en place

I take it you bought the splash paints that Paul was selling, pretty sweet deal

[Twokidsnosleep]

I forsee a bit of construction and re-organizing of my desk space
I have a fairly large ( for me) paint order coming from the Uk and will need to alter my shelving and increase the paint storage.



Might take a crack at an LED arc light too
There is far too much desk piffle on here so need some mise en place

I take it you bought the splash paints that Paul was selling, pretty sweet deal

Maaayyybeee
Just hoping they can get here in one piece and customs aren’t a holes about it...which they will be
I have used Splash before and they sprayed great for me

[Bdiddy]

I forsee a bit of construction and re-organizing of my desk space
I have a fairly large ( for me) paint order coming from the Uk and will need to alter my shelving and increase the paint storage.



Might take a crack at an LED arc light too
There is far too much desk piffle on here so need some mise en place

I take it you bought the splash paints that Paul was selling, pretty sweet deal

Maaayyybeee
Just hoping they can get here in one piece and customs aren’t a holes about it...which they will be
I have used Splash before and they sprayed great for me

Haha nice! I’ve always wanted to try them but they’re way to expensive to get shipped to Australia

[digger303]

I take it you bought the splash paints that Paul was selling, pretty sweet deal

Maaayyybeee
Just hoping they can get here in one piece and customs aren’t a holes about it...which they will be
I have used Splash before and they sprayed great for me

Haha nice! I’ve always wanted to try them but they’re way to expensive to get shipped to Australia

What are the local SMS paints like ? Have you tried them ?

[digger303]

I forsee a bit of construction and re-organizing of my desk space
I have a fairly large ( for me) paint order coming from the Uk and will need to alter my shelving and increase the paint storage.



Might take a crack at an LED arc light too
There is far too much desk piffle on here so need some mise en place

This will be interesting I always like seeing other peoples benches and how they do things.
When you build a paint shelf consider making it deeper to accommodate a spare jar behind the first as one option. I made out of plastic sheet a spacer full length of the shelf so that a jar would slot into and not knock other paints out of the line up.

[Bdiddy]

Haha nice! I’ve always wanted to try them but they’re way to expensive to get shipped to Australia

What are the local SMS paints like ? Have you tried them ?

They are really nice dig, spray beautifully out of the AB, I’ve used a lot of there metallics but I actually have some pearls on order that should be at my doorstep tomorow.

[jchrisf]

I forsee a bit of construction and re-organizing of my desk space
I have a fairly large ( for me) paint order coming from the Uk and will need to alter my shelving and increase the paint storage.



Might take a crack at an LED arc light too
There is far too much desk piffle on here so need some mise en place

I didn't hear about any paint sale?

Nice setup... I'd like to see more of your paint booth after watching your airbrush vids which were great btw.

[Panzón]

I'm fortunate to have a work room (a little over 4m square) for model building. Unfortunately, though, the room has a door or window in each of its four walls. I've tried different work table arrangements over the years, and some have worked better than others depending on what interest I was pursuing at the time. Since I started building plastic model kits 18 months ago, my workspace has become increasingly cluttered, uncomfortable, and inefficiently used, so I spent most of this past August redoing the workroom. I dismantled my existing large work table, and combined the pieces with my drawing table and a taboret to create a U-shaped island work table in the center of the room, leaving the walls free for storage and display. I've been working in the new setup for about a month now, and so far am quite pleased with it.

Entering the workroom from the house, looking south



Facing southwest. Rebuilt spray booth in the window bay, scroll saw on the bench corner, and display shelving on the south and west walls.



Looking west. Main work station with tools at the ready.



Looking northwest



North wall, showing the door we entered through. The workbench holding the lathe, the tool board behind it, and the shelf with parts drawers above it haven't yet been dealt with in this redo. I'm still trying to decide what to do with this area. The lathe is over 50 years old, and quite worn, and not much use in making small parts for modeling, so I'm considering getting rid of it , and finding a better use for the bench.



The east wall. I managed to reorganize my storage such that model-related items are out in the workroom for easy access, and the closet now only holds items unrelated to model-building. The metal drawer cabinet contains art supplies and electronics components. The plastic boxes on top of the cabinet hold leftover kit parts, styrene, brass, and aluminum, and found items for model building.

[digger303]

Very nice area you have there. I can't see a paint rack so guessing that is stored in the drawers. A set of desk top organizer drawers will help a lot with keeping it all uncluttered and provide a forward barrier to any small parts going that way. Lovely setup.

[aur0ra145]

Really nice space. Lots of room for modular stuff. What did you used to use the lathe for?

[Panzón]

Very nice area you have there. I can't see a paint rack so guessing that is stored in the drawers. A set of desk top organizer drawers will help a lot with keeping it all uncluttered and provide a forward barrier to any small parts going that way. Lovely setup.

Yes, i keep my detail and weathering paints in the taboret drawers, and primers and airbrush paints in the drawer I added to the spray booth. I also added a large drawer to the center of the work table to hold all of the clutter that was once on top of it.

[Rugash]

Study/home office space that is slowly becoming my work area. An old writing bureau for the main desk I use, I have a rolltop desk to pick up in a week or so.
Airbrushing is in the garage, haven't finished my spray booth as yet , but will post a couple of pics of the build when done.
Have made my own paint racks, still have a couple more to do.
Also a few pictures of my stash that isn't packed away.

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[digger303]

Plus kits under the desk too.....A evolving space I like it....possibilities abound.

[Rugash]

Plus kits under the desk too.....A evolving space I like it....possibilities abound.

Plenty of room for more kits and probably divorce

[Panzón]

Really nice space. Lots of room for modular stuff. What did you used to use the lathe for?

I was given the lathe nearly 40 years ago, and it was already pretty worn. I refurbished it as best I could, but I was never able to turn metal very well with it, so I mainly used it to turn wood. It had been idle for over a decade when I decided to put it in my workroom. I've turned a couple aluminum and plastic model parts with it, but it really isn't designed for working on items smaller than about 1 cm, hence my thinking of getting rid of it.

[digger303]

Plus kits under the desk too.....A evolving space I like it....possibilities abound.

Plenty of room for more kits and probably divorce

Kits never give ya any lip.....

[LuckyStrike]

I used to think that this would be plenty of room; but it seems to get smaller as I work.

[digger303]

I used to think that this would be plenty of room; but it seems to get smaller as I work.

Think that is written down as a rule of modeling somewhere.

[Twokidsnosleep]

I forsee a bit of construction and re-organizing of my desk space
I have a fairly large ( for me) paint order coming from the Uk and will need to alter my shelving and increase the paint storage.



Might take a crack at an LED arc light too
There is far too much desk piffle on here so need some mise en place

I didn't hear about any paint sale?

Nice setup... I'd like to see more of your paint booth after watching your airbrush vids which were great btw.

I am so sorry I missed your posting
Been out of the modelling loop for a bit with super low mojo and more other projects on the go
I will do a spray booth pic for ya when I get it cleaned up and the front filter changed

[Donkeywalloper]

I'm fortunate to have a work room (a little over 4m square) for model building. Unfortunately, though, the room has a door or window in each of its four walls. I've tried different work table arrangements over the years, and some have worked better than others depending on what interest I was pursuing at the time. Since I started building plastic model kits 18 months ago, my workspace has become increasingly cluttered, uncomfortable, and inefficiently used, so I spent most of this past August redoing the workroom. I dismantled my existing large work table, and combined the pieces with my drawing table and a taboret to create a U-shaped island work table in the center of the room, leaving the walls free for storage and display. I've been working in the new setup for about a month now, and so far am quite pleased with it.

Entering the workroom from the house, looking south



Facing southwest. Rebuilt spray booth in the window bay, scroll saw on the bench corner, and display shelving on the south and west walls.



Looking west. Main work station with tools at the ready.



Looking northwest



North wall, showing the door we entered through. The workbench holding the lathe, the tool board behind it, and the shelf with parts drawers above it haven't yet been dealt with in this redo. I'm still trying to decide what to do with this area. The lathe is over 50 years old, and quite worn, and not much use in making small parts for modeling, so I'm considering getting rid of it , and finding a better use for the bench.



The east wall. I managed to reorganize my storage such that model-related items are out in the workroom for easy access, and the closet now only holds items unrelated to model-building. The metal drawer cabinet contains art supplies and electronics components. The plastic boxes on top of the cabinet hold leftover kit parts, styrene, brass, and aluminum, and found items for model building.

The 1st thing that struck me about this room was the light, the lighting is so good. The combination of artificial and natural is superb. Its an absolutely lovely area.
Super jealous, despite loving my shed at the bottom of Garden, i do in Winter crave an indoor space, and less trudging through the wet to get to M/C.

DW

[Twokidsnosleep]

Changed out the paint booth filter and paper surrounds, did a bit of a general desk tidy
Ready to start modelling with a clean slate once the time off and mojo hit me

[newjerseydamo]

My little corner of model building.

Going to buy some racks off eBay this week as my paint collection builds. It will most likely grow again this week as I'm planning a visit to my local hobby store to buy some more stuff haha.

About to finish one model, and got the Porsche Group Build there ready to start next.

[digger303]

Changed out the paint booth filter and paper surrounds, did a bit of a general desk tidy
Ready to start modelling with a clean slate once the time off and mojo hit me

Nice...all clean. Now I want to see flashing Green red Blue strip lighting and walls stenciled with little reindeer and farther xmas in the corner and a sleigh parked on the desk......It's Xmas !

My little corner of model building.

Going to buy some racks off eBay this week as my paint collection builds. It will most likely grow again this week as I'm planning a visit to my local hobby store to buy some more stuff haha.
About to finish one model, and got the Porsche Group Build there ready to start next.

The space continues to evolve and develop. I'm sure it will get better and better given some time it's a great space.

[RangerNeil]

I used to think that this would be plenty of room; but it seems to get smaller as I work.

Think that is written down as a rule of modeling somewhere.

Work expands to fill the area available to work in!! It is a life exiom - not just modelling!
Going to have a whole room - sadly shared with the wifes sewing machine and yarn collection - when we move house...

[Panzón]

I posted a "tour" of my workroom redo back in Sept., but then made some further changes early this month, so here's an update. I originally planned to set up my ancient, bulky, and not-very-useful-for-modeling lathe on the bench on the north wall of my workroom:



Since I've only used the lathe twice in the past 5 years, I never got around to actually mounting it to the bench. Meanwhile, I've been doing more and more electronics projects, with an eye towards lighting, and possibly animating some planned builds. Unfortunately, I was having to switch back and forth between electronics work and model building, without enough bench space to have projects going in both simultaneously. What I needed was a dedicated electronics workbench, so I moved the old lathe out to the garage, chopped 6" off the bench legs, and reorganized the space as an electronics workbench:



Much better use of the space!

[NoelSmith]

Panzon. Not very useful for model making lathe? Maybe not if you just build from kits!
I do a lot of scratch building and use my lathe many times. It just depends on what type of model making you do.
Looks like a nice machine you have there, so maybe selling it on might be your best option if you are not using it, and use the money raised to buy or to towards that very expensive kit that you might have been looking at instead.

[Panzón]

Panzon. Not very useful for model making lathe? Maybe not if you just build from kits!
I do a lot of scratch building and use my lathe many times. It just depends on what type of model making you do.
Looks like a nice machine you have there, so maybe selling it on might be your best option if you are not using it, and use the money raised to buy or to towards that very expensive kit that you might have been looking at instead.

A lathe is definitely useful for model building (even kits!), but this particular lathe isn't. It's a little too big (swings 6" x 18"), the ways are badly worn (it's over 50 years old, and was worn out when I got it), and the cross feed and tool post are not very precise, so turning brass or aluminum parts smaller than 1/2" is nearly impossible. I mainly used it to turn bases for the figure kits I built. It works reasonably well using hand-held wood-turning tools on wood and some plastics (and even aluminum), and even at smaller diameters, using miniature tools I made. So I plan to mount it on the bench in my garage, remove the cross feed, and build an adjustable tool rest for hand-held tools.

[NoelSmith]

OK! You didn't originally say that your machine was clapped out! It probably was a nice machine in its day.
Just out of curiosity who was the lathe made by? I am more familiar with seeing British and European makes.
Although when I was an apprentice many years ago I did get to work one or two American full size lathes like Le Blond and South Bend machines. At tech college we used to be shown films of American origin showing machining techniques. one of the things that I can always remember about them was that the machinists in the films always wore a cap that reminded me of Casey Jones!

[Panzón]

OK! You didn't originally say that your machine was clapped out! It probably was a nice machine in its day.
Just out of curiosity who was the lathe made by? I am more familiar with seeing British and European makes.
Although when I was an apprentice many years ago I did get to work one or two American full size lathes like Le Blond and South Bend machines. At tech college we used to be shown films of American origin showing machining techniques. one of the things that I can always remember about them was that the machinists in the films always wore a cap that reminded me of Casey Jones!

It's a Craftsman lathe, sold by Sears Roebuck back in the day. I'm sure it was probably made by a machine tool manufacturer for Sears, but I don't know which one. The lathe was part of the engineer's workshop at the oilfield equipment company I worked at 40 years ago, and I imagine I had more lathe experience when I started (1 semester of machine shop at college) than the other engineers and technicians who used the shop, because the lathe was already in sad shape when I started working there, as were the other power tools. I was given the lathe when an OSHA inspector deemed it unsafe, and ordered it and a bench grinder removed from the workshop. I did what I could to refurbish it, but the ways are badly worn in the 6" or so near the chuck, so it's impossible to adjust the carriage gibbs to get rid of any play, and yet still allow the carriage to move the length of the ways. The compound rest and tool post are not in great shape, the half nut is also worn, and the index pin is damaged, so the lathe is not much use for small parts, fine work, or threading. It's still usable as a wood lathe, though.

[NoelSmith]

I daresay that you could get parts to rebuild the machine, but judging by the amount of wear that you described it would be impractical and expensive. At least it can still be used as a wood turning lathe, so that is something.
We have a company named Boxford over here in the UK who supply machines to the education sector. Just before I retired I worked as an engineering technician at a local secondary (high) school and went on a course at their factory. I was surprised to learn that they still carry full stocks of spares for all their old machines

[Donkeywalloper]

The last few weeks I have been watching videos on You Tube from a chap called Geoffrey Croker, Myford Lathe Restoration, 10 parts.
I'm smiling to myself, cuz apart from at school in 81, I haven't used a Lathe (wood or Metal). I found these videos interesting and the dedication this chap has to making a clearly damaged and worn Lathe work as new.
So, I'm smiling to myself as this topic has been piquing my interest.
By the way, his vids on restoration on Land Rover is sublime.
DW

[digger303]

The last few weeks I have been watching videos on You Tube from a chap called Geoffrey Croker, Myford Lathe Restoration, 10 parts.
I'm smiling to myself, cuz apart from at school in 81, I haven't used a Lathe (wood or Metal). I found these videos interesting and the dedication this chap has to making a clearly damaged and worn Lathe work as new.
So, I'm smiling to myself as this topic has been piquing my interest.
By the way, his vids on restoration on Land Rover is sublime.
DW

Just watched the first one and like you I'm very intrigued and going to watch more.
Thanks for that.