just wondering if you go on a trip how do you carrie all your suppiles? like all you paint,files,aribrush and compresssor. any suggestions on a good way to do it?[:D][:D]
Ok, might not be what you are after.
But here is what I did for conventions and have seen other peole do.
Over here at shows like JAFCON they got setup-tables where you can do quick assemblies of your Dios, fix damages that occured getting there, etc.
Most people got their kits done so that they can either be quickly slotted together or finished in 10 minutes.
I asked my Wife to make me a tool roll(she does patchwork and quilts), where I can carry a good selection of tools, glues, nippers, etc. Another pouch carries paints and so on.
For airbrushing it use canned air, hardly any power outlets at the setup tables.
For me taking a vacation also means taking a break from modelling with the exception of buying Kits.
Since I don’t have a dedicated hobby space I keep all of my stuff in a tool box. Recently had to upgrade in size with all the stuff I have accumilated though. I would imagine that canned air would be the best option for an airbrush.
When I went to Vermont in January I took a tackle box with just the paints and supplies I need for the kit and I also took my toolbox that has all my files, knives, drills, and everything else. That tool kit is only about the size of a fat laptop. No airbrush I saved that for when I got home.
Last summer, my parents went on a trip to northern California and I went to Arizona to do house-sitting while they were gone. My father had built this marvelous hobby bench that folded up into the wall and I’d always wanted to try it, so I brought a tackle box full of tools and the model I was building and had fun with Father’s hobby bench. (I didn’t bring any paint; I was at their house for only ten days, during which I was also job-hunting, watching hurricanes on the Weather Channel and taking an overnight trip to Prescott for hiking in the mountains.)
I have a toolbox that holds just about everything and a small folding picnic table that’s slightly smaller than a card table. Has two built-in seats as well. Not great, but it works.
I have a toolbox with 2 different trays, that I grab for going portable. The top tray for paints and glues, second tray for blades, nippers, files, brushes, etc…the bottom portion is perfect for all of my styrene, for when I have to get down and dirty with scratchbuilding!!!
I spend a lot of nights in hotel rooms and a lot of hours on airplanes, and I have found that carrying whole models around like that is not conducive to their health.
When I am going to be away for a few days I’ll plan to take my software and plans so I can lay out parts for my build. I can also bring the plastic sheet and tools to cut them out but beyond that and maybe some basic assembly I won’t try to build on the road.
As others have described, moving completed models to shows or a new home is another matter …
Bruce
I didn’t see it mentioned here but, another that works well is, the larger fishing tackle boxes.
You can get them with the deep interior and many have adjustable slots. I have one I use, to carry supplies, when I go to contests (it holds everything I need, less my paints)
I just bring tools for prepping kits-I’m afraid to take glue or toluene on the plane-don’t want my bags ripped apart (Sometimes I’ll buy glue and putty at my destination.)
My modelling friends and I will get together every few weekends and sit around the kitchen table and model until the wee hours of the morning. Usually we will rotate whose house we go to. Doing that requires some degree of portability. I purchased a large tackle box made by Flambeau (I think that’s right) from Wally World for about $30. It has a large hinged lid that opens revealing 4 storage boxes, one large and 3 small. The front is hinged and opens, behind which is four pull-out containers (approx. 15"X10"X2") that have movable dividers and their own lids. The tackle box contains all my modeling tools (quite extensive supply), glues, putties, magnifiers, paints, brushes, styrene strip and sheet, and other supplies with no problem. In addition I found a folding fluorescent table light at Lowe’s (like Home Depot) for $14.95. The light is about 6" in diameter X 10-12" tall, and travels well along with my tackle box. It provides superb lighting whether I’m at a kitchen table or whether I’m back in my hobby room.
Here’s a link to the 4-drawer box that is similar to mine: http://www.flambeauoutdoors.com/04catalogs/04kwikdrawseries.pdf
Gip Winecoff
I use a divided plastic box. I put in the tools I need for where I’m at and keep it updated so I can just grab it and go, plus I don’t have to hunt all over for my tools when I put them away for the day. They go in there with the project.