If you had a choice of 2 things you could incoporate into your modeling area what would it be? Paint organizer, more power outlets, storage bins or…??? Heck… post a picture of your current situation if you so desire its good to get ideas from some others layouts.
We can only pic 2!!! Everything you mentioned I would want more of, but if I was stuck at just 2 they would be:
1: A room big enough to put a station to build and a separate one to paint.
2: A shelving unit to hold all the completed builds I have done.
A toughie… I’d say more room and space to make a paint rack
Hey I’m still working on models in my living room. There are some benefits to living alone. So a room would be a start.
Grizz
A room or area dedicated just for modeling.
The kitchen table is a pain to work at. And keeping all my supplies in a small toolbox isn’t much fun either. [:(]
Thanks guys… keep them comming. I am lucky enough to have my entire detached garage for my paint shop/hobby room. I also do some air art so I needed a dedicated area for large pieces.
[#ditto]
except i got 3 tool boxes
A dedicated area would be nice. And hopefully in a clean bright area with a window or two rather than tucked away in some musty corner of a basement.
I’m like the some of the others and have to constantly move my work to and from the kitchen table. A permanent spot with enough room to put a desk and leave my stuff undisturbed would be terrific.
I posted my results on a different thread. I am still in the process of converting my entire garage into my own humble abode. I put my desk on locking casters to make the moving a breeze. I am constructing a dedicated paint booth with a 100cfm fan and a heater to rapidly dry my auto paint projects. Its comming along. I am hoping I can actually sit down and use the thing in the next two weeks.
#1 Mini milling machine from Micro Mark.
#2 Definitely more room (for the mini mill[:P] )
Yeah only 2?
A spray booth in the same area as the desk.
A built in that covers an entire wall… Oak trim and full glass doors and shelves with lighting of course with shelves deep enough for the occasional 1/24 a/c.
My two would be;
- more counter and shelf space - I have a good sized desk, with a pull-out keyboard shelf (I put the kit box and the sprues I’m not working with at the moment) as well as a second and third levels, but I seem to have everything I need crammed onto it. Paints, glues, tape, AM stuff, kits in several stages of assembly and I can never keep it organized!
2)a spray booth, so I could paint and let cure away from all the dust and mess of where I’m building.
Stay tuned. You might get some ideas from my current garage re-fab.
For me, the biggest considerations are adequate room for your subject, and proper lighting. The former varies according to what you build - one fellow I know builds magnificent 1/1250 models out of a large utility closet. I build large ship models (the biggest so far is 8 feet long), so my shop is big (a move out to the country after many years of city living lead to finally being able to build my dream shop)
http://wmunderway.8m.com/workshop/workshop.html
As these days I mostly scratchbuild, one thing I find very useful are multi drawer cabinets I made to hold things like styrene strip and brass shapes - these are under my main bench where I can get to them readily.
By the way, the photos were taken as the shop was being completed. I can assure you that it has never been that neat since LOL
Kurt
I would have to say a TV on the backside of my modeling desk. I am a closet modeller, literally, but a TV mounted on the back of the closet would be awesome. I would never leave. But my wife realizes that and therefore it will never happen. 