There was a thread awhile ago about workbenches and workshops. Mine was too badly in need of cleaning up to photograph, but finally got around to cleaning the area.
My bench is made from two of those drawer units from an office supply store as bases, and a top of two pieces of half inch particle board with a 1 x 2 frame in between. To bring the top up to the desired height I had to make two rectangles from 1 x 2s, and those fit on top of the drawer units and below the top.
I cover the top of the surface with white contact (shelf) paper, which is easily replaced every couple of models. There are two pockets in front near the right side- one provides a mount for a small vise, the other for a fork that fits the small Testors enamel bottles, which enables me to grip them while I remove a stuck cap. There is a pegboard fastened to the back of the top, and two little wings coming forward at the sides.
I build a lot of ship models, so I built an adjustable stand just visible at the left of the bench.
This allows me to position the model at a convenient height for rigging (different heights for different rigging areas. This stand is made from plastic pipe and scrap wood.
That is a nice set up you have got there. I wish I had a workbench, I am currently working at the kitchentable, not the best place to do your modeling.
Mine usually does. I waited until I was between projects. That is why I did not post this during the other thread. Took me about six weeks to get to the point where I cleaned the bench!
Currently my working space is at the computer desk. It’s kind of handy if I need a reference photo but cleaning up every single day so the 3 year old doesn’t glom onto parts is a bit of a pain though.
When we move in a couple months I am actually going to have a dedicated, honest to God workbench! Oh happy days!
Several years ago there was a thread on another modeling forum about virtual modeling. Thread went along the lines that with the really neat 3D CAD programs, we’d all start doing our modeling on computers, and no one would build plastic models anymore. [:)]
