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GEG64 said:

Since the Focke Wulf was proving problematic I have the Stuka, from Revell, underway.
And a shot of my workspace at 6'6" X 2' and it's still too crowded.

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GEG64 said:

Since the Focke Wulf was proving problematic I have the Stuka, from Revell, underway.
And a shot of my workspace at 6'6" X 2' and it's still too crowded.

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Pantherman said:

I said that I was a neat freak so here's the proof.
Pantherman

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Pantherman said:

Wow, that's a crowded work area. No issues with not enough light though.
I'm a bit of a neat freak when it comes to modeling, everything must be in it's place, labelled and cleaned. I even clean the paint pots after every use !!
Pantherman

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Phil57 said:

Unbelievable you guys. Firstly, Geg64 you desk is akin to mine when I am working although on a much larger scale and Pantherman that work place is amazing. I only have a tiny little desk with one drawer at the front and an old wooden cutting board my wife was going to toss out to work on. I have a light, a small corner paint stand and a magnifying glass and that is it. I don't have one of those fancy spray booths with the turntable or banks of drawers to put bits and pieces in. I am so jealous. Might be time to actually start planning a better and bigger work space I think.

Phil

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Phil57 said:

Unbelievable you guys. Firstly, Geg64 you desk is akin to mine when I am working although on a much larger scale and Pantherman that work place is amazing. I only have a tiny little desk with one drawer at the front and an old wooden cutting board my wife was going to toss out to work on. I have a light, a small corner paint stand and a magnifying glass and that is it. I don't have one of those fancy spray booths with the turntable or banks of drawers to put bits and pieces in. I am so jealous. Might be time to actually start planning a better and bigger work space I think.

Phil

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Pantherman said:

Thanks Phil, that fancy spray booth i put together for around £10. It's a broken storage box i got free, the turn table is an old record deck a friend got me from a sale for £1 I think, the lighting was from a kitchen we stripped out at work and the airbrush holder is 2 old picture hooks i found. There is a thread with it all on including photos!!
The drawers i picked up for £5 as one was broken but easily repaired. The bench and rack i made from scrap timber from a skip. The only expensive bit was the light/magnifier which my daughter bought for my birthday, and the vallejo paint stand I bought on amazon
Pantherman

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Pantherman said:

Spray booth photos.
Pantherman

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GEG64 said:

My bench was originally my mom's office desk I built for her years ago. I took it before she moved to Tennessee. Before this bench I had a small art table and no storage for paint, brushes, or any tools.
My paint booth is a cardboard box - lol.
I just find things that I can use for different tools. Infact I am using an insert from a .223 ammo box for pencils and sanding sticks. The storage items I got because they were being thrown away, at one time or another.

Whatever space, spot, or corner we have we all have one thing in common. Our hobby of building models to show our friends like all of us here.
It's a good hobby to unwind for our day to day working or just simply an adding task to enjoy retirement. Which I am looking forward to. Maybe one more year.
Around the holidays and summer, whenever school is out the crime increases in my area. Filing out reports of burglery of motor vehicle (bmv). Cars parked in secluded areas (they are either smoking or poking), and lately theft of catalytic converters.
So, it's nice to forget about all of those problems and escape by building our miniature world.

Sorry for chasing rabbits lol

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Phil57 said:

Well said mate and I agree with you totally. I am recently retired and probably spend more time than I should on my hobby, but I love it. I am sad for you that crime in your area is like that. The seaside town of Forster where I live in NSW, is a tourist town and in the next couple of weeks, the population triples with people from the bigger cities. When summer finishes it is very quiet and my wife and I love it here. We live fairly close to an Aboriginal mission in town but apart from a few issues of drinking and noise, crime is pretty quiet here. The apartment complex where I live is not so easily entered so we feel very secure here.
I was only thinking the other day about using a cut away cardboard box as my spray booth and after reading your post, I will now for sure.
Pantherman, you have inspired me to keep my eyes open for cheap and/or discarded storage items....thank you.
That said now GEG64, ( I don't know either of your first names) it is time to get back to the plane.
Stay well you two.

Phil (your mate in Aussie)

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the Baron said:

(in my best Paul Hogan voice)
"Aw, thet's nawt a bench.
Now, THET'S a bench!"

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That Stuka is a classic Monogram kit, nice choice! I have one that I want to convert to the proposed navalized version destined for the Graf Zeppelin.

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the Baron said:

(in my best Paul Hogan voice)
"Aw, thet's nawt a bench.
Now, THET'S a bench!"

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That Stuka is a classic Monogram kit, nice choice! I have one that I want to convert to the proposed navalized version destined for the Graf Zeppelin.

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Pantherman said:

Wow, I think there is a little gap at the front you haven't filled yet !!
Pantherman

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GEG64 said:

Assembly was fast, weathering will probably take longer than the build. I honestly have no where to put it when I finish

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Pantherman said:

Gary, it's looking good. It's always the same, you think you're nearly done and it still takes another month!
The beauty of a stuka is you can hang it over your bench. I've tried with a tank but it's just not the same.......haha.
Pantherman

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