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Here is mine multifuntional desk-workbench - mess.
And my small BB fleet...
And my small BB fleet...
A closer view
A closer view
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Pictures aren't the best, but this is my little lair in the basement in the midst of my Bismarck build.

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Anyone else think the hull color is too dark?
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No. I�d say the colour is right. And the camo is very, very well executed. Just my oppinion.

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Thanks for the compliment, Pachi. You boosted my confidence a bit!!
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Yep looks great :thumbs_up_1: look forward to seeing more/

Happy modeling :wave_1:

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ok this is mine! hidden behind boxes and other junk! it is in mid project so it ain't lookin too good... it is clean sometimes :heh: :heh:

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Wel, it took me some time to get this setup as I can't order a cat around - especially this little terrorist.
The actual part where the unfinished projects are on is an old moving arm for computer monitors which I found on the street sometime. It's too weak and unwieldy for my monitor but it moves a little when touched so the cat is afraid of jumping on it.
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Nice shop you've got Reid! I like your set up of being able to work on both sides of the bench. :thumbs_up_1:

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Geez Pieter, your brave having the cat so near to the builds - nice shot.

Nice work area there Reid.

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Just come across this post, real cool, and some very interesting set-up's. This is my sanctuary. It wont win any prizes in the "Messy Workbench Glamour Stakes" but it does the job, and it hasn't been cleaned up for the photo (honest), I always try to make a point of putting everything back in its place when I've finished otherwise it ends up like a junkyard in no time at all. When I was using a smaller room it got so bad you couldn't get near it, so I moved rooms and set this up. I keep the stash in the attic, along with most of my built models (200 plus models in one room is too much like hard work). Another reason I try to keep it tidy is because this room also doubles as a rehearsal/recording studio, and office/computor room. On the bench at the moment is a 1/192 all wood scratchbuild R/C USS Missouri (a permanent resident, been at it on and off for 16 years) and a Heller 1/400 HMS Hood. I have several other models "on the go" but they go back in the attic when I'm not working on them. When I've finished converting the attic ( which is 50 feet long by 30 feet wide, heaven) I hope to make up a permanent display unit running the full lenght of both sides and one end, and use the other end for the workbench, computor etc. Maybe one day I'll get it all finished. :thumbs_up_1:
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Here's my space . . .

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and what happens when you combine boredom, paint and an xbox 360 . . .

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Hello everyone,

Here's my work bench at our spare bedroom for "dry" assembly and brush paintwork. In the next picture, I have my spray booth in the unfinished part of the basement next to a window which is opened and a window fan unit plugged in to take the fumes out of the booth. To protect from over spray, I constructed an enclosure out of carton boxes and duct tape. When it get's too messed up, I just replace them with new carton box material. Works pretty well. Apart from ships, I also build WW2 aircraft for myself and customers.

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Main assembly, detailing work bench. For larger assemblies, the work bench at the lefthand side becomes the assembly site while the front bench is used for detailing work.
Main assembly, detailing work bench. For larger assemblies, the work bench at the lefthand side becomes the assembly site while the front bench is used for detailing work.
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My cardboard and Mr. Spray Booth setup. The fumes extractor pipes out to a window fan unit that sucks the fumes out to the backyard.
My cardboard and Mr. Spray Booth setup. The fumes extractor pipes out to a window fan unit that sucks the fumes out to the backyard.
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Nice set up Paul Ooi.

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This was a totally awesome thread!
Thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to take a photo
of their workbench and to post it. :)

I've gotten a ton of ideas!

I just got a set of IKEA bookcases to display my completed
models and reference materials. I plan to build a custom
shelving system in my closet for still more stuff in the next
couple of weeks.

I was at the home improvement store today and mentioned
to my wife that I was thinking of putting some maple
kitchen wall cabinets on the wall but she put the kabash
on that idea pretty quick!

I live in a tiny little home with a spare bedroom serving
as my 'modeling studio' (I used to call it my den but
'studio' sounds more important! LOL) and storage space
is valuable - beyond valuable, its precious!

Again, Thanks for the ideas guys.
Putting alot of them to work!

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Recently a Spanish fellow modeler asked me to send him some pictures of my workbench -you know this kind of very boyish "I show you mine you show me yours" thing. After I did i sensed he was absolutely horrified by what he saw!

So I thought, why not sharing?

The thing is, since baby born, me and my diorama activities have been dumped into the garden by my Inflexible wife. So i had to organize something in the garden shed which is very small and that i have to share with various gardening tools, bycicles and grass cutting machines.
So here is my workbench, halfway through actually cleaning it.
I doubt anybody will pick up any arrangement ideas, but I hope it will make some of you smile :)
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Actually, when I see what conditions some modelers
operate in I am quite inspired and humbled that
I have been blessed with a dedicated (almost)
room for modeling.

Thanks for sharing! :)
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that place I go to commune with myself, listen to jazz and build models..My hobby room is 20x12..here's the workbench area...sigh I just realized looking at this that my wife never did make me drapes...Gee's
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looking the other way my power tools
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Here is mine... my wife calls my little space 'the man cave' I also have a table behind my chair for my laptop and supplies.
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Yes, that's all you get. She probably has the rest of the house. :big_grin:
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