work stations

[Guest]

Hi do any one have any idears on building a workstation to build my models on in my bed room ( plans - pictures or web sites thanks

[stona]

Hi Mark,It's each to their own really. The basic essentials must be a solid desk with some good illumination to work on along with a comfy chair. After that you are looking at how you want to store all the paints,varnishes,glues ,solvents,paint brushes,fillers,tools and all the rest of the "stuff" we all accrue. I store mine in a cupboard in some cheapish plastic draws from an office supplier. I use box files for sanding stuff and decals (in freezer bags).

If you want to use an airbrush at your work station you'll need somewhere for your compressor,maybe under your desk, and much more expensively an extraction system.

I'd say most of this (with the exception of an extractor)can be done relatively inexpensively adapting regular office furniture etc.

There is a thread somewhere on scale-models showing the total chaos that many of us work in! It makes the quality of the models produced even more impressive.

Cheers

Steve

[yak face]

Hi mark, have a gander at the boys and girls sheds sticky thread in the chit chat section, theres loads of pics of peoples benches, should be a good few ideas in there, cheers tony

[stona]

Hi mark, have a gander at the boys and girls sheds sticky thread in the chit chat section,

That's the one,thanks Tony.

Steve

[Guest]

Mark, a work area is a very personal thing and, as with most things, is a compromise betweeen your ideal and what is practical and affordable. We would all like a huge area with all the tools, paint and materials we can only dream off but most of us for various reasons simply cannot have that. Your area will develop as you discover what you are prepered to compromise on and what you are not prepared to compromise on and only you will be able to decide that.

My advice though would be to not compromise on the quality of your tools, and that includes brushes and paints, and create an area that is easy to keep clean and tidy. An untidy work area leads to dust and particles being around which will eventually find it's way onto a painted surface. The centre piece should be a good cutting board on a flat surface surrounded by the things you are likely to want to hand readily.