discussion Hobby Zone PL Desk Units

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I found this site after hunting to find a solution to sort out my work station. and the price is really good. made from MDF and not thin chip board or the thick cardboard.

This company provides units that are mostly the same dimensions (list below will show sizes) each unit comes with magnets that fit top bottom and sides. For firm connection and also makes it easy to rearrange or add more units if needed.

UNITS/SIZES and PRICES

OM01 DRAWERS MODULE X6 = 30cm x15cm x 15cm £17.31
OM02 DRAWERS MODULE X3 = 30cm x15cm x 15cm £13.46
OM03 CORNER DRAWERS MODULE = 30cm x30cm x 15cm £21.92
OM04 CORNER SHELVES MODULE = 30cm x30cm x 15cm £9.81
OM05B PAINTS MODULE 36MM = 30cm x15cm x 15cm £9.04
OM05S PAINTS MODULE 26MM = 30cm x15cm x 15cm £9.04
OM05O OIL PAINT MODULE = 30cm x15cm x 15cm £9.04
OM05U BOTTLE MODULE = 30cm x15cm x 15cm £9.04
OM06B CORNER PAINTS MODULE 36MM = 30cm x30cm x 15cm £10.38
OM06S CORNER PAINTS MODULE 26MM = 30cm x30cm x 15cm £10.38
OM06U CORNER BOTTLE MODULE = 30cm x30cm x 15cm £10.38
OM07 BRUSHES AND TOOLS MODULE = 30cm x15cm x 15cm £10.19
OM08 PAPER TOWEL MODULE = 30cm x 15cm x 15cm £8.27
OM09 SHOWCASE WIP MODULE = 30cm x3 15cm x 15cm £10.38
OM 10 BIG SHOWCASE MODULE = 30cm x15cm x 30cm £17.31
OM11 ENDING CORNER DRAWS MODULE =15cm x 15cm x 15 cm £7.50
OM12 ENDING CORNER SHELF MODULE =15cm x 15cm x 15 cm £3.46

as you can see cheap as chips. the site does have the option to choose you currency their is Polish Zloty, GBP, US Dollars and Euros

PAINT STAND SIZES

One issue I had looking on line was what paint holders hold what paints below is the reply I got from the company

36mm Paint stands hold

Vallejo - 30 ml, 35 ml
AK Interactive - 35 ml
AMMO - 35 ml
Games Workshop - 12 ml
Life Colour - 22 ml
Tamiya Mini - 10 ml
Formula P3 - 18 ml
Revell (enamel) - 14 ml
Mr. Hobby Gunze - 10 ml

26mm Paint stands hold

Vallejo - 17 ml
AK Interactive - 17 ml
AMMO - 17 ml
Scale 75 - 17 ml
Andrea - 17 ml
Army Painter - 18 ml

SHIPPING

Postage is by UPS at the moment which takes about 4 to 6 days to the UK

Postage is £12.69

Orders over £231 it is free shipping.

In the email they sent they advised to try and bulk order as they have had people buying one unit at a time costing them more that it should as they had to keep paying postage.

MY ORDER

I am waiting for my order which is listed below. It should be with me on Tuesday 26/04/2016
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I will photograph certain stages and write a report on them and final set up.

OM02 - Drawers Module x 3
OM03 - Corner Drawers Module
OM04 - Corner Shelves Module
OM05b - Paints Module 36mm
OM05u - Bottles Module
OM07 - Brushes and Tools Module
OM06b - Corner Paints Module 36mm
OM06u - Corner Bottles Module
OM08 - Paper Towel Module
0M10 - Big Showcase WIP Module
0M11 - Ending Corner Drawers Module
OM12 - Ending Corner Shelves Module


More to come soon

 

[Guest]

All item have now arrived and are built. I will try and get this thread as detailed as I can
firstly from placing the order to it arriving to my address took about 6 days with a weekend in the middle. Poland to Plymouth UK not to bad. as soon as you place the order you do get a good tracking of the package from the company. once shipped you getting a tracking order from UPS. they update every time is reaches a depot and leaves.
package arrived well protected in a heavy duty box and the units surrounded by bubble wrap. then each unit is in what I can only descried as pizza boxes and in side again wrapped in bubble wrap
photo shows the unit boxes that were delivered. you even get 2 free stickers and a pencil

 

[Guest]

End Corner Units

Easy one to start with
All units are laser cut and fit together with out any effort. all that was need is wood glue and small hammer for the magnets

Unit unpacked (sorry for the shadowing

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This is the base unit with the magnets fitted they are a tight fit hence the hammer but they are very strong. only problem I found with them is that the polarity of them are not marked so you have to figure it out as you build the units

Next back parts glued in place

And shelf fitted

Next will be the end draw units

 

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End Draw Unit

Unpacked

Outer Frame

Did not put the magnets in the holes on this on to see if it was easier to sort out the polarity. it own preference but it was more fiddly doing it made up

The Draws

And Complete Unit

Next Draw Unit


 


 

 

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Draw Unit

Outer frame unpacked

Outer frame built
bit mess with the glue on this one

Draw Parts
Three in total

Complete draw

Draw with dividers in
you do get plenty of dividers for each of the three draws and sections can be taken out to your personal preference

Complete unit

Next will be Tool Holder

 

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Tool unit
Very handy bit of kit keep every thing to hand and where you need it
Unpacked

Part assembled

Complete
Only problem with this unit is the small piece for the drill bit on the right hand side is not straight not sure if it was me or a very small designer fault

Next Kitchen Roll Holder

 

[Guest]

Kitchen Roll Holder
Not to much to say about this does exactly what is say in the title
Unit Unpacked

Frame with out back
this bit was a bit tricky trying to keep it square when trying to fit the back
Back Fitted

Before front fitted

Complete

Next Corner unit with shelves


 


 

 

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Corner Unit Shelves
No explanation for this one just photos

Next Corner Unit Draws

 

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Corner Unit Shelves
This one was not hard to build but there was a lot of stages to it as there are different size draws for it

Outer frame
As you can see this is the same as the shelves but with partitions for the draws

Parts for the 4 small draws

I zoomed in on this bit as they have cut in a grove to fit in the PVC window in

Small draw

Middle Draw

with dividers

Complete

Next top unit


 


 

 

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Top Units
With these if its the corner unit straight units got the holes cut out or just the shelves the build is the same

Complete

Next Final Set Up and Conclusion

 

[Guest]

Final
Units Set Up

Tools All Set Up Ready To Go

Conclusion
As Ratch did say but one of each of the set it is £170. it took me a long time to save up to get my set up with a steep total of £230. but now its all done I am pleased that I did. I still have not found stuff to fill all the space I have left. it is good and sturdy. the magnets hold it firm to stop movement. and the option to change things around if needed is a good idea. From the time of order tracking and information keeps flowing. the company it's self are very helpful every email I sent them I had a reply within 24 hours.
I hope this is ok as it is my first time of doing this that is a review on something. if there are any questions I will try and answer.

Russ

 

[BarryW]

I bought 18 of these units a short while ago for my new man cave and they are excellent.  I am now just waiting for a move date to finish my set-up.  Here is my thread:





And here is how it looks now.  Soon, in a couple of weeks I should be able to finish it off and, maybe even start cutting some plastic on my HK Models Mossie...


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[Snowman]

Ooooooooh, more envy..... :x

 

[Gwyn]

I bought a few of these from John and they are really well made and I am sure I will add some more as I organise my work area.

 

[Guest]

I'm buying a few of these at a time from John in order to keep them under the Wife's Radar - I'd love to just order the lot but i'm a Coward when it comes to that woman.