I find a desk can get to Chris standard in minutes if I’m scratch building, but if I’m painting it’s kept much more like Steve’s, possibly tidier and very well organised. Mind you, I’m lucky now, I have a build desk and a paint desk......
My OCD kicked in and I had to look away before I hyperventilate.
Must be immaculate for me, though I’m a dining table user. We eat as a family 3 or 4 times a week so I have to clear away on a regular basis. I also have what may be a weird habit. If I have several sprues with just one or two bits left I will cut them down and glue together as one (see below). I find satisfaction in getting my sprues shrinking down. That sprue has 3 other parts attached (steering wheel, gear lever and one of the black hoses). It also stops me accidentally throwing away parts.
Once on Montys Humber I accidentally threw away the radiator grille and spent ages emptying the kithen bin bags to find it.
My wife also takes the piss if I mention I’m going to the garage to use my ‘spray booth’ (which is an old movers box with a chunk cut out). It’s functional!
T
Must be immaculate for me, though I’m a dining table user. We eat as a family 3 or 4 times a week so I have to clear away on a regular basis. I also have what may be a weird habit. If I have several sprues with just one or two bits left I will cut them down and glue together as one (see below). I find satisfaction in getting my sprues shrinking down. That sprue has 3 other parts attached (steering wheel, gear lever and one of the black hoses). It also stops me accidentally throwing away parts.
Once on Montys Humber I accidentally threw away the radiator grille and spent ages emptying the kithen bin bags to find it.
My wife also takes the piss if I mention I’m going to the garage to use my ‘spray booth’ (which is an old movers box with a chunk cut out). It’s functional!
T
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My wife also takes the piss if I mention I’m going to the garage to use my ‘spray booth’ (which is an old movers box with a chunk cut out). It’s functional!
T
HI Toby why does your SWMBO cock the mick as you said
It’s functional! an does the job as my missus gives me encouragement to build an do modelling as she knows im happy an if im happy then she is so we lead a better life togeather as its now comin uo to 40yrs since we wed
chris an jen
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HI Toby why does your SWMBO cock the mick as you said
It’s functional! an does the job as my missus gives me encouragement to build an do modelling as she knows im happy an if im happy then she is so we lead a better life togeather as its now comin uo to 40yrs since we wed
chris an jen
Mine sometimes enquires about various packages being delivered, but I remind her that this is a relatively inexpensive hobby. We have a friend who used to go hydroplane racing, he was British champion is one of the classes, I used to help him and his brother on occasion, and that's a seriously expensive hobby, even at his level. The boat was powered by some version of the Coventry Climax engine, not exactly F1 powerboating, but even so!
I 'drove' his boat, briefly, once. It was terrifying, I went for a couple of hundred metres and I never got going fast enough to get it planing properly, but that was enough, thank you very much.
I 'drove' his boat, briefly, once. It was terrifying, I went for a couple of hundred metres and I never got going fast enough to get it planing properly, but that was enough, thank you very much
(Steve quote)
HI Steve yes im not keen on these fast boats doin 50 odd mph an I think they are dangerous as they used to race these on our pond an I see one fly out of the pond an nearly hit a little girl that was to close to an accident as that's why I like my warships they can turn up a fair speed but nothing like these power boats an these ships harm no one only yatchs an subs
chris
(Steve quote)
HI Steve yes im not keen on these fast boats doin 50 odd mph an I think they are dangerous as they used to race these on our pond an I see one fly out of the pond an nearly hit a little girl that was to close to an accident as that's why I like my warships they can turn up a fair speed but nothing like these power boats an these ships harm no one only yatchs an subs
chris
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Well guys that gave me a good laugh at the replies, so thank you. :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:
Jim's reply was no less than I had expected, but even funnier that I had imagined.:smiling2::smiling2::smiling2:
Its nearly all tidy now,
of course I shall have to get all the paint out again to finish the figures. I can work in a mess for so long, then as it was at work put every thing away and then start again.
The next thing is where Im I going to put all the completed kits, running out of room.
It is quite tidy really your Honor.
JR
Thank you to the mods for moving it to the right forum. :thumb2:
Jim's reply was no less than I had expected, but even funnier that I had imagined.:smiling2::smiling2::smiling2:
Its nearly all tidy now,
of course I shall have to get all the paint out again to finish the figures. I can work in a mess for so long, then as it was at work put every thing away and then start again.
The next thing is where Im I going to put all the completed kits, running out of room.
It is quite tidy really your Honor.
JR
Thank you to the mods for moving it to the right forum. :thumb2:
I asked her. It was apparently my fault for calling an old packing box a 'spray booth'. She does like I have a hobby again that doesn't involve a 20-year-old Porsche and the costs involved.
T
I suppose it must be a personality/character thing - whether you work best in tidy or untidy surroundings. It certainly doesn't seem to affect the quality of the models produced. If you're obsessively tidy, like I am, you can't imagine working on a cluttered bench and I'm sure if you work surrounded by 'stuff' you can't see any sense in putting away something you're probably going to need again very soon.
It's like everything else in this hobby. No two modellers are the same. Give 10 modellers an identical kit each and you'll get 10 different models. Pete L will summon up the Minions and produce a super detailed Toon. Peter D will swap the heads and finish it superbly in a couple of days. John R will paint it green and set fire to it. Ron will cobble it together, paint it with a 6" brush and put it on a base made from pizza boxes and rubbish from his garden and it will look real. Scottie will super detail the hell out of it and stun us all. Jakko will research the subject, find references from God knows where and produce something with incredible accuracy and Simon T will simple throw away the kit apart from a couple of bits and scratch the rest. AND some will work their magic in chaos and some in clinically neat surroundings.
We are a diverse bunch. Look after yourselves.
Jim
It's like everything else in this hobby. No two modellers are the same. Give 10 modellers an identical kit each and you'll get 10 different models. Pete L will summon up the Minions and produce a super detailed Toon. Peter D will swap the heads and finish it superbly in a couple of days. John R will paint it green and set fire to it. Ron will cobble it together, paint it with a 6" brush and put it on a base made from pizza boxes and rubbish from his garden and it will look real. Scottie will super detail the hell out of it and stun us all. Jakko will research the subject, find references from God knows where and produce something with incredible accuracy and Simon T will simple throw away the kit apart from a couple of bits and scratch the rest. AND some will work their magic in chaos and some in clinically neat surroundings.
We are a diverse bunch. Look after yourselves.
Jim
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I'm a tidy person - at least I like to try and keep the house that way (not easy with my wife and son who just don't see mess). However, when I'm modelling I quickly create chaos - the needs of the job become the focus and I can't be bothered about things like putting lids back on bottles. My worst habit is wiping my brush on anything at hand, usually my sleeve, but tablecloths. tea-towels etc can fall victim. The only thing that saves me is that I work on the kitchen table, so have to clear everything away when I've finished.
I really can concentrate when I don't have any distractions - I used to listen to music on head/earphones, - walkman, then CD player & finally mp3 player, when I was at work in front of my CAD screen. I could be ignorant of things going on just out of my sight line. I had a phone with a blinking light that told me when I had a call.................
I'd sit and concentrate, every hour, I would get up, go and look out of the window ( to exercise my eyes ). Comfort breaks & coffee refuelling ( free ) as necessary! At first the boss didn't like it, but he realised after a while that this was the way I worked best - the same with my seemingly random visits to the production line ( working things out in my mind )
Looking back I now realise that the stress I was under, due to tight deadlines, long hours, poor eating/drinking habits was the cause of my diabetes ( no family history of it ). One of the project managers described my work regime as 'flogging a willing horse'
Easy to see now, but the amount of design work done was quite remarkable!
Dave
I'd sit and concentrate, every hour, I would get up, go and look out of the window ( to exercise my eyes ). Comfort breaks & coffee refuelling ( free ) as necessary! At first the boss didn't like it, but he realised after a while that this was the way I worked best - the same with my seemingly random visits to the production line ( working things out in my mind )
Looking back I now realise that the stress I was under, due to tight deadlines, long hours, poor eating/drinking habits was the cause of my diabetes ( no family history of it ). One of the project managers described my work regime as 'flogging a willing horse'
Easy to see now, but the amount of design work done was quite remarkable!
Dave
Well my wife let me use the tiny corner of our dining room. I guess you might say I’m kind tidy but that’s in question. I like it here it’s quite and this is my view of my Hay field and wood lines. In the spring deer come out and feed in the field when the grass starts getting green it’s very relaxing to watch and work on Models.
G
Now that is a view indeed Lee.
They used to scare the life out of me as a kid. Probably still would.
Extreme window envy Lee.
Except when they're bloody Simon. We never did crowd source your Kevlar apron did we?
Working Pioneer crews. I'm down to the last 1"X3" space. PaulE
Except when they're bloody Simon. We never did crowd source your Kevlar apron did we?
Working Pioneer crews. I'm down to the last 1"X3" space. PaulE
G
Thanks for looking in mate, glad you had a laugh. Thought it would be fun to do Steve, esp as we have some very tidy people on here like members of the Tidy bench Club.
If any thing is likely to get modellers talking it's either the state of their bench, followed closely by paint colours, camo, ab and compressors. Oh the list just goes on and on :smiling3::smiling3::smiling3::smiling3:. :thumb2:
I've been busy...and the state of my bench shows it...
Mind you this is after I had removed all the paint jars...
And in a split of a lightning bolt I have got it back to shape. No doubt this will either slow down my work progress or get me going. It's true that some people thrive on a messy worktable...I was okay till I needed to paint and couldn't find room to place the kit. Also I needed a clean space to cut the stencils for the Oxfords hull codes and number...see that piece of printed A4, the top left four digits is the correct scale...yikes.
If I run into a rut I'll just flip back a couple of pages and re-read the funny stuff on this thread.
Cheers,
Richard
Mind you this is after I had removed all the paint jars...
And in a split of a lightning bolt I have got it back to shape. No doubt this will either slow down my work progress or get me going. It's true that some people thrive on a messy worktable...I was okay till I needed to paint and couldn't find room to place the kit. Also I needed a clean space to cut the stencils for the Oxfords hull codes and number...see that piece of printed A4, the top left four digits is the correct scale...yikes.
If I run into a rut I'll just flip back a couple of pages and re-read the funny stuff on this thread.
Cheers,
Richard
So this is my workbench aka kitchen table in the 'tidy' state to allow my wife to WFH. The table is about 20 years old and is one of those fold down ones where you can slide the chairs in the middle.....
During full lockdown I would sit where my wife now does and Junior would sit to my left. I now work up in his room as he's back at school.
ATB
Andrew
During full lockdown I would sit where my wife now does and Junior would sit to my left. I now work up in his room as he's back at school.
ATB
Andrew
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