dthank Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Actually, I'm a Ram fan. Never been to St. Louis. Went to my first Ram game as a 10 year old at the L.A. Coloseium(sic) when Roman Gabriel and the "Fearsome Foursome" were on the team. But, yeah, big Ram fan no matter how crappy they play. Looking foward to the draft. I too am a long time (35 yrs) Rams fan. I miss the 1999-2001 "Greatest Show on Turf" teams. They could really light it up and put points on the board VERY quickly. It was a rough season this year though. Hopefully they can get their issues ironed out and put a winning team on the field again soon. Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 At least all my trades take place in daylight, and don't involve steamy windows with Big'n'Bald......... Your just jealous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f14peter Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 There's only one caveat: you cannot clean your modeling area up before you take the photo! In the immortal words of Eye-Gore ... "Too late." Pics take some time ago, and immediately after the ocassionally-annual cleaning ... much, much clutterier (is that a word?) now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithery Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Your just jealous. Yeah, but only a little....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike T. Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Well I think I'll add my bench.....Only thing I need to work on is more light and getting a spray booth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
braincells37 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 My corner of the family room Terry :wacko: :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Here is my area....I took the doors off the closet in my office in the basement and put in a makeshift table (this will be replaced with a better table eventually) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Well, the wife and I bought a new house a little over a year ago. Part of the bargain was that I wanted a Hobby Room. Fortunately, my wife does her own crafts and such so she gave in but wanted her own work space too. We took one of the spare rooms, added shelves and built a desk using a bathroom drawer unit and a kitchen counter top. Worked out pretty good. I got half the room plus the closet and she gets the other half. It kind of annoys her though that I use half of her shelves for model storage too. Onto the pics: Here is the desk with storage and such. I use CO2 for airbrushing. Got XM Radio and iPod for tunes. Left half: Right half: I've got a ton of storage but somehow managed to fill it up. The kits on the top shelf are 2 deep for the larger 1/48 jets and 3 deep for the medium 1/48 jets. I'm set for this life time and then some... Rodney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I don't even have a workbench...when my daughter was born I started working out of a tupperware tub holding the most essential tools and a few paints. Most of the stuff was kept in the back room where she couldn't get at it. So, I can work pretty much anywhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huey Gunner Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Nice Man Cave you've got going there.Thanks for the "flowers". It's a fun place to "hang". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
96Delta Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) Looking good fellas! I'm getting a bunch of good ideas on how best to setup my future modeling 'studio'. LOL Or, what my wife would call my place of waste! (wasted time, wasted money, wasted space, etc. ) I've even been thinking about what a portable workbench might look like base on what I've seen. God willing, I'll be able to complete this project when summer returns so please keep those ideas flowing in. Here's a pic of my original bench that occupied a tiny corner of my overcrowded basement many years ago. I've since moved the stuff upstairs to its own room where it isn't as well setup or accessible. Maybe I made a mistake moving it upstairs. Sorry its only in black & white. :blink: So keep those pics coming! Oh, and if you like this thread and want to see it grow into a library of modelers workbenches, by all means add this banner to your sig (but don't link to it in case I change it in the future. Just copy it to your photobucket or other image hosting account then display it from there.) Thanks to all of you who shared your pics with us ...now where are the rest of you?? :D David Edited January 3, 2008 by 96Delta Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HistnScale Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 When we first looked at our current home, my new bride came up from the basement with the realtor and told me to take a look down there that it would make a great model room / office. The guy who owned the house was a wood worker. All the custom work benches were in place, peg board on the walls, the basement divided in half with the other side finished out with carpet, drop ceiling and paneling. It did not take long to decide on this one. Visitors are always welcome. Cheers, Dave The engineering area: The creativity area: The paint booth was custom made by a really good sheet metal worker at one of my former employers during a slow time in the shop. The booth will probably outlast me. The infamous “Stashâ€: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 88 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) my bench Edited January 3, 2008 by Super Hornet 88 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedHeadKevin Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Here's mine. It's an old roll-top desk I found in someone's garbage (man, what a lucky find) and 30 seconds after this picture was taken, it was back to it's usual messy state. What's even better, when I want to hide the mess, I just roll down the top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Thank you....you just gave my wife a reason to get off my back about the 30 kits I have on the shelf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeus60 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 (edited) This picture was taken a while ago. It looks a little different now, with two tables in an L. I'll post an updated picture this weekend. Terry, that is an awesome display cabinet, and the contents look fantastic! Edited January 4, 2008 by zeus60 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HistnScale Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Thank you....you just gave my wife a reason to get off my back about the 30 kits I have on the shelf You are most welcome, sir. And, if the one pic doesn't work, tell her the other half of the stash is in the other end of the basement and I couldn't get a good camera angle into the room to take a picture. Cheers, Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyH Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 You are most welcome, sir. And, if the one pic doesn't work, tell her the other half of the stash is in the other end of the basement and I couldn't get a good camera angle into the room to take a picture.Cheers, Dave :) :wub: :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mattcooke Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Well here's my workbench with me working on it. I normally shared this room with my brother but he has now left the house so I have the whole room and the other side too for my modelling desk. :) I love it. Daniel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I've got to look into building myself one of those paint racks that some of you have. Right now, all my paint is in drawers. But then where to put TwoBobs F/A-18C print... Rodney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harold Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 My wife actually put a "do not cross" police tape (she made it herself) across the door to my workshop three days ago. She said it was a crime scene! I am in the process of removing the evidence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mattcooke Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I've got to look into building myself one of those paint racks that some of you have. Right now, all my paint is in drawers. But then where to put TwoBobs F/A-18C print...Rodney Hey Rodney, here are some nice articles on how to make a paintrack. Hope this helps a bit... One Two Daniel :blink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hey Rodney,here are some nice articles on how to make a paintrack. Hope this helps a bit... One Two Daniel :blink: Thanks Daniel. I think I'll try making the wood rack! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
96Delta Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 (edited) Rodney, The February 2007 issue of Finescale Modeler has a very good article entitled "Build this easy-to-make paint-bottle rack" by Matthew Usher (page 42-44). I built this rack based on his design. It differs a little in size, color, materials and some trim I added but otherwise I was faithful with his design. :D It took all of 2 weekends to build, mostly because I used varnish and needed to wait for it to dry. If you wanted to do it like Matt's article describes you could easily knock it out in one day. If you don't have the article and would like to have it please let me know and I'll scan it into a pdf and send it to you. - David Edited January 4, 2008 by 96Delta Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 A few shots of my Man-Cave. When we purchased our home, my wife stated, "all your crap can live here!" So, I now have an entire basement to my own. For the past couple of months I've been working on HO train related stuff. I'll make the switch - no pun intended - back to aviation later this month. Cheers, Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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