Hobby rooms, mancaves..2013 Where do you build

[kyledehart5]

Feb 23, 2024 6:19:33 GMT -5 TJ said:

So everything is back in cabinet. I have a bunch of repairs to do. I think the vibration from the floor being installed made some of the builds bounce. Quite a few landing gear and doors and ordinance to re-glue. One kit the gear snapped so will have to think about that repair.

Man that’s really unfortunate. What a bummer. Hopefully most of it isn’t too bad. 

[TJ]

Feb 23, 2024 17:54:56 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Feb 23, 2024 6:19:33 GMT -5 TJ said:

So everything is back in cabinet. I have a bunch of repairs to do. I think the vibration from the floor being installed made some of the builds bounce. Quite a few landing gear and doors and ordinance to re-glue. One kit the gear snapped so will have to think about that repair.

Man that’s really unfortunate. What a bummer. Hopefully most of it isn’t too bad. 

Seems like the 72nd scale kits didn't like the vibration. All damage was to those. The worst is my Italeri Hs129, the landing gear snapped clean.  My 48th builds were good

[dodgy]

Feb 23, 2024 13:02:53 GMT -5 plstcjunky said:

Hey, this is cool. You'all have some nice set-ups! I too, am blessed with a real nice basement...unfinished. A good old-fashioned New York Basement!

The main workstaion










Spraybooth bench


Wow mate, that's a great work space! But aren't basements meant to be haunted??? I mean, every movie that shows a basement has scary things happen down there, and we all know that Hollywood never lies. 

[plstcjunky]

Well, I do sometimes hear voices...but that could be caused by the bourbon and gummies! LOL

[TJ]

Since my house is torn apart getting new floors. I had to tear down the bench temporarily.  Gives me the excuse to upgrade a few things. Was able to slide the desk to the left about 6 inches and made a small extension in the corner for my spray booth.  Also made a vertical rack for the paints on the left.  Hoping this gives me some more "working" room.

[plstcjunky]

Very efficient use of your space, I like the paint rack !

[Tobi]

Feb 23, 2024 19:04:43 GMT -5 TJ said:

Feb 23, 2024 17:54:56 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Man that’s really unfortunate. What a bummer. Hopefully most of it isn’t too bad. 

Seems like the 72nd scale kits didn't like the vibration. All damage was to those. The worst is my Italeri Hs129, the landing gear snapped clean.  My 48th builds were good

What the heck, did they use a jackhammer? 😀

[TJ]

Feb 27, 2024 11:57:46 GMT -5 Tobi said:

Feb 23, 2024 19:04:43 GMT -5 TJ said:

Seems like the 72nd scale kits didn't like the vibration. All damage was to those. The worst is my Italeri Hs129, the landing gear snapped clean.  My 48th builds were good

What the heck, did they use a jackhammer? 😀

No  but they do use a rubber mallet to lock the pieces together.  The new build houses around here can all withstand hurricanes but the vibrations really travel through the floors.  I should have thought of that and brought my builds downstairs

[keavdog]

Ya my Fender Strat cranked on distortion yields similar results 😂

[Tobi]

Feb 27, 2024 12:53:27 GMT -5 TJ said:

Feb 27, 2024 11:57:46 GMT -5 Tobi said:

What the heck, did they use a jackhammer? 😀

No  but they do use a rubber mallet to lock the pieces together.  The new build houses around here can all withstand hurricanes but the vibrations really travel through the floors.  I should have thought of that and brought my builds downstairs

I have been laying several laminate floors myself the past two years in our house, but that I would not have expected. If one is too hard on the pieces with the rubber mallet they are more likely to break, so this transport of vibrations is surprising since they can't be very strong.

[aaronw]

Feb 23, 2024 13:02:53 GMT -5 plstcjunky said:

Hey, this is cool. You'all have some nice set-ups! I too, am blessed with a real nice basement...unfinished. A good old-fashioned New York Basement!

The main workstaion










Spraybooth bench

Nice shop you have there. I've got a thing for basements. 

[TJ]

Not having a basement is the one thing I miss since moving to Florida

[lyle]

Feb 28, 2024 3:40:55 GMT -5 TJ said:

Not having a basement is the one thing I miss since moving to Florida

You could have a basement. . . it would double as an indoor pool! 

I, somwhat, wish I had left way more of out basement unfinished. For some dumb reason, I thought a 12x20 foot room would be enough....

[fox]

Hi everyone! I thought I had posted pics of my workroom and workbench but I can't find any sooooooooooooo I'll post them here and now. Might have been mixed in with model pics.

photos.app.goo.gl/vzsoK6rhigZZN23P8

We moved to this house about 7 years ago and I just got the room set-up like this last year. It was a WIP for 6 years. The curio cabinet is all the models that I have built in the last 30 years minus all that I have given away, all that I have built for comission or service members, those in the WWII museum in Moughton, Pa. and those scattered around the house. All the models I built from 1946 to 1968 were given away by my mother when I got my first house. When I rented a truck to pick up all my belongings and take them to the new house I found that my mother had given them away to the kids in the neighborhood. She and my dad always thought building models was a waste of time and money but put up with my 2 uncles bringing us models and supplies. In the late '60s I was into R/C planes, boats and cars but kept building models too. In the 90's I pretty much eased out of all the R/C stuff. Still have all the electronics and a couple of boats and my favorite race car #43 King Richards car. Still have my PT109 and my 50/800 racing sailboat.

For those of you who like to pick out little details, there are a lot of items hanging and laying around everywhere in the room that will tell you a lot more about me and things I have been involved with. If you have any questions, just ask. 

Stay safe.
Jim 

[chromdome35]

I like your space, I wish I had that much room to spread out in. I also love the all the "details". Very Nice!!!

[jeaton01]

Nice digs, Jim.

[TJ]

Very cool space Jim.

[lyle]

My goodness that is nice!

[sharp]

Great looking work spaces fellas!

This is my basement model room that I put together ten years ago. I probably spend more time in this room then any other room in the house lol. 

[chromdome35]

Mar 31, 2024 14:05:46 GMT -5 sharp said:

Great looking work spaces fellas!

This is my basement model room that I put together ten years ago. I probably spend more time in this room then any other room in the house lol. 

That is an awesome space you have there; I really like the layout of this. 2 questions: 1) Is that a Pace spray booth? 2) What is the cabinet with the clear door just to the right of your spray booth, a drying cabinet?

[fox]

 Thanks for the kind words guys. I have run the range of work benches and spaces over the years. This is the nicest, most comfortable one that I've had. The first one was a gutted upright player piano that my parents had. It needed a lot of repair work and cost was out of sight so my uncles decided to take it down into the basement and gut it for my brother and I to use as a workbench. My parents didn't like the idea because they didn't want us to "Waste our time and money on models", but ok'd it because it kept us out of the way and the "Mess" was down in the basement where no one could see it. Everytime I think of my uncles, which is every time I sit at the workbench, I thank them for getting me started and encourageing me to stick with the hobby. Been lucky to have a wife that is very supportive of my hobbies (most of the time ).That is always very helpfull. This is my 7th and probably my last workroom/workbench unless I can take my stash with me to the workbench in the sky. That would be nice.

Stay safe.
Jim 

PS - I mentioned my brother and that "we" built models. Well, he did, for a couple of years, but he had a bad temper and, if something didn't go right, he picked it up and tossed it across the room. The Army changed him and he got rid of the temper but didn't go back to building models. He is a retired Army Captain, Viet Nam veteran, and the retired PAO of Lemoore Naval Air Station, and his "hobby" is driving his RV around and across this country of ours.

[dodgy]

Mar 30, 2024 21:26:02 GMT -5 fox said:

Hi everyone! I thought I had posted pics of my workroom and workbench but I can't find any sooooooooooooo I'll post them here and now. Might have been mixed in with model pics.

photos.app.goo.gl/vzsoK6rhigZZN23P8

We moved to this house about 7 years ago and I just got the room set-up like this last year. It was a WIP for 6 years. The curio cabinet is all the models that I have built in the last 30 years minus all that I have given away, all that I have built for comission or service members, those in the WWII museum in Moughton, Pa. and those scattered around the house. All the models I built from 1946 to 1968 were given away by my mother when I got my first house. When I rented a truck to pick up all my belongings and take them to the new house I found that my mother had given them away to the kids in the neighborhood. She and my dad always thought building models was a waste of time and money but put up with my 2 uncles bringing us models and supplies. In the late '60s I was into R/C planes, boats and cars but kept building models too. In the 90's I pretty much eased out of all the R/C stuff. Still have all the electronics and a couple of boats and my favorite race car #43 King Richards car. Still have my PT109 and my 50/800 racing sailboat.

For those of you who like to pick out little details, there are a lot of items hanging and laying around everywhere in the room that will tell you a lot more about me and things I have been involved with. If you have any questions, just ask. 

Stay safe.
Jim 

Love your space Jim. Lots of room, light and airy with mucho interesting bits and pieces to look at. Thanks for sharing.

[dodgy]

Mar 31, 2024 14:05:46 GMT -5 sharp said:

Great looking work spaces fellas!

This is my basement model room that I put together ten years ago. I probably spend more time in this room then any other room in the house lol. 

Wow! Now that is maximizing the use of existing space. Cool work area Sharp!

[cbaltrin]

Some real nice hobby rooms shown here recently. Some do looks suspiciously clean, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt to the posters that these are not AI created photos 

[fox]

I have to confess, my room was very clean (except the bench) because, a few weeks ago, my wife had a pair of guys come in and steam clean the rugs in the whole house. That included my room. So, I had to straighten up the room and get everything off the floor so they could clean it. It won't take long to get it back to it's original (censored) state. 

Stay safe.
Jim 

[dean48ws]

Mar 31, 2024 14:05:46 GMT -5 sharp said:

Great looking work spaces fellas!

This is my basement model room that I put together ten years ago. I probably spend more time in this room then any other room in the house lol. 




This is a seriously cool room! I must be doing this wrong, it seems I don't have anywhere near enough stuff!

[sharp]

Mar 31, 2024 14:44:03 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

Mar 31, 2024 14:05:46 GMT -5 sharp said:

Great looking work spaces fellas!

This is my basement model room that I put together ten years ago. I probably spend more time in this room then any other room in the house lol. 

That is an awesome space you have there; I really like the layout of this. 2 questions: 1) Is that a Pace spray booth? 2) What is the cabinet with the clear door just to the right of your spray booth, a drying cabinet?

Thanks very much Chromdome 35,appreciate the comment.
That's a pace booth I bought about six years ago. It works very well and my wife is very happy because she doesn't
smell fumes anymore. Thank God for that lol.
The black cabinet is a Micro Mark dry booth, my wife got me that for Christmas a few years ago.

[sharp]

Thanks everybody,I appreciate your comments.

[aaronw]

Apr 2, 2024 11:08:40 GMT -5 sharp said:

Mar 31, 2024 14:44:03 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

That is an awesome space you have there; I really like the layout of this. 2 questions: 1) Is that a Pace spray booth? 2) What is the cabinet with the clear door just to the right of your spray booth, a drying cabinet?

The black cabinet is a Micro Mark dry booth, my wife got me that for Christmas a few years ago.

I've heard of people using dehydrators, but had not run across these at Micro-Mark. I like the design better with racks and a door, much better than the top loading style of most of the dehydrators I've seen. 

[lyle]

Jan 7, 2024 18:59:31 GMT -5 floki said:

Thank you so much everyone, I'm glad you guys like what I've did here.

Amzing work creating this, Clint. Best of all, it meets  your needs.