My building area is in the basement. (Waaaayyyy too cold in Western, NY!)

As you can tell, I'm into surface area Actually, what gets the most use is my purpose built building table. It is eight feet long and just over two feet deep. It's on wheels so I can wheel it anywhere I want like against the wall when not in use. When building, (see my builds on the Sopwith Pup, DR1, and Giant Aeromaster) it is pulled out from the wall so I get 360° access all around the plane. I build 60-size and 1/4 scale stuff so it is nice to be able to have the plane on the table and the wings not hitting the walls. If you can't afford that much room in garage for a free standing table, Minnflier's suggestion of hinging it against the wall is a good one.

Another feature of the table is the top. It is not connected to the table frame. It is inset in a border. The top has two surfaces. One side of the top is Homasote. (Check www.homasote.com for availability.) It is the greatest surface for building. It is firm enough to hold the heaviest pins but not so dense that you practically need a hammer to get them in (or out). The other side is 3/4in MDF. The front portion of the table border unlatches and folds down so the top can be slid out and flipped over. Once the pinning and gluing is over on the Homasote side, I flip it over and use the MDF for the rest of the build. When the frame was built, it was done so the top was adjusted flat. It's certainly flat enough for almost all of the building I have done with no shimming. There's a vice and outlets for when I need the dremel, covering gun, soldering iron, etc.

It may sound involved but it was an easy table to construct and has served me well over the five years I've had it.

Salute!