Let's see your work shop!
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Ok I want to start out to see how many of you serious modelers out there has a nice and organized workshop. And let's see if who has the best looking shop on the internet.(sorry no prizes at the end of the contest) Let's get as many "nice" shops posted with pictures only no future plans or pretend that you have one or else your talking like a looser. and where off!!

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I use an "empty" room in the house. It's usually very busy
looking so i don't like the thought of photographing it. My wife would use it as evidence at the trial anyway.
But hopefully the judge will understand it's not my fault- it's an addiction



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Ok you asked for it!!!! It's much cleaner now since I took these shots, really it is!!!
13X25 with 24' of workbench. It's my second home and it's well insulated and good heat.

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Here's mine. This is the attic area above my garage. It is Air conditioned, heated and I have a TV, stereo and refrigerator.
My primary building surface is a drafting table with a thick mirror and ceiling tiles to top it off. I have three other benches to keep projects out of the way that are in the works. I store most completed planes down stairs in the garage.
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[link]http://home.houston.rr.com/ltd17023/images/shop/shop2.JPG[/link]
[link]http://home.houston.rr.com/ltd17023/images/shop/shop3.JPG[/link]
[link]http://home.houston.rr.com/ltd17023/images/shop/shop4.JPG[/link]
[link]http://home.houston.rr.com/ltd17023/images/shop/shop5.JPG[/link]
My primary building surface is a drafting table with a thick mirror and ceiling tiles to top it off. I have three other benches to keep projects out of the way that are in the works. I store most completed planes down stairs in the garage.
Edited to remove slow loading images.......
[link]http://home.houston.rr.com/ltd17023/images/shop/shop1.JPG[/link]
[link]http://home.houston.rr.com/ltd17023/images/shop/shop2.JPG[/link]
[link]http://home.houston.rr.com/ltd17023/images/shop/shop3.JPG[/link]
[link]http://home.houston.rr.com/ltd17023/images/shop/shop4.JPG[/link]
[link]http://home.houston.rr.com/ltd17023/images/shop/shop5.JPG[/link]
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AND HERE IS MINE
4X10 TABLE, power tool bench and project rack.
pegboard storage cabinets and bins
paint and glue cabinet, hardware bins, project parts bins
etc. etc. etc.
4X10 TABLE, power tool bench and project rack.
pegboard storage cabinets and bins
paint and glue cabinet, hardware bins, project parts bins
etc. etc. etc.
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hey tdster, your pics did not show all it shows is a x might want to try to load them in again. I will be posting my shop later but kinda busy now[>:]
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I know what you guys mean.
My LHS all 4 of them dont have much. I got tired of running around from place to place.
This is 20 years of collecting stuff and putting on a pegboard wall. Finally ran out of storing place, so I trippled my peg board storage by only losing 7" from my shop room. I built out 7" and built peg board cabinet doors. Storage up against the original wall, storage on the back side and the front side of the peg board cabinet doors. Look back at the picture closely, see the knob? They open up into the other two layers. And what shop is open at twelve midnight on a weekend. My buddies all the time come over to build, BS, or shop for something they need for their current project at 1 or 2 in the morning. The bins down below are basically the loose items on the wall.
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My LHS all 4 of them dont have much. I got tired of running around from place to place.
This is 20 years of collecting stuff and putting on a pegboard wall. Finally ran out of storing place, so I trippled my peg board storage by only losing 7" from my shop room. I built out 7" and built peg board cabinet doors. Storage up against the original wall, storage on the back side and the front side of the peg board cabinet doors. Look back at the picture closely, see the knob? They open up into the other two layers. And what shop is open at twelve midnight on a weekend. My buddies all the time come over to build, BS, or shop for something they need for their current project at 1 or 2 in the morning. The bins down below are basically the loose items on the wall.
Thanks,
Gunny
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THis is my workshop, It's set up primarily for model planes and playing with cars...
Anyway it's old, it's not very tidy but it's my office, and I spend far too much time down there...
here you can see my workshop
My workbench with my latest little toy on it
My Power tool bench with all the good stuff on it.
and my layout table with 20 years of model paint on it!
Anyway it's old, it's not very tidy but it's my office, and I spend far too much time down there...
here you can see my workshop
My workbench with my latest little toy on it
My Power tool bench with all the good stuff on it.
and my layout table with 20 years of model paint on it!
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can i come shop at your store? lol, im gonna send tower 10,000 dolalrs and tell em to send me a random asourtment of baggies of stuff with pegboard hoels just to i can save some pain having to order the part i just relized i needed and waiting 3 days to 3 months from tower (yes, i have waited 3 months, ordered a 120mah bat, 50' std tubing and some other random stuff)
i truly wish that some day ill have somthing resembling that in my houst!
i truly wish that some day ill have somthing resembling that in my houst!
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Balsa Master. 70% of this stuff is purchased at better deals. Hobby shops selling and getting out of business, flea markets (new in packages) at a bargain price and reading in newspapers of hobbyists getting out of the hobby. I "try" to buy only what I think i'll need in the future. But don't get me wrong. I still support my local hobby shop and Tower Hobbies too.
Thanks. Gunny
Thanks. Gunny
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c'mon lets get some more pics of your workshops! I'm in sthe middle of cleaning out me and my father's wood/hobby shop. This can pass out some good ideas to those that have messy shops and dont know how to get organized.
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I am in the planning stages of building a shop. I know bigger the better, but I am taking in part of my attic, 20' ceilings and virtually unlimited floor space. I am going to include the size in the heating and a/c contract. I am in the deep south and realize that it needs to be cooled and heated. My, our (My wife is watching) house is an old queen anne, with a large attic and tall ceilings. Enough of the rambling, how many square feet should I allow for an amble shop for large scale planes. My wife says I can't have it all (2900 sq ft). If any body has a good idea please send me details. We are in the remodeling stages now and would like to include in the remodel budget.