dalmer Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Hello there, Doing my best to get back into the hobby and painting / building / etc. I was able to secure the spare bedroom for comics storage / 40k table / art table / etc. I was thinking that a dedicated workstation would increase chances of doing something, efficiency and it's always nice to be able to leave stuff out. So I built a workstation. Made it tall so I wasn't hunched over. Made the work area not too wide so I can reach the far wall when I'm seated. And I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the front square real estate... maybe like high-density foam to store brushes or something who knows. But there's storage cubbies in the front and shelving underneath... and I don't have to crawl under a table to get to things. I'll try and post pics, sorry if they don't work. Anyway, wanted to post on the forums because everyone here has been pretty encouraging and cool about stuff. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dalmer Posted April 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I made both shelving units / cubbies and then made a sub-frame for mounting the table top. I used 3/4" MDF as the base layer, then just screwed on a sheet of 1/2" MDF as the top layer. That way if it gets dinged / cut / painted / mangled / to where it needs to be replaced... just unscrew it and get a new sheet of 1/2" MDF and start up again. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Needs more models 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmer Posted April 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Yeah I haven't been able to transfer anything over yet. I'm trying to figure out in my head if I want to build shelving for paints, etc. or what I'm going to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Nice! Looking great! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Keep it up bro, looking sick! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purajh Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Dalmer I must say that looks amazing. Great job on the joinery as well on the lower shelves they look fantastic. I would love to see what you have planned for your paint shelf. I am personally working on building an adjustable Paint storage shelf that will be mounted to the wall next to my window. I plan to use acrylic nail polish trays I get at the dollar store to group and store paints to make them easy to bring down to the work surface. Perhaps when the weather gets nice and I get into production I can throw some pictures up of my progress. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I'd be interested in seeing pics of everyone's workstations. It's interesting to see and a source of good ideas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, andy said: I'd be interested in seeing pics of everyone's workstations. It's interesting to see and a source of good ideas. Or bad ideas. :) 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I use a wall mounted acrylic nail polish rack like this: Easy to hang, I can see everything, about $30 on amazon. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 34 minutes ago, pretre said: Or bad ideas. :) I think I can see a couple of paint pots... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, andy said: I think I can see a couple of paint pots... See! He got it. I don't really have a separate hobby area. My wife has a whole station, but mine is basically at my work desk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, andy said: I think I can see a couple of paint pots... And deodorant! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 hours ago, scottshoemaker said: I use a wall mounted acrylic nail polish rack like this: Easy to hang, I can see everything, about $30 on amazon. We have one of these too. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 25 minutes ago, InfestedKerrigan said: And deodorant! An important thing to have anywhere, not just your work station. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 41 minutes ago, InfestedKerrigan said: And deodorant! Well, what else is he going to make grav tanks out of? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, WestRider said: Well, what else is he going to make grav tanks out of? 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psilence Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 hours ago, pretre said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmer Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Rick Priestly's grav-attack tank... ha ha memories 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Way to make me feel old... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Please, you ain't old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmer Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Hey, getting back on topic (or a related topic at least): Are airbrush paint pots a vastly different size than the GW pots or dropper bottle types like Vallejo, etc.? And if so, do said airbrush paint pots fit in the nail polish racks? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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