My New Workbench

[bilinvic]

Hello all,

I just moved last month into a Condo, so I had to get creative with my available space to create a model building area. Since my girl wouldn't be too impressed with the unsightliness of an open bench, I decided to purchase a computer armoire so that at the end of a session, I just had to close the doors and I'm good to go. What do you guys think? I have attached a few pics.

[freakmech]

Pretty sweet all things considered but looks cramped. my crap is all over the house hehe. good job but i was wondering where you sprayed or airbrushed?

[Tha-Killa69]

Wow man thats awsome, nice organization and it doesnt even take up much room.

Where did u get it? lol

[bilinvic]

Originally Posted by freakmech

Pretty sweet all things considered but looks cramped. my crap is all over the house hehe. good job but i was wondering where you sprayed or airbrushed?

Just to the left of the armoire is is patio door. All I have to do is slide my chair three feet, open the door and I have a ventilated spray booth right there along with my air tanks. It's perfect!!! I had a dedicated model room in my old place, but this is just temporary until I move into a bigger home. It's really not that cramped, everything is at arms reach and there is also a pullout that has all of my tools organized on it.

Can't wait to get back to building now, it's been about a year!!!

[Oddpac87]

That's purddy!!

[bilinvic]

Originally Posted by Tha-Killa69

Wow man thats awsome, nice organization and it doesnt even take up much room.

Where did u get it? lol

I got it at United Furniture in Victoria, British Columbia for $530.00 CDN. They are widely available all over North America though. The manufacturer is Sauder and the model number is 3676-290 from the Pacifica Collection!!!

[mikemechanic]

Looks good Bil, right next to the wine rack I can see another award winning model in the works also.

[willimo]

Wow! Perfect! I want one! How much work did you do to modify it? Like all the little shelves for the paint?

[RallyRaider]

Man that is organised, very nice! I see the Jordan is still on the go.

[bilinvic]

Originally Posted by willimo

Wow! Perfect! I want one! How much work did you do to modify it? Like all the little shelves for the paint?

There is nothing modified at all...the paint rack I built from slats of wood that I used in my old building room, it just happen to fit perfectly in the armoire. I just had to go out and buy some of those plastic drawers and I lined the main surfaces with vinyl/rubber matting to protect the surfaces. I just have to go out and pick up a piece of glass for my main building surface. The nice part is having that side table for instructions and photo references without getting in the way of the building area.

[bilinvic]

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

Man that is organised, very nice! I see the Jordan is still on the go.

Thanks Phil,

Yes, the Jordan is finally back...I've been getting lots of flack from folks wanting that part of my website updated. Hopefully in a couple of weeks it will be!!!

[hirofkd]

That's exactly what I want--height. Right now, I only have a flat desk and two drawers stacked together, so my work place is so limited.

[JTRACING]

Excellent little workshop you got going there!!! clean organized area's make the best models!!

[Jay!]

Really looks like an elegant solution!


Do you use the slide-out keyboard shelf for anything?

[bilinvic]

Originally Posted by jay@af

Really looks like an elegant solution!


Do you use the slide-out keyboard shelf for anything?

I have my tools in an organizer on the slide-out, but I can easily use it for building too. I have to put some hours of work at this desk and fine tune where things will end up.