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Modeller Build Logs
Modellers Workbench M4A1 |
| By Hans Haase | | Started: | Jun 20, 2007 | | Updated: | Jul 7, 2007 |
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Little available room for a workbench, It's a pain that many of us suffer with. In the past I have been working out of closet nooks, sharing my workspace with others, and for a short glorious time a big empty bench in mom's basement. Making the best of limited arrangments is one of the bigger challenges of modelling, and we all long for the day we get the chance to build our dream workbench. Well, I finally get to do mine!
This is a grand time, one of those times that few of us get to experience even once in their lifetime. The little lady an I are upgrading in the size of our living space, and I have been designated an entire room for pursuit of my hobbies. Lots of big windows, good lighting, wall space, floor space, bright walls, many electrical sockets. My only real limitation? It MUST be kept presentable. Fair enough, and worth the sacrifice of constant cleaning.
I've even come up with a name for it, or more properly a designation. Currently I am using my third dedicated workbench, which I have now named Workbench M3A1 (I added extra shelves at one point). I am undecided on the designation of the new project, as the bench itself is actually an older one that I will be taking out of storage and heavily modifying. But the workSPACE is new. So I have to decided, Workbench M2A1? Or Workspace M4?
Anyways, on to the project!
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| Topside Clear! | Jun 29, 2007 |
I had been using some cheap shelves next to the spraybooth in order to just keep some stuff out of the way as I worked. And , well, I really liked how they were working out. But if I want everything to match when I am done, they couldn't stay.
Solution? Build a duplicate of them out of the same material, and integrate it into the workbench! Came out fantastic I think, as they fit the plastic containers that I use to store each project in as I work on it.
I also finally figured out the inlet for the vent motor. I found a perfect carbon/aluminum filter element at the local home improvement store. It's intended for kitchen range hoods, and will (hopefully) give me both the strength to survive the intake side of the fan, while also filtering and giving me a bit more workspace.
For a sense of scale, that's the Tamiya 1:35 Dragon Wagon kit sitting in the booth. And the bottom shelf that it's sitting on can just be lifted out to give me access to the wiring and plumbing that will be going underneath it.
Wait, plumbing? You'll just have to wait and see. |
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