cromptonnut Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 If a tidy workbench shows a tidy mind, then judging by the state of the living room at the moment as I'm moving stuff around to fit the new legs to the layout, definitely explains a lot about my life... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hmm, I wonder if I am just TOO tidy? I just like things to be where I know I can find them, that must be why I was always on 5S teams. Jim Maybe too tidy, I agree, but I see you are a member of the elite Duette club- once joined you never leave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 2, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2012 I have just taken delivery of one of the new Humbrol workstations, rather nice and at least it now defines to a certain extent the boundaries of my work area!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 ....I keep modelling until I'm offended by the clutter then take pleasure in a concerted tidy up because the result is more dramatic. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 ....I keep modelling until I'm offended by the clutter then take pleasure in a concerted tidy up because the result is more dramatic. A slight modification to your statement... I keep modelling until the wife is offended by the clutter then take place in a concerted tidy up because it's easier on the ears. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted November 3, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 3, 2012 It when you have to go deleving below several layers to find things that is untidy and the shed/workshop requires climbing ropes there is not much floor left to stand on as it has become a real dumping ground. Usual process is once the house gets sorted from major Diy I start to sort out the workshop and modelling space then we move and the process restarts. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I have just taken delivery of one of the new Humbrol workstations, rather nice and at least it now defines to a certain extent the boundaries of my work area!!! Photo please John, or a link. OzzyO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 It's my world and I sort of know where it's all at. OzzyO. That's AMAZING!!! I didn't know you are actually Aladdin! (must add my picture, later!) Cheers, John E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 That's AMAZING!!! I didn't know you are actually Aladdin! (must add my picture, later!) Cheers, John E. It's only taken be about six years to get it like that, but it's taken me about forty to amass it all!!!!!!!! Just looking at the title again, what does this mean about my mind?? OzzyO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Surely a tidy bench could also show that you're not doing anything! Not in my case of course, as it then becomes some sort of random storage system that puts me off doing anything! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 3, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 3, 2012 Photo please John, or a link. OzzyO. Here you go: A standard A4 size cutting mat fit into the recess in the base. Hattons have them in stock but they should be available from all Humbrol stockists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Link to work station http://www.airfix.com/humbrol-paints-and-accessories/modelling-essentials/ag9156-humbrol-workstation-ag9156/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 This is mostly in response to ozzyo's post, as it's unfair to comment (even in a nice way!) without putting my own mess up for inspection! So, we have a total of two workbenches in view; I counted at least 19 locos visible in this pic, not to mention many, many wagons - mostly in kit form! My attempt at tidying up! There are two units here, bought from Aldi or Lidl a couple of months ago (very good items, too!) Finally, just to show that some things do get completed! (this is on r/h bench in first pic!) Can you believe that I own and have read, "The Workbench Book"!?! Oh dear! Cheers, John E. PS I MUST explain about the flower box and the pink blind! (Ahem!) When built, this shed was mine and housed a large layout, it failed to meet my interests and was sold and then my good lady wanted a new shed so I gave her mine (all 32' x 12' of it!). She didn't need all of this so I re-gained one end, which houses this 'mess' and my shelf layout as well as wifey's old flower arranging and new bead making equipment and workshop! Honest! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted November 4, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 4, 2012 I'm impressed by how TIDY your work area is, John. The fact that you can actually see all those locos in the picture is indicative of a well organised "den". Anyway, who cares if our work areas are a bit messy - by domestic standards. As long as we know where everything is, that's all that counts. My experience is that most workshops are superficially messy, but there is definitely order underneath. And it clearly works, judging by the masterpieces RMwebbers produce. How that relates to a "tidy mind", I don't know. Anyway, John, with such a well-stocked workshop, you've no excuse not to be getting "Dent" sorted! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted November 5, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2012 And what's wrong with a pink blind? Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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