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Offline horridperson

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #630 on: February 28, 2017, 12:54:35 PM »
Yeah, paint is just paint on my bench; If it's dry it isn\t an issue.  The modelling to a lesser degree and worse than anything else terrain building is just ghastly.  I dont have any choice but to clean frequently doing this.  I'm concerned that if I don't all my models will end up with static grass hair implants :P .

Offline The Voivod

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #631 on: March 02, 2017, 08:02:43 AM »
Lately I flow from one project into the other.
Meaning I prep one project before finishing the first. It realy keeps the ritme going.
This means I rarely clean my painting station. I've noticed, the less i need to do before I can start painting, the more I tend to want to start painting.

My paint station is made to close and be out of sight (it's made in a bookcase in the living room).
In practice it only gets cleaned up with birthdays and other festivities when I expect lots of kids running around).
My own kids are so used to it, they never bump their head on it.
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Offline Wirelizard

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #632 on: March 02, 2017, 07:38:23 PM »
Current workbench, as of a couple days ago.



I've barely painted anything in about four months so I cleared ALL of the current half-painted/primed figures off, tucked them out of sight, and rebooted with different figures.

It seems to have worked, I've applied more paint to more figures in the last four days or so than I've managed since Halloween.

(for bonus geek points, the cocktail glass on the left has a d20-shaped whiskey stone in it...)

Related blogpost, in which I blather on a great length about the above: http://www.warbard.ca/2017/03/02/in-which-painting-mojo-is-rediscovered/
« Last Edit: March 02, 2017, 07:39:54 PM by Wirelizard »

Offline von Lucky

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #633 on: March 02, 2017, 09:24:24 PM »
And you've just disqualified yourself from BSC :D

Good to hear you've got your mojo back.
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Offline Wirelizard

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #634 on: March 02, 2017, 10:46:14 PM »
And you've just disqualified yourself from BSC :D

Good to hear you've got your mojo back.

If you mean the troll in the top left of the photo, he was intended to be part of the Build Something Contest but I wound up submitting just the Blomp without the flying stand because the fully assembled Blomp was too heavy for the flying stand as designed!

Sad Troll does not currently have employment and was not part of my BSC submission.  :(

Offline horridperson

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #635 on: March 04, 2017, 02:22:22 PM »
@wirelizard

I can relate to your mojo blog post.  I was in a 40k/warhammer rut for years and my painting felt like a chore.  I was never much of a player but painting the same thing the quality of figures being irrelevant is stifling and eventually feels like a rut.  For a few years now I've been broadening my painting horizons ( And I blame YOU Lead Adventures for corrupting me and growing my lead pile :D ) and regularly try to change up the style of models be it era, sculpt style, genre; Anything that presents new challenges or allows me to just experiment with a piece I haven't before.  I recently revisited some of those GW figures and I find that I have a new found respect for them and appreciate character they possess rather than dwelling on the drudgery.  While I lament the awful messes I make with my terrain building efforts it;s another welcome part of the modelling world newly discovered that I can explore.

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #636 on: April 03, 2017, 06:10:36 PM »
Just moved so I am in the process of setting up my workbench.  I did manage to reorganize my took chest.  I still have some tools packed in the boxes but this is most of it. 









Just have to finish working on the workbench.
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Offline von Lucky

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #637 on: April 07, 2017, 08:16:39 AM »
My god. Are you like the cleaner/Mr Wolf?

Offline Deedles

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #638 on: April 07, 2017, 10:11:28 PM »
Been creating a new man cave space

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Offline Captain Blood

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #639 on: April 07, 2017, 11:00:05 PM »
Very well organised!  :)

Offline WuZhuiQiu

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #640 on: April 08, 2017, 03:17:43 AM »
Very impressive! Did you make the flat and roller moulds yourself? If not, may I ask where you bought them?

Just moved so I am in the process of setting up my workbench.  I did manage to reorganize my took chest.  I still have some tools packed in the boxes but this is most of it. 

Just have to finish working on the workbench.
Snitchy sends.

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #641 on: April 08, 2017, 01:38:14 PM »
Very impressive! Did you make the flat and roller moulds yourself? If not, may I ask where you bought them?
They are from green stuff world.  I have nothing but good things to say about their products or service.
http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/
The fur molds are from another manufacture that has since stopped making them.
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Offline MagpieJono

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #642 on: April 11, 2017, 01:05:59 PM »
My dining table doubles up as my hobby space. Everything is stored in a drawer and I can set it all up in under 5 minutes.





I can paint and still engage with the other half whilst she's watching tele. When the kids grow up and move on I'm having their play room!

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #643 on: April 11, 2017, 01:09:09 PM »
My dining table doubles up as my hobby space. Everything is stored in a drawer and I can set it all up in under 5 minutes.



I can paint and still engage with the other half whilst she's watching tele. When the kids grow up and move on I'm having their play room!

Where are these cars and truck from?
A CANADIAN local hobby store with a small selection of historical wargames miniatures (mainly from Warlords). They also have a great selection of paint and hobby accessories from Vallejo, Army painter, AK Interactive, Green Stuff World and more.; https://www.kingdomtitans.ca/us/

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Re: My workbench
« Reply #644 on: April 11, 2017, 02:15:57 PM »
Very well organised!  :)


...and very well equipped.

 

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