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**Cypher871**

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**filbert**

Yes - I have three particularly inquisitive cats and a soon-to-be toddler so I quickly learnt the value of having a securable and private space! Luckily enough, we have a spare room that I have commandeered and turned into my games room complete with lockable door.

**Lord Manimal**

My cat is fortunately great about never messing with my game-room. I guess it understands that she has the run of the rest of the house, and I get my own room.

**gower1983**

I paint in my bedroom not alot of sunlight gets in so i have the light on only problem is the fumes i end up like towlie i don't know what the hells going on im so high

**Vorlon**

I use to have the same problem with my cat GlaDOS...she learned a lesson about water guns very quickly.

**clevahname**

gower1983 wrote:I paint in my bedroom not alot of sunlight gets in so i have the light on only problem is the fumes i end up like towlie i don't know what the hells going on im so high

LOL... I paint in my spare office....on a huge desk that takes up 2 whole walls :3 but fumes are a big problem and at the end of the day after assembling 20 marines and a predator, then priming them I was dizzy as helll...

**Cypher871**

Vorlon wrote:I use to have the same problem with my cat GlaDOS...she learned a lesson about water guns very quickly.

Awww that's rotten (but effective I guess)

**Orinoco**

I find a quick spray with a small water bottle, you know the sort of thing windex comes in (note I don't spray the cats with windex!). They're usually quite obedient. And two of our cats sit with me on the other chair. I usually spray outside though guys...!

**JFizzle51**

My cat actually knocked off my rhino which i had just got done assembling and i left it there on my desk to dry while i was at school. And when i got home pieces of my rhino were glued to my floor.

**Dastardly Dave**

The question with cats though is: do they count as having rending claws and/or do you give them any special rules while gaming?

Anyway, this is my workspace. I have a fold down desk in the corner of my room. Suffice to say it's rarely folded up...

**ollieholmes**

I have a desk for modelling at but its coverd in all sorts of junk so i use a piece of chipboard on my lap and sit on the sofa. This allows me to get decant light as we have floor to ceiling south facing windows there. All my paints live in a Gw figure case and my tools go into a toolbox. all my spraying goes on in a well ventilated lean to, when im glueing i work with all the windows open.

**rocklord2004**

I paint at work. Worst I get is the random person picking up a wet mini. I find the cure for this is grabbing them and forcably painting their nails. My record is 3 guys walking around with one hands nails painted Boltgun Metal.

**Quintinus**

I paint in my garage. I have a radio which can plug into my iPod so I can listen to some of my favorite songs. Plus I'm pretty much the only one who uses it so I'm never disturbed.

**monkeytroll**

I live on a houseboat and it can be a little cramped for space, but as I'm single at the moment I'm using the small bedroom and turned the master into my workshop. And the rest of the room is pretty much just as cluttered - I can't be creative in a nice tidy area

Just have to make sure I only hook up with extremely understanding partners now.

**Space_Potato**

I paint in my room using my window-sill as a desk.

Failing that, it's the dining room table or sitting on my bed using a tray.

Regarding the pet and others issue, my dog molts like crazy, so hair is commonplace on my minis.

People - my relatives like to pick up my minis just as I finish appliying the last coat, so I put whatever is on my brush on their hands. I have superglued static grass to my dads hand. About 90% of his hand was green and fuzzy, and he had to go to work like it.

S_P

**brainscan**

i am very lucky i have garden studio that i can use for just hobby activities. Its large enough to have a 10ft x 4ft gaming table along with my painting desk. The only things i share the space with are the air con unit, tumble drier and the occasional feline visitor. On most occasion the cats dont mess with my model, they just sleep on the spare chair on the floor next to me.

**Gunzhard**

I love these threads... here is the latest incarnation of my forge:

**CT GAMER**

I have a hobby "man-cave" in my basement:

**Space_Potato**

CT GAMER wrote:"man-cave"

*shudders*

S_P

**clevahname**

CT GAMER wrote:I have a hobby "man-cave" in my basement

...Are you perhaps looking for a rommate o.o

Heres my paradise:

...got a spinny office chair, a TV, Ipod docking station, an Xbox, the computer doesnt work but ive got a laptop, and ive got a shelf full of bits just to the left of that pic. Im working on a rhino right now and I just cleaned up which explains why its not covered in glasses plates, empty cheezit boxes and Maxims :3

**ollieholmes**

CT GAMER wrote:I have a hobby "man-cave" in my basement:

Thats bigger than some GW stores ive been to.

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monkeytroll wrote:

I live on a houseboat and it can be a little cramped for space, but as I'm single at the moment I'm using the small bedroom and turned the master into my workshop. And the rest of the room is pretty much just as cluttered - I can't be creative in a nice tidy area
Just have to make sure I only hook up with extremely understanding partners now.

And i thought my bench was bad, how on earth do you find anything? Im sure you could loose a Titan in that lot.

**Segef**

normaly its my coffee table so i can half watch tv/movies... but some projects i do here

as long as i don't make a mess, i've done some projects at work.

**Typeline**

Computer and painting station. I do have a problem with my cat jumping up here and drinking my painting water though..

**IGEthan**

This is my man cave spend 8 hours a day here!

**CT GAMER**

ollieholmes wrote:
CT GAMER wrote:I have a hobby "man-cave" in my basement:

Thats bigger than some GW stores ive been to.

Yeah I am fortunate that my wife hasn't laid claim to any of the space: I have two 6'x4' tables and two 8'x4' tables which works out nice when I have a group of friends over to play as no one has to wait for a table to play usually, or we can put them together for big Apoc games, etc.

I need to add some decent display cases for miniatures, and I have plans to seal the floor to cut down on dust. I have a dehumdifier hardwired in that keeps things comfortable as well.

Need to get a dorm fridge perhaps...

**Slater**

I use a small table in a corner of the dining room, right next to my mom's computer

, though my mom occasionally commandeers the table in order to can jam and preserves. My cat, however, considers this spot(as well as most places in the house) he sleeping spot and get hair all over my minis. Stupid cat.....

**Pipboy101**

I have an evil cat. When I lived in an apartment she would get on top of the entertainment center where the glue was drying on my minis. She would walk over to them, look at me, meow and then knock one off the shelf. Meow, knock, meow, knock, meow, knock till every model was off the shelf. She would hurry up and knock all them off when see would see me getting up.

My workspace now and no cat:

**Cypher871**

JFizzle51 wrote:My cat actually knocked off my rhino which i had just got done assembling and i left it there on my desk to dry while i was at school. And when i got home pieces of my rhino were glued to my floor.

Oh, that was funny...had me giggling then I read this...

Pipboy101 wrote:I have an evil cat. When I lived in an apartment she would get on top of the entertainment center where the glue was drying on my minis. She would walk over to them, look at me, meow and then knock one off the shelf. Meow, knock, meow, knock, meow, knock till every model was off the shelf. She would hurry up and knock all them off when see would see me getting up.

My workspace now and no cat:

...and nearly wet myself laughing.

Here's my kitchen invasion - I basically own the dining area

**Lorne**

Gunzhard, how/why do you keep it so organized. Mine (after a clean up) only lasts until the next use.

**Lord_Astaroth**

Fortunately in our house, my wife let me have an entire room devoted to gaming as long as she could decorate the bedroom, which fortunately she did a good job on. I have multiple bookshelves, a game table, and a hobby table complete with shelves.