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Oh, to have the space of others who pasted above :(


Tubs are on the middle shelf. Small bitz are in baggies in those tubs (I forgot I did that after starting to collect X-wing )

 Skinnereal wrote:

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Oh, to have the space of others who pasted above :(


Tubs are on the middle shelf. Small bitz are in baggies in those tubs (I forgot I did that after starting to collect X-wing )

Not sure I'd be comfortable sat under the big red box of Damocles...

It's only filled with KR cutouts. It'd bounce (I hope).

 Skinnereal wrote:
Oh, to have the space of others who pasted above :(

I feel your pain, I have maybe a 24" x 12" work space. No sooner have I got out half a dozen paint pots than I'm boxing myself in!

 Skinnereal wrote:
Oh, to have the space of others who pasted above :(

Spoiler:

Tubs are on the middle shelf. Small bitz are in baggies in those tubs (I forgot I did that after starting to collect X-wing )

Be careful with those type of shelves with the supports too central. I know someone (not hobby related) who had that type of shelf tip from all the weight being at one end when they removed a box of stuff from the other side.
The box that toppled off the end landed on their fishtank, totally shattering it

I had this type of shelf many years ago, luckily.
When attaching the board to the bracket, I attached them loosely, and pushed them back to the rail before tightening them. They cannot tip off as easily like that.
Good call on the warning though. Getting found under a pile of foam, glue and sprue would just be embarrassing.

What is just off-shot is some pipe lagging on the corner of the middle shelf. It is just at head height for the Wife, and if there's a pointy thing to walk into, it'll happen.

Ok, so we live in a fairly small apartment, and with two kids there isn't really any room for a dedicated hobby space. So I have to use the kitchen table for painting and modeling, and I need to be able to pack all my stuff away after every session.

In order to be able to do this, almost everything except the cutting mat I use to protect the table is packed in different kinds of boxes. The most essential are my "Painting" and "Building" boxes. They constitute the space I am allowing myself to allot to these activities. If I want to build something, there needs to be enough room in the "Building" box, and if I want to paint something, I need to have room for it in the "Painting" box. This forces me to finish stuff I've started, and so far it's been working pretty well. However, I've recently ordered a Stompa, and I'm not sure how I will fit it into these boxes...



I stow my paints and tools in a box under the table when I'm not painting. The size of this box also forces me to limit how many paints and other stuff I get to buy, however I'm allowing myself to keep spray paint cans in the cupboard, where I by the way also keep my modeling materials (plasticard, pipes, cork, sand and other stuff) and all books and models that are still on their sprues.




Then there is one final box, and this is an important one - the bitz box. I try to keep it organized, however I do have a big bag within the box (the pink one) that I haven't had time to sort yet. The deal I've made with myself is that I don't get to buy any new bitz before I've sorted the ones I already have. However I have a hunch that this is a promise it will be difficult to keep.



Anyway, despite not having a lot of space, and definitely no dedicated space, I've found a few tricks that still allows me to manage the hobby in a reasonably organized way.