68 replies to this topic

[wunwinglow]

Is it just me, or do the rest of you work in barely contained chaos? I frequntly clear the decks and tidy up, but once I start work my workspace gets smaller and smaller, and I usually end up working on my lap!!



Tim P

[Peterpools]

Almost the same here - While I have a dedicated room for my modeling, computer and other interests, my work bench has the same problems. I have been making it a hbit to clean up either right after a work session or right before I start and try to put things away. Of course, it's a losing battle.

Peter

Edited by Peterpools, 26 August 2012 - 08:49 PM.

[Hacker]

when deep in projects mine looks like the whole thing blew up. Tools, parts, references and a few beer cans/bottles just to add interest to the mix

[LSP_Typhoonattack]

I always turn my hobby room into a ghetto in record time! I think this slobbish habit may account for the the 5% loss of parts from every project I begin.

[ssculptor]

I do not understand - where is the mess? You should see my mess!
By the way, the space one has for a workspace does not matter. When I got a bigger space and larger table I just got a larger mess.
It is a pesonality problem. I discovered that I work best in a mess. I do not like working in a clean space. I may start out iwth a clean space for a project but I am soon very comfortable in the midst of the mess I make.
So I gave up worrying about it years ago.
Stephen

[alaninaustria]

Interesting topics.... I start out with a super clean and organized bench... and as the session progresses... the available bench space becomes smaller and smaller!!! I eventually end up working on my lap! One golden rule I have managed to apply since entering this hobby is to always, always clean up after each bench visit!!!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Alan

[harvey]

Don't feel alone. Just cleared a few weeks ago. Funny, just took this the other night !............Harv

[LSP_Typhoonattack]

Just taken moments ago,... what a Hoosier!

[Tnarg]

Is it just me, or do the rest of you work in barely contained chaos? I frequntly clear the decks and tidy up, but once I start work my workspace gets smaller and smaller, and I usually end up working on my lap!!



Tim P

Who cares about the mess. What is that biplane you are working on?

Tnarg

[Barry]

Yes, mine looks the same but I like to refer to it as "my creative environment".
I can go from a clean well ordered work area to the 'Pig Sty' in about 30 minutes when I'm "in the zone"; the plastic is just flying!

Barry

[Saber]

Strange......building as a kid, I could knock out a Lindberg Line F-94 or an Aurora F-90 in about 15 minutes.....now it takes that long just to read through the instructions....ha!

And the deeper into a build I get, the bigger the mess.....

Happy (messy) modeling,
Jim

[pzcreations]

Mines the same way. I once had used a huge 16'x 4' pallet with plywood top for a desk..but no matter how large of a desk I had, it always got cluttered to the extreme.

[Peterpools]

It's in the male gene. Has to be!
Peter

[SR10user]

Embarrassed to say, my mess has gone from a messy desk to a messy room. Of course when I started building it was in 72nd scale, now I'm into 32nd scale. I guess everything doesn't shrink with age.

Dave

[Out2gtcha]

lol, I almost always have to "clear a swath" in my mess to even take pics where my pictorial target will even show up!