SPA Modeler

keavdog wrote: The star fleet is impressive!

Needs a Borg cube

Medicman71 wrote:Very nice displays! But that desk......my OCD can't handle that.

Same lol. I always clean my bench, spray booth after every project. It's gotten so bad for my ocd before that I've stopped in the middle of doing something just to organize.

I really like your display area you have completed a lot more compared to what you have shown us.

Cleanliness at the bench? Ain’t got time for that.

Stikpusher wrote:

keavdog wrote: The star fleet is impressive!

Needs a Borg cube

I would love one, and in fact I am making one.

That is cool! I know of someone who did one out of spare parts and sprue frames. It was amazing!

Well... I did that on a base of foam. It has been in the works for a little over a year because I keep losing interest...

I'm not going to fib. That does give me a start Declan. But there is a secret to a clean bench. Models come out better when you are organized and thoughtful about each step you take. My bench can get a tad cluttered, but when it does I will step back when I feel constrained by it. I'll assess it all and straighten up. Then, when I get back to it it's almost like cracking the kit for the first time again. Everything is where it should be and I can then go about working on it knowing the area is clean [including my hands. I am fastidious about clean hands when working on models].

And this is a big deal to me. When I think about approaching the bench first thing I do is hit the bathroom and wash my hands well.

Before I sit I take stock of where I was and what I want to accomplish next. It takes mere moments but it makes all the difference for me. Call it OCD if you like. I prefer to call it being methodical.

NICE displays BTW. Very cool...

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Dragline wrote:I'm not going to fib. That does give me a start Declan. But there is a secret to a clean bench. Models come out better when you are organized and thoughtful about each step you take. My bench can get a tad cluttered, but when it does I will step back when I feel constrained by it. I'll assess it all and straighten up. Then, when I get back to it it's almost like cracking the kit for the first time again. Everything is where it should be and I can then go about working on it knowing the area is clean [including my hands. I am fastidious about clean hands when working on models].

And this is a big deal to me. When I think about approaching the bench first thing I do is hit the bathroom and wash my hands well.

Before I sit I take stock of where I was and what I want to accomplish next. It takes mere moments but it makes all the difference for me. Call it OCD if you like. I prefer to call it being methodical.

NICE displays BTW. Very cool...

I get the urge to clean. Just at the moment I took that picture, I had a few things going on, and my sense of tidyness has all but gone out the window.

My problem is space.... cramped space but it’s doable. I need to get another 45 gallon tub with locking lid to store my car kit stash that’s grown within the year. I don’t want to leave them in cardboard boxes any longer.