East Ender Posted Saturday at 12:37 AM #31 Posted Saturday at 12:37 AM I have two areas in the same room, one for wood kits, and one for plastic kits. I collect the old aircraft kits from the 60’s, the ones I built as a kid. The wood model area has two drawing tables, my small tools, small Wen bandsaw, a proxon sander, dremels ect and Bluejackets Smuggler in works… No carpet or rug for the wood area, easier to vacuum up the dust and shavings. Nirvana, robert952, Dave_E and 6 others 9 Tim Lent
hamilton Posted Saturday at 02:37 AM #32 Posted Saturday at 02:37 AM Hi Tim - nice looking space - I'm guessing you use that two-hander saw on the wall for particularly large modelling projects. Here's my little corner of the world - though honestly it has not seen much use lately, sad to say - been too busy with work and home projects and other things for the last few months.....a couple of before shots of the dilapidated garage it used to be for comparison....the "after" photos were taken when it was more or less brand new (2021) - it is a bit messier now with more tools and more storage space....but it's a nice spot to be in on a sunny Saturday morning with a hot cup of coffee. hamilton rcweir, robert952, bruce d and 10 others 12 1 current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (refit, 2024); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch); Admiralty Models HMS Echo (1781), cross-section. under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
Nirvana Posted Saturday at 08:14 AM #33 Posted Saturday at 08:14 AM Hamilton, that is a great workshop - music area - man cave! A little clean in my opinion ..... lol Looks like there is a Bluenose on the table but I might be wrong. hamilton, Dave_E, robert952 and 1 other 4 Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
East Ender Posted Saturday at 12:41 PM #34 Posted Saturday at 12:41 PM Beautiful transformation of your garage Hamilton! Nice work area. The big saw in the plastic modeling area is a 10 inch skill saw, no where else to put it. I like your tabletop, something I’m looking into as my wood work bench is a piece of &*#@. I went to move it slightly last week and it collapsed send my tools everywhere. I have clamps hold it together at the moment. One clamp visible under chair. Luckily Smuggler was not on it. Again nice job on your shop!! robert952, Jack12477, Dave_E and 1 other 4 Tim Lent
Dave_E Posted Saturday at 03:31 PM #35 Posted Saturday at 03:31 PM (edited) Tim - Nice Tomcat photo. I was a tomcat maintainer back in the late 70s. Nice shop! 😀👍 Edited Saturday at 03:33 PM by Dave_E robert952 1 Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake, Curtis P-40 Warhawk - 1/33 Card Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models
East Ender Posted Saturday at 04:28 PM #36 Posted Saturday at 04:28 PM (edited) Dave, E, I ended my career as an F-14 Plane Captain, Grumman Aerospace, Calverton, NY 1973-1993. Were you at Oceana? I see you collect the old model kits as I do. Aurora, Revell ,Monogram ,Hawk. Must have 300 or so. Your shop is similar to mine! Plastic vs Wood. Edited Monday at 09:35 PM by East Ender wording robert952 and Dave_E 2 Tim Lent
hamilton Posted Saturday at 08:46 PM #37 Posted Saturday at 08:46 PM @Nirvana - Yes that's my scratch Bluenose (the last model I completed) in an early stage of development - you'll also recognise Syren perched between the frames of another project I've been slowly working up in secret - a 1:48 scratch of HMS Scarborough based on the Anatomy of the Ship Blandford - which I'm building using a hybrid P.o.B. (from the gun deck downwards) P.o.F. (gundeck and above) approach - it's another version of the 1:100 scale Corel Greyhound I built as Blandford over a decade ago.....work at the bench is slow, but time still flies!!! Aspects of Einstein's relativity theory can be experienced in this way! hamilton robert952, East Ender and Dave_E 3 current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (refit, 2024); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch); Admiralty Models HMS Echo (1781), cross-section. under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
Dave_E Posted Sunday at 03:38 AM #38 Posted Sunday at 03:38 AM 11 hours ago, East Ender said: Dave, E, I was an F-14 Plane Captain, Grumman Aerospace 1973-1993, Calverton,NY, Flight Test, Flight Development. Were you at Oceana? I see you collect the old model kits as I do. Aurora, Revell ,Monogram ,Hawk. Must have 300 or so. Your shop is similar to mine! Plastic vs Wood. PM robert952 1 Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake, Curtis P-40 Warhawk - 1/33 Card Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models
Ian B Posted Monday at 11:57 AM #39 Posted Monday at 11:57 AM The doorway to my happy place 🤪 East Ender, rcweir, SiriusVoyager and 6 others 9 HMAV Bounty 'Billings' completed ⛵ HMS Cheerful - Syren-Chuck' completed Steam Pinnace 199 'Billings bashed' - completed ⚓ HMS Ledbury F30 --White Ensign -completed 😎 HMS Vanguard 'Victory models'-- completed Bismarck Amati 1/200 --complete 👍 HMS WARRIOR Billings just started
RossR Posted Monday at 12:20 PM #40 Posted Monday at 12:20 PM (edited) I posted some pictures of my shipyard a year or so ago, but over the weekend I make some changes. The two work surfaces used to be opposite of each other with the took box in between. I decided to create an L shaped work surface to take better advantage of the light from the window. I still have my comfortable chair for watching the Premier League on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Edited Monday at 12:59 PM by RossR BLACK VIKING, Dave_E, usedtosail and 7 others 10 Completed Builds: HMS Beagle - Occre, Santisima Trinidad - Occre - Cross Section, https://modelshipworld.com/topic/37130-santisima-trinidad-by-rossr-occre-190-cross-section/ Frigate Diana - Occre https://modelshipworld.com/topic/33530-frigate-diana-by-rossr-occre-185/ Current Build: NRG Half Hull - https://modelshipworld.com/topic/38427-18th-century-merchantman-by-rossr-nrg-148/ On the Shelf: the US Brig Syren - Model Shipways and USF Essex - Model Shipways
Dave_E Posted yesterday at 04:26 AM #41 Posted yesterday at 04:26 AM Ian, I am digging the ham radio! Excellent “happy place”! Cheers! Dave robert952 1 Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake, Curtis P-40 Warhawk - 1/33 Card Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models
rcweir Posted yesterday at 12:37 PM #42 Posted yesterday at 12:37 PM This is my basement hideout. The first two are of the cubicle where I do most of the modoeling. I carved this out of the big workshop when I gave up making furniture. The second two show the rump big workshop, now minus some of the big tools, but the tablesaw still gets plenty of use, as does the bench. Plus, I have my collection of Byrnes machines out there. Many happy hours spent down there. And more to come as I approach full retirement! Bob GrandpaPhil, bruce d, Jack12477 and 9 others 12 Bob current build Statenjacht 1678 by rcweir - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50
Ian B Posted 16 hours ago #43 Posted 16 hours ago On 10/21/2025 at 5:26 AM, Dave_E said: Ian, I am digging the ham radio! Excellent “happy place”! Cheers! Dave Not many of us left..i have it on in the background sometimes whilst building..the bench is clear ready for starting HMS WARRIOR... big build! Jack12477 1 HMAV Bounty 'Billings' completed ⛵ HMS Cheerful - Syren-Chuck' completed Steam Pinnace 199 'Billings bashed' - completed ⚓ HMS Ledbury F30 --White Ensign -completed 😎 HMS Vanguard 'Victory models'-- completed Bismarck Amati 1/200 --complete 👍 HMS WARRIOR Billings just started
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