Q A's Revenge Posted December 21, 2013 Share #1 Posted December 21, 2013 I know it's only a publicity shot but what a nice setup! Not sure how new these Axminster tools are but they look quite nice for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted December 21, 2013 Share #2 Posted December 21, 2013 Agreed! but that shop wouldn't stand a chance in -30C single pane windows , no insulation in single plank walls, judging by the T shirt must be somewhere warm or summer ;>) Michael Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted December 22, 2013 Share #3 Posted December 22, 2013 They look expensive Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgdawson Posted December 22, 2013 Share #4 Posted December 22, 2013 Agreed! but that shop wouldn't stand a chance in -30C single pane windows , no insulation in single plank walls, judging by the T shirt must be somewhere warm or summer ;>) Michael Yeah, gotta agree there, definitely not enough insulation and I can't see any air con unit, he would have fried today, 39C. Quote Mark D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted December 22, 2013 Share #5 Posted December 22, 2013 Axminster is a UK based company, and we don't suffer quite the extremes of temperatures experienced in the Colonies Even so I doubt I would leave such valuable kit in a shed. B.E. WackoWolf 1 Quote Current Build: Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-1:64-scale HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted December 22, 2013 Share #6 Posted December 22, 2013 Some very nice gear.I have to echo what others have said though,it is almost one of those 'what is wrong with this' pictures.Mill isn't bolted down,and some serious security issues.Definately Christmas for the budding thief.I live in the UK,but still have double glazing and insulation in the workshop. Kind Regards Nigel AntonyUK and WackoWolf 2 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyUK Posted December 22, 2013 Share #7 Posted December 22, 2013 Hi. Yes a nice setup. Axminister is a OK brand and I have used there equipment in a professional mode. Nice to see you wearing wraparound safety glasses. I have all my machines except the Proxxon mill in my shed. Have insulated the walls and have a heater to keep out the English damp weather. I have got to agree with Nigel.. The mill should be bolted down. Regards Antony. NMBROOK and WackoWolf 2 Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q A's Revenge Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted December 22, 2013 That's not me Anthony, as mentioned its just a publicity shot from Axminster! Yes, we're quite lucky here in the UK we don't get very hot or cold weather. I used to have a workshop like the one pictured and it was fine except in the winter time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted December 22, 2013 Share #9 Posted December 22, 2013 We did peak at -18 deg C last winter up North,mind you I bet Michael is chuckling at the thought of those 'mild conditions' Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted December 22, 2013 Share #10 Posted December 22, 2013 Um, from the way everything is set up and lit, I'd say that was shot in a studio in a partially mocked up 'shed'. WackoWolf 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q A's Revenge Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted December 22, 2013 I think it's likely shot in one of their shops, they tend to have large open "warehouse" areas where the machine tools are displayed. Certainly large enough to erect a shed and wheel the tools in. I'm right down the bottom now Nigel so don't expect it to get any further down the mercury than minus 1 or 2 in the winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reklein Posted December 22, 2013 Share #12 Posted December 22, 2013 I guess the point is to show off the nice tools. I've been a modeler pretty much all my life but have never had occasion to use a mill,and only rarely a lathe. Mostly because I don't have the skills for them. I often dream of scratching a locomotive or a steam engine for a boat model but never seem to get around to it. Two other things in life I sorta regret is never leaning to play an instrument and never learning computer drafting and art. However I'm pretty good at oing my own track work, carving fancy work on ships and painting my own backdrops on my RR layout. Anyways, the photos make me suffer from tool envy. Bill, in Idaho,where you definetly need an insulated , secure shop. WackoWolf 1 Quote Bill, in Idaho Completed Mamoli Halifax and Billings Viking ship in 2015 Next Model Shipways Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modeler12 Posted December 31, 2013 Share #13 Posted December 31, 2013 And the tray drawer in the back should have some 'stuff' inside. What is he doing, any way? Quote Jay Current build Cross Section USS Constitution http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10120-cross-section-forward-area-of-the-uss-constitution/ Finished USS Constitution: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/103-uss-constitution-by-modeler12/ 'A picture is worth a . . . . .' More is better . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 31, 2013 Share #14 Posted December 31, 2013 And the tray drawer in the back should have some 'stuff' inside. What is he doing, any way? Obviously he's posing for the photo... <ahem> I'll get me coat now. WackoWolf, trippwj and Q A's Revenge 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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