Mancave re-shuffle

15 June 2020

It has been almost four years since my little outdoor mancave was built and in this time it has turned out to be a fantastic purchase, fulfilling all my hobby expectations and keeping my other half eminently happier.  Although I would have liked a little more room, the garden footprint available was restricted so it took a little while to figure out how to make the available space work. Up until now it has been relatively easy to update and add a few components here and there, but the time has now come for a complete overhaul.

 

 

I notice some modellers are extremely fastidious about maintaining a clear and clutter free workspace and I like the idea, but for me, no matter how hard I try, I realise I am firmly in the ‘messy space’ camp. My bench nearly always resembles a ‘war zone’ at the end of most sessions. It really does not pose an issue at the time; it is that once the process is complete, I always seem to have re-located half the items in the cave! I also seem to have mastered the art of misplacing items when the sole purpose was to place them in a safe space!  In addition, I have never had a dedicated space to photograph my models, instead resorting to a less-than-ideal temporary set-up, when and wherever there is space to do so. Certainly not an ideal situation.

 

For these reasons I have decided to reorganise my whole workspace improving on the set areas for completing various steps in the building process. Working left to right has worked in separating the various stages of the build so the dedicated spaces I originally had will be improved upon. Underneath these work stations will now house the appropriate items in storage spaces. The idea being that it should not prove as difficult to replace said items back into storage, thus keeping dedicated areas cleaner. That's the plan anyway! 

The floor standing glass display cabinets will be moved indoors to give me a dedicated and permanent space for photography.

I am hoping these changes will improve the work flow and who knows, those missing items will hopefully materialise in the clean-up!