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Howdy Mike,

First of all, allow me to welcome you to the forum, we're glad you are here.
Now personally, I paint at the kitchen table or outside. However, if I were to have to design a "station", first thing I would want would be plenty of "cubby holes" or drawers to store supplies in.
A hobby vise might be nice also.
If i were to design it for sale, it would probably look similar to a poker table (with drawers/cubby holes) and it would also have some sort of padded surface to keep wayward parts from bouncing off the table if dropped would still need a good flat work surface too aside from the padded surfaceWhile we are at it, some of us often use rotary tools such as a dremel or pencil grinder as well as air compressors, so an electrical outlet would be nice.
Now since this is also a "paint" station, maybe a flat top that could be removed to reveal the work area could be made that would allow you to use the table for other things. And while i was at it, I would try to make the top do "double duty" and possibly be made to be used as walls on the work table for overspray of paints.
As for a ventilation system, well more than likely this table would be used outside, however, as I said, I often work at the kitchen table ( and I turned out fine without ventilation lol.....no comments on my mental health are needed here lol).
One more thing......good lighting, As we age, (and no comments on my age either lol) we dont see as well as we used to so lighting would be important too.
So, these are a few things I would want in a "work station" of course you will need a large truck to move something like i have mentioned above although I bet any of you married guys could find the strength to move it should the need arise, especially if "She who must be obeyed" said to move it.
Again these are just some things that would be nice, of course not all are practical or in some cases needed, but maybe they will give ya some ideas.

have a good day and again, welcome to the forum,

Greg aka GEEDUBBYA (GW)






"I sometimes hear "voices".... but the voices dont bother me, its the instructions that come with the voices that worry me".

( I know........................................ its the spray paint lol )

Hi Mike,

As Greg said, if you asked a modeller what they wanted from a product suck as this, it would end up needing a spare room to fit it all in! Personally, I'd not heard of GW's 'paint station' prior to your post & having googled it, I'm surprised that anyone would spend £30 or so on something I could knock up in an hour!

I would consider the idea of a combined construction/painting & depending on the budget, it would encompass some of the following:

Lighting-40 to 60w is sufficient although a 'daylight' bulb would be excellent.
Cutting- an intregal cutting surface would be good.
Magnification & Clamping- both vital for small-scale work.
Provision for paint materials-The GW paint station centres on providing water for paint mixing/thinning whereas most modellers on here use solvent-based paints plus there are many different brands, all in different sized jars or tins. So this would need to be incorporated, perhaps with either seperate cut-outs for specific brands or a general one with a few holes for each of the most popular manufacturers.

These are a few ideas that come to mind. I myself have adapted an old record-player as part of my 'work-station'. It only cost pennies & with a change to the drive belt and some padded crocodile clips, I now have a turntable to facilitate easy painting either by brush or spray without needing to touch the model in order to reach its entire surface.

Patrick

Wow, you guys don't want much!!

Just kidding, your suggestions are giving me lots of food for thought.

I had thought of a light but seeing as you have both mentioned it i think its quickly becoming an essential.

I'm working on the product being a tabletop kind of thing so space for features is at a bit of a premium.

Couple of questions - what are the most commonly used paints for modelers? Would your ideal modeling/paint station be purely functional or something nice to look at too?

Mike