My new man cave

[nikharwood]

Looking at your setup again - and in the spirit of positive, constructive, criticism - I'd look to bang in a shelf in your central console bit: you're using less than half the height...

[get2grips]

Looking at your setup again - and in the spirit of positive, constructive, criticism - I'd look to bang in a shelf in your central console bit: you're using less than half the height...
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That section is sheet steel; I will be able to attach figures on it with magnetic bases

[get2grips]

Lucky man! Looks like a great set up! 
I get the dining room table after everyone has gone to bed! 

[Techno]

Cheers Phil...tidy good

I tidy my desk just about every morning before I start pushing putty about....Micro modeling tools here.....Dental tools there....Scalpels next to them.....Models I'm working on neatly lined up in groups.....Takes me about 15 minutes to return it to complete chaos. !!
Cheers - Phil.

[fsn]

Looks good. I'm impressed with the very orderly way you have your paints organised. (You may want to talk to a professional about that.)

Are the lamps daylight bulbs? I can't paint without them. (I ain't that bloomin' good with 'em!)

[fsn]

....Models I'm working on neatly lined up in groups.....

Blimey! Your house must be like a perpetual Miss World competition!

[get2grips]

Looks good. I'm impressed with the very orderly way you have your paints organised. (You may want to talk to a professional about that.)

Are the lamps daylight bulbs? I can't paint without them. (I ain't that bloomin' good with 'em!)

To quote someone on a different thread (Nik I think); I have CDO: it's like OCD but with the letters in the correct order

They are daylight bulbs: there is also an angle poise daylight from above (you can just see it in the photo).  Makes a massive difference to your painting.

[Hertsblue]

To quote someone on a different thread (Nik I think); I have CDO: it's like OCD but with the letters in the correct order

They are daylight bulbs: there is also an angle poise daylight from above (you can just see it in the photo).  Makes a massive difference to your painting.

The only thing that would make a massive difference to my painting is someone else doing it.... 

[get2grips]

The only thing that would make a massive difference to my painting is someone else doing it.... 

[Leman]

If Darth Vader had seen this, "Impressive!"

[get2grips]

If Darth Vader had seen this, "Impressive!"

Ta

[Techno]

Blimey! Your house must be like a perpetual Miss World competition!

But without a word of a lie, I can say I used to get paid for taking photo's of thousands of models. 
That's actually impressed some people.....Until I've explained.
Cheers - Phil

[get2grips]

But without a word of a lie, I can say I used to get paid for taking photo's of thousands of models. 
That's actually impressed some people.....Until I've explained.
Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

The only thing that would make a massive difference to my painting is someone else doing it....  

I did a controlled experiment to decide on the best lighting rig. I changed the lighting whilst painting Pendraken ACW infantry (ACW1) to the same scheme. They were all undercoated the same way beforehand 10 figures were painted under each lighting condition. Each figure was based with a code underneath so that they could be mixed and judged in a blind test. Each figure was scored for paint quality in daylight and only then was the base checked to see what lighting conditions the figure was painted under. Throughout, the same paints and brush were used, and the order in whch the paints were used was standardised. The experiment was conducted over a series of nights, starting at the same time every night and noting progress after every hour to see if speed was affected by the light.

   * a daylight lamp either side, 12" from the figure plus overhead lamp.
   * removal of overhead
   * Removal of each daylight lamp alternatively,  
    * putting both daylight lamps  on one side
    * removal of daylight lamps, overhead only
    * removal of overhead lamp, painting by the glow from the telly
    * (Power cut option) 1 candle, 6" from figure
    * total darkness.


The results were inconcluive. No lighting rig provided a better quality of finish, and the speed was only marginally impaired by total darkness.

I'm going to try again changing brush size. I think this 2" brush may have been the problem.

[Fenton]