An interesting update to previous threads on how messy your workbench is

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Hi gang!!

There have been several threads in the past which discussed the state of our work benches. I thought that this might add a bit to our discussions.

Here is a shot of one of the senior modeler’s workbenches at the Miniature Wonderland layout in Hamburg, Germany.

https://youtu.be/oiDVZxdo56k?t=216

I feel vindicated!!![A]

Cheers!!

Dave

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Well Dave, my workspace is just as bad as the one seen on the video - some days even worse! Like the guy says on the video, having tunnel vision helps to make me focus on the work, not on the decor [:)].

Simon

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Dave, my workbench is just as bad. Unfortunately in my case, a messy workbench doesn’t equal the great quality work that guy achieves.

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Nothing wrong with a messy desk. Clutter is a clear sign of someone innovative at work. Working on keeping a workbench clean and organized reminds me of work and MR is a hobby.

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That’s me – purely lazy. There’s lots of other things wrong with me, too. I’ll list them in the diner.

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The wife gave up on me and bought me a sign for the shop. It says. Organized people are just too lazy to look for something.

To be honest. I will clean and organize the shop. Then start a project. After starting said project something comes up that needs to be fixed now. And after a few of these need it now things, the shop is a mess. Always happens.

Pete.

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Hi AEP528,

I have to disagree. My workbench is cluttered but I still manage to produce some very interesting scratch builds and kit bashes. Mind you, that doesn’t prove that my mind is not cluttered![swg][(-D][(-D][(-D]

Cheers!!

Dave

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Well, there is “clutter”, and there is “CLUTTER”…

Personally, I like to start each project off with a clean workspace, but by the time I’m done its definitely overgrown with clutter. But like many of the other builders on this forum, having a cluttered work space did not stop me from turning out some pretty decent models.

I spent most of my 43 work years in office areas. I early on came to the conclusion that anyone with a constant “neat and tidy” desk didn’t do a heck of a lot. And those with piles of stuff all over didn’t either - they were just slobs.

But the prolific folks tended to have desk tops / work spaces somewhere in between.