Quote from: zenrat on December 22, 2022, 03:25:43 AMNice build mate.

I light my model pics with four led down lights fitted into a piece of thin ply which i mount directly above the model.

Glad you like it, Fred, Thank you! 
Yeah, that's the type of setup i'm thinking of for my bench. I was imagining a simple structure so i'm thinking of buying LED strips but i'm not sure of what material i want to use to support it. I have seen some pre made LED workbench lamps selling on the web so if i find one at a good price, maybe i'll save myself the work...
I'm divided between a movable structure and a fixed one so i still have some thinking to do, to be able to choose the ideal setup for my bench.

LEDs are where it's at but not strips..they only give out a soft non directional light which ain't what you need Zen..direct light from 4 directions so they over lap .
When strips are used in homes it's for that nice soft light they give out..no good for photography at all..LED lamps matey 
As for making it a permanent or removable..if ya have the space make it permanent..why the hell not and I do wonder how long it will be for its covered in crap ..just like my permanent band saw table  ..it's not permanent anymore 
Ya know your wife is alot like my sister..when my sis gets her teeth into something she won't stop until she's got a really good idea about what ever the hell she's doing..like awhile ago she started researching my dad's family..well her being her she's gone back over 3000 yrs ..it's taking her yrs of work but god ya gotta love Italian history 
My mum is German..she's having a harder time with that one  but it's very possible that my mums family at some point beat up my dad's family  🤣

Oh to make ya life real good with your oils get yourself a few Ammo 3/0 synthetic  liner brushes...they hold a great amount of paint and you can paint long panel lines in one hit..cheap too..they are less than $7nz ..well worth the money mate.

Quote from: Wardukw-NZ on December 22, 2022, 09:25:13 AMLEDs are where it's at but not strips..they only give out a soft non directional light which ain't what you need Zen..direct light from 4 directions so they over lap .
When strips are used in homes it's for that nice soft light they give out..no good for photography at all..LED lamps matey 
As for making it a permanent or removable..if ya have the space make it permanent..why the hell not and I do wonder how long it will be for its covered in crap ..just like my permanent band saw table  ..it's not permanent anymore 
Ya know your wife is alot like my sister..when my sis gets her teeth into something she won't stop until she's got a really good idea about what ever the hell she's doing..like awhile ago she started researching my dad's family..well her being her she's gone back over 3000 yrs ..it's taking her yrs of work but god ya gotta love Italian history 
My mum is German..she's having a harder time with that one  but it's very possible that my mums family at some point beat up my dad's family  🤣

Well, i can see that i'm gonna lose some time to find out what's best for my needs... 

Wow... 3000 years... don't know how that's possible other than by DNA tests and stuff... I can't even get past 2 generations before mine... My dad doesn't even know his grandfather's complete name and i'd have to go to the national archives to find out... I know, that's weird but it's a very long story and just so you can have an idea, my dad had to run away from his home after his mom died when he was 9 and lived on the streets till his uncle found him and took him in when he was 14.
Family genealogy wasn't on his priority list and i can understand why. I guess i'll never know who were my oldest ancestors... it wouldn't change a thing in my life but i would like to know.

Quote from: Wardukw-NZ on December 22, 2022, 09:32:05 AMOh to make ya life real good with your oils get yourself a few Ammo 3/0 synthetic  liner brushes...they hold a great amount of paint and you can paint long panel lines in one hit..cheap too..they are less than $7nz ..well worth the money mate.

That's a good tip, Thanks! 
What do you think about the oil brushers from ammo by mig? Ever tried those? I've been thinking of buying a few of those...
https://www.migjimenez.com/en/home/875-20-oilbrushers-collection-vol-1.html

My sister is one nosey bitch..her words not mine  .and I can be quoted ..she's brilliant 
One thing Wendy discovered is that dad's family was not that hard to track down ..as your probably aware Italian history goes back a heap and sis was able to make contact with a large amount of dads relatives and they added more info and so on and so forth..what really helped was one member sis made contact with already had a huge amount of info ..it's bloody fascinating mate and still haven't read it all ...turns out we have family bloody near everywhere 
Next yr sis and my niece are heading over to Italy and Sicily to hook up with dad's family...she's gonna have a great time .

I have 17 oil brushes mate and they are cheap and man do they last..I brought 2 black ones and still haven't finished one yet..one thing I do is use the brush to take the oil out and then I thin it in a mixing tray..works much better and with that brush oh it's so good mate you wonder why you waited so long to try it 

One heck of a great build!  Very nicely done.

Quote from: Wardukw-NZ on December 22, 2022, 01:42:47 PMMy sister is one nosey bitch..her words not mine  .and I can be quoted ..she's brilliant 
One thing Wendy discovered is that dad's family was not that hard to track down ..as your probably aware Italian history goes back a heap and sis was able to make contact with a large amount of dads relatives and they added more info and so on and so forth..what really helped was one member sis made contact with already had a huge amount of info ..it's bloody fascinating mate and still haven't read it all ...turns out we have family bloody near everywhere 
Next yr sis and my niece are heading over to Italy and Sicily to hook up with dad's family...she's gonna have a great time .

I have 17 oil brushes mate and they are cheap and man do they last..I brought 2 black ones and still haven't finished one yet..one thing I do is use the brush to take the oil out and then I thin it in a mixing tray..works much better and with that brush oh it's so good mate you wonder why you waited so long to try it 

You crack me up... Your sis seems like a very determined person. 
That must be quite a read for you guys, getting to know where your ancestors have been and were doing. Great stuff! Like i said, for me it's not a priority but if it wasn't so hard to research these things in Portugal, i'd like to know about my ancestors too.

I've only used cheap oil paints so far cause i didn't wanna spend the nomey without knowing what i'd be getting into but now i've been thinking about getting some better products with finer pigment, which i believe, is one of the things that really make a difference when using them on models. And again, thanks for the tips! I'll take all the help i can get to learn how to use these materials.
No rush, though. I'll also take a good look and read some more articles before i spend my coins.

Quote from: Firefox on December 22, 2022, 02:42:54 PMOne heck of a great build!  Very nicely done.

Thank you very much, my friend!    Although it took so long to finish, i did have fun with this build and learned a bit more so, i'm pretty happy with the outcome.

Zen mate your most welcome 
Hell that's all part of the wiffy family of nutters mate..these guys have helped out massively and they regrew my passion for building again things I hadn't built in decades..cars and aircraft which I regret because with the planes and the cars I had to put up another shelf today for the boxes of those 5 planes I scored   
AND the 5 tanks I scored too and the boxes they'll come with...I am lost as to where there going to go 
Freakin love a challenge Zen 

17 months well spent. That's superb

Quote from: Wardukw-NZ on December 22, 2022, 06:20:54 PMZen mate your most welcome 
Hell that's all part of the wiffy family of nutters mate..these guys have helped out massively and they regrew my passion for building again things I hadn't built in decades..cars and aircraft which I regret because with the planes and the cars I had to put up another shelf today for the boxes of those 5 planes I scored   
AND the 5 tanks I scored too and the boxes they'll come with...I am lost as to where there going to go 
Freakin love a challenge Zen 

Yep, i've also learned a lot with everyone on this forum, it's a fine group of people! 
I understand the storage space problem... that's why i prefer to keep my stash in boxes, my stash isn't the biggest but still, i don't want them on shelves gathering dust and they'd surely take up more space.



Can't use the opposite wall, that's where my music bench is and although it hasn't been used much lately, i wanna keep it ready to go for whenever i feel the need to scream and spank the guitars...   

Quote from: comrade harps on December 22, 2022, 10:02:36 PM17 months well spent. That's superb

Comrade, thank you!! Glad you like it, mate!