I’ve moved 3 times in the past 3 years, and only now do I have a dedicated small table for the miniature hobby. I have made more progress painting in 5 days than I did in the past year!

I think the most important part (for me) is to have a setup where I can just have my WIP there, ready to be worked on instantly. The less friction to start painting, the easier I’ll start.

The Skadis board is also great for paint and tools, especially if you have a 3D printer. Having every pots visible when I get into my office makes me want to paint!

How soon in your hobby did you get a dedicated setup? For those that don’t, how do you manage the setup time?

  • kerf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 hours ago

    I think it took 6 months before I made a more permanent setup and didn’t just keep everything on a tray I put on my desk. A year after that maybe I removed the computer screen from the desk to fit racks for 100+ paint bottles… A while after that I upgraded the shelves to be able to display more minis and Warhammer books. I think it’s important to let the spaces you use evolve with how you use them. I use the desk for other things but to have it as a painting station primarily makes me paint more

  • saplacat@lemmy.nocturnal.gardenEnglish
    7·
    1 day ago

    Funny, it’s quite the opposite for me! I’ve had dedicated setups in the past, but I now have Portable Station from Frontier Wargaming. I sit on my desk all days already so I’d like to paint somewhere around my wife in the evening/days off. With the portable station, I’m set up in under 2 minutes and I can paint everywhere.

    When I used to build more DIY scenery a dedicated place was great, but I barely do nowadays.

    • tenacious_mucus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      1 day ago

      Never heard of them, but i just checked out their site- those are pretty neat! I’ve no use for any of their setups, but they still look really nice!

    • Marduk73@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      Similar. I have the Paint Station from the 90’s. It’s a games workshop mfd board thing wood glued together. Pop out a folding table. Plop the paint station on the table. Put in a movie with several more as backups for longer sessions. Movies must be those I’ve seen before and watch many times so I can just listen too it and glance up at the best parts.

      • saplacat@lemmy.nocturnal.gardenEnglish
        1·
        12 hours ago

        I really enjoy the portable setup. I have 2*5 miniature holders that fit one compartment, so I can also transport up to ten minis in the box. One thing that doesn’t work is bigger miniatures like vehicles but I’m mostly playing/painting skirmishers these days so it hasn’t been an issue for me so far.

  • WorkingLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    Damn that is a good looking hobby bench! Love the setup! Make sure to murder lots of beastmen with those dryads!