Mobile Paint Station

[Chapel]

I just bought Assault on Black Reach set after reading 40k for quite some time and wanted to try my hand at painting/modeling, I had my eye on the Mobile Paint Station from Games Workshop, but I went to order it last week and noticed they took it off their site, not sure if its discontinued or replacing it with something else. Does anyone have a suggestion for someone like me that doesnt have an extra room or space to buy a dedicated desk to paint? I've looked on the net without any luck.


Thanks.
Chapel

[Mal]

I don't have a dedicatged desk, I have a couple of old biscuit tins full of paints and just pick out the ones im using and paint on an old wodden chopping board... I can set up anywhere in a matter of minutes and it doesn;t matter if I get any glue/paint spillages as wood is an absorbant material so its not going to run everywhere (well inks/washes may, depending on the size of your board).

[lobster-overlord]

The GW paint station is an over priced piece of MDF board. You can set one up for much less and be just as happy. Although I do ahve the GW pS, I got it at cost, so it wasn't a stretch to the budget like retail would be. It works well, but it absorbs paint and glue worse than a regular desk, so the belmishes are permanent and you have to scrape/sand off glue messes.

John M.

[Duke]

Here is what I do and it works out excellent.

1. Purchase a fishing tackle box: This allows you to keep your paints and tools in the main container and bits for your current project(s) in the area for the hooks and weights.

2. Purchase a TV dinner table: This allows you to paint anywhere in your home where you have a chair, and it is the perfect size for working on one squad/tank/character at a time.

3. Purchase a beed container box: I found mine at Hobby Lobby. They are perfect for putting all your bits cause they have so many small separate containers.

4. Purchase a table lamp: Preferably one that is clip on as it can clip onto the side of the TV dinner table.

I have plenty of space in my hoome to paint at, I even have a "dedicated painting table," that is an old writing desk... I greatly prefer the TV dinner table over the big one cause the big one gets really messy! lol

Hope this helps, if you really want Ill post pics.

Duke

[isotope99]

Here are some of my paint station equivalents:

Palette = DVD box, preferably white
Water pot = cheap mug from supermarket
Original bits box = Flat tool box with adjustable compartments ( Now I have too many bits to fit into just one)
Paint box = Old lids/bases of GW boxed sets