As I prepared to get back into the hobby I wanted to have as much
flexibility as possible in how I get the painting accomplished. I started to recall my most productive
painting years and remembered a time when I had a small 2 foot by 2 foot
plastic table that I used to haul into the living/family room and paint on as
my wife and I watched TV or just visited.
This was for just basic painting, any heavy work or conversion stuff was
done on the proper hobby desk. Once my
sons were born the painting table wasn’t practical. In the ensuing 20+ years since that time the
table is long gone.
To be honest I am a cheapskate and don’t want to lay out the amount of money that GWS wants for their lap tables. Seems like a lot for so little. I do like the design but not for the price.
Then an epiphany struck me, literally as a couple of pieces of heavy foam board fell over and landed against my leg as I was mucking about in the hobby room. Why not try to make one out of this stuff; with stuff being 1/2 inch foam board. It is easy to work with and yet pretty durable, and even better didn’t cost me a cent since it was discarded signage! So off I went and behold the partially completed results. More to come!
To be honest I am a cheapskate and don’t want to lay out the amount of money that GWS wants for their lap tables. Seems like a lot for so little. I do like the design but not for the price.
Then an epiphany struck me, literally as a couple of pieces of heavy foam board fell over and landed against my leg as I was mucking about in the hobby room. Why not try to make one out of this stuff; with stuff being 1/2 inch foam board. It is easy to work with and yet pretty durable, and even better didn’t cost me a cent since it was discarded signage! So off I went and behold the partially completed results. More to come!
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