Book Nook Workshop

I am very lucky to have my own office at home which is where I do my official work from during the day and do my model building in my spare time – well maybe a little bit when I am on conference calls, but don’t tell my boss

This is the current set up whilst I am making my custom cricket pavilion build, check out the detail here

I will guide you through some of the most important tools and when you will use them.

What ever project you are working on you need to protect your furniture and a cutting mat should be your first buy. The A3 size is great for both small and large projects and includes a built in measuring guide and angle guidelines.

Check out the price on Amazon here

The ruler is really needed for most book nook kits when you are cutting out shapes from the templates. This one has a cork back which prevents slipping when you’re using a very sharp cutting knife, This large set square is definitely needed if you are building an intermediate/advanced kit where you are gluing walls to floors. These need to be at exactly 90 degrees or else pieces further along in the model will not fit – trust me!

Check out the price on Amazon here Ruler Set Square

You need lots of storage if you are a serious model maker, what you cannot see here is a large cupboard and a 9 drawer desk which are also full. In my little units on my workbench and I have the tools & products that I use the most frequently, this include

• Glues
• Tweezers
• Cutting knives
• Tiny screwdrivers
• Files
• Sanding sticks

If you are only build pre-bought kits then these are most probably the only tools that you will ever need.

My tiny “man drawer” for modelling. Quite often there are spares or bits I have missed out(!) from a kit and I keep them in this drawer. Sometimes when I am doing another model then you can add these pieces in or even make your model better by using these pieces at no cost.

The tiny brass knobs that I added onto these cupboards were actually potion tops from Harry Potter Magical Forest

I have lots more tools for advanced builds, ship building and custom projects so maybe another day