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I have 3 workbenches. One in my woodshop for large projects. One is a small hide-a-away roll-out shelf under the layout. The third one is the kitchen table. In the woodshop I have all the standard sized hand tools I've gathered over the years plus drill press, bandsaw, tablesaw, router, jigsaw, grinder, paint booth and power hand tools. I also have a flammables storage cabinet (vented to outside) in this area. I built the hide-a-way workbench on the layout using 100# capacity drawer slides with a 22"x46"x3/4" piece of oak plywood on a 2"x2" frame. On this bench I have tools for building and upkeep of the track and layout. The kitchen table is where I do my model building. I have made 3 portable trays, one for parts, one for hand tools and one for my Dremel and accessories. I have a 18"x36"x1/2" work surface I made of hardwood (pieces glued together like a cutting board so it won't warp) and covered with a piece of 1/4" plate glass. The kitchen table "workbench" is completely portable so it can be put away when company comes. I have a 4-drawer chest-of-drawers in the bedroom for storage of non-flamable modeling materials. In the realm of model building I think the most used power tool is the Dremel tool and the most used hand tool is, well, a toss-up between the X-acto knives, dental picks and reverse tweezers (pinch to open, release to close). The one workbench "item" I use most is the 7" dia. 5x lighted magnifier which can be clamped to any of the workbenchs as well as the drill press. The most "unique" tool I use is popcicle sticks. I shape them as needed to make "finger extenders" and sanding blocks for getting into those imposible-to-get-to places. Another good sanding tool for rough sanding is emery boards, they too can be shaped as needed.
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