Sponges,

[jarndice]

When building Aircraft or Armour a lot of the time the work is inverted and if the detail is already in place it becomes easy to damage it,
My answer is to buy a few Very cheap Large Viscose sponges from a petrol station and lay them out on the workbench and place the object to be worked on upon the sponges,
It works for me,
Shaun.

[43rdRecceReg]

Resourceful as ever, Shaun Good tip. I wonder if the same approach could be adopted when massaging the aches and pains (human mechanical woes..) out of an ageing partner?
Roy.

[jarndice]

A cheap addition to this tip is a rectangular 2 litre pail of ice cream (Unfortunately empty)with a slot cut in one end for the barrel with a big sponge inside will usefully take a Tank the size of a PZ3/4 inverted,
Shaun.

[HERMAN BIX]

If I am unfortunate enough to need to work on one of mine with all the crap I attach, I use an old pillow to rest the tank into while I work on the underside.
I do have many sponges used to wash cars, and they are also handy to use as supports for various bits as required.

[jarndice]

Herman me old possum I think I have you
Whilst here in the home of Empire we still sleep on Goosedown Pillows, My travels across the world rapidly introduced me to "Dunlopillow" SPONGE filled pillows,
So am I not saying the same thing eh eh, whilst prodding you firmly in the chest at the same time !!
Although stuffing a "Dunlopillo sponge filled pillow into a 2 litre ice cream pail could be a challenge.
Shaun.