My work area is real small and I want to shelf my paints.
Too many choices and I thought I would reach out to the group to see what others are using before I buy.
Here is my work table
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I picked up a couple of these acrylic nail polish organizers to hold my paint (Tamiya, Vallejo, Alclad, etc.). Love them!
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I’ve got all sorts of paints. Old and New. You might be astonished but I still use some enamels from Revell, Humbrol, Floquil, Xtracolor and indeed many Testors Model Master bottled paints. In acrylic I own old Polly Scale, Tamiya, Vallejo, AK Interactive and AMMO MiG.
Moreover for various purposes other than camouflages or simple model painting, I also have plenty of artistic acrylics by Amsterdam and Pebeo which I generally mix together to obtain various effects for terrains and even water, but more often than not just as simple weathering washes which when appropriately mixed and diluted with water really duplicate some weather effects on buildings and other objects.
And to finish it off I also have oil paints by Rembrandt which when duly diluted not only can be used to paint faces or uniforms but can also add some detail in vehicle’s interiors or on some bare building walls.
I put all my paints , tools , brushes and stuff in a canter lever tool box it holds a lot of my modeling stuff.
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For my paint holders, I visited my local Harbor Freight and picked up these plastic containers for holding nuts, bolts and washsrs ect.
I simple removed the top and mounted it onto the pegboard with a couple screws.
These will hold Model Master, Poly Scale and the newer Tamiya laquer bottles.
I found these at a Dollar store and these are utensil holders and I just removed the dividers. Mounted on the wall with 3Ms valco wall tape.
For holding brushes, I got a brush holder spindle from Micro Mart
Since I have a bench to work at with a drawer, I got a hobby tool holder from Hobby Lobby.
Happy Modeling,
Mike
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I don’t know if it helps you, because it looks like you’re looking for a bench-top shelf. I started out keeping paints on the bench but quickly ran out of room as I added paints.
I went first with a couple of Sterlite chests of drawers that fit under my bench:
and since I needed to read the labels on the eye-dropper bottles, I made a rack out of luan scraps, to drop in the drawer:
For jars, like Tamiya or Model Master, I used price stickers on the jar lids to mark the paint names.
This system worked OK as long as I worked at the bench, but I also go on the road to club meetings, or meetups at friends’ homes. I would carry these chests of drawers, but it was a little cumbersome. So I got myself a toolbox big enough to carry most of my paints and tools:
This system has served me pretty well.
Best regards,
Brad
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Sounds like you’re options have not been reduced.
Looking at your picture it’s going to be difficult to find a single solution. You have large Tamiya pots, small Tamiya pots, Testors square bottles, and some other bottles of various manufacture. If you are looking for a single holder, the sterlite drawers path is a good way to go for what you have. If you think you want the paints visible on your bench and plan to go with Tamiya paints going forward, there are racks you can buy just for that. I have one of those (the one on the right in the picture). I made the one next to it. The other 2 are great for Vallejo and AK paints. I’ll probably make another one for bigger diameter bottles because I enjoy the process and already have thin plywood. Even the cheap ones are $20.
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I simply made my own racks.
It is not perfectly made, but it does what it supposed to do.
I think you get an idea of how I made it.
Additional I 3D printed bottle holders for a more organized look, but this is not really necessary!
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I have one of the nail polish racks but the larger Tamiya paint bottles don’t fit and I have way more paint than space as my area is also small. I’ve learned that I don’t need to “ display” my stuff. Besides whats in the rack I keep the rest in a cardboard box under the workspace. Pull out the paints I need and call it a day. No need to put everything on the workspace.
I use the same method as Demolition - keep the paint in a clear storage container, then pull out the colors I am using on the current project. It works when you have limited space to leave stuff out for a few weeks and keeps the bottle tops from accruing more dust.
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