Wednesday, August 31, 2016

To the rack with you!!!!!

    When it comes to paint I'm a fan of Vallejo, Andrea, and Mig (some Testors & Tamiya as well).  The nipple top isn't too bad and a long pin keeps the small hole clean.  One issue is when the paint runs out there can be a good amount left in the bottom of the bottle, and with the price of paint that was money I'd rather not just toss out.  I used to construct make-shift paint holders out of other paint jars so I could leave the near empty bottle upside down and allow the paint to ooze to the top of the bottle.  After a while my desk was cluttered with these obstacles and something had to give.  Test tube holder to the rescue!!!  At the local American Science & Surplus (an awesome store for the modeller, gamer, and hobbyist), in the medical container section, they had plastic test tube holders for $5 US.  I probably would throw out more than that in paint if I didn't try to get it all out.  It fits bottles of Vallejo, Reaper, Andrea, and Mig well enough that they don't fall out and it lets you have a store of soon to be empty bottles within easy reach but out of the way.  Here's what it looks like:


In it's green glory!
It has 40 square openings and is lightweight, the color is a nice laboratory green.

view from the top
Here are some soon-to-be-empty bottles taking up residence.  The bottles do sit at a slight angle but that's as far as they move.

Side 
Now a better view of the depth it has.  I've been using this and one other like it (only holds 6) for six months now and it works for me.  Every last bit of paint won't be captured but I'm able to cut down on wasted paint going in the garbage.

   

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