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I got sick of having paints scattered all over my table, so I built some racks out of lego to get me by. I've been hunting for something affordable online, but the only good ones I've seen are for Vallejo, and I already have a big collection of GW paints. What do you use? I need a circular saw for some work around the house, so I was thinking of building my own out of wood in the future.

nice use of lego

someone on mwg posted a link to an alternative paint rack that fits GW - one used for nail paint bottles. It's made out of clear acrylic can find them on amazon etc.

Hah, honestly I'm not sure you'll do better than your Lego rack.

If you're going to get a circ saw anyway, you may as well build your own. Shelves are about the easiest thing you can make. Old pallets are a great source of lumber, but you will put in some serious sweat equity when it comes to taking them apart without causing too much damage. If you have a local place to get used construction materials (like Habitat ReStore or EcoCycle) you can get plywood, OSB, or other materials for dirt cheap and then build the shelf around the dimensions of your paint collection and hobby area. Even if you have to bite the bullet and go to a hardware store, the costs won't be extreme.

In the image below, the shelf on the left is a plywood back with OSB sides & shelves finished with trim. For fasteners, I used leftover decking screws and wood glue. Since OSB is a splinter-factory, I mudded the whole thing with drywall compound and gave it a rough sand before painting with leftover house paint. The shelf on the right is the carcass from an old bathroom cabinet with the doors removed.

Hobbyzone make dirt cheap stuff, it's amazing

http://www.hobbyzone.pl/en/stands-racks-and-hangers-for-paints/23-large-paint-stand.html

Fits GW or Vallejo, just pick the right size. I redid my whole desk the other week with it, soooo much better. I rate the paint hangers

Try this

http://www.amazon.com/Bottle-Nail-Polish-Wall-Display/dp/B002WVBEH8/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1463355209&sr=8-7&keywords=acrylic+nail+polish+rack

I second the nail polish idea it is what I have. I holds all my various paint brands (about 35 bottles), WIP infantry models, Glue and bits and bobs out of the way!

One rack will do fine. Unless you have 50+ colors of paint.

The bottom rack is where I keep my WIP models and the exact colors I need for the project for quick unloading to the work area.

I simply threw money at the problem, and bought the back2 basix rack:



I wrote a fairly lengthy review here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/665363.page

The take away is that it's simply fantastic if you can stomach the price.

 womprat49 wrote:
I second the nail polish idea it is what I have. I holds all my various paint brands (about 35 bottles), WIP infantry models, Glue and bits and bobs out of the way!

One rack will do fine. Unless you have 50+ colors of paint.

The bottom rack is where I keep my WIP models and the exact colors I need for the project for quick unloading to the work area.

Iv been doing the nail polish racks my self.

but recently finding that i dont nearly use that many paints. so i v been culling my collection and only keeping a few out at a time now.

I use these:



Wire trays/surface wiring ducts, (PVC plastic, they come in varied measures, in two meter strips). 40x60mm or the bigger pots, 30x40 for the smaller ones (Those weren't stacked yet t the time of the picture, done now).

Vertical supports are threaded rod (5/32", cut to length; always leave a nut on before cutting!), with nuts and washers holding the shelves.

The tray lid was cut in 1cm wide strips for sidings and spacers.