Paint Carrousel

[Gb64c]

http://www.paintier.com/index.html

Hi

Does anyone have one of these?

I am considering one, the 80, which holds 120 eye drop bottles.

As of now I use two double tier lazy Susan kitchen spice holder things that I have had for 25 years. They work great, but I am ever expanding my paints.

My work space is limited to a 5' table, about 15 square feet, which holds nearly every thing with the exception of a plastic wheeled five drawer storage thing.

So space is limited, and it like to see the paint and not keep it in a drawer etc...

Tell me what y'all think and if any one has one. If I were to buy a new kitchen lazy Susan, they are over $10, so my logic is to apply another $40 and have a lot of storage.

And I do not have wall space to mount shelves.

[Gb64c]

Anyone out there use one of these or has unique ways to store paint

[Omi]

i looked at these but they take up alot of desk space, great product, but i ended up building wall racks, have a look in the forum in your "modelling spaces" i think most of use this method.

[WebbyNZ]

all depends where you have the space.
Some people use small drawers, some use homemade shelving, some buy custom shelves (usually have bottle size holes cut).
I use the stepped nail polish racks as property managers dont like you wall mounting stuff in rental properties, and they fit nicely on top of a4 size drawers.

As mentioned, check out http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=52 for heaps of inspiration

[grover]

I just bought this for $10. Its a spice rack but I plan on using it for Alclads when I can afford them lol.

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[countzero99uk]

I was looking at getting one of these its about the same price but I think a lot more sturdy and usefull.

edit -
Helps if I put the link....

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20107873/

[Gb64c]

I was looking at getting one of these its about the same price but I think a lot more sturdy and usefull.

edit -
Helps if I put the link....

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20107873/

You may want to look at this stuff, I use two little five drawers on my table and one roll around four drawer, very handy, see through and durable. The small drawers stack on one another so you can keep building, and that's what we do.

http://m.sterilite.com/mobile.html?Prod ... &section=1

I don't think expensive either

[Gb64c]

i looked at these but they take up alot of desk space, great product, but i ended up building wall racks, have a look in the forum in your "modelling spaces" i think most of use this method.

I just ordered one, the "80". And the fellow Ben that owns the company said it can hold 124 eye dropper bottles.

Also the base is less then one foot, so I can replace my current configuration of three lazy Susan's which are about 1 foot each, with this.

I will do some photos of it and maybe my first YouTube video review, we will see.

[Gb64c]

All,

My Paintier 80 arrived and I assembled it and have loaded it with paint.

Not sure if how I have it set up is how it will stay or not, as you know it is complex to organize paint, and I have posted the question on how people organize their paints and had many different styles of organization. However it seemed from the few replies I received, people orginize them by brand and number.

As of now, I will continue to organize by brand and color grouping, such as all my Tamiya Greys are in one section, Clears, metallics, Greens....

My other brand is Vallejo, which I lump like that as well, German Uniforms, Russian Tankers....and then wierdo paints, like wood, leather etc...

Recently my collection of paints has increased and I plan to pick up dozens more on my trip to Japan, Mr. Hobby, so I will need more space.

My work space is a five foot folding plastic table and until now I have used several Lazy Susan, they have gotten full and I have begun placing paints and pigments where ever I can find space.

To solve this problem, I bought the Paintier 80, a product made in the USA, in the Detroit area where the best cars in the world are made. There are several different sizes, the 40 and 80 and custom sizes, you can get additional levels to make a 5-6 tier unit. The four tiers (80) met my needs and is not too high.

You can visit the website at http://paintier.com

The owners are a couple guys, but one is Ben Pope, and he was very responsive in getting back to me on questions I had and they have a 100% guaranteed satisfaction policy. The website is a little goofy when you select FPO or APO (Fleet Post Office/Army Post Office) and it does not add shipping, so I asked Ben and he said he eats the shipping for those serving the mlitary overseas. Thanks Ben for supporting the military!


Here are some details from the website for the "80".

Holds up to 64 1.5 inch diameter 1.0 oz. bottles

Holds up to 80 standard hobby .5 to 2.0 oz. size bottles

Holds up to 120 17 ml size eyedropper style bottles

Different sizes and types of bottles can be combined
Holds up to 16 art, craft, and hobby type paint brushes

Base diameter 11.5 inches

15 to 18 inches tall when assembled

3.125 or 4.125 inches between tiers

Injection molded white plastic trays

Easy assembly

My Product Review

Web Site:

Could have more photos, and maybe a YouTube video on assembly and how things fit in etc... I would say it is OK, but could be upgraded. But it gives you 100% of what you need.

Purchasing:

- Easy to order but does have before mentioned shipping rate glitch for FPO/APO addresses.
- Pay Pal is accepted, as are multiple Credit Cards
- Overseas Shipping rates are not listed, but states that the Shopping Cart will figure it out or you may email Ben Pope for Rates. ben@wargamescenics.com

Usage:

The Paintier 80, states it holds 80 bottles according to the directions.

Based on the brands and sizes of paints I own I found (I think) the following

- 80, 60 ml Vallejo
- 80, 35ml Vallejo
- 80, 35 ml. Italeri
- 80, 10 ml. Tamiya
- 80, 1/2 oz. Models Master
- 80, 2/3 oz. Pactara
- 80, 20 ml. Italeri
- 120 Vallejo, eye dropper bottles, double if you set a row behind the first row
----- Not in a slot but on flat surface
------If you did not spin it too fast, they should stay in place
- 64, 23ml. Large Tamiya pots which are not listed and do not fit into a snug slot, but do fit, see photos
----More 23 ml. could fit behind the first row as stated above

Funtionality:

The devise works extremely well, rotates smoothly on a metal lazy susan base, the slots are deep and well molded with plenty of space between shelves to reach in, based on the assembly scenario I chose, about 4 inches between each shelf.

The product comes with different length threaded rods as well as different sized spaces so you can customize the height, with four different options. I chose to make mine the largest with the most space in between each shelf. I will save the extra rods and spacers in case I want to modify it later.

It takes up the same space on my table as did the lay susan, so I gained two more levels and slots for the paints to sit in.

Holes in the top tier allows you to put paint brushes which looks like a nice option if one choses it. The holes do not hinder you from placing bottle of paint or thinner etc... over it if you do not choose to use it for a brush.

Quality and Durability:

It appears to be made well, strong reinforced plastic shelfs, clean molds, no flash (lol) and strong metal threaded rods as well as a steel based lazy susan with felt pads so not to scratch your table or surface, nice touch

My overall impression of the Paintier, is that it a high quality product and stores a crap load of paints in a tiny foot print, basically 1 Sq. ft. of bench space.

Recommendation:

I recommend this product for $50.00 USD, and think it is a good product and stores a very large amount of paint in a small area.

However, with that said, if you are like me, and use a lot of or exclusively larger Tamiya pots, then you could be disappointed, which I am not at all disappointed in the product, but some might be. The pots sit within a slot, but not one molded for the Tamyia pots, but as you can see in the picture, you can only put three or four next to each other until one finally slips into the trough.

I have them sitting there and it seems to work ok, and they do not slip off easily into the hole. And if they did slide into the hole, they won't fall off the unit, they just look crooked. I fixed them from shifting by putting in a eye dropper every 3-4 jars as a spacer. It keeps them from moving. I used odd ball eye droppers like liquid masking, retarder etc...

At this time I do not have any Life Coulour or Mr Hobby, so I cannot say how they fit. I will buy some of each soon and will update this thread at this time.

As my paint collection grows, this is how I will organize them in the future, I do not have the ability to put shelfs up as I move around, and with one or two square feet of space I can hold hundreds of bottles of paint and the next time I may choose the five level Paintier.

So if you are debating, go for it and if you don't like it, return it. But by the time you pay postage you may just want to keep it.

If you have any questions please free to PM me.

And I am going to save some eye dropper bottles as spacers



Contents







Directions, took five minutes to assemble



Assembled



Note under the shelf, the cross supports





Some of the bottles of paint I have and tried



At the front base of the jar, note the space between jar and plastic edge



Examples of how paints and pigs fit











Assembled and stocked



How I have the larger Tamiya pots situated




Eye dropper spacer so the large Tamyia do not shift



The Vallejo, label their paints oddly, some names and number are at the top, some bottom, the ones on the bottom are somewhat obscured by the lip



Overall set up, nice and will be useful to me



Hope you enjoyed my review, and I will continue to update the thread as I discover new things.

Greg

[JayCub]

Thank you for the review Greg this should be a sticky to give us an informed view
Tom

[Gb64c]

I could not find a section for product review, just kit review, and I don't know how stickies work, mabe a moderator can help