As noted in Wargames Illustrated, my hobby work area was a bit cluttered to say the least. It looks more like a fine artist's floor than a hobby table.
Well, all that is about to change! My wife and I got to doing some talking and a cunning plan was hatched to order some more storage boxes that could be put up on the wall.
The first plastic box experiment had worked so well for the Vallejo style bottles, that the idea of buying a few more seemed to be a great idea, getting all the dropper bottles off the work top and on the wall.
It was by chance really that I found this type of storage box made for a great paint rack. It's clear so you can see through the sides too to help you locate colours. It also keeps the paint by the top of the bottle, with the paints laying horizontal in the storage.
On getting back from a Roleplay meeting, I found my wife had put them up for me as a surprise and filled them.
I had a few more dropper bottles to add from the Chaos horde, but the hobby table was looking a lot clearer.
It might take a bit of time to get used to the new system, but at least now I can see the actual paint colour rather than search through a sea of white lids.
Finding the odd straggler still hiding in plain sight, he will soon be categorised and processed don't worry.
Originally the paints were stacked in rows of three, meaning nine paints could be stored. However, on messing around with them, I found by stacking them three,two,three,two, ten paints could fit in the space. This looser formation also meant the pots were looser and easier to get out.
For the first time in many years the clouds of Chaos start to pull back to reveal a clear sky.
A wall of paint is revealed in the gleaming sun. The last bastion of clutter wars.
There is still a way to go, but this is a great start. I have to admit the clutter had started to affect my painting a bit. There was so much on the table with unfinished projects that I had gone a bit snow blind with it all.
Having a place to store half my paints off the table, will guarantee a free working area clear of bottles in the future.
Look! See there, a figure has entered the clearing...get him!
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