Ikea Skadis Pegboard Wargaming Paint Bottle Holder

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<p><i>Tips are appreciated and go towards creating new designs</i></p><p>A friend of mine is into wargaming and wants to organize his paints a little bit better to have them easily accessible and all stored neatly. He saw the <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2393177">design by Black Hussar</a> which is pretty neat, but the meshes seem a bit broken and after fixing them the paint holder doesn't quite fit the Ikea Skadis Pegboard for some reason. So I stepped in and designed a new one from scratch.</p><p>The paint holder is sized such that it uses two same-aligned rows of the pegs on the Skadis pegboard (so technically 4 rows), but spacing is left between the holders so that they fit next to each other in a row. I've added versions for 3, 4 and 5 Citadel paint bottles which should make it possible to cover pretty much any situation on the Skadis pegboards.</p><p>The back side features removeable hooks and securing pegs (for easier printability) which can also be adjusted for height, should you wish to do so.</p><p>The differences between the regular and "simple" GW_PaintHolder are pretty much cosmetic. The simple one has a different back design which makes it use a bit less plastic and thus print a tiny bit faster.</p><p>If you want to design your own versions, I've added a PDF with blueprints and key measurements as reference material, as well as 'blanks' for easy modification (with the number indicating how many pegs it uses) in STL and STEP formats.<br>If you need more information, different file formats or want me to adjust anything, specific paint bottle support or something else, drop a comment and I'll see what I can do. Obviously you're free to remix as well.</p><p>Paint Holder Types:</p><ul><li>33mm ("GW_")<ul><li>Fits Games Workshop / Citadel Paint Bottles</li><li>Fits nose-down Vallejo dropper bottles and similar with cap diameter &lt;23mm</li></ul></li><li>37mm<ul><li>Fits Vallejo Airbrush Colors, 32ml (fit not tested by me personally)</li><li>Fits Liquitex Acrylic Ink, 30ml (fit not tested by me personally)</li><li>Fits Createx Airbrush Colors, 60ml (fit not tested by me personally)</li></ul></li><li>25mm<ul><li>Fits Vallejo dropper bottles, standing up</li></ul></li><li>Blank<ul><li>For adapting to your own bottle sizes</li><li>Available for 3, 4 and 5 pegs on the Skadis board</li><li>Available in STL and STEP file format</li></ul></li></ul><p>Update 2021-12-23:</p><ul><li>Added photo of printed paint holders in use, kindly supplied by <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/Bralle/about">Bralle</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/Bralle/about">Bralle</a> also <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4295431">remixed some holders</a> for for Vallejo metal colors and Createx/Faskolor airbrush colors</li><li>As he said his are not well-centered I made some versions for 37mm bottles as well</li></ul></li><li>Added image of recommended print orientation (rotation on X/Y-plane is for viewing purposes only)</li><li>Added 25mm Vallejo Dropper Bottle versions</li><li>Added STEP files of 3x, 4x and 5x blank holders in simple and 'decorative' form for easier editing / modding</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Print Notes:</strong></p><p>General Print notes:</p><ul><li>Each paint holder reaquires two attachment hooks and optionally two additional securing pegs. These mainly improve stability against rattling.</li><li>I designed the whole thing to be printed with 0.1mm resolution, but it should work with 0.2mm resolution as well.</li><li>Layer height is less important than XY-resolution with the intended / described print orientations. As long as you use a 0.4mm nozzle or smaller, everything should work out A-OK. I can't make any guarantees for larger nozzles though.</li><li>The infill ratio is not that critical and PLA is plenty strong for a couple small paint bottles. For a slightly nicer finish I recomment 5 shells and 25% infill. Functionally 3 shells and 15% infill ought to work good enough if you feel like saving some time and plastic.<br>Paint holders printing notes</li></ul><p>Paint Holders Printing Notes:</p><ul><li>You can print the paint holders as they are, no need for supports, brims or anything.<br>Place them such that the paint bottle openings sit flat on the build platform.<br>Attachment hook / securing pegs printing notes</li></ul><p>Attachment Hook / Securing Pegs Printing Notes:</p><ul><li>Print them vertically with the flat side of the hook or peg respectively facing towards the build platform. I've added a picture of the recommended printing orientations for better understanding.</li><li>As these are vertical parts with a fairly small surface area you may need to use a brim. 3mm ought to be sufficient, though I've also gotten away without brims in tests. It's safer to use them though.</li><li>If you use a brim you may need to cut the two notches free in order to allow the outer parts to function like springs, which is necessary for functional reasons.<br>&nbsp;</li></ul>