ModularPaintingRack - Lightweight But Sturdy

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Hey there, I was searching for a rack to hold my paints, but none of the designs met my exact needs - some were too bulky, others required too many parts to print - some looked nice, but weren't really clean looking (or modular) if you wanted to add more to your desk. So I designed my own ModularPaintingRack, which is very easy to print, doesn't require a lot of filament, is very lightweight but sturdy at the same time. I achieved this by minimizing the trays for the colors and adding little reinforcements beneath them to make them strong against twisting. The design consists of two side-panels, a bridge that connects the side-panels, and the color-trays, which act as connectors themselves. The middle sections (i.e., the bridge and the color trays) are pushed into the side-panel. There's no need for gluing, as the connection itself is strong enough to hold everything together. There are three kinds of side-panels: Y-Stand R, Y-Stand L, and Y-Stand M. R & L are end-panels. They have the connection-holes for the middle section on one side only. Use them if you want to finish your PaintingRack. M is thicker and has the connection holes throughout its entire body, allowing connections on both sides. Use this for a middle section between two color-trays. For one tray, you need to print: * 2 side-panels: 1 R + 1 L // 1 R + 1 M // 1 L + 1 M * 1 bridge * One of each color-tray: 1 x Support_B_Vallejo, 1 x Support_MB_Vallejo, 1 x Support_MT_Vallejo, 1 x Support_T_Vallejo Currently, this is only available for Vallejo or similar color-pots. Upcoming additions include: * A 45° Corner with room for brushes and accessories * Straight support for brushes, accessories, and water-pots * Straight support for Citadel-pots * Straight support for Vallejo pigment-pots * Straight support for airbrush accessories I'm open to any ideas, so feel free to contact me! Also, if you have any problems while printing, don't hesitate to reach out. If everything goes well and you like the design, please share a make with us. Happy printing!