seiran01 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Back in June, I started designing and 3d printing a line of glue and paint bottle holders to help stop my clumsy self from spilling so many things on my workbench. Once I had the holders I needed for myself, friends started requesting custom ones for their own bottles and from there, I came up with a plan to sell to the local club once we could eventually meet in person again (at this rate... in 2039?). So with that... introducing the Arsenal of Holders (or ArseHolds for short). I put a price sheet together if anyone is interested, prices are a fair bit lower than similar products (you'd be surprised how inexpensive some of these are to print!). The price sheet includes photo examples and my email to contact if you're interested in anything (or PM me here on LSP). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19_pPrYFguFJAvQCoqK1eqe2fHpv6QCae05e_eDtVMO8/edit?usp=sharing I took it a step further and made bottle holder shelves to completely fill out the space in my HobbyZone shelving cubbies as well as the space on top of the shelves holds more than the HobbyZone bottle holder products designed to sit on top - these haven't been priced out yet for sale but I could probably be convinced if someone really wanted them. I welcome any constructive feedback and suggestions Thanks everyone, Mike Kagemusha, Fanes, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Definitely would help out organizing my bench space and to be honest the prices are very affordable for what’s on offer, in comparison to some of the stuff i see online (i think there was a post in general section regarding a competitor product). Makes more sense purchasing from the LSP member family when they produce a similar product than putting my cash out in the market. Seiran maybe you should also link your post to the general section! Karim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Those are really nice products, Mike. I've made some out of mdf & maple ply, but yours are so much nicer. Will be ordering some in the near future - can't have enough paint bottle holders! Cheers, Damian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Looks good, Mike! I think you should team up with HobbyZone and get them to offer these in their range, instead of their space-inefficient MDF versions. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thanks guys! Kev, I've thought about that but for now I think the amount of time my little printer would need to be running for that would probably end up with Gwen leaving me... LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 18 minutes ago, seiran01 said: Thanks guys! Kev, I've thought about that but for now I think the amount of time my little printer would need to be running for that would probably end up with Gwen leaving me... Nah, you just license them the designs, plus a tiny percentage of each unit sold. Let them sort out the mass production! Kev MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Do you have ones that fit Gunze paints Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Michael931080 said: Do you have ones that fit Gunze paints Mike? The Mr Color bottles? Yes, same holder as for the smaller tamiya jars Michael931080 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 You may want to rethink the abbreviated name for the UK market, or you might find it affects the bottom line, and you'll have to butt out of that market. (Alpha romeo sierra echo in the UK refers to a body part that across the pond you call an alpha sierra sierra.) Landrotten Highlander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 i agree whilst it is damn funny, i think any search engine will block that one out straight away so, humour or money...your choice Landrotten Highlander and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Haha, some family back in NZ dared me to go with that name and I’m not one to back down from a bit of humour. nmayhew and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I like your idea and products! Do you consider shipping to Europe? And yes, stick with the name - it's different and I like it. Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Thanks Lothar, Im happy to ship overseas if the cost of the postage isn’t an issue for you - our postage rates can get quite pricey pretty quickly. If anyone on LSP outside of the US has a 3d printer and is interested in making/selling these products for your region, drop me a line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyWan Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) Seems like everyone's doing "bottle holders" for scale modelers now...I generally don't have an issue spilling stuff so I never got any, but when Mike Swinburne came advertising... I gave in and ordered a couple to try out, including one custom print to hold my commonly used decal solutions. These are great - printed from ABS, lightweight, and fit the bottles tightly. Order with confidence. **The items seen in this post were not gifted and were bought with my own actual money. Mike in no way threatened or blackmailed me to post this message of advertisement for him.** Edited September 25, 2020 by AnthonyWan Lothar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, AnthonyWan said: **The items seen in this post were not gifted and were bought with my own actual money. Mike in no way threatened or blackmailed me to post this message of advertisement for him.** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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