Plydolex Wooden Paint Organizer - 74 Holes Suitable for Vallejo, Citadel, Tamiya Paint Bottles - 14 Brushes Holes, 6 Minis Stands and 2 Drawers Review (2026)

Who this organizer is built for

For anyone whose paint shelf has outgrown a shoebox, this Plydolex rack targets miniature painters running Warhammer 40k, D&D or general scale armies with bottles from more than one brand. The holes are sized for Vallejo 17 ml droppers, Citadel 12, 18 and 24 ml pots, and Tamiya 60 ml jars in the same unit, so it works well for anyone who has picked up paint from several ranges rather than sticking to one brand's own storage. It is a desk or shelf piece rather than a portable case, so it suits a painter with a fixed hobby corner more than someone who carries paints to a club night. Builders just starting a collection may find the full 74 slots more capacity than they currently need.

How the 74 holes and drawers are laid out

The paint side splits into 24 one inch holes for airbrush dropper bottles and 50 holes at 1.37 inches for the wider bottles brush painters use, adding up to the 74 total in the name. A separate row of 14 smaller holes, roughly 0.11 to 0.19 inch, holds brush handles upright so bristles stay off the desk between coats. Six mini stands let you park painted figures on their sprues or bases while washes and varnishes cure, and two drawers underneath take spare brushes, palette knives, sponges or other small tools that would otherwise clutter the main surface. A shelf across the top gives extra room for a lamp or reference material once the main holes fill up with bottles.

Setting it up and keeping it organized

Like most Plydolex pieces, this organizer ships as a wood kit rather than one molded unit, so plan on assembly time before it can hold any paint. Once built, loading it is straightforward: airbrush bottles go in the smaller round holes and standard pots in the larger ones, with brushes bristle up in their dedicated row so they dry properly instead of resting on their tips. Because it is wood rather than plastic or metal, keep it away from damp basements or garages where spilled paint or humidity could warp the panels over time, and wipe up drips quickly so they do not soak into the grain. The open drawer fronts make a weekly tidy quick rather than a full reorganizing job.

Trade-offs against other paint racks

The obvious cost of 74 holes, 14 brush slots, drawers and a shelf is footprint. This is not a rack for a narrow shelf; it wants a proper section of desk or wall. Plydolex also sells a larger modular bundle with 105 bottle holes and a corner rack for painters who outgrow even this size, while PROSCALE's modular racks offer a similar bottle and brush layout in individually purchasable modules if you would rather build up capacity gradually instead of committing to one large kit. Compared with a simple wall-mounted paint shelf, this organizer's drawers and figure stands add functionality a flat shelf cannot match, but that also means more parts to assemble and more surface to dust.

Verdict and who should choose differently

For a miniature or model painter with bottles from two or three brands and no dedicated storage system yet, this organizer solves the clutter problem in one purchase and adds brush drying and figure stands that simpler racks skip. Painters with a small desk or only a handful of paints will be better served by a compact wall rack, and anyone already outgrowing 74 slots should look at Plydolex's larger modular bundle instead. Assembly time is real, so set aside an evening rather than expecting to unbox and load it in minutes.

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