A thought on packaging for the MSP's

[airhead]

Is it possible to use different bottle tops for some of the non-paint products in the MSP line? Black caps for liners for example? The first thing I do is put a drop of paint on the tip of the cap on all the paint colors, but all the liners look black anyway, so why not use black caps to keep them separate?

 

Being an engineer and way too retentive, I keep my paints in product order, but am seriously rethinking that with this latest set. The sealer / primer / thinner triad needs to be separate as well as the brights.

[Rastl]

I snitched an idea from BattleMountainMinis and used a fine Sharpie to write the triad name on the bottle caps. In addition to the color dot this is helping.

 

My non-paint bottles were another problem so I just put a red X where the color dot is on the paint bottles. Along with the writing to tell me what's in there.

 

My case lets the bottles move around a little too freely right now so I'm planning on making some dividers so I can group the paints into their triads.

[Vaitalla]

That's an interesting idea. My concerns would be 1) that it might prove cost-impractical (one more big lot of caps taking up resources and creating inventory, except that since it's only used for six paints--three, in the case of additives--it won't realize its cost for a while), and 2) that our bottle producer might not make a cap for our bottles in a different color! It's also yet another thing that Production has to remember to do. If we thought about it at all I would probably consider transparent caps on the additives (since I plan on there being another six additives in the line by the time we hit 216).

 

But again, this would be a lot of additional money and brainpower for no cost gain at all. Which would mean, knowing as I do that Reaper is owned and run by accountants...you probably will want to just mark your caps yourself. Maybe a strip of colored tape or a sticker on the bottle? I will admit that I avoid this issue by putting my brown liner with my browns, my blue liner with my blues, my grey liner with my neutral greys, and so on when I have my paints in a carrier--otherwise they're on a paint spinner so I can see everything.

 

--Anne

[sldrdude]

That's an interesting idea. My concerns would be 1) that it might prove cost-impractical (one more big lot of caps taking up resources and creating inventory, except that since it's only used for six paints--three, in the case of additives--it won't realize its cost for a while), and 2) that our bottle producer might not make a cap for our bottles in a different color! It's also yet another thing that Production has to remember to do. If we thought about it at all I would probably consider transparent caps on the additives (since I plan on there being another six additives in the line by the time we hit 216).

 

But again, this would be a lot of additional money and brainpower for no cost gain at all. Which would mean, knowing as I do that Reaper is owned and run by accountants...you probably will want to just mark your caps yourself. Maybe a strip of colored tape or a sticker on the bottle? I will admit that I avoid this issue by putting my brown liner with my browns, my blue liner with my blues, my grey liner with my neutral greys, and so on when I have my paints in a carrier--otherwise they're on a paint spinner so I can see everything.

 

--Anne

 

I wonder, would spray paint affect the plastic caps (brittle, melt, whatnot)? If not, the customer could take empty bottles and spray paint the caps the appropriate colors (i.e. black for inks). Though you might have to buy a can of black spray paint because we never have that around.

[haldir]

Tamiya paints work with plastics, so those are safe, same with Testy's (Testor's but I'd stay away from those, whoops did I say that, ha ha)

 

Also put the caps on sticks or toothpicks, primed the caps & the have at with your choice of spray colors. Sounds like something I might try

 

Since you have the prep/sealer triad (1 color) lines (2nd color) & maybe if your picky, the metallic colors (possible 3 color) & for me I just put Wonderwash inks in spare bottles (that would be a 4th color for me.

 

just an idea

 

Randy M

[Ghaz]

Well, I do believe that Rustoleum makes a special spraypaint for plastics. You could pick up a can and a few spare MSP bottles and see what kind of results you get.

[haldir]

actaully that Krylon that has that spray, it's called Fusion, it adheres to the plastic without the need for primer, very limited color selection, but it does ahve the basics thou

 

Randy M

[Ghaz]

Yep, you're right it is Krylon Fusion. However if all you're doing is color-coding some caps you don't need a large selection of colors.

[battleMountainminis]

I snitched an idea from BattleMountainMinis and used a fine Sharpie to write the triad name on the bottle caps. In addition to the color dot this is helping.

 

 

 

 

Glad to help

 

I just write "primer" or flow or whatever on the tops works great but I seal it on or you find yourself re-writing it on alot clear nailpolish works great as sealer on plastic if you don't mind the shine and lasts longer than dulcote

[Paintrix]

The first thing I do is put a drop of paint on the tip of the cap on all the paint colors, but all the liners look black anyway, so why not use black caps to keep them separate?

 

I do the cap-drop thing, but for the liners, and many of the darkest colors, I dilute the paint so I can see it as a 'wash' over the white. (Okay, I really just smear it down the side of the cap. This is probably not an option if you keep your paints in product order...) The different liners, especially, stand out this way.

 

Vallejo Game Colour bottles have grey caps, but they're a slightly different size than the MSP bottles.

 

 

 

--Jen