Miniature Paint Bottle Stacking Storage for The Army Painter paints

Update 11/24/2023: I added a lid to go on top of the stack

I wanted to create a stacking holder for my paints (14 each).  They go into a bin for storage but stack well enough for a desk.  I wanted it to be large enough to hold most of a single color, without being too big…as I can always print a second.

Bottles are set such that you can press on the bottom of the bottle and the top will pop up to remove the paint.  Bottoms are visible enough to see the color through the bottom.  The top bottle support has an edge, so the bottles can't drift up very far.

I added text for the color in the box, as well as printed in that color.

The sides are high enough, that the boxes do not sit on the paint when nested.   Top of walls and bottom are chamfered to have them nest within each other enough to be secure.  Walls and bottom have an additional chamfer to add support in the corners on the sides since I made the tolerances too tight as I tweaked the design.  (from the pics, the red and flesh boxes were initial versions where the height and chamfers had to be tweaked).  Blue and Black are the latest design (v19….yeah, 19 changes).

The bottle supports are stripes, to reduce the amount of material, and print time of course.

Autodesk Fusion 360 source file included to add more colors/change the text to your need.