Hobby paints come in two very different containers, and the biggest storage mistake is buying one rack for both. Citadel, P3 and SMS use short, wide flip-top pots (about 32 mm across). Vallejo, Army Painter and AK use tall, narrow dropper bottles. A rack sized for one is wrong for the other — pots rattle around in dropper seats, and droppers fall straight through pot-sized openings.
The Paint Rack 44 is built specifically for 32 mm pots: four stepped tiers hold 44 pots with every label band visible, and the same hidden magnetic drawer sits underneath for brushes and tools. Citadel, P3, SMS lacquers and other 32 mm pots all fit the same seats.
You want the dropper family: the Paint Rack 35 (twin drawers, compact), the Paint Rack 60 (our most popular), the Wall Rack 38 (zero bench space), or the rotating Carousel 57. The full breakdown is in our Vallejo & dropper bottle rack guide.
Run one rack per system side by side — a Rack 44 for the Citadel pots and a Rack 60 for the droppers. The two racks share the same design language, the same drawer, and the same Pin-Canal accessory mounts, so they look like one workstation rather than two mismatched stands. The clip-on Brush Holder fits either.
| Rack | Capacity | Where it lives | Drawer | Best for | Price (AUD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Rack 44 | 44 × 32 mm pots | Desk | 1 hidden magnetic drawer | Citadel, P3, SMS pots | $89.99 |
| Paint Rack 60 | 60 droppers | Desk | 1 hidden magnetic drawer | Vallejo, Army Painter, AK | $79.99 |
| Paint Rack 35 | 35 droppers | Desk | 2 hidden magnetic drawers | Smaller dropper collections | $59.99 |
| Wall Rack 38 | 38 droppers | Wall | Hidden drawer | Droppers, zero bench space | $79.99 |
No — and it's the most common paint-storage mistake. Citadel pots are ~32 mm wide and short; dropper seats are narrower and angled for tall bottles. Use Paint Rack 44 for pots and any of the dropper racks for bottles.
The rack is sized for the standard ~32 mm pot base used by Citadel, P3 and SMS.
We deliberately don't make a hybrid — half-and-half racks waste seats as your ratio changes. Two dedicated racks side by side store more paint in less space and let each system grow independently.
Yes — same fluted design language, same hidden magnetic drawer, same colour options, same accessory system.
More guides: Best paint racks for Vallejo & dropper bottles · Citadel pots vs dropper bottles · Full paint rack comparison
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