Painted items parts holder

Now for something completely un-glamorous. Often, when painting, we have parts of our kits attached to bits of rod, wire, or dowel. To act as a handle

Hold on the handle, paint away, no fear about smudging paint, leaving finger prints....

Only thing is, where to put these parts plus handles while the paint dries.....

I did the old "place in an empty jar" and that worked.

Until I got to Mirei-san, a larger (and heavier) scale figure then I was used to.

New situation, update thinking time.

First, I tried just placing fine sand in the bottom of a jar, which worked for the smaller pieces, like the hands. Struggled to maintain balance with the legs, so, update thinking again.

Rummaged through my tool box, found some 35mm film canisters (yep, that far back) with lead fishing weights and another with ball bearings.

Added a later of sand (sieved out the junk & organic grit) added the weights (rather then drop them straight onto the glass) then topped up with more sand.

Works a treat, so long as the base is heavier then the figure (parts) that are attached to the handle. Still, saves a part from toppling...happy little fellow am I.