The ‘Miniature’ Painting Station from Krydrufi. But do you NEED it?

Is this a must have Miniature Painting Tool with water pots, storage, wet palettes and paint palettes?

The All-in-one Modular Artbox from Krydrufi is launching on Kickstarter!

They were kind enough to send me this Miniature Painting Tool and modular art station to play with and showcase - so here it is. I get no kickbacks so the decision is totally yours.

It has some great elements, and some not so great ones. Let's have a deep dive.

Launching November 15th, 2023 at 8pm.

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⭐️ AIRBRUSH PARTS

👉🏻 Grex G-MAC MAC Valve with Quick Connect Coupler and Plug by Grex Airbrush

👉🏻 Harder & Steenbeck 126354 Airbrush air Valve
CHECK WHETHER THESE FIT YOUR AIRBRUSH!

👉🏻 Harder & Steenbeck Infinity 0.4mm

👉🏻 Sparmax Inspire TC620X Dual hose

👉🏻 Golden Airbrush Medium
US (I can't find this on the US Amazon strangely?)

👉🏻 Airbrush Spray Gun Wash Cleaning Tools

👉🏻 Portable Spray Booth

⭐️ LASER CUTTING BITS AND PIECES

👉🏻 Pack Extra Strong Magnets 6mm X 3mm

👉🏻 Creality Falcon 2 Laser Engraving Machine 22W

👉🏻 Pack of 10 MDF Blank Sheets 3mm Thick

👉🏻 A4 Greyboard 15 Sheets

👉🏻 Westfoam 3mm A4 Foamboard - White (Boxed Pack of 30 Sheets)

👉🏻 Liquitex Inks (choose your colour)
US Amazon's prices are not worth adding here. I'd heard Michaels are good in the US?

👉🏻 Wire Cutters

👉🏻 Liquitex Matte Medium

👉🏻 Golden Matte Medium (I can't find Liquitex in the US strangely?)

👉🏻 Vallejo Flow Improver 200ml & 17ml

👉🏻 Vallejo Flow Improver 17ml

👉🏻 Warlord Games Fine Tip Brushes
US - Check your local hobby store

👉🏻 TAMIYA Weathering Master C Set
(other sets available)

👉🏻 Waterslide Decal Paper Inkjet Clear

⭐️ MAKE YOUR OWN WET PALETTE

👉🏻 Sponge Clothes

👉🏻 Ferrero Rocher 24 Pieces 300g

👉🏻 Precut Baking Paper

⭐️ PIN AND GAP FILL YOUR MINIS

👉🏻 1 Gallon Cork Bung - Solid x10

👉🏻 Large Paper Clips 100 Count 50mm

👉🏻 Vallejo 20 ml Plastic Putty

⭐️ HOBBY STUFF

👉🏻 Silicone Baking Mat 60 × 40 cm

👉🏻 Silicone Baking Mat 30 × 40 cm

👉🏻 Ak interactive Weathering Pencils - full set

👉🏻 AK Interactive Pencils Set - Chipping

👉🏻 AK Interactive Pencils Set - Metallics

👉🏻 50 Plastic Dropper Bottles 15ml

👉🏻 20 Dropper bottles 20ml

👉🏻 10 Dropper bottles 30ml

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00:00 Intro
00:39 The All-in-On Paint Station
01:35 Who's it for?
01:49 Packaging Info
02:10 The top section
02:54 Brush Holders
03:26 The modules
03:38 Storage and Wet Palette in one
04:28 Well Palette
04:55 Cons for the Miniature Painter
08:07 Overall?
08:36 Outro & More Links

#warhammer40k #MiniaturePainting #TabletopGaming #krydrufi #paintstation #ModelPainting #PaintingEquipment #citadelpaints

[thestateofplay]

UPDATE: Krydrufi responded and agreed to design a new well palette and stickers! See their comments below. 👍🏼

[gregwessendorf]

The "wandering in the makeup section where women look at you like you're lost" hit so close to home for me it's a little frightening. Still some of my best dry brushes.

[pascalverbraeken]

I even watch your reviews if they're about products I'm not really interested in.
Just love to hear you talk about the hobby.
Keep up the good work, and never lose your sense of humor. It's great !

[barrygavin]

A white Silicon well pallet like the fidget popper from last year would be ideal as the acrylic just pops out once it’s dried.

[KRYDRUFI]

Thanks for your feedback！！❤️ It looks like our 1.0 version has a lot of room for improvement. We will fix these flaws in the crowdfunded version. Like that piece of paper that's hard to tear😂😂

[prashrad]

As someone who moves their painting station around between home and my place of work, this is an amazing tool kit. Its perfect for starting out, and, while definitely needing some improvement (noted the same issues you had), it seems like it does its intended purpose. Definitely not a game changer per se, but a great tool kit for those that are on the go.

[kariko]

Soo, I randomly have this - the wife saw it and bought it for me.. I really like it.. and I’m new to miniature painting.. no stickers, no wells.. just storage, wet pallets and the two pots four brush holders.. really chuffed so far!

Also, love your reviews dude..

[xxnormxx]

Just found this channel can't believe it's only 8 months old...

Super high production and editing and funny to boot.

[VicodinElmo]

I live near Cardiff but travel to Plymouth frequently for overnighters due to work. Quite like the idea of this for doing a bit of on-the-go light hobbying. I do have a proper toolbox but, if I’m only away 2-3 nights, I don’t really want to lug everything with me. I’m talking the sort of “finishing up a couple of models I was halfway through before I left” kind of hobbying. When you’ve got a spare hour.

[bgdaddy]

i saw an ad on this and thats why im here looks pretty sweet all in one the cheapest one is like 21.99 i think that is great i dont have a lot of space

[Himle_]

It's an interesting idea (it just needs a little tweaking to be great for mini painters), if I had to move my products from A to B every time i paint. But like you, I've got a dedicated painting area so.
Some things I'd need to be able to use it at all.
1) A proper well palette in white PVC (I still use the OLD GW ones that came with their paint station and love them) with wells that aren't bigger than the RGG Wavy addon.
2) Bigger size so brushes will fit.
3) I'd also love some paint storage tray. I mean, if you can't store your paints with the palette and brushes, i can just get 2 plastic containers and my RGG palette instead.
(There is another product out there that I like, that features all my wants/needs in a handy format, but it's obviously more expensive. If I had been interested in taking my paints, brushes etc with me when I go on vacation etc.)

I do love the brush holders though! And would happily buy something similar as a stand alone product.

Always a pleasure watching your vids & happy to see you getting the recognition you deserve! Although honestly, I haven't had time to watch content at all lately. :'(

[Salubrious]

Thanks for sharing this. I’ve just done a complete studio overhaul and I was missing something to keep my painting and hobby stuff separated. I’ve ordered 4 of these (small ones as they had a discounted) for my girlfriend and I. 1 green each for clippers, glues etc and 1 blue each for our painting stuff. ❤ many thanks, more so as I’ve only found your channel today. Thanks!

[PopeJrod]

While i agree with some other posts stating it is filling a need i dont currently have, i think i will be recommending it to some folks i know who are restarting their painting journey after a long hiatus. Thanks for sharing!

[theBoonarmies]

the square water pot issue could be solved with a cylindrical insert with mesh sides and base to agitate the brash against inside the water pot. an Additional feature/add-on piece that increases utility, flexibility and specificity.

[KRYDRUFI]

And we will design the palette modular you said ❤️ Give us some time to design

[xxnormxx]

Id love to get one of these it seems perfect for me because i dont have room for a permanent painting station i can get set up in a couple of minutes.

I would like a lid with room for some paints and brushes so you can take it places and have everything you need.

[marchenplay]

That is pretty cool and I bet more than a handful will like it. A recommendation for the 3d printing crowd: The Paintpal travel companion I believe does all of this, except clip together solid (which I don't care much for I just brought a velcro strap) it's really cool.

[vaderkoshpaints]

Groovy review. I imagine if you travel to hobby with friends or at a game store this might be very useful. Or if you travel for business a great deal and want to keep on playing.

[HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Excellent review. I do think they missed an opportunity - the stacked unit should resemble a tenement from old Kowloon. Cheers!

[UriskOfTheFae]

Thank you for the thorough review!
I usually shy away from things like this marketed for the hobby, but it's actually a price I'm willing to pay for something I've been looking to do just this. AND YOU SAID IT SEEMS DURABLE, WOOHOO! I like being able to stack away all my related tools (paint cups, wet palette) together, plus the brush holders actually look genuinely usable, which will be a new tool for my setup. It'll be nice having some smaller wet palettes I can squirrel away when not in use. I may divide them by project, or one for me and one for my brother, then keep my previous homemade jank one as a backup or use it for something else.
I saw they have a green & sand colour option instead of blue & black. That definitely helps the visibility problem, but I still despise the idea of cleaning paint out of the plastic wells. However, I think those'll be useful for storing bits & basing materials. I currently lack such a thing.
I'm perfectly happy with not having something meant to carry all of my tools and models in one. Too heavy a container can be just as much of a hurdle as space for me, and the compact size and specificity of its role means it'll be an asset at my all around craft table as well at the twice monthly Warhammer meetups.