Robert,
You say you don't have enough stuff to separate out by type, but I suspect you do. I suggest you take your stuff and separate it into 2 categories: 1) components: tubes, nose cones, rings, kits, etc. and 2) tools for building: glue, tape, knife, pencil, ruler, sandpaper, etc.
Next put some kind of shelf right over your workbench and put all your tools on it. The components go into the bin/shelving unit of your choice. Take a look at this pic. It shows a shelf over the work surface where stuff like glue and other tools is in easy reach from your chair. Off to the right is a storage unit where components are stored. The philosophy is: the stuff you need for nearly every build needs to be easy to reach, but not in the way of your work surface.
Below is a pic of a different workbench. Again, you see a shelf immediately over the work surface where adhesives, tape, knives and other small tools, sanding blocks, brushes, etc are within easy reach.
Once you set up some kind of system, you will find over time that you will need to "tweak" it to better fit the way YOU work. Move the stuff you seldom need into storage further away from the bench and bring in the stuff you find you are constantly having to get. The best way to organize your workshop is unique to you. You will figure that out via iterations.
Take some time to browse the
Workshop Gallery and you may get additional ideas.
