Do you paint miniatures? If so, you’ve probably realized how much stuff you’re going to need or want. The miniature painting hobby if given enough time and pressure will create a veritable mountain of doo-dads and widgets galore.
Well, I’m not here to stop you on your slippery slide to financial ruin and despair. Minimalism is great for the utilitarian, but is the complete antithesis of the hobbyist.
I don’t like the sound of all the lists he’s making.
Ben Stein, speech writer, actor, author, TV personality and more
Here’s a list of things you may need or want to get for your journey as a miniature hobbyist.
100 Things You May Need or Want for Painting Miniatures
(Arranged alphabetically)
3D printer (PLA/SLA)
Air compressor
Airbrush
Alligator clips
Basing flock
Battery-operated micro engraver
Blue/white sticky tack
Brass rod
Brush Restorer/Cleaner
Brush soap
Brush-on or aerosol primers
Brushes
Caliper
Camera
Chairs and stools
Clippers
Compact vacuum
Cork boards and toppers
Cotton-tipped buds
Decal solution
Dip pens
Drills and burrs
Dry palette
Enamel varnish/Dullcote
Epoxy putty
Epoxy resins
Eye droppers
Files, all types
Flow improver
Forceps
Gaffer’s tape
Glass and plastic containers/all sizes
Glaze Medium
Gloss varnish
Gloves
Glue/all-kinds
Gravel fine/medium/coarse
Hair dryer
Hobby knife/utility knives/extra blades
Hobby saw/coping saw
Hot-glue gun
Lamps and other lights
Lightbox for photography
Low tack tape
Machine oil/lubricants
Magnets
Magnifying lamp
Masking fluid
Matte varnish
Micro-pens
Mineral spirits
Modeling compound
Music player/speakers
Notebook
Paint
Painting holder/clamps/handles
Paint organizer
Paint shaker
Paint thinners
Palette knife
Paper clips
Parafilm
Parchment paper
Pastel sticks
Pencils
Pens
Photography backdrop
Pin vise
Plastic card
Plastic putty/gap-filler
Powdered pigment
Reamer
Reference photos/image album
Respirator masks
Rubbing alcohol
Ruler
Sand
Sand paper
Satin varnish
Scissor
Scrappers/mold-line removal tool
Sculpting tools
Self-sealing cutting board or mat
Sharp etching scribe
Sonic cleaner
Sponge
Spray bottle
Tables/desks
Talcum powder
Thin gauge wire
Tongue depressors
Toothbrush
Toothpicks
Tripod
Turn-table
Tweezers
Water rinsing container or pot
Wearable magnifying system
Wet palette
Wire cutters
List version updated: 10-12-18
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