Have you ever wondered what we recommend for everything you’ll need in your hobby adventure? Check out our quick list of the top products out there.
If you’re just getting into the hobby or maybe looking for something better than what you already have, check out our top 5 list for the most useful hobby products out there.
1. Citadel Fine Detail Cutters $33
You might think that $33 dollars is way too much to spend on something for snipping plastic, but these cutters are ABSOLUTELY worth it. They’ll last you for a very long time. They cut crisply and don’t bunch the plastic together before it actually clips off.
Just never cut metal with these, or you will damage the blades.
2. Jentastic’s Drunken Brush Goop! 2 oz $8.99 (Slowfuse Gaming)
Do you have those great brushes you used to love, but they sat neglected, and you can’t bring yourself to throw them away? Jentastic’s Drunken Brush Goop is one of the best brush cleaners we’ve come across. It seems like there’s no job too tough to match the power of this brush cleaner.
With a little patience, it can bring back even the most neglected of brushes.
3. Citadel Painting Handle $8
The days of cork and sticky tack are numbered since the new hobby handle came around. This amazing design is perfect for giving you a good grip on your models without having to worry about where to hold the mini. It fits comfortably in your hand, provides more stability while you’re painting, and fits bases up to 40mm.
Do yourself a favor; avoid cramps from holding small corks, spend the $8, and pick one of these up for yourself.
4. An Old Toothbrush Free
Grab one of your old toothbrushes that you just haven’t thrown away yet and use it to clean your models. If you begin to dabble in the world of resin, we STRONGLY recommend that you wash the bits with dish soap and water before you do anything with them.
There’s a separating chemical on the bits that can mess up the primer and paint if you aren’t careful. It’s just much better to get it off. Whatever you do, don’t go out and buy a new toothbrush just for that. If nothing else, treat yourself to a new brush and use the old one for this special mission.
5. Citadel Mouldline Remover $17.50
This amazing little tool will make you rethink your favorite razor blade when it comes down cleaning up mold lines. The best part is… no more accidental finger slices or cutting too deep into your mini. This tool fits comfortably in your hand and makes it a lot easier to make silky smooth finishes of those annoying mold lines.
You’ll end up saving more money in the long run by picking one of these up and saying goodbye to razor blades that go dull too fast.
6.Slow Fuse Gaming Hobby Go-Bag $48.99
This is your one-stop grab bag in case of a hobby emergency. It can carry all of your paints, the minis you’re working on, other hobby supplies, and the list can go on. If you’re the kind of person that likes to deploy and claim some territory when you hobby, take a look at these honorable mentions.
7. Painting Easel $12.96
You can deploy your bag and lean your paint-holding tray against the easel to have everything facing you. You won’t have to get up, lean around, and pick up paints trying to guess which color is which.
8. Light Halo <$50
You can read our post on making your very own Light Halo super cheap, that will really brighten up your hobby beats lab for sure!
Materials Used:
- 2 LED Light Strips $9.59 each
- 1 Power Supply $9.99
- 1 Y Power Splitter $5.99
- RF Controller $2.11
- 1 Aluminum Bar $5.78
- 1 Epoxy Adhesive $5.47
- Gorilla mounting tape (optional) $5.78
9: Tupperware (literally anywhere)
Grab some Tupperware or plastic bins to store your hobby things when you don’t want them in the way. You can separate your paints and brushes from the models you’re working on as well as glue, etc. You can get these bins anywhere and they’re dirt cheap. Add a little bubble wrap to the inside and you can store your built minis safely till you can get paint on them!
If you are a pet owner, keep one on your desk to place your minis into between paint sessions to protect them from pet hairs etc.
What do you think about these hobby tools? Do you use some of the ones we mention? What’s one thing you use the most? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
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About the Author: Wesley Floyd
Wesley Floyd
Job Title: Staff Writer
Joined: 2018
Socials: @RealmbrushPainting
About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.
Imperial fanboy, tabletop fanatic, and the self-proclaimed King of Sprues. He knows for a fact that Mephiston red is the best-tasting paint and is the commission painting equivalent of a Wendy’s 4 for $4. If you like what he writes and want to contact him or have your tabletop minatures painted (to a mostly okayish standard), message him on Instagram.
