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As the world becomes increasingly modern, hobby technology has skyrocketed. Take a look at these products I recommend that’ll make your hobby journey a bit smoother.
TUTORIAL: Make your own light halo for under $50
Products For The Hobby Table
- Ultrasonic model cleaner. Quickly clean parts and tools
- Light Halo (featured above)– Tutorial With Parts List
- Overhead Triple Bright Lamp– I use two of these on my hobby table.
- Smaller Ultrasonic cleaner– Both ultrasonic model cleaners are sweet at saving you time with a hands-free way of washing the chemicals off of your resin pieces.
REVIEW: Take Your Models Anywhere with This Mobile Hobby Table
- Dx Racer Chair– A good chair is something you don’t want to skip out on if you find yourself at the hobby desk. This is what Rob uses himself.
- Gunnar Glasses- Protect From Harmful Blue Light, great for those harsh painting lights and computer monitor
- Purple Pad makes any chair better – hobbying takes a lot out of you and this pad is great for long hours in the chair.
- Ott Light Portable Light with No Clamps– perfect for on the go light for your projects
TUTORIAL: Cleaning Models With The Ultrasonic Model Cleaner (large)
- “Vortex” Heavy-duty paint mixer is more fun than it should be
- Mr. Polisher for trimming mold lines– Resin and plastic injections still come with mold lines that are visible after paint. Take it all off with Mr. Polisher
- Refilling Paint Water Pot– If you’re painting with a bunch of different colors, you can save yourself the trips of dumping water with the press of a button.
TUTORIAL: Best Mixer Shaker for Wargames Miniatures Paints
- Masters Airbrush Spray Booth With LED Lights- remove harmful particles from the air, and still be able to see your models!
- Gamer Black Dual Fan Spray Booth – Just like the booth above, but has two fans, and comes in a slick color!
- Amazon 11×17 Poster Frame 2 Pack for Warhammer starter box inserts.
- Mobile Hobby Table- mobile dedicated hobby table you can use anywhere.
REVIEW:Spray Booth With LED Lights Black Spray Booth (New Product)
- Indoor Filters For Spray Booth– Keeps your hobby airspace clean if you’ll be priming and airbrushing a bunch.
- Wet Pallet (small)– If you’re tired of wasting your paints by watching them dry as you work on your models, it’s time to grab a wet pallet.
Hobby Supplies to Pick Up
TUTORIAL: Transferring Citadel Paints to Dropper Bottles: Decant
- 15ml Dropper Bottles– Swap the Citadel paint pots with these dropper bottles and keep them from drying out.
- 30ml Dropper Bottles (for contrast and large pots)
- Shoe Holder For Spray Can Storage– store your spray cans out of sight behind a door!
- Matte Coat In Any Conditions: Rust-Oleum Dead Flat Spray– Never ruin a miniature again! TUTORIAL: Remove Dust & Fix Matte Coat Crazing/Frosting
REVIEW: Take Better Pictures of Your Minis With These
- Vallejo Plastic putty for gap filling– Green Stuff has its uses, but this is awesome for filling in small cracks and crevices between bits.
- Tamiya Extra-Thin Cement Quick-Setting– Great for ETB and all those “sliced” plastic model characters
- Testors Liquid Cement For Plastics
- Selfie Light for Miniatures– works great for taking pics of your minis for posting to social media.
- Cheesecloth- for making Camo cloaks for miniatures. TUTORIAL: Shockingly Easy: Make Camo Cloaks For Your Miniatures
TUTORIAL: Easy Lift-Off- Great for lifting paint off of minis you want to restore
- Testors Easy Lift Off Stripper (ELO)– A must-have if you’re restoring a model or bringing some older ones up to speed.
- Hobby Holder– GW’s handles are great if you buy them all. This product is a one-stop solution to most miniature sizes.
- Metallic Sharpie Markers For Painting– Great for quick trimming details on smaller models like shoulder pads/Titanicus
- Cheat at applying decals: Micro Sol/Set- Never have trouble with Decals again! TUTORIAL: Don’t Suck At Applying Transfers & Decals Anymore!
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Winsor Newton Cleaner removes dried paint– This cleaner does not play. You will need to use it with metal or glass containers it will eat plastic!
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Jentastic Brush Goop Conditioner after each use– Invented by a lady, but strong enough to protect and condition your brushes!
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Shapers Brushes for filling gaps with putties– If you’re doing high-detail work on a conversion and need to fill gaps with plastic putty or green stuff.
REVIEW: Bomb Wicks VS Citadel & Winsor Newton Brushes
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Green Stuff is hands down the best for freehand sculpting just about anything
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Sculpting Set this a great set for doing all that sculpting with green stuff above TUTORIAL: Sculpting Detail on Miniatures is Easy
- Dremel Tool Set – Variable Speed, great set for working with resin miniatures and terrain!
- 2″ low stick masking tape for marking off 40k new board sizes on existing mats TUTORIAL: Easy Fix For New 40k Table Sizes!
- Tentacle & Tube Maker: Must have for converters, the clear version rocks!
- Bomb Wicks & Igniter miniature paint brushes– Some of the best brushes I’ve ever used and reasonably priced as well.
- Resin Sand– Helps to build up texture around scenic basing bits to flat plastic beveled bases. TUTORIAL: Beginner’s Guide To Making Bases With Pumice
TUTORIAL: This Product Changes Everything!
- Mr. Hobby Multi-Black Weathering– one of the easiest ways to get great dirty, grimy weathering on your painted models.
- Ground Brown Mr. Hobby Weathering
- Mr. Hobby Weathering Stain Brown
- White Wash Mr. Hobby Weathering
- Mr. Hobby Weathering Solvent– for cutting back the weathering solution.
For Streaming
New section under progress featuring all the gear we use to record video content and stream.
- Elite Earbuds For Podcasts & Streaming- Pretty much waterproof (I dropped them in a 3 ft mudpuddle), and indestructible ( I also smashed them on the asphalt twice). 15-hour battery life and quick charging case make these my go-to now for everything from phone calls to streaming.
- Powerful Slim Laptop we use for streaming and working at conventions.
3D Printers Are Great For Miniatures
TUTORIAL: Learn 3D Printing Today
These days it’s even easier for hobbyists to source and print bits, perhaps more so than any of us had thought. The undeniable allure is that it’s not too expensive for any person to get into 3D printing in order to monetize and/or supplement their hobby.
3D Printers:
ANYCUBIC Photon UV LCD 3D Printer (left) and Photon S (right). Image theSLAchannel
- Anycubic photon S 3D printer is magic for minis.
- Anycubic Photon is pretty affordable and easy to use:
- New Anycubic Wash & Cure Station is here! Now you can wash and cure your 3d prints super easy in one single unit! Just detach your build plate from your Photon printer and attach it to the wash station, then dry and cure!
- Elegoo Mars has pretty high marks as well from folks.
3D Printing Supplies:
- Waterproof Silicone Prep Mat
- Microfiber Cleaning Cloths (for the print film)
- Pickle Jar for washing parts
- 90% or higher Isopropyl Alcohol (12 pack)
- UV Curing Station (3-time settings)
- Anycubic Wash & Cure Station
- Resin filter & funnel: Strain out uncured bits of resin from your printer vat or from your IPA baths.
- Kotto Fune Extractor: Great if the fumes from the Photon Printer are bothersome, or you use in an enclosed space (print this adapter piece for the hose).
Recommended Airbrushes & Supplies
Harder & Steenbeck Evolution Airbrush (left) and Colani (right) REVIEW: High-End Airbrushes
- H&S Colani Airbrush– Amazing quality for the price.
- H&S Ultra Airbrush Probably one of the best “starting airbrushes” on the market.
- H&S Evolution Airbrush (Lightweight Aluminium)
- H&S Evolution Airbrush (Chrome finish)
- Badger Patriot 105
- Iwata Eclipse Airbrush– An awesome airbrush to get you started.
- GSI Creos .18 Super fine Airbrush Great for the smallest of details.
Tooty No-Name Compressor REVIEW: More Than a Beginner Airbrush Compressor
- Sparmax Compressor– Name Brand Super Heavy duty and quiet.
- Tooty No-Name Compressor– This is a solid overall compressor that comes with an air reservoir if your airbrush didn’t come with one.
- Aspire Compressor
- Vallejo Airbrush Flow Improver Makes Airbrushing EASY!
- Vallejo Airbrush Thinner Thinner is great for getting your paints to the right consistency.
- Iwata Airbrush Lube – keep your metals lubed up!
- Grex Airbrush Cleaner – The second you buy an airbrush, you should also invest in some cleaner.
- Goose Neck Bottle for Cleaning AB– Clean your AB from every angle with high powered water!
- Tamiya Masking Tape For Miniatures: 18mm Large 10mm Medium 6mm Small
Miniature Figure Storage
TUTORIAL: Store Your Miniatures Safely For Under $20
- Collapsible Tournament Push Cart– This thing is MONEY. You can roll up to the tournament, pull out your minis, collapse this thing and tuck it under the table.
- Clear Case For Miniatures 15″x 17″, 6″ Tall
- Project Cart With 6 Cases for Miniatures 12″x12″ 2″-1/2“
REVIEW: Pack & Roll Foldable Tournament Cart
- Steel Sheet (For Clear Cases)- use as a base for something to magnetize your minis to.
- 3M Double Sided Mounted Table (For Steel Sheets)
- 10 Adhesive Magnetic Sheets 8.5″ x 11″ 20 mil Magnet Peel & Stick– If you want a peel-off magnet sheet for your minis to stick to, this is perfect.
TUTORIAL: Store Your Larger Miniatures Safely Too!
- Sterlite Bins x12 – You can put a metal sheet in the bottom of these and throw your minis with magnetized bases inside!
- Hobby Bags – You can never have enough transportable bags to keep your hobby supplies in one spot
- Large Acid-Free Cases- Perfect for miniatures like Magnus, Mortarion, Beetle Lady and more.
Titanicus Hobby Gear
TUTORIAL: Magnetize Your Adeptus Titanicus Command Terminals
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
Socials: @paschbass
About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
