8 Tools I Wish I Had When Starting With Warhammer

Every new miniature hobbyist wonders, which tools are needed to start building your dream warhammer army. When I started I used some tools that are useless, but with time, I found out which tools will help you with your miniatures the most.

Whether it is wet palette, airbrush or a painting handle, we all have tools that changed our warhammer hobby time for the better. Every miniature painter surely has some tools that are absolutely game changing, what are yours?

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[Zumikito]

Thank you guys for sharing your game changing tools!
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[cuauhtemocsanchez]

why would i need a good lamp when the Emperors light is my torch? :P anyways, thanks for the tipps. i learned something :)

[paulhempenstall]

I've been painting minis for about 30 years, and only brought some of these things into my toolbox in the last few years, really improving my painting. Light, wet palette, magnifier, paint handle, airbrush, sable brushes have all made a massive difference. One of the other best tools is youtube and channels such as this, making this information available and accessible has also been vital in my progress.

[stickjohnny]

I wear a magnifier on my head while i paint i usually use 2x but i switch to 5x for things like eyes or other small details that i want to get prefect. It was absolutely the biggest game changer for me, mostly because i could perceive what my brush was doing while it was doing it, not just the end result.

[caitlinpeterson]

Thank you so much! My brother is getting into Warhammer and requested gifts. I had no idea where to start and your videos have made it a breeze. I'm so glad I can support his new hobby with confidence!

[Spongemonkey]

I agree with all of these, great video.

My biggest game changer discoveries are

-Good sable hair brush, as you described.

-magnifiers, probably the biggest game changer.

-Inks, especially for faces.

-Micro Sol and Micro Set for decal transfers.

-Watching lots of tutorials. There's so much knowledge out there by some great painters.

[Xaltotun]

For airbrushing I would recommend having a playing card (or other piece of thin cardboard) that you can use for quick masking. (For instance if you paint an arm with the airbrush and the model is behind the arm you can just put the card behind the arm to avoid any spray going there)

[bruisedfrog]

Mine is definitely a magnifying lamp. I was experiencing eye strain trying to paint at first. After purchasing that lamp, I can actually paint for longer than an hour!

[bartekkowalski]

Personally I don't imagine painting without acrylic retarder. You have so much time for painting those tiny details without worrying about paint going dry on the brush. Great vid btw :)

[silvernome]

Silly Putty (yes, the cheap toy) is fantastic for masking, especially while airbrushing. You can re-use it a lot, simple to mold around odd shapes, doesn't stick or peal off your paint layer.

[Acsabi]

If you are drybrushing at all - get a makeup brush. It is miles better than any dedicated hobby drybrush and you can pick up a set of different sizes in any drogerie (or even big supermarkets) for a couple bucks. Even the cheap ones are better than hobby drybrushes.

Another thing - Any kind of blue tack or sticky tack helps immensely. There's just so many things you can do with them - stick figures to cardboard before priming, stick them to handles if you are not using magnetic ones, stick the mini to the base if you are not quite ready to permanently glue them, even stick individual parts together if you want to paint in subassemblies, but want to prime the whole model at once, eg. for zenithal priming.

[benzone]

Using silly putty (bought on Ebay) to mask off irregular shapes when airbrushing was a big help, a decent pair of clippers for cutting plastic parts from the runners is worth the money and if you get into airbrushing before long you'll be getting a decent dust mask and a desktop spray booth. Really enjoy watching your videos, thanks for the effort that goes into them.

[gomezzara_art]

It took me a while to think in a good list my dear friend but i think there 3 things are crucial (At least for me): A good chair with a lumbago support. A good table that is a good height to avoid to curve your spine or that doesn't allow you to put your elbows in a good position. And probably the best and more important of all: A good pair of headphones for the long sessions while listing some good podcast (TUP hehe) and music for concentration. As always my friend, marvelous video!!! Also, something that could be extremely useful is to have a calendar or something to note the things to paint during a specific deadline, that can motivate and help to concentrate to do the thing you want to do!

[SuperSeel]

When I got a good lamp with a 5000k bulb it was like opening a door rather then looking through a keyhole. Also I have the Redgrass Games wet palette. With those two items my painting became much better and more enjoyable. 👍🏻

[mattfink]

Love how you say "palette" 🎨🥰 Great video, thank you

[od]

Scott the Maniac recommended you...good choice. I think the biggest thing collectors forget is... how are the going to display or store figures.? It seems like easy choice until you realize you haven't solved the problem.

[OnlyRoke]

When I started painting I used an old beat-up ceramic plate that my mother gave me as a palette, haha. After a while I finally built myself a simple wet palette and the ceramic plate now exists as a Salvador Dali like little piece of random art due to all the dried paint splotches, haha

[ElAfrego]

My tricks:

1. I use small ink pen, to write some texts on models, like runic symbols on space wolves armor/weapons or paint dots and hyphens as word imitations on purity seals. Also it can be used instead of shades paint in small areas like gaps between armor plates.

2. Use tamia alcohol colors over light silver details, to make glass effect - for lamps, screens e.g.

3. For bases i make my own texture paint. I dry used brewed coffee on the pan. And mix it with cheap acrylic paint, and put it on my bases.

[raymondharnack]

Good vid, I couldn’t imagine painting powerswords without masking tape, another good use for gloves too, put mini inside glove and tear a hole and put part of model out of glove and tape it or blue tac and spray, totally safe.

[thysduque]

Reading glasses. Best $4 dollars i ever spent in the hobby. To me it helped see the mini better that a good lamp did.