Jakse375 | 29 Aug 2011 10:48 a.m. PST |
Looking about my desk today I noticed came to contemplate the tools of our hobby. When i say specialized what i mean is that it's a tool that can be purchased from a miniature company for the express purpose of gaming. ie side cutters, pin vise, exacto style knives, files, glues. etc. If you can buy it from a distributor it doesn't count. So what item not expressly marketed for gaming purposes do you use the most? For me it's wax paper. liner for my wet pallet,low stick table cover when gluing and flocking bases. a close second would be flat head 2" nails that I glue minis to to paint. |
Angel Barracks | 29 Aug 2011 10:52 a.m. PST |
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Saber6 | 29 Aug 2011 10:53 a.m. PST |
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Chris B | 29 Aug 2011 10:54 a.m. PST |
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Black Cavalier | 29 Aug 2011 10:57 a.m. PST |
Paint stirring sticks to glue my figures to while painting |
Dynaman8789 | 29 Aug 2011 11:05 a.m. PST |
Paintbrush. Measuring tape. As for buying the most rather then use. paint (I use craft paint) elmer's glue. |
x42brown | 29 Aug 2011 11:15 a.m. PST |
At present the most used tools are scalpels, Stanley knife, riffler files and spring loaded clamps (I'm kit bashing at present. I'd be very unsure as to what is marketed for gaming as I don't recall buying any tools from gaming specialists and am unsure as to all that they stock. x42 |
Black Cat Bases | 29 Aug 2011 11:54 a.m. PST |
Corks, dental tools, dress makers pins, baby powder, plastercine, lego, floristry wire, electrical wire, pieces of copper pipe hammer flat and attached to old paint brush handles, plastic drinking cups, lolly sticks, I could go on most of our tools are not specialist tools at all! Jo:) |
ming31 | 29 Aug 2011 12:22 p.m. PST |
Alligator clips ( hold figures during paint
slot abs) double sided tape . 35mm film vials coffee stir sticks , q tips , make up swabs ( really dense q tips) , emery boards ( nails sanders) , JB weld, Washers , elmers glue, For the record Harbor Freight is your freind and NOT the crack house of tools , |
Sundance | 29 Aug 2011 1:02 p.m. PST |
I use toothpicks, tweezers and needlenose pliers pretty regularly. |
richarDISNEY | 29 Aug 2011 1:21 p.m. PST |
Kegerator.
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redbanner4145 | 29 Aug 2011 1:31 p.m. PST |
box cutter or carpet knife |
Cardinal Ximenez | 29 Aug 2011 1:49 p.m. PST |
Burnishing tool for shield decals DM |
Evil Bobs Miniature Painting | 29 Aug 2011 2:00 p.m. PST |
I like richarDISNEY's tool set
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endrju94 | 29 Aug 2011 2:07 p.m. PST |
Needles – for sculpting small details, making rivets, unplugging the superglue bottle. Steel ruler, scalpel. Tweezers. |
McKinstry | 29 Aug 2011 2:54 p.m. PST |
Popsicle sticks, toothpicks and good old white glue. |
dampfpanzerwagon | 29 Aug 2011 3:26 p.m. PST |
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Flat Beer and Cold Pizza | 29 Aug 2011 3:33 p.m. PST |
Popsickle sticks White glue But most important of all: my notebook. I use a Moleskine sketch and watercolor book for the purpose, and it works a treat. The simple act of writing down and then saving color "swatches" of mix combinations has made my painting more consistent, if still bad. |
Ambush Alley Games | 29 Aug 2011 3:53 p.m. PST |
My trusty Kershaw Leek. Shawn. |
PJ Parent | 29 Aug 2011 4:03 p.m. PST |
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John D Salt | 29 Aug 2011 6:04 p.m. PST |
Swann-Morton craft knife. All the best, John. |
John the OFM | 29 Aug 2011 7:09 p.m. PST |
Screwdriver. Pries open the can of Minwax, stirs the goop and deposits it in the blister. Toothpicks. My goodness, how much more useful can tou get? Beer can cartons. I tear them apart, and line my washer to mask it when I spray prime or Dullcote. Un-broken down, they also make fine stands for spraying. easy to pick up and rotate for the 180 degree comeback spray. Or the 90. Latex gloves. Old tupperware or similar containers that have gotten too grim to actually put food in. Old toothbrushes. |
Andrew May | 30 Aug 2011 3:52 a.m. PST |
It seems that "things that you glue figures to for painting" is the dominant theme here, I my cas that means bottle tops. Beer caps for infantry and soft drinks or milk bottle lids for bigger minis. |
religon | 30 Aug 2011 5:13 a.m. PST |
I use a lot of wire for pinning
paperclips florist wire 16 Gauge steel wire for larger models |
Grand Duke Natokina | 30 Aug 2011 11:30 a.m. PST |
Toothpicks. But I also have my Swiss Army Knife, just in case I run out of toothpicks. I can always whittle more. |
Ranger322 | 30 Aug 2011 12:12 p.m. PST |
Needlenose pliers, sandpaper, elmer's glue
Paper towels probably tops the list, though. |
pphalen | 30 Aug 2011 7:52 p.m. PST |
I use my Dewalt cordless drill and an 1/8" bit for drilling instead of a pesky pin vise |
pphalen | 30 Aug 2011 8:44 p.m. PST |
Coping saw for hacking arms, legs, and heads off of miniatures
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John the Greater | 31 Aug 2011 12:46 p.m. PST |
Toenail clipper – more power than a nail clipper – great for trimming figures. Also tweezers, x-acto knives of various sorts, small rat-tail file, piano wire and |
brass1 | 31 Aug 2011 4:22 p.m. PST |
Medicine bottles are useful for storing various washes, etc. Apparently everyone in my household is at death's door, because I have a huge collection of them. I also have a cylindrical rare-earth magnet glued to a cut-down chopstick. Since I put everything on metal bases, this makes it easier for my shaky hands to keep single figures relatively still while I'm doing detail work or touch-ups. Acrylic caulking compound (the kind that comes in a squeezable tube) turns out to be extremely useful. I stick figures to bases with it, make terrain out of it, generally use it as a temporary adhesive on things I don't need to get to right away. LT |
Cardinal Ximenez | 06 Sep 2011 10:07 a.m. PST |
Extra wooden miniblind slats removed to fit the window height. I cut them in half and hot glue figures to them for priming, painting and sealing. Blisters from blister packs are great for mixing washes and holding glue for basing. DM |