Our Toolkit | Couple Crafts Minis

Crafting and Painting Toolkit

These are the tools we actually use while building our projects, from painted minis and terrain builds to prototypes, electronics, and full game worlds. Some are everyday essentials, and others are things we discovered along the way that made a real difference for us.

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A few brands and tools we reach for often, or that we’re especially happy to recommend and offer special discounts.

HELIOS TABLETOP

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Premium tabletop miniatures and accessories and one of our featured partners.

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JACKSON'S ART - Plastic Brush Protectors

Absolutely useful transparent plastic brush protectors packs. Available in multiple sizes and can be cut to length.

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Glue, tape, spray adhesive, scenic cement, and bonding staples.

✂️ Cutting Tools

Knives, saws, mats, punches, and foam cutting tools.

📐 Measuring Tools

Rulers, squares, templates, levels, and tape measures.

✏️ Drawing Tools

Pencils, markers, pastels, papers, and erasers.

📝 Planning Tools

Whiteboards, notes, labels, notebooks, and layout helpers.

🎨 Model Paint

Mini paints, washes, inks, varnishes, and primers.

🎨 Terrain & Crafting Paint

Larger-format paints, inks, and varnishes for builds.

🖌️ Paint Brushes

Detail brushes, dry brushes, and workhorse brush sets.

🔍 Painting Tools

Wet palettes, handles, magnifiers, organizers, and more.

💨 Airbrushing

Airbrushes, compressors, booths, cleaners, and other helpers.

🧙🏻‍♂️ Miniatures & Gaming Accessories

All the miniatures we painted and what's in our pile of shame.

🧱 Polymer Clay

Clay, sculpting basics, and materials for handmade details.

🧱 Resin & Modeling

Modeling compounds, resin supplies, and detail-making tools.

🌳 Trees, Shrubs & Grass

Flock, static grass, foliage, trees, and natural scenery.

⛰️ Terrain Effects & Textures

Snow, mud, puddles, texture pastes, and scenic finishes.

🛠️ Tools and Protection

Extra utility tools that don’t fit neatly elsewhere.

✨ Crafting Supplies: Speciality Store

Useful finds and specialty materials from local craft stores.

💲 Crafting Supplies: Dollar Store

Affordable materials from dollar stores.

🧻 Crafting Supplies: Grocery Store & Other

Every day supplies and scrap materials to craft.

👨🏻‍🏭 Electrical Tools

Key tools to build electrical circuits for your builds.

🔌 Electrical Components: Wires

All sorts of wires used in building circuits.

💡 Electrical Components: Circuits

All sorts of components and LEDs used in building circuits.

🖥️ Electronics

Devices and peripherals used to build hybrid games.

🫙 Containers and Cleaning Supplies

Bowls, containers, and essential cleaning supplies.

🧴 Adhesive

For terrain assembly, prototyping, quick fixes, and all the invisible work that holds a project together.

Mod Podge: Finish Matte

Multi-purpose glue, sealant, and finish for decoupage paper projects and more. An absolute must

Gorilla Super Glue Brush & Nozzle

Useful when you want both speed and precision.

Elmer's PVA Glue, School Glue

One of those versatile staples that shows up in all kinds of builds.

Surebonder DT-270 Full Size Dual Temperature Glue Gun

One of the most useful tool to glue anything when your craft. Dual Temp is key to work with foam.

Lepage Wood Glue

When working with wood sticks and balsa wood, carpenter glue is the most effective glue.

Green Masking Tape for General Painting

Multi-purpose tape to temporarily hold stuff together, mask painted areas, or keep your extension cords in place.

Gorilla Epoxy (Clear)

To strongly bond pieces together like glass, ceramic, wood or metal.

Gorilla Heavy Duty Construction Adhesive

When you need to strongly bond multi-section XPS foam builds.

Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement

Super useful to glue terrain flocking like moss or snow so it doesn't go anywhere.

Woodland Scenics Spray-Tac

Spray adhesive for adhering Flowers and Plant Hues. It sprays in a fine mist and dries to a clear, matte finish.

Other adhesives we use:

Surebonder Clear Hot Glue Sticks For High & Low Temperatures, Full Size 10"
Essentials
3M Super 77 Multipurpose Adhesive
Great Add-on
Anvil 10oz Drip Dree Steel Caulk Gun
Duramax 24mm and 48mm Green Painter's Tape
Elmer's All Purpose Glue Stick
Gorilla Super Glue, standard
Reusable Adhesive Putty
Scotch Vinyl 700 Electrical Tape, Black, 3/4-in
Scotch 3M Matte Finish Tape
Scotch 3M Packing Tape
Scotch 3M Painter's Tape, Advanced Delicate Surface
Scotch 3M Adhesive Dot Roller

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✂️ Cutting Tools

The knives, saws, mats, and foam tools behind most of our shaping and build work.

X-Acto Precision Knife

A classic precision tool for detail cuts and cleanup.

OLFA 18mm L-1 Ratchet Lock Utility Knife

A workhorse to cut all sorts of material like XPS foam and cardboard.

XNM Premium Self Healing Cutting Mat - 24" x 36"

Essential to cut material using hobby knives on a table.

Vevor Hot Wire Foam Cutter Table

Helpful on larger foam builds for straight, clean, curved, and repeat cuts.

Winons Handheld Hot Foam Cutter

Helpful to make clean freehand cuts in XPS and EPS foam.

A staple in any toolkit to cut anything from paper to string.

Other cutting tools we use:

3-in-1 Paper Corner Rounder Punch
Carl Professional Rotary Paper Trimmer
Great Add-on
DeSerres Vinyl Cutting Mat, 18"x12"
Essentials
Felco Pruning shears, Small
Irwin ProTouch 6-1/2-Inch Coping Saw
Logan FoamWerks Foam Cutting Tool, Straight/Bevel
Logan FoamWerks Blades, Size C, Pack of 20
Manwah Oak Leaf Punch
Metal Handheld Single-Hole Paper Punch
Scissors Decorative Edge
Scrapbooking Circle Cutter
OLFA 18mm Spare Blades, LB Silver
Essentials
Olson Coping Saw Blade Assortment
Singer Fabric Scissors, Pro Series, 8"
Thread Snips
UCEC Craft 1-in Circle Paper Punch

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📐 Measuring Tools

For layout, symmetry, consistency, and all the planning work that makes builds cleaner.

Nobel 24–36" Stainless Steel Rulers

A simple staple for cleaner straight cuts and consistent measurements.

Empire Drywall T-Square

Great for big layout work and squaring up boards and foam.

STAEDTLER Stainless Steel Math Set - With 12in Ruler, 2 Triangle Set Squares, and Protractor

Useful for drawing plans, measuring angles, and making sure everything is at a right angle.

When you need to measure large pieces like XPS foam sheet or working space.

Magnetic Torpedo Level

When assembling large build to make sure nothing is leaning.

Other measuring tools we use:

Pencil Compass
RapidDesign Large Circle Template R-2140
Staedtler Mars T-Square, 24"
Studio 12" Stainless Steel Ruler
Yellow 3-Meter Tailor's Measuring Tape
Great Add-on

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✏️ Drawing Tools

For sketching, marking, planning details, color testing, and getting ideas onto paper.

HB #2 Graphite Pencils

Essential in any toolkit to plan, sketch, take notes, mark measurements and more.

Faber-Castell Polychromos Colour Pencils

Fantastic to colour images by slowly layering and building up colours.

Prismacolor Premier Colour Pencils

Amazing wax based colouring pencils for easy blending and vibrant colours.

Steadtler Mars Lumograph Pencil Sharpener

Because you need a way to sharpen all your pencils.

Staedtler Mars White Eraser

Probably one of the best white erasers.

Sharpie Black Permanent Marker

Reliable for bold markings and quick layout notes.

Prismacolor Premiere Fine Line Marker, Black

Always useful to trace and clean up drawings with fine black lines.

Mont Marte Signature Soft Pastels in Tin Box

Super handy for shading clay and draw portraits and landscapes.

Other drawing tools we use:

Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Watercolour Markers
Fineliner Colour Pens
Fosmon Electric Pencil Sharpener
Great Add-on
Letraset TRIA Markers (Discontinued, 25 years old)
Paper Mate Flair Medium Color Markers
Pentel Energel Liquid Gel Ink Pen
Sharpie Metallic Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colours (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Studio HB #2 Graphite Pencils
Zebra MildLiner Double Ended Highlighter Marker
Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils
Faber-Castell Kneadable Art Eraser
Great Add-on
PaperMate Tuff Stuff Eraser Stick
Art-n-Fly Watercolor Paper Pad 9X12"
Canson Pro-Art 5-Inch by 8-Inch Universal Sketch Pad, 100-Sheet
Recollections Cardstock Paper 8.5" x 11"
Great Add-on
ZBEIVAN Photo Paper 4x6 Glossy for ink Jet

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📝 Planning Tools

The practical supplies we use for brainstorming, labeling, organizing, and prototyping ideas before we build.

Foam Core Erasable White Board

Great for fast planning, layout ideas, and changing things as we go.

Xsg Magnetic Erasable White Board Markers

Perfect for quick mockups and testing ideas before committing to the real build.

3M Post-It Notes

Simple tools that help organize bigger ideas into something workable.

Amazon Basics Wide Ruled Lined Writing Note Pads

Because when we design game and build dioramas we take an extensive amount of notes.

Other planning tools we use:

Avery Multi-Use Labels, 1"x2 3/4", Handwrite Only
Avery Removable Print Or Write Multi-Use White Labels, 1/2 X 3/4 Inch, 540pcs
Eccolo Notebook
Eteamcan Jewelry Price Tags Stickers - 500 Pcs
Expo Dry Erase Markers
Great Add-on

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🎨 Model Paint

Miniature paints, washes, inks, mediums, and primers for character work and painted game pieces.

AK Interactive 3rd Gen Acrylics

One of the largest selection of acrylic miniature paints currently in our toolkit.

AK Interactive Ultra Matte Varnish

Perfect to finsh a mini and unify all the mediums in one consistent look.

Warhammer/Citadel Base and Layer Paint

Another large selection of acrylic miniature paints currently in our toolkit.

Warhammer/Citadel Shade and Contrast Paint

Really handy for speed painting and shading leveraging a translucent medium.

Warhammer/Citadel Technical Mediums

Nice Add-on when you are more comfortable with mini painting to modify your paints or apply effects.

Warhammer/Citadel Spray Primers

Excellent spray on primer with great coverage and quality for speed priming if you don't have an airbrush.

Vallejo Primers

Helpful when you want more control priming with a paintbrush or an airbrush.

Vallejo Spray Primers

Handy spray on primer for speed priming if you don't have an airbrush.

Vallejo Game Colour Inks

Great inks to add contrast to your minis and make colour pop.

The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Matt White (True White)

Handy to paint OSL and where you need a really vibrant white.

The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Washes

Handy when you want to quickly shade minis and have paint pool in the recesses.

Other model paint supplies we use:

AK Interactive 3rd Gen Ink, 17ml
AK Interactive Rust Basecoat - Spray, 150ml
The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Matt White

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🎨 Terrain & Crafting Paint

Bigger-format paints and finishes we use for terrain, props, scenery, and larger crafted elements.

Craft Smart Acrylic Paint

A practical and affordable staple for larger builds and terrain coverage.

DecoArt Crafter’s Acrylic Paint

Great for broader crafting use and scenery work at a very affordable price.

DeSerres Watercolour Kit - 24 Half Pans

Excellent compact kit for watercolour projects.

Nobel Chinese Zhonghua Ink

Used everywhere you need to weather terrain and dioramas.

Liquitex High Gloss Varnish

Helpful when a project needs a stronger glossy finish. Needs to dry flat.

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🖌️ Paint Brushes

Detail brushes, dry brushes, backups, workhorses, and all the brush types that get pulled into different stages of a project.

Golden Maple Kolinsky Sable Set

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Really high quality brushes made of natural Kolinsky Sable hair to keep the tip sharp.

Golden Maple Dry Brush Set

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A tough workhorse to drybrush and weather your terrain and dioramas.

Vallejo Round #0 and #1 Natural Hair Pro Model Brush

Useful for texture, scenery, and fast highlights.

Winsor & Newton Cotman Series (Watercolour Brushes)

A syntethic reliable brush option for general painting tasks and mini painting.

AK Interactive Synthetic Brush – Round 1 and Round 2

A syntethic reliable brush option for general painting tasks and mini painting.

The Army Painter Hobby Highlight Brush

A good brush to highlight and detail minis.

The Army Painter Wargamer Brush Detail

A good brush to paint and detail minis.

Citadel Medium and Small Layer Brushes

A good brush to layer paint on your minis.

Royal-Langnickel White & Black Taklon Assorted Paint Brushes

Good brushes for general painting projects and terrain.

Royal-Langnickel Gold Taklon Flat Paint Brushes

Good large brushes for larger scale builds.

Other brushes we use:

Citadel Medium Scenery Brush
Royal-Langnickel Short handle retouching Paint Brush, #10/0, #20/0
Royal-Langnickel Moderna Paint Brush
NicPro Fine Detail Art Brushes - 16 Pack - Galaxy Series
Raphaël Precision Martre Imitation Sable Paint Brushes
Old Cheap Artist Paint Brushes
Essentials

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🔍 Painting Tools

All the little helpers that make painting sessions smoother, cleaner, and more comfortable.

Jackson's : Transparent Plastic Brush Head Protectors

Super helpful to protect your brush tips. Can be cut to length and comes in various sizes.

The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver

Great soap to clean and condition your brushes after your painting sessions.

Speedball Pink Soap

Nice soap to gently clean and condition your brushes if you prefer liquid soap.

Army Painter Wet Palette

A simple upgrade that makes paint handling easier and more consistent.

Warhammer Water Pot

Helpful water pot allowing you to reshape the tip and strain pigment out of the brush.

Citadel Colour Painting Handle

Helpful for comfort and control while painting smaller pieces, no adhesive required.

Jucoci Painting Handle

Helpful for comfort and control while painting smaller pieces. Doesn't cover the base.

Mcbazel Colour wheel, 3 PCS Color Mixing Guides

Essential tool to understand colour theory and chose great colour scheme for your minis and builds.

10X Magnifying Glass with Light and Clamp

Useful when details get tiny and your eyes need backup.

Other painting tools we use:

Arfetigo 6 Layer Acrylic Paint Organizer & Brush Holder Snap-on Design
Dollarama Plastic Paint Palette
Stainless Steel Spatula/Palette Knife
Penta Angel 10Pcs 1-Inch Sponge Brush with Wood Handle
ReaJoys Foam Paint Brush, 12 Pcs
ProPainter Handy Paint Cup
Studio Tri-Fold Display Board
XOLK Paint Rack

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Airbrushing

Our airbrushing setup for priming, basecoating, smoother blends, and speeding up bigger paint jobs.

Gocheer Airbrush Kit with Air Compressor

An affordable entry level airbrush to learn the basics.

Timbertech Professional Airbrush Compressor

An affordable compressor with precise air pressure control and a 3L tank.

VEVOR Airbrush Spray Booth

A practical quality-of-life upgrade for cleaner spraying sessions that can easily be assembled and folded away.

The Army Painter Airbrush Medium, Thinner & Flow Improver

Essential to thin your paints.

X Arty Hub Airbrush Cleaning Kit and Airbrush Cleaner

Extremely handy to maintain your airbrush while painting and after painting.

AK Interactive Camouflage Elastic Putty for Airbrush

A really handy way to cover up already painted parts of your mini while airbrushing.

AK Interactive Auxiliary, Retarder

A way to slightly slow down the drying time of your paint to avoid issues like tip dry.

Melphoe 250ml Water Squirt Bottle

Essential to clean your airbrush while painting and after painting.

Other airbrushing supplies we use:

ACSKD 300 Pieces Interdental Brushes
Great Add-on
Vallejo Airbrush Flow Improver, 18ml
Vallejo Retarder Medium, 18ml
VIVOSUN 4 Inch 16 Feet Black Non-Insulated Flex Air Aluminum Ducting
YYTOL Paint Mixing Palette Tray, 16 Pcs Stainless Steel

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🧙🏻‍♂️ Miniatures & Gaming Accessories

Our pile of shame is growing! We have all sorts of great minis to chose from for painting!

HELIOS TABLETOP

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Premium tabletop miniatures. We have the Alpha Encephalon, Oathbreaker Phantom General, Goblin Figther, Elf Paladin, Human Bard Cittern, Mycelian Fighter with Sword, and Ogre.

Couple Crafts Minis - Snow Jumper Teams: Reindeer, Snowmen, Penguins, Yeti

We make our own custom minitatures for the board game we create.
Explore Snow Jumpers ➡️

Squidmar Miniatures: Strakh, Nightmare Incarnate Dragon

A fantastic giant dragon for all your tabletop encounters. Easy to assemble.

WizKids D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures

A wide range of D&D specific miniatures from small goblins to the gargantuan tarrasque.

Wildspire Classic Heroes - Mercenary Guild

A great set of plastic TTRPG minis to grow your party.

Wildspire Fantasy Monsters & Bookish Dragon

A great set of monsters and enemies to challenge your party.

Pepunki Creatures

An independent artist designing wonderul showcase minis, a real joy to paint.

Path Gaming Fantasy Miniatures

A handy pack of generic tabletop minis to bolster your army or practice mini painting.

Other miniatures and gaming accessories we use:

Knight Models - Harry Potter: Catch The Snitch - Quidditch National Team Expansion
Path Gaming Monsters Fantasy Miniature - 40pcs
Raging Heroes, Sisters of Eternal Mercy of the Orphanage Erzebel, Ascended Sister, Great Seraphim (Sisters - F/SF)
Wildspire Heroes, Animal Companions & Troll King Set, 28mm - 29pcs
WizKids Deep Cuts Wild Boar - Wave 7
WizKids Pathfinder Deep Cuts Earth Elemental Lord
AUSTOR 77 Pieces Polyhedral Dice 11x7
Brappo Miniature Storage Carrying Case - 108 Slots
GWHOLE Polyhedral Dice 6×7
Hedral 32mm Round Black Miniature Base - 20pcs
Madcat Miniature Storage Carrying Figure Case - 32 Slot
SIQUK Foldable Hexagon Dice Tray
Yhanni Portable Automatic Card Shuffler

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🧱 Polymer Clay

For sculpted details, small props, and the handmade elements that add extra charm to builds.

Lamptop Modeling and Sculpting Tool Kit

A great variety of tool to shape clay and other modeling compounds.

Craft Smart/Amazon Craft Clay Machine

A great tool to mix, condition, and roll out clay sheets.

Craft Smart Clay Extruder Set

Useful to extrude long shaped ropes of clay.

Diyoohomy 12 Pieces Polymer Clay Cutter Tools and Acrylic Roller and Sheets

Acrylic is the best material to work clay without it sticking everywhere.

Craft Smart Polymer Clay

Standard solid colour polymer clay used in all clay projects.

Craft Smart Oven-Bake Clay Kit, 24oz, 24 colors

A sample of many colours, useful when creating small projects using multiple colours.

Cernit Translucent Polymer Clay

Really handy to let light shine through your clay project.

Sculpey Liquid Clay

Useful to add liquid effects to your project like honey or jam.

Sculpey Oven-Bake Clay Adhesive (Bake & Bond)

An essential when baking a multipart piece.

Sculpey Liquid Clay Softener

A life saver when your clay is old and dry or if you want to make liquid clay.

Sculpey Gloss and Satin Glaze

Use this card for your go-to clay brand or favorite color line.

Mini Cookie Cutter Set

Cookie cutters are really handy for jewellery and cutting parts with precision.

JASSINS Eyeshadow Applicators

These are really handy to shade clay with dry pastel or powdered pigment.

Other polymer clay supplies we use:

Bathroom Ceramic Tile
Essentials
Cernit Opaline Polymer Modelling Clay, Ceramic Finish
Enbrwas Small Square Cookie Cutter Set - 5-Piece
Great Add-on
ORIGACH 5 Pcs Polymer Clay Texture Roller
Sculpey Premo! Accents™ Oven Bake Clay
STAEDTLER FIMO Soft Polymer Clay, 1 lb Block, White
ZJIANKJ 11 Pieces Round Biscuit Cookie Cutters Set(1.3/2/3/4/4.4 Inch)
Great Add-on
Alink Stainless Steel Drinking Straws, Extra Wide
Alink Stainless Steel Drinking Straws
Dollarama Stainless Steel Bowls

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🧱 Resin & Modeling

For sculpted details, molded parts, casting experiments, and specialty finishing touches.

Amaco Sculptamold

A staple when building terrain like mountains and shaping natural ground.

DAP Plaster of Paris

A trusted compound used for the longest time in art and crafting. Used for everything.

Magic Resin Art & Craft Epoxy Resin Kit

An easy enough to use resin to get started and get great results.

Tamiya White Putty

A trusted putty to hid gaps and seems when assembling models and minis.

Other resin and modeling supplies we use:

The Army Painter 2 Part Modeling Clay
Bsrezn Hard UV Resin Kit with Light
Geeetech 3D Printer UV Resin Curing Light
Let's Resin, UV Resin Kit for Bonding
Great Add-on

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🌳 Trees, Shrubs & Grass

The foliage materials we use to make terrain feel more natural, layered, and alive.

Woodland Scenics Static King Applicator

A very reliable tool to apply static grass to your dioramas.

Woodland Scenics Field System Power Supply

A faithful companion to the Static King to provide more power and apply longer grass.

Woodland Scenics Model-Vac

A helpful tool to pick up and reuse any left over flocking and stacking grass.

Woodland Scenics Static Grass

A core material for adding life and variation to terrain.

Woodland Scenics Foliage

Useful to build trees and flower bushes.

Woodland Scenics Flowers in 4 Colors

A super useful colourful flocking to add miniature flowers to your dioramas.

Woodland Scenics Blended Fine Turf - Green Blend

Super fine turf flocking used to add moss and greenery to your dioramas.

Woodland Scenics Fine Turf - Earth

Useful to spread dirt and dust to your nature and war dioramas.

Woodland Scenics Shrub and Saplings

Most helpful to promptly build realistic trees.

Woodland Scenics Clump Foliage

Really handy to build up tree foliage and bushes.

AK Interactive Shrubberies Summer Dark Green

Handy shrubbery to build up landscapes in your dioramas.

NWFashion Scenery Leaf Litter

Great automn tree leaves flocking made of natural tree seeds.

The Army Painter Tufts

Easy to apply tufts for your mini bases that come in a large variety of styles and colours.

Other foliage supplies we use:

AK Interactive Steppe Tufts, 8mm
CayWay Miniature Shrubs
Crafts Wood Stumps
Crafts Preserved Moss
Gaugemaster Seafoam Trees
Great Add-on
Gamers Grass Green Garden Flower Wild Tuft Set
GDLPZM 4mm Green Static Grass
GDLPZM Electrostatic Grass Applicator Kit
SuperMoss Preserved Reindeer Moss
Great Add-on
Woodland Scenics Dead Fall Branches

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⛰️ Terrain Effects & Textures

Snow, mud, puddles, texture pastes, and finishing materials that help a world feel complete.

AK Interactive Diorama Terrains - Concrete

Scale concrete texture in a grey shade similar to that of concrete buildings and runways.

AK Interactive Diorama Terrains - Neutral Texture for Earth

The Neutral Earth texture allows the modeller to create their own earth tones. It comes in a neutral white that can be coloured.

AK Interactive Diorama Terrains - Muddy Ground

Muddy Ground is the perfect texture and color for recreating heavy thick muddy surfaces rich in texture.

AK Interactive Diorama Terrains - Beach Sand

Beach Sand is a fine and flat texture for recreating beach areas such as the beaches of Normandy or in pacific.

AK Interactive Diorama - Desert Soil

Natural soil with small gravel for use in any scene or diorama to represent an arid terrain.

AK Interactive Diorama - Ice Sparkles

Extremely fine ice sparkle powder to recreate icy footprints or shattered glass.

AK Interactive Diorama - Puddles

Slightly tinted especially liquid crystalline product designed to replicate small puddles and standing dirty water.

The Army Painter Battlefield - Snow

Excellent granular snow material for basing your minis.

Woodland Scenics - Ballast - Coarse Gray

Perfect to add small and medium size rocks to your dioramas.

Woodland Scenics - Flex Paste

Pure white thick paste that dies solid to add snow banks to your dioramas.

Woodland Scenics - Soft Flake Snow

Great flocking to sprinkle snow on your dioramas.

Woodland Scenics Surface Water - Water Effects

Use to model fast-moving water features, such as waterfalls, rapids, waves or churning water.

Other terrain effects we use:

Aqua-Fit Filter Fill
Great Add-on
Crafts White Glitter Shaker
Stoney River Premium Aquarium Sand, 5lbs
The Army Painter Battlefield - Brown Battleground
Woodland Scenics - E-Z Water

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🛠️ Tools and Protection

Extra utility tools and handy items that support the wider crafting workflow.

3M Performance Paint Project Respirator OV/P95

Absolutely essential when working with foam, toxic products, heavy glue, and is used in almost all projects. Better safe than sorry!

A must when soldering, cutting plexiglass, or mixing resin amongst other dangerous tasks.

A must to protect your hands when working with toxic products like resin or simply to keep your hands clean when painting and working with terrain textures.

Long Nose Pliers

Pliers are handy to have in all shapes and sizes. They are used to perform all sorts of tasks in any crafting projects.

Perfect to assemble dioramas and glue small props and plants. Also useful to solder small components.

The Army Painter Miniature and Model Drill Set

A small hand-held drill to create guide holes or kitbash minis.

The Army Painter Miniature and Model Drill Bits

Additional bits for the hand-held drill.

The Army Painter Miniature and Model Files

Really handy toolset to clean up parts when assembling minis or post-processing 3D prints.

The Army Painter Miniature and Model Tools Precision Side Cutter

Perfect for metal miniatures and large bits of resin. Use to imitate cuts and battlefield damage on larger miniatures.

The Army Painter Miniature and Model Tools Plastic Frame Cutter

Essential when cutting mini parts off plastic frames.

Ryobi Drill, PCL220 18V ONE+ Lithium-Ion Cordless 1/2-inch Hammer Drill/Driver

A really convenient and relatively affordable drill to work on larger builds.

BLACK+DECKER Heat Gun, Dual Temperature

A handy tool to smooth out XPS foam and perform other tasks like shrinking protective tubing on wires. (Do so outside or wear a respirator and ventiale the room)

Gator 150 Medium Sanding Paper

Really useful to process 3D prints and sand foam and other parts of large builds. (Wear a respirator and vential the room!)

Other tools we use:

Bodico Glass Medicine Dropper Set
Great Add-on
Duramax Pro Multipurpose Steel Wire Brushes - 6pcs
Great Add-on
Modern Innovations Cast Iron Melting Pot
Wire Cutter
Mini Phillips Screwdriver
Jewelry Tweezers
Wooden Rolling Pin
Pliers
Essentials
NorPro Instant Read Thermometer
Opolar Air Duster
WEN Heavy-Duty Cast Iron C-Clamps with 4-Inch Jaw Opening and 2.2-Inch Throat
3M Respirator Cartridge
Essentials
UOMTREO 280 Grits Beveled Sanding Sticks - 80pcs

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✨ Crafting Supplies: Speciality Store

Specialty finds and essentials, craft-store discoveries, and useful extras that are harder to categorize but still deserve a spot.

Owens Corning XPS Foam

XPS foam is a must to build any terrain or diorama.

The Army Painter Gamemaster XPS Scenery Foam Booster Pack

A really hand pack of 1/2-inch thich XPS foam if you don't have access to large sheet or a foam cutting table.

AIEX 150pcs 12in Balsa Wood Sticks

A light weight wood easy to work with and to cut to build terrain and dioramas.

Recollections Clear Acetate Sheets, 6" x 6"

Transparent plastic sheet that are really useful to make window panes.

Fiberglass Drywall Tape

Adhesive fiberglass net really handy to make window lattice.

Other specialty supplies we use:

3M Self Adhesive Fixed Cable Zip Tie Mount
Ashland Natural Curly Willow
Ashland Natural Bright Paddle Silver Wire
Bead Landing Carved Tube Beads Mix
MECCANIXITY Twisted Cord Trim, 16 Yard 6mm 3-Ply
Mueller Sports Tape, White
Naler Christmas 19.7 x 19.7 Inch Cotton Fabric
Rit Dye Sewing Powder Royal Blue 1.125 Ounces
Sanviatime Transparent Acrylic Sheets, 12" x 16" x 1/8” - 3pcs
Stampology Onyx Ink Pad
Syhood 5 Sizes Multicolor Fake Crushed Ice Rocks / Acrylic Crystal Gems - 570 pcs
Time 4 Crafts 12-Piece Foam EVA Sheets, 9 x 12 inches, Black
Touloube 70PCS Alphabet Stamp Set Vintage Wooden Rubber Letter Number and Symbol
Velcro Straps
Velcro Dots with Adhesive White, 200 Pk, 3/4" Circles
Scrapbooking accessories, rivets, stickers and flowers

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💲 Crafting Supplies: Dollar Store

The Dollar Store is a treasure cove of affordable crafting and cleaning supplies to get started.

Boobam Bamboo Skewers with Wide Ends

If you don't have access to balsa wood, the square shape of the skewer is really handy.

Extremely handy to create sticks, poles, logs, and wood structures in your dioramas.

Crafts Wooden Craft Sticks, Popsicle Sticks

No crafting kit is complete without this ever lasting staple.

Crafts Wooden Dowels, 1/4", 3/8", 3/16"

Can we used to craft hidden frames, visible wood structure, or even as a tool.

Crafts Jumbo Wooden Craft Sticks, Tongue Depressor

They come in natural wood or colour and can we used to build miniature furniture.

Other dollar store crafting stupplies we use:

Wood Stir Stick
Essentials
Betty Crocker Extra Large Non-Stick Cookie Sheet
Great Add-on
Cogan Large Plastic Milkshake Straws
Crafts Wooden Mini Blocks
Crafts Premium Wet Floral Foam
Crafts Craft String
Crafts Cardstock, US Letter Size, 8.5"x11"
Crafts Assorted Semi-Precious Stones
Crafts Wired Jute Twine
Crafts Synthetic Leather
Crafts Styrofoam Balls
Yellow Sponges
NICECRAFT Black Aluminum Craft Wire 18 Gauge, 164Ft (1mm, 50m)

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🧻 Crafting Supplies: Grocery Store & Other

We use a bunch of day-to-day stuff to bolster our toolkit, including aluminium foil, plastic wrap, trash bags, and scrap materials.

Scrap Cardboard, Amazon Boxes, Tissue Paper Boxes

Cardboard is an essential for building and planning any crafting projects.

Alcan Aluminum Foil Wrap, Heavy Duty

Used to texture foam, protect the workspace while soldering, and in many other tasks.

Kirkland Signature Culinary Parchment Paper

Useful to keep your workspace clean, catch flocking, or bake polymer clay.

VitaWrap All-purpose Food Packaging Film

Handy to cover in-use medium so they don't dry and cover clay while rolling it.

Pure Standards Product 99% Isopropyl Alcohol

Used to make washes, dilute paint and clean anything like your airbrush.

Other grocery store crafting stupplies we use:

Amazon Basics Paper, US Letter Size, 8.5"x11"
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
Kirkland Signature Plastic Egg Crate
Round Head Straight Pins/Needles
Rock
Toilet Paper Rolls
Paint Stir Sticks
Branches from the Garden
Toothpicks
Supplement Bottle Cap
Red Velvet Leftover Fabric
Empty Yogurt Jar
Empty Water Bottle
Cotton Balls
Cardboard Egg Crate
Brown Paper Roll
Assorted Buttons
Acetone
Palmolive Dish Soap

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👨🏻‍🏭 Electrical Tools

As we build interactive hybrid games, we use a lot of tools to build and solder circuits.

ilibilib Soldering Iron Kit LCD Digital Display Temperature Control 356 to 923℉

A decent soldering pen for occasionnal hobby soldering jobs.

Addtools 1.5 mm Lead-Free Solder Wire

A good solder wire for small to medium size soldering jobs.

Redtools Soldering Paste

Essential for a clean bond between components and wires.

Third Hand with 2X Magnifying Glass for Soldering Assistance

It's extemely difficult to solder wires and components without a third-hand.

Carose Digital Multimeter

Helpful to test circuits, LEDs, and connections.

Jonard Tools Wire Stripper 16-26 Awg

A great size to strip very small and medium wires.

Viralloy Solder Sucker Tool No Clog Silicone-Tip

Handy to suck up extra bit of soldering that fell in the wrong spot when soldering chips.

Other electrical tools we use:

Saipor 10pcs 900M-TI Soldering Iron Tips
Xytronics Soldering Iron Tip Cleaner with Holder
Essentials
Kotto Third Hand Soldering Tool

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🔌 Electrical Components: Wires

Behind-the-scene and under the board, we use a ton of different wires to light up and include special sensors in our games.

Bestlus Female to Male Jumper Cables

Absolutely necessary if you are building circuits with a breadboard and a controller like a Raspberry Pi or Arduino.

Bestlus Male to Male Jumper Cables

Really handy to build circuits using one or multiple breadboards.

Austor Jumper Wire Kit

Handy to build neat and easy to follow circuits in a breadboard.

TUOFENG 20 AWG Wire Solid Core, Tinned Copper

Necessary to solder circuits. Solid core can also be used to create male jumper cables for breadboards.

ANLINK 10 Pairs 12V 5.5mm x 2.1mm DC Power Jack Plug Adapter Connector

Useful to connect and disconnect wired elements to a circuit like a light-up diorama.

GFFG Heat Shrink Tubings Kits

Useful to protect soldered connection on wires and components. Requires a heat gun.

Adafruit Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wire Bundle

Handy to temporarily connect a component to a breadboard circuit like a battery back.

Other electrical wires we use:

Bestlus Breadboard Male to Male 0.1'' Head Jumper Wires 20AWG and 140 Pieces U Shape Assorted Jumper Wires Kit
BINNEKER 20 Gauge PVC 1007 Solid Electric Wire Red and Black (2 x 50')
DAYKIT 10 Pairs 12V Male+Female 2.1x5.5MM DC Power Jack Plug Adapter Barrel Connector

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💡 Electrical Components: Circuits

Our circuits go beyond wires and switches, we use all sorts of components and LEDs to create special effects.

ELEGOO Breadboard 830 Point Solderless Prototype

A staple in learning and building temporary circuit.

WayinTop 5mm LEDs & Resistor Assortment Kit

Super handy kit of both LEDs and wide resistors range to build circuits.

Stemedu 5MM LED Light Emitting Diodes Assortment Kit

A great kit of standard LED diodes.

DiCUNO Prewired 5mm LEDs, 12V, 9.4 Inch

Useful kit of pre-wired multicolour LEDs that can be directly connected to a 12v power supply or 9v battery.

DAOKI Miniature Push Buttons

Handy to test components and circuits turning on and off.

Texas Instruments SN74HC595N 8-Bit Shift Registers

A staple to build advanced circuits using controllers like a Raspberry Pi or Arduino.

DKARDU MPR121 Breakout V12 Proximity Capacitive Touch Sensor Module

A fun component to add a finger touch ability to your circuit.

Almocn PN532 NFC NXP RFID Module V3 Kit

Super multi-mode RFID sensor kit to detect tagged object and send input to your controller.

TimesKey 100 Pack NTAG213 NFC Stickers NFC Tags 25mm White Blank

Perfect stick-on RFID tag to use in combination with an RFID sensor.

GOGHOST Premium Copper Foil Tape

Handy to isolate RFID signals and to build capacitive touch circuits.

Kirkland Signature AA Batteries

AA batteries combined with a battery pack are really handy to power a temporary ciruit without too much risk overloading components.

QTEATAK AA Battery Holder Bundle with Wire

Really handy to connect AA batteries to a circuit.

Other electrical components we use:

PATIKIL 0402 Pre-Wired Micro LED, 12 Pcs 2.8-3.3V Pre-soldered Mini Light Emitting Diodes
WayinTop 5mm LEDs & Resistor Assortment Kit
YOKIVE 100 Ohm Resistor with 1/2W 1% Tolerance - 100pcs
Aniann 1% Assorted Resistors 1 Ohm-10M Ohm 1/4W Metal Film - 1280pcs
Hilitchi 5 Values 2N2222-S9018 NPN PNP Power General Purpose Transistors Assortment Kit - 675pcs
RuoFeng Mini Boat Rocker Switch, 6A/250V 10A/125V - 10 pcs
WR-PHD 2.54 mm Socket Header
XMSILIMEIG 9 V Battery Clip Connector, I-Type - 8pcs
12v Power Supply
Amazon Basics 9 Volt Performance All-Purpose Alkaline Batteries

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🖥️ Electronics

At the heart of our hybrid games, we use special devices and peripherals to create an interactive experience.

Raspberry Pi 4B Started Kit

A super versatile controller and computer to create circuits and hybrid games.

Official Raspberry Pi microSD Card with Raspberry Pi OS 32-bit - 64GB

Useful card if you want more storage on your Raspberry Pi.

Pishop.ca HighPi Case

Useful case to protect the Raspberry Pi and allow height for add-on hats.

Waveshare Dedicated All-In-One Aluminum Cooler for Raspberry Pi 4B, PWM, with Fan Adapter

Really useful to keep the Pi cool, especially when running heavy resources tasks.

Logitech MK120 Wired Keyboard and Mouse Combo for Windows

Essential to operate the Pi smoothly as a computer.

Cableshop Micro-HDMI to HDMI cable for Pi 4, 3ft, Black

Handy if you want to connect the Raspberry Pi to an external monitor.

Useful if you are running interactive games and need a device connected to a web server.

Other electronics we use:

USB-C Power Supply, 5.1V 3.0A, Black, UL Listed
USB card reader for microSD cards
Raspberry Pi 5

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🫙 Containers and Cleaning Supplies

Essentials containers and cleaning supplies to craft, organize, and clean.

Cogan To Go Bowls with Lid
Cogan Bath Cups, 3oz
Cogan Plastic Cups, Clear
Cogan Plastic Disposable Cups, 2oz
Royal Chinet Disposable Dinner Plates
Rubbermaid Food Storage Container
DoGeek Super Soft Velvet Drawstring Bags Jewelry Bags, 3.5" x 4.7" - 8pcs
Kitchen Elements Spice Dispenser
QPIX Digital Silicone Table Placemat
Yopay Large Spice Jar, 32oz Seasoning Shaker - 8pcs
YUGOOD Clear Storage Beads Containers Large 12 Grids with Compartments Removable Dividers
Ziploc Freezer Bags
Kirkland Signature Paper Towel
Kirkland Signature Kitchen Bags
Kirkland Signature Smart Tie Industrial Drum Liners (Trash Bags)
Kirkland Signature Tissue Paper
Plastico Plastic Trash Can
Q-Tips Cotton Swabs

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