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Featured Favorites & Affiliate Discounts
A few brands and tools we reach for often, or that we’re especially happy to recommend and offer special discounts.
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Adhesive
For terrain assembly, prototyping, quick fixes, and all the invisible work that holds a project together.
Other adhesives we use:
Cutting Tools
The knives, saws, mats, and foam tools behind most of our shaping and build work.
Other cutting tools we use:
Measuring Tools
For layout, symmetry, consistency, and all the planning work that makes builds cleaner.
Other measuring tools we use:
- Measuring Tape
- Protractor
- 6" and 8" Squares
- 12" Stainless Steel Ruler
- 24" T-Square
- Torpedo Level
- Tailor’s Measuring Tape
Drawing Tools
For sketching, marking, planning details, color testing, and getting ideas onto paper.
Other drawing tools we use:
- Watercolour markers
- Fineliner pens
- Gel pens
- Highlighters
- Pastel pencils and soft pastels
- Kneadable eraser
- White eraser
- Eraser stick
- Graphite pencils
- Photo paper and cardstock
- Pencil sharpeners
Planning Tools
The practical supplies we use for brainstorming, labeling, organizing, and prototyping ideas before we build.
Other planning tools we use:
- Notepads
- Notebook
- Jewelry price tag stickers
- Removable labels
- Multi-use labels
Model Paint
Miniature paints, washes, inks, mediums, and primers for character work and painted game pieces.
Other model paint supplies we use:
- AK inks
- AK ultra matte varnish
- Army Painter Quickshade washes
- Army Painter Fanatic wash
- Army Painter effect paint
- Citadel base paints
- Citadel layer paints
- Citadel shade paints
- Lahmian Medium
- Contrast Medium
- Vallejo ink set
- Spray primers
Terrain & Crafting Paint
Bigger-format paints and finishes we use for terrain, props, scenery, and larger crafted elements.
Other terrain paint supplies we use:
- Watercolour kit
- Chinese ink
- Additional Craft Smart matte paint
Paint Brushes
Detail brushes, dry brushes, backups, workhorses, and all the brush types that get pulled into different stages of a project.
Other brushes we use:
- AK synthetic brushes
- Army Painter highlight brush
- Army Painter detail brush
- Citadel scenery and layer brushes
- NicPro detail set
- Raphaël precision brushes
- Royal & Langnickel assorted brushes
- Vallejo Pro Model brush
- Older budget brushes for rougher jobs
Painting Tools
All the little helpers that make painting sessions smoother, cleaner, and more comfortable.
Other painting tools we use:
- Paint organizer and brush holder
- Water pot
- Plastic paint palette
Airbrushing
Our airbrushing setup for priming, basecoating, smoother blends, and speeding up bigger paint jobs.
Other airbrushing supplies we use:
- Add your compressor model
- Add your booth model
- Add your airbrush cleaner
- Add your thinner / flow improver
- Add your airbrush tool kit
Polymer Clay
For sculpted details, small props, and the handmade elements that add extra charm to builds.
Other polymer clay supplies we use:
- Add your clay tools here
- Add your translucent clay here
- Add your baking accessories here
Resin & Modeling
For sculpted details, molded parts, casting experiments, and specialty finishing touches.
Other resin and modeling supplies we use:
- Add resin items here
- Add putties here
- Add molds or sculpting tools here
Trees, Shrubs & Grass
The foliage materials we use to make terrain feel more natural, layered, and alive.
Other foliage supplies we use:
- Add tree products here
- Add shrub products here
- Add extra grass products here
Terrain Effects & Textures
Snow, mud, puddles, texture pastes, and finishing materials that help a world feel complete.
Other terrain effects we use:
- Add puddles / water effects here
- Add mud / earth textures here
- Add snow effect variations here
Tools
Extra utility tools and handy items that support the wider crafting workflow.
Other tools we use:
- Add miscellaneous tools here
- Add workshop helpers here
- Add cleanup tools here
Crafting Supplies: Speciality Store
Specialty finds, craft-store discoveries, and useful extras that are harder to categorize but still deserve a spot.
Other specialty supplies we use:
- Add specialty store materials here
- Add decorative supplies here
- Add unusual craft finds here