Ideas for a hobby gift

[sundancer 42979xp 0]

So here is the thing. In about 2 months I’m turning *coughcough* years old and my wife asked me “what do you wish for your brithday as a gift”.

And I’m terrible at thinking of stuff I want/need. Mostly because I don’t know they exist or because I forget about them to fast.

So here is were I call upon your help: suggest to me hobby tools, materials etc. that I really should have. I think up to 30 Euro should be ok but nothing much more expensive.

Release your recommendations!

[blinky465 17028xp 0]

Stuff I found really made a difference in the last six months:

• magnifiers – even if you don’t *need* them, they make painting faces and tiny details much more enjoyable
• decent wet palette (Redgrass) – homebrew ones are fine but pro wet paper is just nice to use
• pro arte renaissance sable brushes #2 – big belly, sharp point makes everything just nicer
• daytime LEDs or arch light – I put LED strips under the shelf above my painting desk, what a difference!
• decent flat sided side-snips
• greenstuff world rollers

A bit left of field:

• magazine/website/patreon subscription (Duncan’s painting academy is £3.50 a month)
• udemy/video tutorials on a hobby-related topic
• some nice themed resin bases for your next squad/army

 

[sundancer 42979xp 0]

“pro arte renaissance sable brushes #2” Rigger, rounded or flat says the homepage… I’m guessing you mean rounded? https://proartebrushes.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=renaissance%20sable

Wet pallette (army painter), daytime LED, snips and rollers are already in the toolbox. Magnifiers… hmm… could be a thing.

Thanks for the suggestions.

[trewets 4782xp 0]

3D printer, laser cutter , air compressor and air brush?

artis opus brush set.

army painter new dry brushes

mega paint set

coupon for OTT shop for all the little bits we all need but can’t communicate to anyone exactly what it is…..including more glue,you can never have too much.

[blinky465 17028xp 0]

I’m guessing you mean rounded?

Yeah, rounded. With green handles. Brilliant brushes. Keep their tip for a good long time, and carry a nice amount of paint. I am tempted to try a half-rigger one of these days (full rigger brushes look just a little *too* long to be useful).

Magnifiers are awesome. A tenner off fleabay. Even the stupid little lamp on your forehead turns out to be useful too.

[sundancer 42979xp 0]

A tenner off fleabay

If I tell her to get me one of those she’ll divorce me. Remember she’s an optician so anything but “the good stuff” would make her mad 😉 @blinky465

3D printer, laser cutter , air compressor and air brush?

that’s a bit over the suggested price range my dear Mr. @trewets but I might “stick” to the thing with the OTT coupon.

[blinky465 17028xp 0]

Remember she’s an optician

Oh yeah. I forgot about that bit. What about… an HD usb microscope? You can pick those up for about twenty quid. Or maybe a Raspberry Pi + camera? Stream the video output straight onto a telly for a super magnified view of whatever you’re p….. hang on, I might just try that myself…..

[horati0nosebl0wer 19649xp 1]

Thinking about tools that might be handy I’d recommend if you’re playing with anything METAL!!!!!! … *ahem* metal. I bought a gross of saw blades from Otto Frei over a decade ago and I’m still going through them. Overall here’s a list of single items that could be rummaged through and picked from. Good luck yo your wife and the options you now have to get as gifts.

• a good jeweler’s saw and/or saw blades
• hobby knife blades
• fancy themed resin bases of your choice
• plasticard sheets
• lasercut MDF basing (the backbone for roller mold like Greenstuff World)
• plastic terrarium/aquarium plants for basing/terrain

since you do have that fancy airbrush system I’d say some stuff to work with yours now

• A large bottle of airbrush primer
• airbrush paint thinner (Vallejo) for priming
• airbrush flow improver (Vallejo) for helping the regular paint and to keep your system clean
• airbrush cleaner solution
• airbrush cleaning pot
• airbrush spray filters (available here on the OTT store)
• ultrasonic cleaner (nothing fancy and easy to find on Amazon)
• dental paper points (they’re small enough to run through the nozzle of an airbrush to help cleaning)

Thinking about the suggestion @blinky465 made on magazine subscriptions it might not be bad (I think these also do digital)

• Amazing Figure Modeler (probably will see more kits that are gods awfully beautiful but pricey and might be another hobby all to itself)
• DAMAGED (great for seeing weathering done to models)
• Figure Model Magazine
• Figure Mentors

[blinky465 17028xp 1]

Needle files are a must if you don’t already have some! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-82577-Needle-File-Piece/dp/B018IT3Y3Y/

Pin vice drill for drilling models (arms, legs, gun barrels etc) or archemedes drill – https://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d02331/mini-archimedes-drill/dp/TL15768 – for flat sheet materials?

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