Your Path
Gear for Tabletop Miniature Painters
Miniature painting has two speeds — batch-painting a squad to tabletop standard, and slowing down on a hero piece — and they want different gear. Speed paints and a zenithal prime carry the first; a Kolinsky point and a wet palette carry the second.
This page collects both lanes: the one-coat paints that finish armies, the brush-and-palette core that makes layering possible, and the airbrush step that turns priming into shading.
The path
- 01
Batch the squad
Zenithal prime, one-coat paints, a recess wash — table-ready units at three per evening.
- 02
Build the brush core
A real Kolinsky round and a wet palette change what your hands can do more than any tutorial.
- 03
Learn the two highlights
Dry brush for speed, edge highlight for heroes — both live on this site with steps.
- 04
Add air when ready
An airbrush turns priming into pre-shading and gradients. It is a force multiplier, not a requirement.
Gear for this path
- Master Airbrush TC-20T Tank Compressor$372.99Check price
- Master Airbrush Lighted Spray Booth$172.88Check price
- Harder Steenbeck Evolution 2-in-1 Airbrush$220.00Check price
- Iwata NEO Airbrush and Compressor Kit$180.00Check price
- Vallejo Model Air Complete Wood Case Set$228.72Check price
- Iwata Eclipse HP-CS Airbrush$174.00Check price
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