MTSC HOW-TO #1 Getting Started in Historical Miniature Modeling. Produced with help from the Michigan Historical Miniatures Club.
Preparing, Building and Painting
Historical Miniatures
PAINTING SUPPLIES, TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES
Supplies Needed for Assembling and Cleaning the Figure
No. 1 Xacto knife handle with #11 blades
No. 5 Xacto knife handle with razor saw
Sprue cutters
Sanding boards
Gap filling putty
Expoxy putty
Also Recommended Dental tools
Pliers
Scissors
Needle files
Tweezers and hemostats
Dremel tool with interchangeable bits
Supplies Needed for Painting the Figure
Paint Brushes Sable brushes in sizes 0, 00 and 000 (Winsor & Newton Series 7 are the best – expensive but worth it. Vallejo also makes a good, more affordable series.)
Flat 1/4" brush for blending and large areas (reasonable quality)
Tin for thinner or water
Palette or wax paper
Clean rag
Basic Paints for Faces in Enamels or Acrylics Vallejo Acrylic Model Colors:
Flat Flesh 955
Dark Red 946
Burnt Umber 941
Flat Black 950
Ivory 918
Mahogany Brown 846
Humbrol Enamels:
Matte Flesh 61
Matte Leather 62
Matte Scarlet 60
Matte German Camo Red Brown 160
Matte Black 33
Matte White 34
With the basic supplies gathered we're ready to start
cleaning, assembling and preparing the figure for painting.
