Painting handles

I've designed and printed my own painting handles to help hold the miniatures that I recently started to paint.

When I used to do this, 30 years ago, I awkwardly held the bases, because I didn't know any other way. More recently I tend to fix things that I want to paint, on to bits of timber, often using sticky tack  (Blu Tack, White Tack, etc..)

Catching up with modern trends, I see most people using a comfortable looking handle with the miniature clamped or stuck in place.

There are a number on the market or available as 3D print files, of various shapes and sizes. Some with added features, like finger rests and clamps. I have bought a Citadel handle and that is great for miniatures with some shapes of bases but it is not really versatile.

There was no one handle that stood out as being exactly what I wanted. Of course, that led me to come up with my own.

I've now had the opportunity to use my own take on a handle and it was exactly what I hoped for. In use, I did not think about the handle and was easily able to move the model into the position I needed.

I've only used the stick on version, so far, but I've designed and printed 3 variants ready for different situations. 

A magnetic holder using a 16mm diameter x 5mm deep magnet, held on using a countersunk M3 nut and bolt.

A version that fits a cork, so wire can be pushed into it and the one I expect to use the most, a flat top for sticking things to it.

All three are designed to print unsupported on either a resin or a filament printer.

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Download:

Painting Handles STL and STEP files (zip)

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