I have spent hundreds of hours researching, testing, and using various hobby tools for miniatures.
Below are the hobby tools and products that I end up using all the time because I think they are the best you can get. You can also find links to reviews of the products I use as well as my roundup articles where I list the best product in category and for each use case.
Best Resin 3D Printer for Miniatures
That is what you get with the Saturn 3. One of my all time favorite machines.
Overall just a great package with the best quality you can get. Also, great price, but slightly feature bare (compared to more expensive printers)
Read our Best 3D Printers for Miniatures Roundup
Getting a 3D printer for miniatures can be an extremely daunting task. So many specs and things you need to know before you buy. But actually, it can be quite easy.
Read our roundup of the resin 3D printers you should consider for miniatures in depending on your use case.
Best Lamp for Miniatures
Quality design, minimizes shadows, and best colour rendering that exists.
If you simply want the best lamp for painting, look no further.
The colour rendering is perfect, but it is a great budget option,
This lamp works well for a small painting station that is moved regularly around.
You can fold it down and take it on the go or hide it away easily.
Read our Best Lamp for Miniatures Roundup
Light is essential to paint miniatures. You can get a cheap lamp and be extremely happy, but there are big differences even between the cheap ones.
Read our roundup of the best lamps for miniatures before you decide on what to get.
Best Resin for Miniature 3D Printing
The cheap resin market is very crowded, but Sunlu is the best of those I have tested
It prints amazing and is quite durable out of the box. Also, it is not the most expensive option.
Read our Resin for Miniatures Roundup
While having a great printer is important, it also matters what quality of material you use. Crap in, crap out. But there are some budget resins that are not crap and some expensive resins that are.
Read our Best Resin for Miniatures to know what to buy
Best 3D printer for Terrain
Read our Best 3D Printer for Terrain Roundup
Printing with FDM is cheaper and often more durable than printing with resin. This means that they are much more suitable for printing terrain.
But FDM printers can also be very fickle. Unless you are the tinkerer type, it is important to good printer.