Useful things for wargamers?

[Last Hussar]

In addition to the normal stuff- figures, terrain, dice etc, what do you have that you find useful in the hobby?

I have a laminator, which makes nice wipe off cards.

Anyone with anything else we should know?

[Elliesdad]

A patient, understanding wife/partner? 

[Ithoriel]

1. Optivisor or similar.

2. Card Sleeves for collectable card games - ideal for creating your own cards. Take a sleeve, an old or cheap card as stiffener and a card face you've printed out - combine to make your own, identical looking cards. Easy to shuffle too being shiny plastic.

3. Paper guillotine - for chopping paper and card to size for scenery making or chopping up A4 paper card faces (see 2 above)

[Raider4]

I used to have access to a comb binder, used for print yourself rules. This was really useful and I miss it terribly. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

A decent printer!

Flat head screwdriver

Dremel and decent tin snips.

Multi bulb led light on flex stand

Internet

[Last Hussar]

I used to have access to a comb binder, used for print yourself rules. This was really useful and I miss it terribly.

Yes, I wonder what happened to mine.

[Orcs]

Laminator

[FierceKitty]

A distinctive coffee cup that you don't inadvertently dip your brush into.
A dedicated storage cupboard.
A large and visually satisfying playing surface.
Oh, a printer attached to the computer can be very handy for multiple reasons.

[Scorpio_Rocks]

Prior to game:
   Internet,
   Printer,
   Laminator.

During game:
   Laser straight line
   Periscope for photos

[Orcs]

Dremel mini drill or equivalent
Daylight lamps in painting area

Most important - A good spouse who lets you spend hours (or days in my case) painting and brings you refreshments

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Agree with the stuff so far, but a major one is missing - patience.

[Steve J]

Patience, humour and a good imagination.

[jimduncanuk]

The most useful thing that a wargamer could find is a mate who can paint decently and also charge a mates rates for the inevitable cost. Most useful if you are a prat at painting.

[Ithoriel]

The most useful thing for a wargamer is patience, patience and a sense of humour. The two most useful things for a wargamer are patience, a sense of humour and imagination. The three most useful things for a wargamer are patience, a sense of humour, imagination and a supportive partn .... I'll go out and come back in again.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

The most useful thing for a wargamer is patience, patience and a sense of humour. The two most useful things for a wargamer are patience, a sense of humour and imagination. The three most useful things for a wargamer are patience, a sense of humour, imagination and a supportive partn .... I'll go out and come back in again.

Wondered how long it would take   

[fsn]

Taking the question in the spirit in which I assume it is put, I would suggest a vortex paint shaker. I bought one last year and although I wouldn't put in the same life-changing league as discovering Pendraken, Centurion tanks, or the opposite sex, it has eased the chore of preparing paint.

 

[Orcs]

Taking the question in the spirit in which I assume it is put, I would suggest a vortex paint shaker. I bought one last year and although I wouldn't put in the same life-changing league as discovering Pendraken, Centurion tanks, or the opposite sex, it has eased the chore of preparing paint.

 

Serious question. What does it do that I cannot do by putting an agitator ball in the pot and manually shaking it?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Avoid covering the floor in paint 

[fsn]

Serious question. What does it do that I cannot do by putting an agitator ball in the pot and manually shaking it?

Nothing.

[Orcs]

Nothing.

And I thought you were going to extoll the virtues of the machine saying that it gives you perfectly mixed paint that is smooth as Anne Hathaway's bosom in a corset. Or some similar comparison.