Model Paint Stirrer (2)

I've used tooth picks or balsa wood pieces for years and years to mix my paint. But, being a tool junky, had to try this stirrer when I saw it. Glad I did. Getting all of the paint in the bottle mixed is easy with the flat end of the stirrer. If you need a concentrated glob of pigment the scoop end makes that easy as well. Highly recommended!

This is the best stir stick ever. The paddle really allows you to incorporate the pigment without introducing air as you stir. I paddle back and forth, then stir in a circle and very quickly you have a consistent mixture. The beak/scoop on the other side is good for digging in the recesses of jars and also doubles as a measuring spoon for mixing colors or loading the airbrush cup. Very useful. Highly recommended.

This Tamiya paint stirrer comes in a two-pack of identical, stainless-steel stirrers. The stirrer design has one rounded, cupped end, and one square-tipped paddle end which is broad enough to keep the tool from rolling, separated by a comfortably long round handle, with a total length of 15 cm (6 inches). Thus equipped, the modeler can get into most tight corners and scrape loose collected pigment from around the bottom of most paint containers. Clean-up should be easy, and even dried paint should loosen from the stirrer in solvent and come off without damaging the stainless steel. This stirrer also looks like it could be used as a putty applicator or sculpting tool if the need arose. The only caution I have is that the flat, paddle end is a bit sharp with pointed corners, so maybe children should learn to use it under adult supervision unless you can carefully file the corners and end into a smoother finish.