Basic Tools A Miniaturist Needs:

Clamps (assorted sizes)

Cutting mat ("self-healing")

Dust mask

Emery boards

Glue (White, Epoxy & Super Glue)

Glue syringe

Gluing jig (Lego blocks, too!)

Hammer

Jar for water

Latex Surgical Gloves

Magnifying glass

Masking tape

Miter box and saw

Needle and thread

Needle-nose pliers

Paint brushes (assorted sizes)

Paper cups to mix paint

Pencil

Rags, Paper Towel & hand cleaner

Razor blades (single-edged)

Rubber bands

Sandpaper (120 and 220 grit)

Scissors

Sponge

Steel ruler (with mm markings)

Steel wool

T-square

Toothpicks & Q-tips

Tracing paper

Tweezers

Waxed paper

Wire cutters

Wood filler

X-Acto knife

The "Nice-to-Have" Tools

Clover iron

Dremel tool

Jeweler's saw

Miter cutters

Pasta machine for rolling clay

Pretty Pleater

Scroll saw

Table saw (4")

Toaster oven

 

Here's what my travelling toolbox looks like: