Since it is made of wood, you can easily customize your handle, if you want. Staining, painting, carving or clear-coating would be very easy to do. I was a little worried about the model rotating on its own while I was painting because of it just being held onto the handle with a magnet, but the hold is strong. It doesn't move at all while painting, and I have to consciously rotate the model if I want to rotate it. Having several bases to put models on if I'm "assembly-lining" a squad is awesome. A stabilizing bar sounds like a good idea with your early onset Parkinson's and rapidly approaching 50th birthday. You want to set up a mass production line (5+ units) for one go and need to switch them out without jiggering the darn base, or like me, don't like basing minis until after painting.

This item is exactly as advertised. It's a few dollars more than the plastic clip-on solutions, but it's worth that price increase. It's comfortable, well-made, and required some LIGHT drilling of the holes on the side of the handle to allow the metal brace to go in.There's a lot to like about this painting handle. First--I love that it's wood. My hands tend to slip and get uncomfortable holding plastic for too long, and I really like the feel of this handle. I like that I can adjust how long it is by taking off the bottom, or even all but the very base that the model is on, for doing things like flipping the model upside down to get underside bits.

It is super easy to fit in the hand; not over-sized. A child could use this without issues, so hand size is no issue. I'm glad they didn't bulk it up and make it less useful as a result. The only thing it could really do better would be to have a much stronger magnet for the length extender that attaches to the bottom, but you can just as easily glue it in place if you don't mind it being a permanent addition.It is exceedingly easy to rotate and hold a model on this handle. The magnets aren't too strong or too weak. They just work. Some issues: The metal stability bar came unattached. The drill holes in my handle did not seem to be even, and it was very difficult to get the bar "installed," and when I did, I could not get it even (although it is sturdy). It's a little annoying, but does the job. One of the metal discs on one of the bases was also unattached upon receipt... I was able to reattach it with superglue (which any hobbyist has on hand, so that was no problem). Defective, return it and get a new one. Or, just take the little plastic coating off the bottom, and the magnets work much better. Seriously, I could club a small animal to death and not have the mini fly off.