EdGrune

Like Tojo, I drill a hole in the foot of a figure & superglue a piece of brass rod into it.  The rod is stuck into a wine cork as a handle.   The rod is also the means of attaching the finished piece to the base

for general painting I use popsicle sticks (craft sticks) with some hardware store double sided tape to hold the parts in place

 

I do the same except I use paper clip wire instead of brass. They're cheaper and easier to find. When I run out I swipe some more office supplies from work...

Sometimes with really small pieces esp PE I lick my Exacto knife and then pick up the part using the liquid to hold it to the knife. Not real hygenic but it does work.

I use blue tack (poster putty).

I use a tiny blob from a hot glue gun on the end of the toothpick, then stick the part to that in a spot where I didn't want paint anyway.  After that, I use the side of a roll of cheap masking tape as a "dart board" to jab the toothpicks into as a holder while the parts dry.

Usually works fairly well when applying decals to little parts like these 1/72 AGM-65Ds too.  Sometimes one or two will come off the toothpick, but its quick and easy to re-stick them.

Like Tojo, I drill a hole in the foot of a figure & superglue a piece of brass rod into it.  The rod is stuck into a wine cork as a handle.   The rod is also the means of attaching the finished piece to the base

for general painting I use popsicle sticks (craft sticks) with some hardware store double sided tape to hold the parts in place

When I do figures,I will drill a hole in the bottom of his foot or his butt where he sits and insert the toothpick and glue it.when done I just cut it off even and sand it.

I'll dip one end of a toothpick into Microscale liquid tape. Once the stuff has dried, I'll add the part on there for painting.