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Any recommendations for what type of adhesive putty to use when securing a mini to a cork base for painting? Bluetac doesn't seem to be sticky enough and the mini keeps falling off.

You could try temporary pinning with a small hole in a place that will be attached to the base later. That's the only way I could manage to get cork bases to work for holding onto a model, no putties stuck well enough.

Unless you have to be painting them whilst they are specifically attached to the cork base, I'd just blu-tack them to a regular base and, once painted, re-attach to the cork. On the subject of attaching to a base - I've found that hot glue from a glue gun or superglue (The liquid variety) work to provide a very strong bond - I've never had a problem using these methods.

Poster tack needs more surface area than the average mini's feet to provide good hold - it really works best holding bases (to which the minis are already attached) to a painting handle. If you go that route, the greater weight and wider base makes paint or pill bottles far better handles than a cork, as they can stand more stably on their own (besides being more comfortable to hold, due to the larger size).

If the model isn't attached to a base, or you're working with individual parts, you'll want to install a pin. The fact that pins can be shoved into them is the main draw of a using a cork as a painting handle.

I use a hotglue gun with just a dab of glue on the bottom of figs I want to attach to something. You can then usually just pop it off, or use a pipette or cotton ball to get some rubbing alcohol underneath the figure which breaks apart the glue pretty well.