Tool list?

[DoubleDigit12]

Hey,
I will be building a tank model soon form trumpeter in 1/35 scale and would really like it if someone would give me a list of tools ssso I can crack on with the build... thank you

[MarkVerploeg]

Well i would say just your basic stuff really
So here is what i use
Hobby knife (and spare blades)
Sprue cutters
Sanding sticks or paper in various grids (i use the Ultimate sticks)
Glues and cements (Tamiya extra thin and Zap a gap CA in my case)
A set of small.drill bits ranging from 0.3 to 1.2 (often sold as a set with 2 of each size)
Pin vise
Flat nosed pliers without ridges for extra grip
Tweezers


All the other stuff could be of use but not always needed
Photo etch tools are nice and i do have them but i still do most work with pliers and tweezers
But that is basicly all you need to make a model without stuff for painting and weathering that is
But it doesn't really matter if you ise them for planes or armor
Your basic tools are always the same no matter what you are going to build
I hope this helps
Cheers , Mark

[Lee]

I will add cotton buds and toothpicks - Absolute essentials

[DoubleDigit12]

Thanks guys... I'll be sure to pick up hose trips and hope to see you in the from Russia with love group build!

[jelliott]

As with everything else mentioned above. I picked up a packet of small wooden stir sticks at the department store. I've used them for multiple things from stirring paint pots, to gluing sandpaper to that way I can reach hard to get to spots. I've even put small bits of Blue Tac (or similar products) on the tip to hold items while painting.

[herbies]

I tend to go by what I need at the time. Say for example, currently I'm buying new sanders as the current ones I have are kinda old and I never looked after them. I still have my sanding papers, tamiya's soft sanding sponges and flexi file. Buying new paint brushes as well.

If your after a list http://www.swannysmodels.com/Toolbox.html is who I went of when I got "fully" back into modeling

[digger303]

I would not be without my electric paint stirrer, so much easier than having your wrist drop of. Also such a cheap tool to own.....marvelous !

[JimJ]

" +1 " on THE Badger paint mixer..........best $10 I ever spent

Jim J.

[digger303]

" +1 " on THE Badger paint mixer..........best $10 I ever spent

Jim J.

I would buy another in a heart beat...even if was $100. I would go without until I had one...A+++

[wookiee76]

Cocktail stick with a sizable blob of blutac on one end, probably one of my most used tools lol.