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Builder Last Online: Jun 2018
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#8 MODELING CLAY
I use it along with toothpicks to mount small parts for painting. Just use the clay the way it comes out of the package - with the plastic wrap still intact. Punch the toothpicks through the plastic and voila.
#7 DRAFTING COMPASS WITH NO PENCIL (2 POINTS)
I guess this could be cailpers but mine is a compass I modified. I use it to scribe out discs of various sizes from sheet styrene
. Also helps when laying out things like the holes in a drilled axle.
#6 1/4" SINGLE HOLE PAPER PUNCH
The handheld kind. Punches a perfect 1/4" disc from sheet plastic up to about .040. Also is the perfect size for punching
out gauge decals.
#5 Matel Vac-U-Form
I use it to make many different small parts or multiples of a single part.
#4 TITANIUM DRILL BIT SET, including 1-60
I guess everyone has drill bits but titanium makes a huge difference in strength. It is virtually impossible to break a bit.
#3 SURGICAL SCISSORS
Just small stainless steel surgical scissors. The nurse gave them to me after she took my wife's blood. They are ultra-strong and very accurate when cutting thin plastic (up to .030) or intricate decals.
#2 NIBBLER
Some of you guys know how I feel about my nibbler. For those of you that don't know what a nibbler is - it is a tool used in the electronics field for making interior cuts in circuit boards. You drill a hole and then nibble it into the shape you want.
For modelers, we use it to cut sheet plastic up to about .080. It makes a small, uniform square cut every time.
And now...
the number one obscure tool that I cannot live without...
#1 THE COMPUTER
Also includes digital camera and printer. Most people don't even consider it a tool. But never before have modelers of all ages had access to so much information. Research materials abound on the internet. Model kits & supplies are easier to obtain. Tips & techniques, like this forum are available almost in real time.
And the best is yet to come...
I use it along with toothpicks to mount small parts for painting. Just use the clay the way it comes out of the package - with the plastic wrap still intact. Punch the toothpicks through the plastic and voila.
#7 DRAFTING COMPASS WITH NO PENCIL (2 POINTS)
I guess this could be cailpers but mine is a compass I modified. I use it to scribe out discs of various sizes from sheet styrene
. Also helps when laying out things like the holes in a drilled axle.#6 1/4" SINGLE HOLE PAPER PUNCH
The handheld kind. Punches a perfect 1/4" disc from sheet plastic up to about .040. Also is the perfect size for punching
out gauge decals.#5 Matel Vac-U-Form
I use it to make many different small parts or multiples of a single part.
#4 TITANIUM DRILL BIT SET, including 1-60
I guess everyone has drill bits but titanium makes a huge difference in strength. It is virtually impossible to break a bit.
#3 SURGICAL SCISSORS
Just small stainless steel surgical scissors. The nurse gave them to me after she took my wife's blood. They are ultra-strong and very accurate when cutting thin plastic (up to .030) or intricate decals.
#2 NIBBLER
Some of you guys know how I feel about my nibbler. For those of you that don't know what a nibbler is - it is a tool used in the electronics field for making interior cuts in circuit boards. You drill a hole and then nibble it into the shape you want.
For modelers, we use it to cut sheet plastic up to about .080. It makes a small, uniform square cut every time.
And now...
the number one obscure tool that I cannot live without...
#1 THE COMPUTER
Also includes digital camera and printer. Most people don't even consider it a tool. But never before have modelers of all ages had access to so much information. Research materials abound on the internet. Model kits & supplies are easier to obtain. Tips & techniques, like this forum are available almost in real time.
And the best is yet to come...
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