discussion Essential Modelling Tools

[Vaughan]

Hi All what do you class as you essential modelling tools? here's some of mine.

Vaughan

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[AlanG]

All those plus a ruler

 

[rickoshea52]

Steel rule, workbench, good lighting and clothes pegs.

 

[Guest]

an empty pot noodle container full of water for rinsing your brushes and a box of cocktail sticks, great for allsorts of things. most essential to me is a roll of kitchen roll for wiping up spillages and such like (which i get a lot of). latest casualty was a bottle of micro set earlier on. sick of knocking them over, oh must not forget my ipod in my ears so i dont have to listen to my kids fighting and arguing

 

[Guest]

A radio

Laurie

Probably this week a good heater in the garage work area.

 

[flyjoe180]

Q-tips/cotton buds and various grades of sandpaper as well. I also keep Bluetac handy for masking and for sticking small parts into for painting.

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

My fingers, eyes and cups of tea

Adrian

 

[AlanG]

I also find this is quite essential too

 

[stona]

Most that I'd add have already been mentioned. I do use a vice and numerous clamps. Various CA glues and baking soda to make filler as well as various proprietary fillers. Two part putty (Milliput or similar). Various thicknesses of plastic card. Various wire. A micrometre that I use about once a year! Interdental brushes for airbrush cleaning. Meths,don't drink it,it's great for cleaning acrylic varnish (and most acrylic paints) from your airbrush. White spirits for enamels. Both are much cheaper than branded alternatives. A draw full of spare parts for my airbrushes. Copious amounts of kitchen roll.

Patience.

Did someone say cocktail sticks?

Cheers

Steve

 

[mossiepilot]

A small container for putting small parts in. I've just started building tanks and the wheels tend to roll everywhere if not contained, and I don't think anyones mentioned your magnifier of choice.

Tony.

 

[Guest]

2x reading glasses.

my computer to access here for inspiration and the odd wise crack

Eva cassidys compilation cd to keep the atmosphere chilled out.

materials.... necessary stuff

balsa wood

coffee stirrers

cocktail sticks

lollypop sticks

plasticine

polyfilla

small jars to mix paints in

to name a few ....

 

[Guest]

Riffler files and Green Squadron putty,also I like Allynes Single Malt tool as well

 

[Guest]

Rubber blending stumps for shaping filler and pushing decals into panel lines

numerous reverse action tweezers, standard tweezers and clamps...

lots of brushes, good ones for painting, rubbish ones for dusting and scraping dust out of panel lines

Long nosed pliers, clippers and scalpels

 

[Guest]

May be a bit dopey but Stuart what are Rubber blending stumps ?

Laurie

 

[aaron]

Mr dissolved putty!!!

 

[Guest]

Hi All what do you class as you essential modelling tools? here's some of mine.Vaughan

Very similar to yours. Add small snap shut plastic bags for putting bits in.

 

[BarryW]

Has anyone mention the old fashioned wooden clothes pegs yet? The best modelling clamps ever invented!

 

[stona]

A small container for putting small parts in. Tony.

Vital equipment Tony! I bought a stack of small "Tupperware" type boxes from a pound shop,perfect.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

May be a bit dopey but Stuart what are Rubber blending stumps ?

If i can enlighten you Laurie

These are silicon/rubber "brushes" that clay modelers (and similar) use to shape the clay fo finer detail.

They also can be made from compressed paper as a disposable type.

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[Guest]

If i can enlighten you LaurieThese are silicon/rubber "brushes" that clay modelers (and similar) use to shape the clay fo finer detail.

They also can be made from compressed paper as a disposable type.

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Correctamundo Colin, I got mine in Lidl for some daft low price like 1 or 2 quid. soak in water and good for smoothing over milliput or squadron putty. good for pushing decals into details as they're flexible yet still solid

HTH

Stuart