Helpful or useful tools!

[FoldedWings]

Helpful tools!


Here i posted a topic about modeling tools:
There are some things you see online and think is that any good?
Some others hidden away in a box and leads you to relay on illustrations!
So here members can post their experiences in good or bad tools and share them with us!


I'll start of by telling you about the Tamyia paint stirrer!
Well it's a basic pice of metal and doesn't corrode!
But its more than say a tooth pic one side has a very helpful paddle but the othes side is the best part!
There you have a spoon which to lift the paint!
And Out of the bottle lifting BIG drops in to the airbrush is easy! 8)
But when the paint is thinned then it's as expected worthless!
Over all a great tool and highly recomended to everyone!
Very good To handle those tricky Tamyia paint bottles!

 

[Jdog71]

Brushpicks....Google them. They are toothpicks with a plastic 'brush' at one end, perfect for grabbing little bits of glue or paint with capillary action. They clean off very easily, so they can be reusable.

If you're like me, you want to find tools locally instead of ordering online (shipping costs can be ridiculous for small items). I started out with Home Depot and Lowes, but they are way too expensive and they don't have much. Then I discovered Harbor Freight tool stores...I got the following for about $30:
diamond file set
pick set
misc clamps
magnifying headband

I'm not plugging Harbor Freight here...just saying that there are alternatives to paying out the nose for supplies if you know where to look.

 

[Jeep]

The dremel motor tool, and accouterments!

How is this not listed first? The motor tool works by speed not torque like a conventional drill does, however the motor tools high speed is adjustable to suit, often on the tool itself or using a rheostat power cable. Capable of a large number of specialist tools that can be spun by the drill motor, attachments include not just bits but flex shaft wants, presses, saws, sanders and a bewildering variety of cutters, disks and bits.

 

[Grendels]

I am going to add in frisket film. I bought some on a whim at a big box hobby shop in the air brush supplies. I didn't think that it would be all that good, but it wasn't that expensive, and I had read it was used on the studio model of the Enterprise for the first movie.

My current model build required a lot of taping up. I tried blue painters tape, no good. It was too thick, and the details on the model too soft to see through the tape to trim it up correctly. I started to look through my stash of tools and found the frisket film. Gave it a try, and was very surprised at how well it worked. It is clear, so you can see through it, cuts pretty easily, so you do not need a lot of pressure with your knife to cut it. Great on resin which is a very soft material. It conforms to the contours of you model very well. and if you have a painting mask template, you can print on one side of the film, cut it out and then apply it to your model.

On the down side, it won't take rough handling. It will just start peeling up on the corners. But this will be my preferred method on all canopies from here out.

 

[FoldedWings]

The dremel motor tool, and accouterments!

How is this not listed first? The motor tool works by speed not torque like a conventional drill does, however the motor tools high speed is adjustable to suit, often on the tool itself or using a rheostat power cable. Capable of a large number of specialist tools that can be spun by the drill motor, attachments include not just bits but flex shaft wants, presses, saws, sanders and a bewildering variety of cutters, disks and bits.

Yes a helpful tool but the reason why its not first is that i don't own one an there for cudn't comment on it! 8)

 

[Sandy0Ross]

Even I have use Frisk film for my current model..it is a transparent and even compatible with all surfaces.It is also easy to peel off.It also has removable adhesive so most of the people start using it rather than blue painters tape. Even it doesn't leave residue...

It's a very helpful tool.........

 

[Splashcoat]

Pounce wheels.

The set I use is made by Grifhold. With a couple of these, you can simulate recessed rivets on aircraft skins in no time.