toothpicks cotton swabs,masking tape,scotch tape alot of household items such as these can be of great help.I usally browse through hardware stores & generally end up getting something useful. Also a good magnifiying glass can come in handy. You will be amazed how quick your tool collection will grow. Even clothes pins make good glueing clamps
Low tack masking tape, hobby sticks (popsicle sticks without the popsicle!), small pair of sharp scissors, clothespins for everything, construction paper and saran wrap. Add this to all the other stuff presented so far and you have a fair approximation of most of the stuff on my bench. -Ed
Don’t forget:
liquid mask,
flexible sanding bands,
rubber faced clamps,
bare metal foil for masking,
shot glass (turned upside down for holding super glue),
in place of the dental probes I use a piece of dowel with a straight pin glued into the end,
but most of all a good filter mask and air circulation for fume control.
And if things get too complicated, the shot glass can be used as it was intended–for mixing a good stiff drink![:)]
Tools of the trade… it is like being an mechanic ( I know I am one ) …You can never have too many tools
I use a heat gun to soften up the plastis… Makes it easier to shape, and when making custom headers, makes it real easy to bend, the heat gun doesn’t melt the plastic as fast and un controlably as a candle!!!
Great thread!
I’m looking for advice on the best method for modifying a fuselage. In this case it will be the Hasegawa F-8E, which I want to convert to the D model. I have the Cutting Edge resin to do the replacement, but I’m not really sure of the best way to cut the plastic, and the resin, so that they accurately mate.
I think I’m looking for advice on just what is the best cutting tool, and method of using it, to assure nice clean and true cuts.
Thanks for the help,
Pish
toothpicks
old thread, my bad