Your Indespensible Tool

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Tools
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First, how many of you had an inappropriate first reaction to the title of this thread? [;)]

Second,not including any part of your airbrushing rig, what tool, gadget, homemade jig, etc. would you practically lost without?

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Hi merideth…

It’s a toss-up between my sprue cutters and my rachet clamps that I got from Sears…but probably the clamps-- they are perfect for holding together fuselages and wings while the glue dries.

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That was a good one Mereith, like shooting fish in a barrell…

I would have to say the one tool that I couldn’t be without in model building is my x-acto knife. Fortunately I’m an old school graphic artist so I have about 20 of them floating around.

Mike

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Merideth.

  1. I did. [:D]

  2. My hands. I can come up with substitutes for anything else.

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Besides the normal tools … the one odd one that I have that I really like is a dental pic. The one that brings fear in the heart of all as it gets shoved in your mouth. It is great for working in some tight areas.

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My favorite tool is my Uber knife. I guess the company closed up shop because I can’t find them anymore. If anyone knows of any for sale I would be most grateful for a heads up.

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My personal non-standard tool really isn’t a tool. It’s actually a modeling caddy produced by Games Workshop. This little wooden tray has saved me hours of cleaning those little spills and CA messes.

demono69

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Yup - ( X y cromozones - you know how it is ! ) not often asked about my favourite tool by a ’ liadie’ but in a modeling context that would be the surgical scalpel with a 10 blade, could do without the nicks to the fingers tho, they sting like hell…[:(!]

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Talk about a leading question!! [:D]

I’d have to say, I can’t pick just one. I love tools, all tools especially power tools!!![:D] [:p]

Eric

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my paintbrushes! [;)] after that it would have to be my hobby knife

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I like all of there cd’s, Oh! tools for models.

  1. Sprue cutters
  2. Those padded fingernail files
  3. X-Acto knife
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well it sounds like all of your minds work the way one would expect of boys [;)]

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My glasses and if they don’t count #11 hobby blades. [8D]

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#11 X-acto blades all the way. They can be a substitute for all kinds of different tools.

Murray

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I would need glue as #1 and then probably my knife.[:D]

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Glue? why didn’t somebody tell me! [>:(] And here all this time I’ve been using tape… [:D]

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Hey I know what you mean, I just learned about it a couple of days ago. I normally used spit, but my models kept falling apart.[:D][;)]

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at first I used peanut butter but when it sits out for a while it rots and then it really stinks. [:D]

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  1. Ma’am, ahm blushin’ at the thought! :slight_smile:

  2. My Olfa knife (replace my Xacto with this one.

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Let me guess you stopped using peanut butter because your parents told you that you use something that doesn’t stink or you can leave the house.[:D]
At least thats what they told me when I thought about that![:D]