| There are a lot of people who want to know what | | | | - Sanding stick to sand down any filler, smoothing |
| kind of tools they need for scale model building. My | | | | rough or uneven surfaces or to polish with. |
| scale modeling career begun when i was 13 years old. | | | | - A brush to remove dust. |
| I made a lot of airplane models when i was at that | | | | - Different grit "Wet and Dry" sandpaper is very |
| age. Later on my focus went to submarine models. I | | | | useful for sanding down filler and to give an extra |
| have completed several submarine models from | | | | smooth surface. |
| different manufacturers. I liked building the USS Gato | | | | - Weights in various sizes to prevent planes from |
| submarine the most and that is the one that is still | | | | "tailsitting". |
| standing on my desk. I can remember how difficult it | | | | - Blu-Tack to hold small parts or for dry fitting part |
| was for me to learn the fine techniques of scale | | | | together. Blu-Tack is also used to hold weights in |
| model building. | | | | place. |
| I know that every model builder have his or hers | | | | - Rubber bands to hold parts together, elasticated |
| favorite set of tools, but here are a few that ihave | | | | thread for rigging and needles for making holes. |
| come to find very useful: | | | | - Syringes and pipettes for measuring of thinners and |
| - No model maker can do without a set of good | | | | other liquids. |
| knifes and sprue cutters. | | | | - Cotton buds and cocktail sticks for applying glue, |
| - A cutting mat or small cutting board is also essential. | | | | decal solutions, fillers or to hold parts for painting. |
| - Less essential but still very useful is a hole making | | | | - Also excellent for cleaning and removing paint. |
| tool and some razor saws for cutting things that a | | | | - Small plastic containers for water, brush cleaners or |
| knife can not do. | | | | other liquids. |
| - Scissors for cutting decals and masking tape. | | | | - Last but not least a good set of different shaped |
| - Masking and other tapes in various sizes. These can | | | | brushes! |
| be used to aid painting and/or holding parts together. | | | | Finally for those who are into scratch building or more |
| - Some tweezers to pick up and/or hold very tiny | | | | advanced scale model building, a mini drill is an |
| parts. | | | | excellent tool to do that. I hope I helped some |
| - Pegs and clamps to hold parts together. | | | | people out with this list of tools that are useful for |
| - Fillers to fill holes and gaps and some spatulas to | | | | model building. |
| spread the filler with. | | | | |