![]() It doesn’t have to be Tamiya brand, some of my finest paint brushes are cheap and can also be bought at National bookstore. I use various types of paint brushes, mostly the finer ones depending on the application. Now if you’re on to painting, you’ll going to need paint brushes. Sanding can produce a lot of plastic dust around the part, I use some pieces of cloth to clean them out: Plastic cement is also used in removing seam lines. Plastic cement will do in most situations but they are cases wherein plastic cement can’t hold the part together and I use super glue instead, the problem with super glues in the past is that they leave a nasty white residue, but recently I’ve discovered the newer ones today don’t leave white residues anymore. If you accidentally broke a part, you can use plastic cement in fixing it, it welds the plastic together. Mark Setter, it is used for water slide decals to make the adhere well to the surface and make them look painted on the surface: If I happen to make a mistake or if the lines are too thick, I use rubber erasers to clean them out: This costs around 100+Php at Gunpla stores. Most of my collection I’ve used a fine Gundam Marker GM01, but recently I’ve been using enamel paint in doing my panel lines. When you’re all done sanding and cleaning the nib marks, you can now do panel lining if you don’t plan to paint. If still have those nasty nib marks after using your side cutters and hobby knife, you can use sanding sticks! I made my own at home using Popsicle sticks and cut out sandpaper then glued them together. I use plastic sandwich bags to keep the parts that I have separated from the runners ( I’m a organized freak I suppose): The metal is strong and sturdy even at the tips that you can also use this tool in taking apart parts. It’s easier to apply the stickers with the use of these tweezers. I think it’s just around 100+ Php if you buy this one without a cap.įor picking up small parts and putting clear stickers, I use a pair of Tamiya tweezers! It’s hard to use your fingers in applying stickers and decals since they are so small. It costs around 800+ Php and can be bought at Lil’s Hobby Center.įor further cleaning of nib marks I use an X-Acto hobby knife, be careful in using this tool because its extremely sharp! Other than cleaning out nib marks, I also use X-Acto in cutting decals and clear stickers.Īn X-Acto hobby knife can be bought at National Bookstore or at Lil’s hobby shop, it doesn’t cost as much as the side cutters. This tool is a good investment if you are planning to pursue Gunpla. Back then I used diagonal cutting plies that were originally used to cut copper wiring, but they weren’t good enough for cutting plastic and smaller parts. It cuts plastic like butter! Great for removing nib marks because stress on the plastic while cutting is reduced due to its high quality design and sharpness. 35 if I’m not mistaken, it’s the best side cutters I’ve had for a while. Let’s get on with the actual tools, first up is of course the side cutters: The box has a removable upper part that separates my handheld tools from the paint bottles and thinners. I use a hobbyist toolbox as you can see above, it houses my cutting tools, paint brushes, paint bottles and various other modeling tools. Now Ill show you the various tools I use in modeling Gunpla. Now I have enough space, large enough, for my hobby! It’s nice to have a large cutting mat so that you’ll not damage your table while cutting. But I have set it up in such a way that my computer work space transforms into my hobby work space! I just push the monitor and the speakers inwards and set my keyboard upright by the speakers and viola!: It doesn’t look like a hobbyist work space right? Looks just like a typical personal computer setup with not that much space. Hi! Last time I edited this page was last March 2012, it’s high time I update my tools section since my I use more tools now than before.
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