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This article offers some basic tools to begin modeling to scale.
Model requires the use of some tools In fact, most experienced modelers will have at their disposal an impressive array of equipment, some of which are highly specialized and designed specifically for modeling to scale.
For someone start with the hobby, this may seem daunting, but it should not be building to create a comprehensive toolbox is a modeling and pleasures it can gradually make over the years the range of tools to start building some simple models is surprisingly little, and most of these can be obtained for a small fee.
This article covers only the tools for beginners More advanced and specialized tools used by advanced modelers are covered in a later article.
The following tools are really essential to make a pattern.
Probably the most important and versatile tool you will be using a sharp knife can be used to remove portions of the tap hole, the cleaning and reshaping them which is quite fundamental things granted there are a number of specialized tools for grooving and plastic forming, but first a good knife with a variety of blades should cover the needs of a beginner, you may find yourself using a knife to smooth the load and c ' is a useful way to use old blades.
Artisan knives X-acto have a range of different handles and blades.
The blades are held firmly in the handle Scalpel by a clamp in a cross shape which closes when the metallic sleeve is screwed.
Go to a model, or an art store, a hardware store or a modeling product sales web site and you will find a wide range of craft knives One of the most popular ranges is the type X-Acto known in the US as X-Acto and Crafts model in Europe They provide small, medium and large handles with many forms of interchangeable blades blades are held in an X-shaped clamp that grips the blade when a metal sleeve is tight the blade is kept very safe and yet it is very easy to change.
Swann-Morton knives also have a wide range of blades and are more suitable for delicate work.
Another famous brand Swann-Morton surgical scalpels which really are knifes Standard handle on what is metal and small that you love or hate, but more acrylic handle is available They offer a wide range of blade shapes but blades they can be difficult to change these knives are sharp and tend to be delicate, are particuarly suitable for detail work.
Many other brands are available including some with retractable blades useful security and transport device and others with breakable blades.
It boils down to a personal choice If possible, try holding a knife in a store or a show model before purchasing and make sure you have easy access to spare blades, as it is surprising how are used.
All safety guides tell you to cut away from you, but many people find it difficult if you cut towards you and take care, use only light pressure and keep a firm grip on both the knife and model Take a moment If the blade to think now slides the damage it will still make you a sharp blade of a dull edge force you to apply more pressure which will cause damage to both you and your model if you slip new blades are good market, so change them regularly.
The blade holder is not only a convenient way to keep fresh blade in hand, but it also provides safe storage of blades used.
The knives and blades are available in different shapes and sizes to make sure you use the right for the job Never use a lightweight knife blade for heavy work, it is a good idea to have several rounds of knives so you can be shaped blades at the ready.
When cutting on a surface always make sure that you put something on that will protect the surface without ruining your blade a self-healing cutting mat is ideal for this, but the thick card or newspaper only.
Upon removal of the blades used, do not just throw them in the trash where they can cause injury Wrap duct tape around the blade and lock in the card, you can keep all the old blades in a sturdy box and throw the box when it is full.
Plastic parts should be cleaned and eventually re-form The minimum you'll need is two sheets of sandpaper that you may be able to get from a hardware store, however, they can not store finer qualities you need.
Sanding papers come in different qualities courseness The most courses will be something like 60 grain that has a surface like the moon and the most beautiful shades go up to 3000 grains and above who are so soft that they feel like When starting varnished wood, 400 and 800 grains will probably be the most useful grades and others may be added as needed paper quality is normally printed on the back.
Although the traditional sandpaper is readily available and cheap, it is ideal if possible wet and dry paper also called sandpaper or silicon carbide paper should be used instead This is better quality, give consistent results and will last much it can also be used on metal parts As name suggests it can be used with water that stops clogging and reduces dust in the air especially important when 'working with resin models since dust is harmful.
The first two tweezers are standard, differing only by the corner points of the third pair from the top are spring loaded to the lower pair have slide which can be made to grasp the object with varing pressure.
Perhaps one could say that they are not really necessary and if you have small fingers and are very skilful may be true of many modelers will find the positioning of very small almost impossible parts without tweezers and they will certainly make things much easier.
Tweezers are very cheap and readily available, since they are used for cosmetic purposes, but tweezers purpose built modelers, or engineers are much more useful.
They come in a variety of shapes and sizes Some have flat blade type ends and some have arms end points Some are directly ended and some have the ends at an angle There are guys who are spring so they automatically enter the any other object can be locked on the subject with all the pressures that the user wants.
Many modelers build a collection of clips as they progress No matter how many different pairs of tweezers you have, you will always find an object or a place where you can not quite reach.
This completes the list of really essential tools and armed with these, it should be possible to complete a simple model There are other tools, if not absolutely essential for beginners, are very useful, especially for someone determined to obtain reasonable start and finish the complement thereof based Toolbox.
This is a side cut made by Xuron and all this costs more than some budget models, the knives are hardened and should give a good service for many years.
Removal of parts of the taphole with a knife is difficult and may damage the part of a small pair of forceps which shears the portion leaving very little sprue is very helpful and time saving time and increases the pleasure Xuron modeling is a popular brand although there are others on the market and cut Flush types of pliers and cut similar quality vary enormously Be very careful of cheap tools of this type and stick to a respected name tools cheap are often made of inferior materials and will begin soon show wear give the wrong results.
A selection of different needle shaped files and a piece of wet abrasive paper and dry.
Although the models kits production standards have improved all recognition since the early days of the hobby, modelers still make a lot of sanding and shaping sand paper or wet and dry paper are useful, but the work will be much easier with sanding specialist tools.
The different colors of these sanding sticks indicate how they are of course the first three are made for model, but the bottom is actually stick for nails and was bought very cheaply from a pharmacy.
Needle files are small files with different sections such as triangular, flat, square, round and turn around, they also vary in how they are of course some are designed to remove large amounts of plastic quickly and others for a more subtle work files needle with very fine teeth are sometimes referred Swiss files needle files can come with or without handle the latter being intended to accommodate a knife or other handle.
Needle files are very useful for the expansion of holes and plastic shaping when a particular profile is required and they are relatively inexpensive every modeller must have at least one set.
Sanding sticks are flat sticks with abrasive material on each side, they come in a range of courseness like sand paper and some sticks have different qualities of each side Many modelers find these easier to use and better results for the traditional paper or wet sand and dry paper.
This pin vise Tamiya four chucks to hold a wide variety of sizes A drill chuck double ended is stored in the gun A set of HSS drill bits in a carrier such as this can be bought very cheaply.
A spindle chuck is a hand and the hand powered mini-drill which is sometimes called a pin vise with a set of twist drills, it will allow the modeler to drill a variety of hole sizes through the plastic and resin, but not plastic to metal, it is preferable to use a hand drill, rather than a power drill because the low melting point plastic means any motorized drill is more likely to melt the plastic rather than drilling well and this can make an unsightly it is also much easier to exercise precise control with a hand drill.
It is perhaps surprising how often a modeler needs to drill holes in a model kit Often locate the drill holes on the ends and guns must be hollowed out.
A pin vise is also useful as grooving tool by putting an ordinary needle into the chuck as the needles come in all sizes, there is an easy offer to get different sizes of tools tracer tracing is one of those skills that any modeler must master, whether he was plotting new panel lines, or re-striping those filled or sanded away in the specialized scribers construction process are available and are very good, but the beginner can generally cope with this improvised tool.
These tools complement the basic tool kit and should be enough for the beginner to complete the first models There are a host of other tools that extend the capabilities of the modeler and these can be added to the toolbox as needed These are covered in the article advanced Tools.
While this article covered the tools to start modeling there are also some necessary materials as well as glue and filling These are also the subject of a separate article.
What are the tools you need to begin to scale model guide, tools required, starting on the scale.