lionfish Posted October 16, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 16, 2015 since im working on my first model, id thought id ask, what specialty tools will i need or want to have? i have all the basic non-powered tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted October 16, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 16, 2015 What kind of model are you building? If you can supply more details, perhaps we can provide more helpful answers. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfish Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted October 16, 2015 right now its the HMS bounty from constructo with a precarved hull, but i plan on moving on the Cutter Cheerful, or at least something a little more accurate than the constructo model. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 16, 2015 Share #4 Posted October 16, 2015 A small electric drill (proxxon/dremel/minicraft) will be very helpfull. Don't ask which one, because everyone is sure his is the best. A couple of good knives (I like the swann morton very much) Perhaps a soldering iron (or, as some will explain, a soldering torch is better) Can't help you beyond that, becuase I don't have more experience than that myself Jan Canute, mtaylor and mischief 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted October 16, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 16, 2015 Only add tools as you find you need them, or you'll end up spending money on items that gather dust. Certainly surgical (Swann Morton) scalpel blades are far superior to X-Acto ones, in my opinion. mtaylor, Canute, Richard Griffith and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 16, 2015 Share #6 Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Have a look here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-materials-and-tools.php What the others said applies. There's two articles. The first is Basic Hand Tools... as Druxey said, buy them when you need them. The second article is Tools Not To Bother With. There's others than what's in the article but it's a good primer. Edit.. I just caught this.. I pasted the wrong link in here.. <sigh> I'll go stand in the corner for penance. Edited October 19, 2015 by mtaylor dgbot, Canute, avsjerome2003 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfish Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted October 19, 2015 thanks everyone, i hear a lot of reference to scroll saws and other power tools i dont have, so i wasnt sure if any of those would be mandatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted October 19, 2015 Share #8 Posted October 19, 2015 They are only 'mandatory' if you actually need them! For instance, if you build kits with laser or CNC cut parts, you won't need a scroll saw. Get a scroll saw only if you have a lot of curved parts you need cut out yourself. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfish Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted October 19, 2015 i have a coping saw and a dremel so technically i wouldnt need one, i tend to drool over tools, especially lathes and mill machines. im gonna get some scalpels since those come highly regarded Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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