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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

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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.

Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series  http://trafalgar.tv

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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.

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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.

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