Here are tools and materials for modellers. As you see, most of them came from Japan. I always buy lots of these stuff whenever I go to Japan. Unfortunately, this hobby is very minor in US compared with Japan. Therefore kits are very expensive and the quality of tools are very poor.(US street price is 1.5 times higher than the list price for Japanese kits. In contrast, Japan street price is usually 20-30% off the list price.)
This is Pro Hobby's sanding tool. It's very handy. There are 4 types of adhesive refill paper, 240, 400, 800 and 1200.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tamiya's sand papers. It's not stiff like other brands. 10 grade are available, 180, 240, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500 and 2000.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From top, Tamiya's model saw, Hasegawa's scraping tools, rivet maker and US scraper (I use this a lot!)
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All are Tamiya's except left hand side ball tweezer. It's US product.
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Tamiya's paint mixer. Tester's dropper and Hasegawa's handy drill
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Polyester. putty, white putty, normal putty and epoxy putty for different purposes.
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Gunze's or Tamiya's glue, primer, paint thinner, airbrush thinner, decal softer and primer for metal parts
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I mainly use Tamiya's enamel, acrylic, Gunze's lacquer and acrylic.
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Tamiya's masking tapes (wide, medium, narrow) and double sided adhesive tapes(strong, medium, light) for fixing parts for airbrush and US general masking tape.
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Using lacquer paint is very harmful. 3M mask is good for protection. Here are Tamiya's 2 types of airbrushes and pastels for weathering AFVs. Pro Hobby's paint mixer dish is handy, because it's easy to peel off dried paint by just twisting dish.
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It's hard to find nice brushes in US hobby shop.
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Must have items for airplane modeling. Hasagawa's scribing template is much thinner than Verlinden's.
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Compound is must have item for removing the center line of canopy. Wax is good to keep dust away.
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Hasegawa's ultra thin saws and drills.
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I use different viscosity super glues for different purposes.
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Squadron's Walk Around, Detail & Scale's D&S and Verlinden's Lock on are very good reference for aircraft-modeling.
From top, Tamiya's model saw, Hasegawa's scraping tools, rivet maker and US scraper (I use this a lot!)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All are Tamiya's except left hand side ball tweezer. It's US product.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tamiya's paint mixer. Tester's dropper and Hasegawa's handy drill------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Polyester. putty, white putty, normal putty and epoxy putty for different purposes.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gunze's or Tamiya's glue, primer, paint thinner, airbrush thinner, decal softer and primer for metal parts------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I mainly use Tamiya's enamel, acrylic, Gunze's lacquer and acrylic.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tamiya's masking tapes (wide, medium, narrow) and double sided adhesive tapes(strong, medium, light) for fixing parts for airbrush and US general masking tape.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Using lacquer paint is very harmful. 3M mask is good for protection. Here are Tamiya's 2 types of airbrushes and pastels for weathering AFVs. Pro Hobby's paint mixer dish is handy, because it's easy to peel off dried paint by just twisting dish.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It's hard to find nice brushes in US hobby shop.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Must have items for airplane modeling. Hasagawa's scribing template is much thinner than Verlinden's.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Compound is must have item for removing the center line of canopy. Wax is good to keep dust away.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hasegawa's ultra thin saws and drills.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I use different viscosity super glues for different purposes.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Squadron's Walk Around, Detail & Scale's D&S and Verlinden's Lock on are very good reference for aircraft-modeling.
