New Tools!!!!!!

[devoncodain]

After 5 yrs of using my first tools when I started painting I finally bought all new tools.

I would appreciate if people would look the list over and tell me if there is anything else I might need.

P3 clippers
P3 Hobby knife
P3 sculpting tools
P3 needle file set round, triangle, half round
Royal Majestic Brushes round 3/0, 5/0, 10/0, 20/0
Pin Vise with several bits

What might I be missing?

 

[aapjeBOB0]

your missing blu tac and an hack saw
and paints

 

[devoncodain]

Sorry I have the blue tac but no hack saw. Can someone recomend a good mini saw?

 

[CrookedEye]

The hobby ones are mostly crap. If you have a jewelers supply near you they have good ones for about $20, and you can get a bunch of blades too.

Zach

 

[In Chigh P.I.]

What might I be missing?

airbrush? tweezers?

 

[Hinton]

Sorry I have the blue tac but no hack saw. Can someone recomend a good mini saw?

I picked this one up a couple of year ago and still have blades left (although I probably don't go through as many minis as others):

http://www.micromark.com/JEWELERS-SAW,6747.html

 

[Shawn R. L.]

1 Toothpicks
2 Sand paper - 180, 220, 300, 400 etc... get the wet/dry type. The grit seems to stay on longer.
3 Wire - both for pinning (paper clips) and for making custom stamps, chisel's and pointy things. Allen wrenches (the 'L' shaped hex tools) and drill bits are great bar stock for making good sharp blades - holds a FINE edge. Take your time grinding them though. If you see the end turn blue, bad news.....it molecularly looses it's strength. Have a glass of ICE water next to the grinder. Grind for a half a second then hold in water for a few seconds....repeat. Sounds like a hassle but it's not too bad, and it's very worth the outcome.
4 Dremel Tool
5 JB Weld - a two part goo that is GREAT for filling press molding. Car wax makes a great release agent. It works as a thick epoxy glue.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Sorry I have the blue tac but no hack saw. Can someone recomend a good mini saw?

Here's a good CHEAP saw. About 8 inches long. I usually use mine without the handle. With a little trimming you can put them in and Exacto knife handle for better control.

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[evil tendencies]

I keep a small supply of rare earth magnets handy. I have a couple of corks with steel washers attached, and use the magnets to hold the mini on the cork when painting. If you're making your own custom steel tools like Shawn suggested, you'll probably find a lot more uses for magnets.

I get mine at http://www.amazingmagnets.com

 

[freakinacage]

After 5 yrs of using my first tools when I started painting I finally bought all new tools.

I would appreciate if people would look the list over and tell me if there is anything else I might need.

P3 clippers
P3 Hobby knife
P3 sculpting tools
P3 needle file set round, triangle, half round
Royal Majestic Brushes round 3/0, 5/0, 10/0, 20/0
Pin Vise with several bits

What might I be missing?

models seems to be the obvious answer

 

[breadhead]

You don't need to spend a lot on a saw. Get a coping saw from a DIY shop and it should be fine. Blades last an age too.

 

[TAB Studio]

I use prescription bottles wide ones glue mini to top then when done painting I screw the base container the lid to keep mini protected works great for all but really wide minis.
I also use coffee filters for wiping the brush off they carry very little lint and, leatherman and a dremel are handy.

 

[devoncodain]

Cool guys keep the Ideas coming.
I have toothpicks, paperclips,Dremel, magnets and the coffe filters didn't think to write them down. As in models I have the proverbial ton of lead on my tables.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

I've found having different types of glue on hand is good.

White glue
Super glue
Epoxy
Rubber cement
A tougher kind of rubber cement found in hardware stores - Goop, Barge (might be shoe cement) Gorilla Glue etc..

 

[Dragonsreach]

Spoons; tea, table and if you can get hold of them double ended medicine spoons. Great for pouring sand or other basing materials.
Cutting Mat 'Self Healing' kind.
Coffee stirrers....endless uses.
Needles; Darning and plain, great for burnishing metals and sculpting.
Boxes lots and lots of boxes to hide all your CARP away from the significant other.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Boxes lots and lots of boxes to hide all your CARP away from the significant other.

Film cans - quick, before they stop making them. Altoid box's, medicine bottles. Then you need a box to put all those in!!

Salt shaker is good for pouring sand and baking soda.

 

[Einion]

What might I be missing?

Depends on the person, some of us are tool-heavy, other people make do with a small set of basic hand-tools.

The basics are pretty obvious but once you begin to lay in a full working set over the years it really begins to mount up for most people. Personally I'd prefer not to have only a single craft knife available so one of the first things I added was another X-Acto handle in order to have two blades available without having to switch them out. Now I have five, so I have sharp and blunt versions of both of my favourite profiles and another sharp one. Similar thing with pin vices, which I used to use for holding pieces during sculpting and painting so I really had to have more than one. I've picked up five or six tweezers over the years (although I only use one of them regularly any more), scraperboard tools, razorblades, small chisels, pliers and snips, needle file set, wire of a couple of different types, solder, epoxy putties x4, lots of abrasive sticks and various grades of abrasive paper/film as well as some Scothbrite.

Obviously you use some basic tools in sculpting but proper sculpting tools are a whole other set of course, with as few as one or two cocktail sticks for one guy and 10 or more for someone else.

Here's an old thread on pF with photos of tools if you haven't seen it. Another thread on homemade tools here.

Einion

 

[xenite]

One tool that I can't reccomend enough are the clamps simmilar to those used by surgeons. You can get them at science and medical supply places, and often at hobby shops. These are great for sculpting small componants of all sorts.

 

[Einion]

One tool that I can't reccomend enough are the clamps simmilar to those used by surgeons.

Haemostats/hemostats or forceps. They can be very good for holding small parts, if a bit fiddly, but they do tend to be pricey for just that job.

Einion

 

[War Griffon]

I think the most important thing missing from the list is a decent lamp to paint by unless you are blessed with decent lighting 24/7.