| Tool |
Purpose |
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| Cordless
Hand Drill |
Drilling portholes, deck mounting holes, preliminary holes
for windows to be added, vents, decklamps, hawse holes |
|
Scissors
|
Trimming sheet plastic, cutting decals, thread for deck
ropes
|
|
Scroll
Saw
|
Cutting out the Grand Staircase's stairwells, removing
needless sections of the `B' deck structure
|
|
Tweezers
|
Holding parts for gluing, painting
|
| Small
Pliers |
Holding larger parts, pinching sprue ends flat, bending
plastic
|
| Xacto
Hobby Knife |
Cutting sheet plastic, holding very small pieces for gluing,
scoring lines, cutting out brass etchings from `tree', scraping/planing
sprue, cleaning up flash on parts and windows, opening up
holes, trimming masking tape, cutting small sprue rods for
parts, removing parts from `tree' |
| "C"
Clamps |
Holding the decks together after gluing holding weather
covers on to the superstructure after gluing |
| Elastic
Bands |
Aid "C" clamps in deck gluing |
| Toothpicks
(flat style) |
Mixing bottle paint, applying Kristal Klear, applying small
dabs of glue |
| Weights
(5 pound or less) |
Assisting "C" clamps for deck gluing |
| Small
Flat File |
Power filing larger plastic parts |
| Small
Round File |
Shaping small plastic parts, cleaning up seams |
| Sanding
Block Power |
Sanding plastic parts for shaping or glue preparation |
| Push
Pin |
Opening up holes where needed |
| Hot
Air Gun |
Tighten up fishing line rigging once glued to the model |
| 0.63mm
Drill Bit |
Drilling deck mounting holes, small port holes, vents, decklamps,
superstructure drain holes, hawse holes |
| 0.78mm
Drill Bit |
Hawse
holes, hollowing out crow's nest, making windows, creating
`plants', larger portholes |
| Nail
Clippers |
Trimming tag ends from fishing line rigging |
| Ruler
in Millimeters |
Measuring scratchbuilt part lengths, measuring part placement
areas, act as a straight edge for trimming sheet plastic,
masking tape, etc. |
| Glusquito! |
Pin point precision gluing tool, see the MISCELLANEOUS section
on how to manufacture one |
