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Hold & Fold Mk. IV Photoetch Parts Workstation

Airbrush Stand

The Small Shop

  from The Small Shop by Steve Filak

AZTEK / PAASCHE Airbrush Stand by Craig

"Hold and Fold" photo etch bending tool from The Small Shop

 

Scribing Hobby Vise Hobby Vise Decaling Blu Tac
"Finding a Blu-Tac  substitute in Europe" 
Olfa P-cutter blade change  

by Chris Aleong

Fly Fishing Vises by Claud Pipkin

Amati Planet Working Bench by Barney Dunlevy 

Keeping Decal Water Warm   by Steve Bamford by Ricardo Verissimo

 

Airbrushing Decaling Cutting circles in masking tape Electronic Clips for holding small parts Holding parts for painting
Holding Parts for Airbrushing
 by John Kerr   Model holder for decalling by Will Hendriks  and Nigel Perren OLFA Compass Cutter by Steve Bamford

Clips from an Electronics Store for holding small parts by Boris Krotkov

Alligator clips to hold parts for painting by Bud Link

 

Clips for holding small parts Tool Article Putty Knives Drill Bits & Pin Vice
Handy Clips to hold small parts during and after painting by Steve Bamford   Vacuum Forming Tables  Putty Knives....if you don't own any putty knives for applying filler...this little article might help you out.  by Steve Bamford Drill Bits and a Pin Vise by Steve Bamford

 

Cutting Tool Measuring tool Handy little Saw Hole Punch Adding Paint chipping
Dremel Mini-Mite my favourite tool by Steve Bamford Tools N Tips article on the Vernier Caliper...a 'must have' for scratchbuilders. Tools N Tips article on the X-Acto saw...handy little item.

Using a Hole Punch to create realistic instrument panels 

by Wayne Bowman

Silver paint pen....great for adding paint chips to a  model. 

 

Scribing Cutting Sanding Photo Etched Sanding
Steve Bamford has a new Tools 'n' Tips article on the "Scratch Knife scriber" for re-scribing panel lines.  Steve Bamford has a Tools n Tips article on steel rulers and a cutting mat for cutting sheet plastic and masking tape.  .  Steve Bamford has a Tools n Tips review of the Flex-I-File, which is a handy dandy tool for sanding the round contours of aircraft models.  Steve Filak, Sr. and Steve Bamford review the "Hold and Fold" photo etch bending tool from The Small Shop  - a very handy tool that makes bending photoetch parts an extremely easy and accurate task indeed. Steve Bamford has a Tools n Tips review of the Flex-I-File, which is a handy dandy tool for sanding the round contours of aircraft models.