CONTINUED...
a Dremel router attachment. i haven't used this yet, but when i get into some larger items i will be using it a bit i think... stay tuned for future projects to see it in action...
Ronny thinks himself a bit of a bad boy... he didn't want to be in this photo shoot, but i told him he had to, so he decided to stick to the back. he's got himself a tin of contact glue, the gel variety. it doesn't drip or string and is excellent to glueing foam lining into a helmet (or possibly a suit, i don't know yet). it's got a bit of a tangy smell to it, so use this one outside if you can... otherwise, open all the windows...
Pi' Tumee here is checking out a basic collection of hand tools... to his left is my soldering iron, just a simple 30w one, nothing fancy, and very cheap. if you don't know how to use one, get someone to show you, or stick to auto connectors (the ones that you crimp together)... under him is a pair of tin snips. i use these to cut out the little metal details that i add to a build ie, the av port covers on my helmets and so such. the files clean the edges up very nicely... the next one along is a small pair of bold cutters. i've used them for cutting the bolts off on the side of the MkV helmet for the mechanical details and to shorten the concrete nails i used on the sights on the M6b... again, not a tool i use a lot, but handy none-the-less... the next two tools are multigrips. the ones on the left are sliding multigrips, the ones on the right are locking multigrips... both do the same job, but i use the locking ones on the days my arthritis is playing up. i use them for holding things that i need to cut where i don't want to loose a finger to a Dremel bit or where the friction of cutting would make the item too hot for me to hold... very handy tools indeed... and last but not least, a regular pair of combination pliers, blunt nosed with a side cutter. i've got a few pairs, needle nosed, blunt nosed, cutters, and non-cutters, small, medium and large... all do roughly the same job, and i recommend that every builder/modeler has at least one pair as they just don't have a limit to their use.
not shown here are some bench tools like a disk/belt sander, a table saw, drop saw, wood lathe, bench grinders and scroll saw. i don't have a photo of my hand saw, jig saw or drill either or my saw horses, but all of which are extremely handy for doing bits and bobs, and are sure to show up in photo's some time soon... i also didn't photograph my paints and brushes, but i'll probably do a tutorial with them in it sometime soon...
it's amazing that i manage to fit almost all this into the one toolbox... my collection is growing, so i'll eventually have to get a second one...
anyway, i hope you've got a few idea's from the tools i've shown here of what i use to do my details and what not... it was a bit long winded, but maybe one day i'll be able to show them all in use
...
