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02-05-2016, 03:07 PM
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The only thing really missing is a cutting board or mat.
I started with cutting board, hobby knife, white glue, ruler, and toothpicks, plus of course card stock and an inkjet printer, but I doubt you'd want to include one of those :D
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02-05-2016, 03:10 PM
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I didnt know about this site when I started.... my first tools were a big clunky pair of office scissors and a stapler.... my models were less than perfect... but it was enough to get me hooked!
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02-05-2016, 03:15 PM
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How possible is it to include a CD with free kits?
A PDF with the links to forums and official download sites could also be included in that CD.
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02-05-2016, 04:35 PM
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Chris, if you don't like the bitty gap, just flip the ruler over. All you are using it for is a straightedge, so the lack of markings on the backside is irrelevant. Actually, the cork side is easier to hold on to.
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02-05-2016, 07:33 PM
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02-06-2016, 04:19 AM
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Instead of a scribing tool, just recommend they use a dead pen. I'm sure everybody has one or 2 (million) of those lying around....or is that just me?
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02-06-2016, 07:15 AM
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tried the dead pen once. the ball of some of them are a bit too large for some of the small parts, and the one time i messed with one, it came back to life and "sputtered ink" on my model part. i now use an old #11 blade that i sanded down the sharp parts of the blade and slightly rounded the tip. this is a great discussion though, some of the ideas and tools others use are pretty neat and one is never too old to learn. thankyou all.
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02-06-2016, 08:07 AM
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When I started building the first things I bought were a printer, exacto knife for paper modeling, a bottle of Elmer glue, and 200 count of paper. I didn't know about cutting mats, so I used a wooden box my wood burner kit. I recently upgraded to this exacto knife set from e-bay. It has diffrent shaped knife blades, an a big handle knife I use to cut thicker stuff like Sprite boxes. It even has a knife with a long needle with a rounded point for scoring. My next upgrade will be a cutting mat because I am wearing through the wooden box.
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02-06-2016, 09:33 AM
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Although I use a ground-down Number 11 blade as a scriber, I also find a needle inserted in a dowel useful as a scriber, to punch small holes, to move pieces around, and to apply glue in tight spaces. This one is inexpensive, well made, and the handle is useful for rolling curves: Kemper Straight Needle - BLICK art materials
But I also have a small home-made one with the other end tapered. Useful for pressing down on parts while the glue dries. Illustrated below with the lid of a V-8 juice bottle, which I find the best thing for holding glue. Don
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02-06-2016, 11:10 PM
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 Definitely wouldn't call that part of a beginner kit, though. Toothpicks would probably do the job at that level.
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