Craft Tools

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You think on this Swan Morton Modelcraft

https://www.amazon.de/Modelcraft-PKN9210-Skalpell-Griff-Klingen-silberfarben/dp/B06ZYLRH6H/ref=pd_sim_229_6/257-9043139-6310351?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B06ZYLRH6H&pd_rd_r=34f5657d-57e7-11e

or

Swan Morton ACM Handle No 1 with ACM 10 and ACM 11 Blade.

Most of time I will use Tamiya Cutter 74123 and than Tamiya Smooth Files Set 74104 to polish.
Scalpel for really small parts and just as you see I need HG Angled 74047 and HG Straight Tweezers 74048, nothing else. I hope with them I will be able to install decals without 74052 tool.
Thin Cement non Quick Settings and that's it. People constant talk about Reverse Tweezers, they cost more and I don't know how often I need them.

[zuludog]

Either of the knives will do the work, it is a personal choice - whether you prefer the round handle of the ACM, or the flat handle of the scalpel
My choice would be the scalpel & blades you have shown from Amazon

The ACM looks similar to the Xacto brand. I think they would be cheaper than the Tamiya if you want a round handle

I have never needed reverse action tweezers; the two you have listed would be good enough

As with any hobby you can spend and spend, and collect many tools and items of equipment
As you are new to modelling I suggest you start with just a few items, and understand how to use them, and if you like them. Then in the future you can add extra tools as you need them, based on your own knowledge and experience

Model making is like sex - the only way to learn it is to do it!

[Guest]

People constant talk about Reverse Tweezers, they cost more and I don't know how often I need them.

I have a couple, both pointed and with flat jaws, and I use them mainly for holding small parts when painting them, or to keep parts off the table while the paint or glue dries. I don’t think you could use them for actual work.

Edit: I just remembered I’ve got a picture in another thread that shows (more or less) what I mean:



These are parts for an F-16, missiles that I converted into smoke pods (the model is of an airshow demonstration plane), and I had to make the fins myself and glue them on. By using the locking tweezers shown in the photo, I didn’t need to rest the parts on the table while the glue on the fins dried. (By the way, to give an idea of size: the missiles/smoke pods are about 45 mm long.)

Aside from this kind of thing, though, I don’t think locking tweezers have all that much use. You can probably have a long and happy modelbuilding career without ever needing one.

[JR]

I have a couple, both pointed and with flat jaws, and I use them mainly for holding small parts when painting them, or to keep parts off the table while the paint or glue dries. I don’t think you could use them for actual work.

I agree Jakko , I have two sets and use them for the reason you do.
Though not important in the sense of " what tools do I need ," but more how good they are for a simple job.