Monday, June 13, 2011

My Cheap Gunpla Tools

My Cheap Gunpla Tools
Status: Not yet done.

PINVISE

- Can drill pla-plates for modding.
- Circle Designing.
Alternate: Tamiya Pin Vise 
1.5 Drill bit + Hobby Knife Handle
Cost: 32 Php (Without the Handle)



CARTON

- Can be use as stand for painting. 
- Can also be use in making Dioramas.
Alternate: Styrofoam
Cost: None



WEATHERING SPONGE

- Can be use on weathering. 
Alternate: Tamiya Weathering Sponge
Ever Bilena Make up Sponge
Cost: 45 Php (3 Pcs)



SPRUES

- Can be use for making action bases.
- Friendly for Paint testing.
- Can be use as PEGS for modding and repairing.
- Can be use in Designing like Pla-Plating.
- Can make Life size Gundam (Like the RX-78-2)
- Parts holder while Painting.
Alternate: None
Cost: Free from your Kit



TAMIYA CEMENT (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
- Can be use on modding and Pla-Plating.
- Can Remove Seamlines.
- Can Repair some broken parts.
Alternate: Mighty Bond or Tamiya Thin Cement
Cost: 175 Php (Good for 4 Months if you're using it on modding)



SIDE CUTTER

- For Cutting.
Alternate: None
Cost: 100 Php

PLA-PLATES
- For Modding and Designing.
- For Repairing.
- Scratch Building.
Alternate: Tamiya Pla-Plates, High Impact Sheets, Balloon Sticks, Sim cards (1mm), Prepaid Cards
Cost: Depends on the mm and size.



PANEL LINE SCRIBER
- For Designing.
- For Cutting Thick Pla-Plates (Yellow Scriber)
Alternate: Tamiya, Trumpeter Scriber, Bulletin Pins, Baby Pins, Needle Point
Cost: Yellow Scriber (34.75 Php)




X-ACTO BLADES / DESIGN KNIFE/ ARTLINE TECH-PEN
- For Cutting.
- For Panel Lining.
Alternate: Tamiya Hobby Knife, NT Cutter D Precision, Gundam Marker
Cost: 5 Blades (72.00 Php), Design Knife with 2 Steel Pin + 10 Blades (126.75 Php), Artline Tech-Pen .1 (65.75 Php)



PUTTYS
- For Fill gaps.
- For Sculpting/Repairing.
Alternate: Tamiya Basic and Quick Type Putty, Milliput, Selleys
Cost: Tamiya Basic Type (175 Php), Pioneer EPOXYCLAY WOOD (64.75 Php)






OTHERS

Cost: Holographic Paper [Creative Hands] (20 Php)


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