--- {"type":"list","title":"Everything You Need to Start Building Model Ships","listId":69520,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships","visibleItemTotal":36,"creator":{"id":"johna","name":"John Aliprantis","url":"https://listium.com/@johna"},"stats":{"views":1549,"likes":6,"followers":3},"category":"hobbies & interests","publishedAt":"2022-05-24T02:23:10.665Z","updatedAt":"2022-09-16T05:49:07.940Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Tool","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":1,"name":"Image","type":"Image"},{"id":11,"name":"Category","type":"Selection","multi":false},{"id":15,"name":"Value for money","type":"Symbols","format":"thumbs"},{"id":5,"name":"Essential or Not Essential for Beginners","type":"Selection","multi":false},{"id":4,"name":"Function","type":"Text","format":"long"},{"id":12,"name":"Comments","type":"Text","format":"long"},{"id":7,"name":"Video Review","type":"URL"},{"id":14,"name":"Link to buy","type":"URL"}]} --- # Everything You Need to Start Building Model Ships By [John Aliprantis (@johna)](https://listium.com/@johna) 1549 views · 6 likes · 3 followers Published 24 May 2022 · Updated 16 September 2022 Category: hobbies & interests Building model ships can be a great hobby for anyone, of any age. In this list, I share with you my favorite tools to get started. I've listed the tools based on category, and assessed whether or not they are essential to start out. You can watch my comments on each tool in the "video review" column. If you are interested in learning more about model ships as a hobby, subscribe to my \[YouTube Channel\](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvNxDG6MgbFikbTM89Hod2g). There are entire series of how to make a model-ship ,from unboxing and all the way to the completion of the model. Follow me in \[Facebook\](https://www.facebook.com/john74?__tn__=%2CdC-R-R&eid=ARCpJRY1QUV2GSa4iyv7noN6CXoA2_oWCGyjWkAs6rwxiu8O2Lp2GVti-XglQ5GHoMTjbZAXrPM_ur_F&hc_ref=ARSZ2Gd0jnFpjXnwTJTQdTBgmP5R1eyBIxt9I2b7214f5zIFeBP7SE7sFie8JssS1EY&fref=nf) and \[Instagram\](https://www.instagram.com/jaliprantis/) ## Items ### 1. [Wood cutter](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/76/wood-cutter) Item ID: `76` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pglzpuc0kzm98jpp0kz5.png) - Category: Cutters - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: use this to cut the wood in a perfect 90 degrees angle - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=63&end=78](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=63&end=78) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3Ntg5KJ](https://amzn.to/3Ntg5KJ) ### 2. [Big cutter](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/81/big-cutter) Item ID: `81` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/yfnepxqmkdke4dopvv7b.png) - Category: Cutters - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: Use it for almost any wood cutting - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=119&end=126](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=119&end=126) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3LwUZK8](https://amzn.to/3LwUZK8) ### 3. [Small cutter](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/82/small-cutter) Item ID: `82` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/na8klzzfytjtfpnyojxt.png) - Category: Cutters - Value for money: +1 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: Use for cutting smaller pieces - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=127&end=135](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=127&end=135) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3wyobvX](https://amzn.to/3wyobvX) ### 4. [Scalpel with various tips](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/85/scalpel-with-various-tips) Item ID: `85` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qydm48gtaxn2bmntgerx.png) - Category: Cutters - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: > It is the perfect tool for making the finishing of the > > 3:18 > > holes in the keel or deck. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=192&end=206](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=192&end=206) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3PwTlvb](https://amzn.to/3PwTlvb) ### 5. [Wire cutters](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/89/wire-cutters) Item ID: `89` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qbnzpfrgkvo6awc0hd2o.png) - Category: Cutters - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: > used for the metal wires and also > > 3:53 > > for cutting the ropes. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=230&end=238](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=230&end=238) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3sPMymO](https://amzn.to/3sPMymO) ### 6. [PVG glue for wood](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/98/pvg-glue-for-wood) Item ID: `98` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/oqwedpycffc7xfsjcpsr.png) - Category: Adhesives - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: > It is the glue you use for the surfaces you need to take pressure next, or where you need to have strength, > > 5:33 > > like the strips at the keel. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=325&end=335](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=325&end=335) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/39KsRWN](https://amzn.to/39KsRWN) ### 7. [Cyanoacrylic glue](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/99/cyanoacrylic-glue) Item ID: `99` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/asrbzzzos0adkhn7xexj.png) - Category: Adhesives - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: Use for glue almost everything - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=336&end=342](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=336&end=342) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3PwV83t](https://amzn.to/3PwV83t) ### 8. [Hand drill with small tips](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/74/hand-drill-with-small-tips) Item ID: `74` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/yn6xzgigfi3cxm4phdzz.png) - Category: Drill - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: Very useful for opening small holes for various objects - Comments: > This drill and tips are good for small holes , > > 0:08 > > and in places that if you use a power drill you will damage the model. > > 0:12 > > It's better to use hand drill when ever you can, it is more secure. - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=0&end=15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=0&end=15) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3agcoK7](https://amzn.to/3agcoK7) ### 9. [Power drill](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/95/power-drill) Item ID: `95` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/frilsti5pebhrqvrbojq.png) - Category: Drill - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: The most useful tool,you need it to open holes ,form masts etc - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=302&end=306](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=302&end=306) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3PszsFw](https://amzn.to/3PszsFw) ### 10. [Drill tips from cobalt](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/96/drill-tips-from-cobalt) Item ID: `96` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/oistttmvjk8myyosy8kd.png) - Category: Drill - Value for money: +1 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: > they are harder than the normal tips > > 5:11 > > and they make a better "rounder" hole. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=307&end=316](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=307&end=316) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3MF1oEy](https://amzn.to/3MF1oEy) ### 11. [Sandpaper](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/75/sandpaper) Item ID: `75` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/n5dcybhj8wwf1xbzxkho.png) - Category: Wood treatment - Value for money: +1 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: Without it you cannot build a wooden model - Comments: > Best to use the 600 degrees type. > > 0:30 > > You can see here the sanded deck after the use of the 600 degrees paper. > > 0:38 > > The medium type, it is good for everything. > > 0:41 > > Also it is good to use it in the wood strips before you cut them into size. - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=16&end=62](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=16&end=62) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/39DA0bg](https://amzn.to/39DA0bg) ### 12. [Small plane](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/84/small-plane) Item ID: `84` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wclf2mtulr3odiwyz85e.png) - Category: Wood treatment - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: Very useful for the planking - Comments: the most useful tool for the making of the hull. - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=160&end=191](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=160&end=191) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3lx0a2f](https://amzn.to/3lx0a2f) ### 13. [Small saw](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/87/small-saw) Item ID: `87` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/jzwtmvljgiyu5twa9nj0.png) - Category: Wood treatment - Value for money: 0 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: > used especially for the cutting of the masts. > > 3:38 > > Also good for cutting metal. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=215&end=221](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=215&end=221) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3NpZRSD](https://amzn.to/3NpZRSD) ### 14. [Soldering iron](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/94/soldering-iron) Item ID: `94` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qgq3dcbpqengmt6eesz7.png) - Category: Wood treatment - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: > You must have one to be able to bend the wood strips. > > 4:47 > > It must have a round tip and it must be approximately 40watts. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=283&end=301](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=283&end=301) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3lu6jMj](https://amzn.to/3lu6jMj) ### 15. [Small bowl](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/97/small-bowl) Item ID: `97` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/mozxh1ui1egca488liu4.png) - Category: Wood treatment - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: You use this one to moisture the wood - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=317&end=324](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=317&end=324) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3NoJSEk](https://amzn.to/3NoJSEk) ### 16. [Wood putty](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/102/wood-putty) Item ID: `102` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zhcxtofqgeyvagyydynv.png) - Category: Wood treatment - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: For closing up all the gaps - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=367&end=373](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=367&end=373) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3wCbiBb](https://amzn.to/3wCbiBb) ### 17. [Pins various sizes](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/77/pins-various-sizes) Item ID: `77` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/h86juiyballmjq9zqidz.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: Their only job is to keep a strip into place until it's glued. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=79&end=95](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=79&end=95) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3LCQeyA](https://amzn.to/3LCQeyA) ### 18. [Springs various sizes](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/78/springs-various-sizes) Item ID: `78` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ycxyqfzldhaizggatadl.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +1 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: > used only in some cases that you need > > 1:41 > > to keep a wood in a certain place - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=96&end=103](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=96&end=103) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3wCAg3p](https://amzn.to/3wCAg3p) ### 19. [Pencil](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/79/pencil) Item ID: `79` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kiyahqcgbpfe7gk04dr4.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +1 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: use only pencils to mark anything on the wood strips. - Comments: It's very easy to erase, just sand it down. - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=104&end=110](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=104&end=110) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3wvkqrc](https://amzn.to/3wvkqrc) ### 20. [Small vice](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/80/small-vice) Item ID: `80` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wtjzgr3pzvuelxsws55z.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: use this for keeping the soldering iron into place so you can bent the wood strips. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=111&end=118](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=111&end=118) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/384mWv0](https://amzn.to/384mWv0) ### 21. [Small screwdriver with normal tip](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/83/small-screwdriver-with-normal-tip) Item ID: `83` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rj9hxl2jscvkbth62ijc.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +1 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: It is also good for making wood marks.  You can make the marks without cutting the wood. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=136&end=159](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=136&end=159) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3yPPkfr](https://amzn.to/3yPPkfr) ### 22. [Pliers with smooth surface](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/86/pliers-with-smooth-surface) Item ID: `86` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/uv4jteyq7lv5eewitiqz.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: they are the perfect tools for bending metal objects or wires. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=207&end=214](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=207&end=214) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/38I6q47](https://amzn.to/38I6q47) ### 23. [Tweezers](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/88/tweezers) Item ID: `88` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/cadzd4htmd1plpdlzzm6.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: You have a use for almost everything - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=222&end=229](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=222&end=229) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3PBMroi](https://amzn.to/3PBMroi) ### 24. [Small metal axis](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/91/small-metal-axis) Item ID: `91` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pkjt57pndov1bzhzqxke.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: 0 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: > It is very useful when you need to hammer down a nail > > 4:11 > > and the hammer is to big to do it. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=246&end=262](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=246&end=262) - Link to buy: - ### 25. [Small hammer](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/92/small-hammer) Item ID: `92` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/jsdzoqbznwnsq8xkexuv.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: To hammer nails - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=263&end=269](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=263&end=269) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3sNLsrF](https://amzn.to/3sNLsrF) ### 26. [Needle](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/93/needle) Item ID: `93` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/fmoi3lmwnrol8ecqy9w0.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: you will use it at the end to place the sails in place. - Comments: The needle is needed for the sails ,but the needle threader is needed for passing ropes through many pieces. - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=270&end=282](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=270&end=282) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3yVTaUx](https://amzn.to/3yVTaUx) ### 27. [Small files](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/100/small-files) Item ID: `100` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/fr948xmjo2tdabdbzdwn.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: Good for metallic pieces - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=343&end=355](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=343&end=355) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3Luy029](https://amzn.to/3Luy029) ### 28. [Protection gloves](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/101/protection-gloves) Item ID: `101` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kgwsrbdrj0kwxy7bj8zu.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: you will need these when you sand down the keel. The heat will rise up quickly - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=356&end=366](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=356&end=366) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3agcGAH](https://amzn.to/3agcGAH) ### 29. [Ruler](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/103/ruler) Item ID: `103` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/yg7jbqn3q7lg9rptde6a.png) - Category: Misc - Value for money: +1 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: you will need this to measure everything - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=374&end=381](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=374&end=381) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3sP5kKU](https://amzn.to/3sP5kKU) ### 30. [Cleaning brush](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/90/cleaning-brush) Item ID: `90` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/y1xopungghnfhoaxej3b.png) - Category: Brushes - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: > Very useful for cleaning surfaces > > 4:03 > > from the saw dust. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=239&end=245](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=239&end=245) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3NjfKu6](https://amzn.to/3NjfKu6) ### 31. [Paint brushes](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/105/paint-brushes) Item ID: `105` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pas7edgj2eapszdrdhyl.png) - Category: Brushes - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: To paint surfaces - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=382&end=388](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=382&end=388) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3wCWotf](https://amzn.to/3wCWotf) ### 32. [Colored paints](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/104/colored-paints) Item ID: `104` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/soohfiowyz0ytciihqnq.png) - Category: Paint & Varnish - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: For painting - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=382&end=388](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=382&end=388) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3MDcxFS](https://amzn.to/3MDcxFS) ### 33. [Nitro wood sealer & thinner](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/107/nitro-wood-sealer--thinner) Item ID: `107` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/exmbmxpagsq1zidu4hud.png) - Category: Paint & Varnish - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: > You need this to apply it to the wood surfaces before applying anything else > > 6:44 > > like varnish or color. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=404&end=409](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=404&end=409) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3lybGdI](https://amzn.to/3lybGdI) ### 34. [Wood varnish & thinner](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/108/wood-varnish--thinner) Item ID: `108` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/oweg4ermqvmc0vtaqf6y.png) - Category: Paint & Varnish - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential - Function: The final touch - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=409&end=414](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=409&end=414) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3wy62hK](https://amzn.to/3wy62hK) ### 35. [Blower](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/106/blower) Item ID: `106` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xc94fh52nfchggmvgwuw.png) - Category: Power tools - Value for money: +1 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: you will need it to clean the model before applying wood sealer or varnish. - Comments: - - Video Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=390&end=399](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qu3rX07OSs?start=390&end=399) - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3LxQ8Ir](https://amzn.to/3LxQ8Ir) ### 36. [Dremel](https://listium.com/@johna/69520/everything-you-need-to-start-building-model-ships/109/dremel) Item ID: `109` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/boopmzkift4xo5a81ybg.jpg) - Category: Power tools - Value for money: +2 - Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Not Essential - Function: Use for almost every metallic piece - Comments: - - Video Review: - - Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/3sNzFts](https://amzn.to/3sNzFts)