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Everything You Need to Start Building Model Ships

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.

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John Aliprantis
John Aliprantis
16th September 2022 in hobbies & interests
Everything You Need to Start Building Model Ships
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Pins various sizes

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Essential
Pins various sizes

Their only job is to keep a strip into place until it's glued.

Springs various sizes

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Not Essential
Springs various sizes

used only in some cases that you need

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to keep a wood in a certain place

Pencil

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Pencil
Function

use only pencils to mark anything on the wood strips.

Comments

It's very easy to erase, just sand it down.

Small vice

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Essential
Small vice

use this for keeping the soldering iron into place so you can bent the wood strips.

Small screwdriver with normal tip

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Not Essential
Small screwdriver with normal tip

It is also good for making wood marks.  You can make the marks without cutting the wood.

Pliers with smooth surface

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Essential
Pliers with smooth surface

they are the perfect tools for bending metal objects or wires.

Tweezers

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Essential
Tweezers

You have a use for almost everything

Small metal axis

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Not Essential
Small metal axis

It is very useful when you need to hammer down a nail

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and the hammer is to big to do it.

Small hammer

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Essential
Small hammer

To hammer nails

Needle

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  • Misc
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Essential
Needle
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.

Small files

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Essential
Small files

Good for metallic pieces

Protection gloves

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Not Essential
Protection gloves

you will need these when you sand down the keel. The heat will rise up quickly

Ruler

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Essential
Ruler

you will need this to measure everything

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