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You do not need all of these (I don't have them all), but they all have their uses.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Brushes</B></div> <div> Brushes are used for painting your models. It is best that you have a Standard, Fine detail and a Drybrush, and for scenery it is handy to have a large brush from a D.I.Y store.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Paints</B></div> <div> Paints are essential for painting your models and scenery. We use Games Workshop Acrylic paints as they are the best we've found anywhere.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Glue</B></div> <div> You need glue to stick together your models. Super Glue is used for sticking metal to metal, metal to plastic and jut about everything else. Plastic glue is used to stick together plastic to plastic.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Knife</B></div> <div> A Modelling Knife is useful for removing parts from sprues and removing mould lines. Make sure you cut away from your body when cutting though.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Saw</B></div> <div> Modelling saws are useful for chopping arms and large parts off models when doing conversions.</div> <bR> <div> <B>File</B></div> <div> Modelling files are very useful for removing those mould lines and odd bits of flash from your model.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Clippers</B></div> <div> Clippers seem to have many uses, the most common is just clipping parts off sprues, but you always find bits here and there that need clipping.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Sculpting Tool</B></div> <div> A sculpting tool is useful for sculpting those extras you add with green stuff, or anything else you use green stuff for.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" ><U><<Previous Section</U></FONT>  |  <A HREF="id133.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sticking"><U>Next Section>></U></A>  |  <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rookie"><U>Back to Rookie</U></A></div> <bR> <div> This not answer your modelling needs? <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U>click here</U></A> to email us a <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U>question</U></A>, or <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Painting Guide"><U>here</U></A> to try another level of skill.</div> <bR> <div> Is there anything you would like to add or a section/technique you think should be added to the modelling guide? why not send us an <A HREF="id335.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contributons"><U>email</U></A> about it. We will add anything we think is useful.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ________________________________________________________________________________</div> <div> This section written by Merchant Prince</div> <bR> <div> Please feel free to print this page for personal use only.  Remember, these are not strict guidelines, they are a selection of techniques we use.  If you want to change any of our advice so it suits your own painting style then by all means do! 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