Some tools I found.

[AnatoleFarmond]

So, recently I had a paper crafting class for school. (I'm an Graphic Design major) and it showed me the way to some new tools that I think can be applied to Gunpla. Unfortunately school has consumed my life and until a few days ago I hadn't even thought about Gundam, but to atone for my sins I come bearing possible gifts.

Here are the tools I discovered:

Soapstone pencil: Not sure what it's used for, but I found it works great to apply a guideline, say for cutting, or stitching, and it rubs right off quite easily.

Bonefolder: Not sure what you could use it for on a Gundam, but it's used for folding paper- perfectly. It's a piece of bone or plastic sanded into a knife looking object, it has a nice curved end that could be used, I'm sure.

Embosser - I -know- this will be used on my next kit. It's a small tool with two round ends, they look like ball bearings soldered onto metal toothpicks (Hopefully I can get some images up soon) And it created very nice embossed lines, use a straightedge and you got some nifty panel line making devices. They come in different sizes too.

Awl - I know this isn't too horribly new of a discovery, but it's an overlooked tool that can be used to create holes for feeding string, tubes, pipes, etc. Though, I prefer my pin vice for these jobs.

Those are it, but they all seem very plamo worthy, hopefully I'll get the results of them on plastic soon.

Ah, forgot to add, all of this stuff can be found at hobby lobby or other similar art stores.

[zerobxu]

The bonefolder might be interesting to try on photo-etch parts. Maybe not for a perfect corner bend, but for "rolling" a piece around. I'll be checking that out, since they seem to be pretty cheap.

I actually already use an embosser--they work great for "dry transfer" decals and transfer lettering.

Thanks for sharing parts of your toolkit!

[AnatoleFarmond]

No problem, yeah, everything on here is pretty cheap. I'm going to keep what you said in mind when I use them.