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Tools
The following is only guide when it
comes to the tools required to build my USS Spruance project.
You will need an craft knife with plenty of extra blades; a
cutting mat or a piece of scrap cardboard or scrap wood to cut parts on; a
steel rule; an assortment of small clamps or clothes pens; a
selection of small drills and files; needle nose pliers and a
tweezers; various grades of Wet and Dry abrasive paper (400, 320
and 220 grits) and a 30W soldering iron with solder and flux
(only if you wish to solder).
I have
found it very useful to have a Dremel® type rotary tool
with a selection of attachments. For example, for cutting
a
fiberglass hull and steel rudder posts I recommend the use of a
TUF-GRIND
rotary cut off wheel
that is made by "House of Balsa". Use the reinforced type
that will prevent breakage and shattering. These will cut off the
excess fiberglass from your hull like a hot knife cuts through
butter! THEY ARE OUTSTANDING
Wood working tools will be required to build the model stand.
The required tools I leave to your discretion based on the
materials you decide to build your stand from. For my
stand, I used an electric jig saw.
Other
materials, tools and equipment may be be required to complete
this project.
Glues
Here is what I use as a general rule for what
glue to use:
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Use a 2-part
epoxy or thick superglue if you are going to glue:
- White Metal to White
Metal
- Fiberglass to Metal
- Plastic to
Fiberglass
- White Metal to Plastic
- Wood to Plastic
Use a liquid
polystyrene adhesive (e.g. Revel Contacta Professional or
Humbrol Liquid Polystyrene). Polystyrene Cement (tube)
if you are going to glue:
- Plastic to Plastic
Use a RC Modelers Craft
Glue, Weldbond, Clear contact adhesive to glue:
- Window Glazing
Use a RC Modelers Craft Glue, Weldbond
or thick superglue if you are
going to glue:
- Brass - Plastic
Fillers
For
fiberglass: Holes and
gaps in the fiberglass
can be filled using a
"soft" paste car-body filler available from car accessory shops
(e.g. Isopon P38 or Bondo). When the filler has set, sand with
fine Wet and Dry paper.
For plastic:
Again, you can use car-body filler or Humbrol plastic Model
Filler, available from model shops. Or you can even make your
own filler by adding styrene shavings to solvent in a small jar
and leave overnight. The plastic will dissolve and form a putty.
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