Knifes

The knifes are a very important tools for making models. You use them almost 50% of your modeling time so it's better to not save money on this item. You may know how to use them and pull the blade towards you, always away or sideways. Have them always clean and consider buying an OLFA cutting matt that preserves the blades life. When you buy it search one that has a good grip for your hands. The best knifes are those for paper works, the blade is very sharp but has a short life. The cost of this blades isn't too high. Let see what I use.

(ATTENTION !! If you are Under 16 years ask to an adult to help you because some tools are very dangerous !!)

This is a normal retracting fractionable blade good for the first works. The better one is with the blade you can block. The only eak point is that the blade is too fragile because of it's possibility to take off one piece every time the point is damaged. I now use it as blade for bad works. You can buy it almost everywhere.

This is a pen handle knife and I think it's a good one even if the blades didn't act well too much. The better blades you can buy are from X-Acto. You can buy this kind of knife on Naval models shop or graphic one's.

This is a graphic pen knife , and it's very good for small- medium works and it has very good blades . The one you see on photo is from Tamiya.

This is a pen knife for papergraphic workers and the baldes are very sharpenned but they have short life. The best for opening or adjusting holes trough plastic parts.

This is a bistoury and I use it only for cutting away the unused part of decals. Very Sharp , be careful it's dangerous. You can buy on pharmacy.