good tool for chipping?

Digger1 · Post by **Digger1** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:02 pm

What's a good tool for chipping out bits of dried putty that accidentally gets into sunken greebly details like on the sides of the Cardassian Galor? I know, before you say it, I should put down tape to protect these areas.

USSARCADIA · Post by **USSARCADIA** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:43 pm

I use a scalpel with a rounded blade, and just work it into the putty very gradually and lightly. It works on resin seam lines, etc in right areas. I don't know if there's a comparable X-acto blade as this is fairly small. But the curved nature of it helps to prevent slipping and cutting something off. Hope I made sense.

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:08 pm

Flat toothpicks work great, along with the pointy-end ones.

Also, cotton swabs with the plastic shaft work great. Cut one end off at an extremely pointy angle and you're left with a tiny plastic punji stick to clean hard to reach areas. It also works great for cleaning clogged panel lines.

I hope this helps.

Kenny

Scrimber · Post by **Scrimber** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:36 am

Hi try your local surgical supplies or dentist.I have found dental instruments to be invauble they have loads of different tips.Ideal for any type of model making.

Or the cheaper solution that you may have in your tool box fine files work just as well.

Hope I don't encounter the same trouble when I build mine.

Pat Amaral · Post by **Pat Amaral** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:50 pm

I second the dental tool suggestion. I have a number od different types that I use and I find them invaluable. Dentists always have several on hand. Even if one of the tips is broken, it's usually still useful for what we need them for. Dentists are likely to just toss a broken tipped tool out. Your dentist might be willing to hold on to his/broken tools for you if you ask.