Newsletter 358: ToolsMarch 15th, 2019

Tools

Tools
We tool fans have always believed that it is essential to have good allies at the workbench for taking our beloved projects to an end more easily or with more precision. And for we all, it is known that Tamiya is just in a different league than the majority of the other modeling tools manufacturers in terms of precision, product quality, durability, and quality of the manufacturing materials, as it happens with the rest of the products with which Tamiya makes our lives as scale modelers happier.

At SpotModel we are making room on the website to supply you with top-quality tools so you can surpass your current performance-level limits, such as Tamiya's tools for working with photo-etched products, or their polishing products.

And, as always, we want to go even further: have you not seen yet the wonders that can be done with the Ultrasonic cutter from Echo Tech? From now on, opening a door or a hood won't take you more than a few minutes, without breaking anything, without destroying the kit, and keeping all your fingers (still ten?) during the process.

Get down to work With SpotModel!!

Echo Tech: Hobby tool - Ultrasonic cutter

Echo Tech Reference: ZO-91

This ultrasound cutter is the ultimate tool for modelers who want to go further. The blade vibrates at a speed of 40,000 cycles per second (40 kHz) which allows you to cut with tremendous ease resin, plastic, putty, paper, all kinds of textile fabrics, 3D printed parts, silicone, white metal parts, wooden parts, etc.
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Tamiya: Hobby tool - Bending pliers for photo-etched parts image

Tamiya: Hobby tool - Bending pliers for photo-etched parts

Tamiya Reference: TAM74067

Every proper modeler's workbench must have the proper tools, specially when it comes to working with photo-etched parts. We bring you these Tamiya pliers designed to work (and especifically bend) photo-etched parts.
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Tamiya: Hobby tool - Fine pin vise D-R image

Tamiya: Hobby tool - Fine pin vise D-R

Tamiya Reference: TAM74112

Every proper modeler's workbench 'must have the proper tools, such as this hand drill by Tamiya, which includes adapters to be able to use drill bits with shanks from 0.1mm to 3.2mm in diameter.
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Tamiya: Hobby tool - Bending tweezers for photo-etched parts image

Tamiya: Hobby tool - Bending tweezers for photo-etched parts

Tamiya Reference: TAM74117

Every proper modeler's workbench must have the proper tools, such as these these tweezers specifically designed to manipulate and bend small photo-etched parts.
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Tamiya: Hobby tool - Curved scissors for plastic - metal parts image

Tamiya: Hobby tool - Curved scissors for plastic - metal parts

Tamiya Reference: TAM74005

Every proper modeler's workbench must have the proper tools, such as these these Tamiya scissors with a curved tip that have been designed to work with the plastic of our models, with evergreen plates, etc.
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Tamiya: Hobby tool - Decal tweezers - metal parts image

Tamiya: Hobby tool - Decal tweezers - metal parts

Tamiya Reference: TAM74052

Specifically designed tweezers by Tamiya for manipulating decals with delicacy and precision. A must at every modeller's workbench.
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Tamiya: Hobby tool - Design knife replacement blade - metal parts - for Tamiya reference TAM74020 - 30 units image

Tamiya: Hobby tool - Design knife replacement blade - metal parts - for Tamiya reference TAM74020 - 30 units

Tamiya Reference: TAM74074

Set of 30 replacement blades for the Tamiya professional Design Knife cutter with reference TAM74020.
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Tamiya: Hobby tool - Fine Lapping Film 3000 - 3 units image

Tamiya: Hobby tool - Fine Lapping Film 3000 - 3 units

Tamiya Reference: TAM87144

Set of three sheets covered with a fine 3000 grain abrasive designed for part polishing, specially for bodies and transparent parts.
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Tamiya: Hobby tool - Fine Lapping Film 4000 - 3 units

Tamiya Reference: TAM87185

Set of three sheets covered with a fine 4000 grain abrasive designed for part polishing, specially for bodies and transparent parts.
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Tamiya: Hobby tool - Fine Lapping Film 6000 - 3 units image

Tamiya: Hobby tool - Fine Lapping Film 6000 - 3 units

Tamiya Reference: TAM87186

Set of three sheets covered with a fine 6000 grain abrasive designed for part polishing, specially for body and transparent parts.
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ICM: Figures set 1/24 scale - Henry Ford & Co - plastic parts, assembly instructions and painting instructions image

ICM: Figures set 1/24 scale - Henry Ford & Co - plastic parts, assembly instructions and painting instructions

ICM Reference: ICM24003

Set of three figures (featuring Henry Ford himself, a mechanic, and a character for the period), all made in injected plastic.
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ICM: Car scale model kit 1/24 scale - Ford Model T Commercial Roadster 1912 - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions image

ICM: Car scale model kit 1/24 scale - Ford Model T Commercial Roadster 1912 - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions

ICM Reference: ICM24016

During its almost 20 years in production, the Ford T was marketed with different body configurations. The Commercial Roadster version differs from the Roadster by the presence of a second row of seats behind the area covered by the soft top. The ICM brand includes this variant among its models on the Ford T, with a detailed engine, as well as the axles and other mechanical components, and with tires already molded in white as offered at the time.
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ICM: Car scale model kit 1/24 scale - Ford Model T Roadster 1913 - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions image

ICM: Car scale model kit 1/24 scale - Ford Model T Roadster 1913 - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions

ICM Reference: ICM24001

During its almost 20 years in production, the Ford T was marketed with different body configurations: Runabout, Roadster, Tourer, Coupé, Town Car and Sedan, with which Ford offers a wide range of models, from a two-seater sports car to a limousine, and even at the end of its production the range is completed with a van. The ICM brand has reproduced several of these variants, with a detailed engine, as well as the axles and other mechanical components, and with tires already molded in white as offered at the time. This model allows to make the two-seater Roadster variant.
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ICM: Car scale model kit 1/24 scale - Ford Model T Speedster 1913 - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions

ICM Reference: ICM24015

With the Model T, Ford not only revolutionized the industry, but also allowed many Americans to acquire a cheap and functional vehicle. This means that in many cities they begin to organize races, and even the American youth begins to test the model T in hippodromes. This causes many Ford T's to transform, giving birth to the Speedster version. The ICM brand has reproduced this "sports" variant of the T model, with a detailed engine, as well as the axles and other mechanical components, and with white molded tires just as they were offered at the time.
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Revell: Motorbike scale model kit 1/8 scale - BMW R75/5 - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, other materials, assembly instructions and painting instructions

Revell Reference: REV07938

Limited-time reedition of this Revell kit recreating the classic BMW R75/5. It includes chrome parts, rubber tires, vinyl tubes, and decals with license plates from several countries.
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Revell: Car scale model kit 1/16 scale - Porsche 356 Cabriolet 1964 - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions image

Revell: Car scale model kit 1/16 scale - Porsche 356 Cabriolet 1964 - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions

Revell Reference: REV07043

New kit of the Porsche 356 cabriolet, in its 1964 configuration. As usual in this scale, the kit includes a fully detailed engine, operative hood and doors, and more than 170 parts for having a really good time building one of the most beautiful cars of the twentieth century.
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Tamiya: Car scale model kit 1/24 scale - Ford GT - paint masks, plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, other materials, assembly instructions and painting instructions image

Tamiya: Car scale model kit 1/24 scale - Ford GT - paint masks, plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, other materials, assembly instructions and painting instructions

Tamiya Reference: TAM24346

New Tamiya model corresponding to the second generation of the Ford GT, as it was presented at the North American International Auto Show in 2015. Once assembled, the model measures 200 x 94 x 46 mm. It includes the detailed interior, with the seats injected into separate pieces, as well as the side panels of the doors, the rear-view mirror or the steering wheel. Includes chrome parts for the wheels and fuel tank. As if that were not enough, masks are included to help paint the windows, and transferable metal sheets to simulate the rear-view mirrors.
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Italeri: Car scale model kit 1/16 scale - Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions image

Italeri: Car scale model kit 1/16 scale - Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions

Italeri Reference: 3612

Reproduced in 1/16 scale, this classic "Gullwing" Mercedes will look gorgeous in your shelf. Both doors and bonnet are fully operable, allowing you to enjoy every detail of this scale model kit.
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Italeri: Tractor head scale model kit 1/24 scale - Mercedes Benz Actros MP4 Giga Space - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, other materials, assembly instructions and painting instructions image

Italeri: Tractor head scale model kit 1/24 scale - Mercedes Benz Actros MP4 Giga Space - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, other materials, assembly instructions and painting instructions

Italeri Reference: 3935

New edition of the Mercedes Benz Actros MP4 Giga Space, now with the elevated cabin. Includes a fully detailed and exploded engine, and an extensive decals sheet printed in Italy.
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Decalcas: Rims 1/24 scale - Conrero set up 2: Rally rims 15 inches + lights - resin parts - for Belkits references BEL008, BEL-008, BEL009 and BEL-009, or Decalcas reference DCL-DEC024 image

Decalcas: Rims 1/24 scale - Conrero set up 2: Rally rims 15 inches + lights - resin parts - for Belkits references BEL008, BEL-008, BEL009 and BEL-009, or Decalcas reference DCL-DEC024

Decalcas Reference: DCL-PAR004

Fantastic set of rims for the Opel Manta de Belkits, recreating the set used by Conrero for tuning several Opel Manta that raced in several European countries. It includes two front rims and two 15-inch rear rims that fit perfectly on the original tires included in Belkits model, so it does not require additional tires. It also includes the dual headlights with their corresponding transparent optics, air valves and rim nuts. This set has been created for complementing the DCL-DEC024 livery by Decalcas.
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Brach Model: Motorbike scale model kit 1/12 scale - Ossa 250 Monocasco #7 - Santiago Herrero (ES) - Tourist Trophy (TT) 1970 - metal parts, photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, vacuum formed parts, water slide decals, other materials, assembly instructions and painting instructions image

Brach Model: Motorbike scale model kit 1/12 scale - Ossa 250 Monocasco #7 - Santiago Herrero - Tourist Trophy (TT) 1970 - metal parts, photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, vacuum formed parts, water slide decals, other materials, assembly instructions and painting instructions

Brach Model Reference: BM-VR08

The Ossa 250 Monocoque was a unique and revolutionary motorcycle in many aspects, although the main and most defining one was its chassis, created to provide maximum rigidity but with a minimum weight, meaning that despite its lower power it could compete against powerful works machines of the time. Constructed of magnesium as a single piece, the chassis weighed only seven kilos and four hundred grams. Thanks to Brach Model, we can now build this work of art in detail, with the same care and affection with which its pilot and mechanic Santiago Herrero and engineer Eduard Giró created the Ossa Monocoque at the end of the 60s.
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