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[Amenara]

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What would you recommend for tools someone who wants to get into model building should have and where a good starting point would be?

[TheMightyMollusk]

What would you recommend for tools someone who wants to get into model building should have and where a good starting point would be?

The only tool I'd say you really need to get started is a decent nipper for cutting parts off the runners. Maybe a file to help clean it up. A basic tool set like this one will do just fine. (You can probably find that one a bit cheaper elsewhere, I'm just using the link as an example.)

As for kits to start with, the Entry Grade line is designed for first-timers; they're quick builds with good color separation and surprisingly articulation for being so cheap. (At least, the EG Gundam kits; the other Entry Grades, like the DBZ kits, are statues.) If you're in the US, you can probably find one at Target. Most High Grade kits and the 30 Minute Missions line are also fine for beginners.

[Renalt]

The only tool I'd say you really need to get started is a decent nipper for cutting parts off the runners. Maybe a file to help clean it up. A basic tool set like this one will do just fine. (You can probably find that one a bit cheaper elsewhere, I'm just using the link as an example.)

As for kits to start with, the Entry Grade line is designed for first-timers; they're quick builds with good color separation and surprisingly articulation for being so cheap. (At least, the EG Gundam kits; the other Entry Grades, like the DBZ kits, are statues.) If you're in the US, you can probably find one at Target. Most High Grade kits and the 30 Minute Missions line are also fine for beginners.

Oh Hey we use to sell that exact kit in our store. Once we sold the last one we just kinda stopped cause people don't really come to our store for model kit tools.