Are you a twister or a cutter?

[Saito]

As a kid, definitely a twister and then trimmer.  For many years now, cutters are always in my hand.  I follow by trimming and sometimes light sanding depending on the part.  I used to line up all my hardware on the scale drawings as well but nowadays almost all Tamiya hardware (length, pitch, size, etc.) is recognizable by sight (sometimes I see the stuff in my sleep[:S]).

[rhenbelz]

I am guilty of being a twister, but I have never had parts break from it. I always cut the nibs off with an x-acto knife.

I generally don't like sanding things because it's too easy for me to brush something else and have a large area scuffed.

Great topic!

[WillyChang]

I cut... with flush sidecutters, then trim with knife if still needed.

But when building a new kit, I cut ALL the parts off their sprues all at one go. Dump them all into the kitbox bottom.

Then using pliers I yank all the staples off the metal bags and dump all their contents into the kitbox top.

Wheels, tyres, bodyparts, aerial tube... gets dumped into bodyshell and put aside.

Only then does the fun start with BUILDING... just fish around in Box 1, screw it together with something from Box 2.

 

(manual? manual gets filed away for safekeeping right when the box arrives home)

 

[Tamiya1/10]

Great thread! I like these pointless threads that everyone can relate to.

I usually go at the box with kit inside with an axe, then use a floor sander with coarse grit pad on whats left over. does this seem heavy handed to you?

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(Twister then trimmer really)

You are treating it with a Kids glove.  I first put the entire kit in a garbage compactor and than drop it in my kitchen sink grinder to remove all the rough edges.

Is a great topic which may not be important but it does effect the results.

 

[Madmat]

Great thread! I like these pointless threads that everyone can relate to.

I usually go at the box with kit inside with an axe, then use a floor sander with coarse grit pad on whats left over. does this seem heavy handed to you?

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(Twister then trimmer really)

You are treating it with a Kids glove.  I first put the entire kit in a garbage compactor and than drop it in my kitchen sink grinder to remove all the rough edges.

Is a great topic which may not be important but it does effect the results.

 

 

Dont forget to coax the kit box open with a crow bar, for decals a garden hedge shears will do the job in half the time........Oh and one last tip, when applying decals make sure you have just eaten ribs or atleast handle them so yours hands are nice and greasy to smudge on the adhesive when applying

[Tamiyabigstuff]

Strictly a cutter - chainsaw, angle grinder, welding torch or preferably side cutter pliers - but whatevers to hand.

Ruined too many kit parts by twisting them off the trees when I used to build Airfix kits in my early teens. 

Seriously though Tamiyas 'Side cutting pliers for plastic' take some beating - good clean cut every time. 

[akemag]

Cutter for sure! You´d be surprised how many that just doesent trim the part after cutting/twisting. That the first thing i fix after taking a car apart for resto.

[like2drive!]

are you serious!! [] []

 

side cutters , then craft knife. all part bags stickered as per the manual A , B  etc 

all bits for the build step removed and set out, then build that step

 Alex