Gunpla Tools - Watch This Before You Buy! 

TL DR - buy DSPIAE. Avoid saving money.

I think scribing templates are very useful for laying out and designing your scribe pattern. I find it difficult not replicating the same patterns over and over!

I definitely agree with the DSPIAE Siren. Tried using the nano glass and I feel like it's gonna break whenever I apply more pressure. Although I use the Gunprimer balancer as my sanding sponge, I might try the dspiae sanding stuff that you recommended. Awesome video as always!

This channel is really underrated, hope you get the amount of subs that you deserve in the future.

Honestly, I've found a glass file with the round grit pattern works great for WET SANDING. I generally don't use my sanding tools dry. The problem with those cheap files is that they "clog" very quickly so if you just keep cleaning it off with water, it gives a good result usually close to a 1000-1200 grit finish. But if your imperfection is smaller than the height of the "dots" it will not remove material so it has a tendency to be gentle if you don't press too bad while filing. I have tried a bunch of single blade nippers too... The Godhand SPNs are manufactured and built slightly better... But compared to my ~$30 MadWorks nippers, they're offering nearly the same result. The Godhand have both the blade and anvil of the cutter very thin with a different pivot with super tight tolerances in the machine work. The MadWorks has actually a thinner blade than the Godhand but a thicker anvil. The stop pin isn't designed the same but still has excellent tight machine work. I have a cheaper $15 single blade nipper and it looks like the MadWorks but after 4 kits, it's inferior machine work comes through... The pivot loosened and stop pin is loose, it stopped cutting cleanly... So i remove parts from the runner with it now. The Godhand or MadWorks to remove the nub.

I have nothing but good things to say for dspiae products, and I'm glad the sanding sponges/strips and the siren made this video. Absolutely some of my favorite tool finds on the various... uh... shopping sprees I've had. And regarding God Hand, I see them like how I see Noctua fans in computer building hobbies--they're fucking incredible and I bleed brown-and-beige, but you can get pretty damn close with some Arctic's for a third of the price. And in the worst case, your $2 hardware store nippers will get the piece out of the gate (cut the thick part of the gate because lmao $2 Harbor Freight cutters) and your hobby knife, file, and sanding sponges will get the rest--four tools you can buy with the stack of cash you were going to spend on God Hands and still have enough left over to buy your model!

Also the infini sanding sponges. You get 8 different grits for $12. A lot of professional gunpla user use them. There’s some great videos out on RU-vid that you can watch. They are a real game changer if your trying to up your game for cheap.

I think it would be worth recommending the OTHER godhand nippers as options -- the PN-120s and the KPN-95s -- which cost about the same as other single bladed nippers from other brands. I actually use KPN-95s -- which others mock as being very small, but I've no problem using them despite having football-player hands.

honestly just found your channel. its super helpful and amazing. wish i found it way before i started building (atm only built 5 HG kits)

I can agreed wit ha part separator. I was building a Master Grade Endless Waltz Wing Gundam, and when I went to put the head on I found out I had assembled the entire torso before I realized I had put the neck stem in backward, so I had to hurt my fingers pulling the torso apart so I could flip around the neck stem. A part separator would have helped a LOT.

My Razor came last weekend and it has quickly become one of my favourite tools up there with the DSPIAE nippers.

This video helps a lot and your other tutorials as well. I just recently got into building gunpla with the MG Blitz and Barbatos being my first 2 builds and I am really enjoying it

I used to play guitar several years ago, and I'd just like comment that not all guitar picks are created equal. The ones I had would definitely be too thick to make an effective part separator. In fact, there was a guitar pick-shaped part separator that came with my replacement analog stick (Joycon Drift is a pain), and while it worked well for separating the sides of a Switch Joycon, I couldn't get it to fit between any of the seams on my HG kits.

Those God hand nippers are overrated,Tamiya is the way to go.

God hand is a great tool but way too overpriced, there are alternatives that does what it dose for not even half the cost. Should save the money for kits

Does anybody else just raid their girlfriend or wife's manicure/pedicure tools for all their gunpla stuff? I can't believe how fantastic most of that stuff works for the hobby lol

Y’all use the sanding paper with stickers on the back to peel of! You can place them on popsicles and make your own Sanding File

Personally, an alternative I often use over Gunprimer Razer is a cheapo nail buffer block. Not only does it help remove nubs, you can even buff it into a gloss finish without paint.

Just started to build started with the entry level and gonna build the freedom and justice soon enough thanks for the help and tips!

Loving this channel, kinda did a deep dive on your videos and everything you say is pretty much spot on. Always nice to find a new gunpla channel. You've got a new subscriber my friend.

Tools aside what cost a bunch are the paints it’s like those color you spray are more expensive than the kit itself

I gotta say, I don’t build Gundam models. (I think they are awesome though). I built mostly multimedia ships and aircraft. Gunpla tools are a secret weapon in the modeling world I discovered the DSPIAE sanding boards and sponges and I will never go back. The glass files do wonders on wood.

I tried the godhand nippers, overall good but much too overhyped. You’ll still end up cleaning the part afterward with an exacto knife or sanding it down. So a $20-$35 nipper will be good enough for most.

Me who's still cleaning nubs with hardware store sandpaper. 600 - 2k grit will do the job 👌🏼

Rather than buying expensive sanding sticks, I buy disposable nail files (the type with foam in the middle). I've seen foam "sanding sticks" for about AU$10 each, that are the same as the ones I buy as a pack of two for about AU$4. They're exactly the same as each other, even down to the colour. They even come in a two pack with an ultra-fine sanding side and a smooth polishing side. Another way to save money is to re-sharpen flat-bladed scalpels on a smooth diamond block sharpener. I even do that with my disposable (snap-off) work knife. One blade lasts me about a year. Sure they're cheap, but costs add up. I also hate wasting things and polluting the world with more stuff going to the rubbish dump.

I don’t have a ton of experience but I will say the gundam brand nippers are so bad, I’ve had the blades visibly wear from just cutting the runners. I have a spare pair from a metal earth kit that came in a tool pack, and it does the job much better.

The thing with generic glass files is that they're really hit or miss with quality. I already went through the hell of trying to find one my wife liked for her nails, and unless you get lucky, you'll probably end up spending more on trying different brands than just buying a Siren or Raser. I suppose generic are cheaper to replace, assuming the listing or manufacturer doesn't change.

Glassfile is stupid, its makes the surface more shinier than the default shine.. just, kinda different shine..

Hobby Mio stainless nipper beats Godhand nipper IMO. Almost same quality and it won't rust easily like Godhand.

Wow I just happened to find your channel just getting back into Gunpla and your vids will be my go to from here on out. I dig how you explain and demonstrate and dont just speed through.

i just use a like $3 file i bought at a hobby loby in terms of sanders and filers. probably not smart

As a gunpla builder and this is just my opinion i don't like the godhand nippers because there so God dam expensive and it's just so ridiculous lets compared it to the dspiae for example the dspiae have the complete package and it's blade is much more strong compared to godhand i mean if the godhand nipper cost like 30 dollars now that I well highly recommend but it's not it's as expensive as a perfect grade but again its just my opinion if you disagree it's fine ok if you want to buy it go for it

Wow this video made me think that a lot of hobby tools in the US are overpriced 😮

Can u make a tutorial for leds? Im lost with the resistors and stuff.

gee i wonder who your sponsor is ? lol

Set of sanding sticks definitely is tempting.... wait... popsicles sticks.... genius.

This is lowkey Dispiae Ad. I like it.

......I should have watched this 3h ago..................

I just started this year and I love my GodHand nippers. No buyer's remorse at all.

I got clippers I paid for but I got a part separator for free

Thank you for making this video, I've been shopping around for glass files and this has been very helpful. Also for nippers I've been using 2 pairs of NP-05 engineers nippers. The older one is for regular use and the newer one is for removing nubs, very cost effective and durable in my opinion. I'd be interested to know what you think of them if possible?

I've been building models for 40 years and I don't know some of the tools you mentioned existed. it's funny you're making a video about esoteric tools that I might not need when I haven't needed them all these time. Especially at 5:50 have no idea what you're talking about.

i do not have gundam and tools can you please help me to have that.

Well im in the hospital and im 20 so i get free money 😂

I feel like you could've gone into the god hands more indepth - like for most work the spn120 is overkill and at best can make the process faster with how clean the cut is. Personally I feel the pn120s are more than worth the investment or atleast other standard made in japan single blade nippers - I've had more than enough cases of singleblades made from my home country or china having devastating failures after a year while my trusty red handled pn120s have lasted for almost half a decade now. I feel like the spn120's greatest selling point is the 500yen sharpening service godhand provides which you really cannot access in the west. otherwise she's just a bit too much and too fragile for the amount of hype a lot of the gunpla community gives it

Your channel legit deserves more love. Also you sound just like 2 other youtubers that I watch

i don't have any of those but I'm still fine lol

Planning to get a Siren as an all around nub remover thanks to your vids.

Bro. How many takes did you need to get the needle pen twirl just right?

2:10 - Ten dollars for 60 skinny sanding sponges That is kinda nuts. Like maybe it's an OK price for sanding sponges, but why sanding sponges in the first place? Wet/dry sandpaper is a much better value. $5 at the hardware store would get you around twenty times as much sandpaper. Is the sponge backing really worth it?

Gunprimer razor is my favorite tool I own, it kills nubs, and makes it look like they were never there in the first place. I would be lost without it as cutting off nubs with a hobby knife, 2/10 times I end up damaging my part instead of removing the nub

I use balsa wood, a sandpaper pack, glue stick, and a glass file, $18 total and they have and will last for years.

I use hobby knife to clean knobs

imo u dont really need lower grit sandpapers. i have a couple 1000 and 800 sanding sponge strips that is still being used after 20+ kits. just make use of a decent quality hobby file and sharp hobby knife with the correct technique, u wont leave that much of a scratch that the sponges cant clean. for the generic glass files imo they are hard to use because they are too wide. they works best when sanding nubs on top of a convex curved surface

Man, I grabbed those generic glass files from another video of yours, I wish I had seen this instead.

One tip for buying nippers: even as a beginner, avoid the Bandai nippers like the plague. They are just half a step above twisting the parts off the runners by hand. Godhand PN-125s are great for beginners, cut so much cleaner than the Bandai ones, and only cost a couple of dollars more.

Not to mention the godhand nipper is most fragile AF. And for that price? I rather sand away the numbs. Dspiae is also quite fragile tbh and also quite expensive. If you are experienced in this hobby, you don’t really quality tools to make own work Great because you are supposed to find ways. That’s purpose of this hobby. Creativity.

I have some headphones, And I wanna customize it with some Gundam/Gunpla Accessories and I don’t where to look it up or buy it at ? I need to know where to find and buy the stuff to customize the Headphones

I have one of the Mr. Hobby scribers that came with a tiny hooked blade. I don't think I've EVER used it for scribing, but my main hobby is 28mm minis, and it's AMAZING to clean mold lines from tiny places.

When I built my first gunpla, all I have is a nipper from a diy store and a sandpaper lmao. I couldn't remove the nub marks properly though so it didn't really end well. But be that as it may, I still have the RG Strike Freedom on my desk.

I will say that a cutting mat was by far the most expensive item I was suggested to purchase in the early stages of getting into gunpla. Bought nippers, a sanding stick, an exacto, and an hg-f91harrison for cheaper than mat😅

Does anyone use automotive sand paper, i have every grit and size for work and building my first MG this weekend. Curious if thatll work okay

Love your channel, if you’re in Washington around Seattle I’d love to build with you and take some pointers sometime!

infini model makes really nice clear files and they are not that much

I bought the God Hand 5.0 for my 3rd kit... It broke cuz I didn't know how to maintain it.

i actually do recommend if u build a lot of gunpla to get the official blue bandai part separator with the peg on it thats the exact size of all the polycaps. god has that thing saved me so many times

Most of these are just personal preference/practical and useful for anyone, new or experienced.

So, I've been building Gunpla for around 20 years now (started right after the 5th episode of Gundam Seed aired in Japan), and while I agree with most of your points, I have to disagree on 3: 1: Glass files - never seen the point - $10 double-cut Tamiya files are the bomb, or get some huge pieces of automotive wet/dry sandpaper for stupid cheap and cut them into strips yourself 2: parts separator - plastic ones tend to get chewed up way too easily (this includes guitar picks)- my $3 Wave metal one has lasted me over a decade and still going strong 3: Godhands are overpriced pieces of crap. My go-to nippers have been Tamiya 74035s for at least a decade - yes, I did try some Godhands and found their precision to be far inferior, especially given the price difference (about double the cost). again, the 74035 model - the 740123 are as bad as the Godhands IMO. I have absolutely 0 issue dropping $25-30 for another set of the Tamiya ones when the spring inevitably breaks or rust sets in (i'm in a humid area of the US)

Nippers be a no problem

The weakest point of that dspiae scribing tool is the handle that easily loses thread with the provided allen wrench

DSPIAE shill lol

I cant imagine not using my GodHand Nippers ever since i got them,

If you have old sanding blocks that aren't a good grit for your use, what I did was just pick up some 2000/3000 grit sandpaper and glue it to the blocks I'm not using, have enough sandpaper to last many many builds. I suggest this for anyone who bought a 20ish dollar "starter kit" that comes with a handful of sanding sponges, some of which are useful grit, but I find myself not using anything rougher than 400 so my 320's are now 3000 grit

Does this tutorial also apply to Zoids?

I wont avoid these much needed tools

Alternate title: Tools you should avoid if you're a weakling oldtype.

I got a pair of Mr hobby and stedi nips and the stedi ones are quite nice.

please make a video about your display case/shelve behind there.

New Subscriber! This Channel is Underrated!

I am a fan of dspiae Léviathan . Awesome tool.

I started the guitar pick trend you’re welcome. Also I’m subscribing just cause you showed that stay metal 🤘🏽

U lost me at the granny dangling earrings 😂😂😂😂

how about that greenboard? what is the purpose of that?

Well done cuz! Structured very well. Had an idea to do a vid like this, but this one beats it out. keep it up!

Plato nippers. Inexpensive and probably the best nippers I have ever used.

4:56 5:02 omaigad, stop spinning dat pen in style goddammit...imma subscribe to your channel for that!

Thank you for your video; kindly asking if using a rotary tool will be fine on plastic kits to remove nubs? Advice appreciated. Thank you.

I just want 6000, 8000 & 10000 sanding blocks

My issue with the grida chisel (scriber) is that the needle just fell straight out. As soon as I tried to keep it in. The instructions say insert through the hole at the bottom and in correct position which we've tried but it just doesn't want to stay in. I've even done it the same way shown in the gunprimer site videos

What model is that shelf you have in the background? Looks like it made to display gunpla!

Just found this video in my recommendation. Great video! Informative and straight to the point!

Plato nippers for the win

Hey guys! How do you guys do maintenance on your tools? Like the godhands and raser?

got me on the part separator. 😅

Do you have the links to buy the sand paper sponge and de engraving tools?

I agree with everything you said.. ive tried the tools that you not recomended..

Your lair looks just like the gunpla rooms in new gundam breaker

Going to hide this video from my wife…why are you so loud LMAO

I love your channel, you and a few other youtubers have inspired me. I may want to start my own channel, I only have 8 kits under my belt currently. What would be some advice you would give to a budding builder and potential content creator?

curious. so sanding sponge and gundam razor are the same/do the same job. or no? still wicked new to gundam building.