Also don’t touch them too much or get any moisture on them or they will rust like my other ugly cutters. GodHand Ultimate Nipper is a nipper that specialises in gate cutting in pursuit of the "ultimate cut". Initial cuts are made because it is difficult to make precise cuts while it is still attached to the sprue. Notice how obvious it is that the God Hand has the shortest and smallest (but by far the sharpest) blades of them all.

Its incredibly thin and sharp blade makes it possible to achieve a smooth cut surface with minimal stress marks on the plastic. It also showed stress marks on the plastic, which implies that it was blunted far too early, probably due to poor manufacture.

As soon as I made the first cut, I was instantly compelled to grab some unbuilt models that I've had sitting around in storage just so I could use them more. GODHAND Nippers are high-quality carbon steel nippers made especially for cutting plastics and resins. It is the first anime series in the Digimon media franchise, based on the Digital Monster virtual pet released in 1997. It is created one by one through blade edging and sharpening by well-experienced craftspersons in Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, a region famous for its cutlery. Clean-up is minimised, and mess is confined to the desk, sweeping away the little pieces of styrene that are nipped off during the second cut.

Gundam Plastic models, Gundam Plamo, or Gunpla (ガンプラ, Ganpura)[1] are model kits depicting the mecha machinery and characters of the fictional Gundam multiverse by Bandai. And an investment in the future, maybe it’ll finally make me build my BI Bladey and DCS-J that I’ve been putting off for a year now due to lacking ‘proper’ tools. For those who paint plastic models, the cutting surface remains smooth and clean even if the blade is cut along the part without leaving a gate, thus shortening the time for gate processing with files or knives.Hold it up to the light and gradually tighten the grub screw until no more light is visible between the nipper's jaws. The dark blue color of this kit will be an excellent subject to test the cutting prowess of these nippers. E-Gift cards are the perfect solution when you just can’t find the right gift or you’re short of time. Additionally due to the very small amount of material left on the parts you can often skip using your hobby knife altogether and just move onto sanding. I felt that it was more than an acceptable trade off considering I was still waiting for HLJ to procure more nippers.

The sharpness of the blade provides a smooth cutting surface as if it had been sharpened with a design knife, and minimizes plastic whitening (a phenomenon in which the cross section turns white). The second cut is then easier as you have full view of the part without the rest of the sprue in the way, so mistakes are far less likely if you are lighting the area sufficiently well. They're a good tool, definitely better than the nippers I owned previously, but I also feel that they don't quite live up to the hype. Keep your high quality blade pristine and free from damage due to clumsiness by using the cover that’s included, pursing the opening by pressing on both stitched edges of the pouch, and inserting the nippers until the handles rest against the opening.

The sharpness of the cutting edge achieves a smooth cut surface as if sharpened with a design knife and minimizes plastic whitening (a phenomenon in which the cut section turns white). Single Edged Structure is where one blade is the “Cutting Edge” and the other blade is the “Cutting board Edge”, like a knife and a cutting board. When we tried slice-cutting a 3mm runner, the blade slid in and finished the cut almost without a sound. If you look at the full size image you can see that the Standard Nippers have stressed the plastic more than the Ultimate Nippers. Normal Nipper" is a universal nipper with no special specifications that can be used by anyone in any situation.

But the God Hand is so sharp and narrow that it can get right up against the part, allowing me to skip the knife step. With Kenbu and Gai, Amō has the opportunity to change the course of history for both himself and the entire nation of Japan. Whilst the latter nippers are heading in the right direction, they compress and splinter the plastic, creating stress marks and damage that must be cleaned up with a sharp blade, sanding stick and sometimes filler. This does most of the grunt work in getting your pieces off the sprues, leaving a generous amount of gate to go back in on with the GodHand. The runners are separated by color as well as pre-painted parts allowing the model to look amazing simply by being put together!Using the basic cutters, cut away from the sprue gate, leaving more than a millimeter between the sprue gate and the model piece. The diagrams show the best techniques, using the thicker blade that I refer to as the anvil to ensure a square cut, using the thicker area near the pivot where the blade is strongest, and ensuring that you don’t twist the blade during cutting, as tempering makes the blade tougher, but it also makes it more brittle than mild-steel, so it will snap or shatter if mistreated.