Model Trains and Things

Years ago when I started assembling my scratchbuilding toolkit I was fortunate enough to live in a town where the local hobby shop was owned by a prolific scratchbuilder. So getting the right tools was never a problem.

Small files, small drill bits, taps and dies in the smallest sizes … it didn’t matter what the item I might have needed because it was either in the shop or could be ordered in.

I’m certainly not that well served by the hobby shop in the town where I nw live … and frankly I don’t expect to be. Hobby tools … especially those that you would want to use if you were scratchbuilding in brass or nickle silver … or in N Scale … are specialist items and the demand for them is quite limited.

That’s why I’m always interested in finding an online store that can supply tools for scratchbuilders and one that I haven’t come across before is advertising in the current issue of the Australian Model Railway Magazine.

Hobby Tools Australia has quite an extensive catalogue of tools and it’s well-worth having a look at.