(These images are courtesy of "Hobby Japan." Text has been taken and translated from this source as well, however, certain poetic license has been taken by the translator and myself--Ben--to insert comments to clarify or further illustrate a point)
The "p-cutter" or plastic cutter, these cutters look just like ordinary cutters but are especially made for slicing through plastic. Gunpra masters use this for cutting plastic boards and flash
These also resemble the ordinary cutter knife, but the angle of the blade is slightly different upon closer inspection. You can use this to deepen lost panel lines and for hard to reach spots
The pictured sandpaper or "Finishing Paper" are available from Tamiya in sets of 400, 600 and 1000 grits
They look old, but in modeling a slightly used file works better with plastic, reducing scratching to plastic surfaces. These are used to erase excess glue lines. The file in the foreground is most commonly used for carving panel lines, and is called a "saw" file
Especial glue for plastic models by Tamiya called, "Tamiya Cement." These bottles are 150 yen or $1.50 to $3 a pop, and that's pretty good a price since you'll be using it for the majority of your models. Highly recommended
Super glue at its best, when this stuff sticks, it really does stick, and fast! This is used for attaching a model kits "detail up parts" and other delicate objects
From the french word, "pincette" just a swanky name for tweezers. Imperative when gluing small and very delicate parts of models
One of the most important tools of plastic modeling, be sure to get the "modeler's" version of the nippers because the blades are a bit duller and allow for clean break aways of parts from a tree or runner. These are available everywhere for cheap
