Sale of Modelling Tools, Equipment etc.

[Kasthan]

At the Spring meet up I was talking to a few people about supplying some items for, as the title suggests, modelling.
This comes from the fact that my mum owns an art gallery (which is attached to our house) and can get lots and lots of different tools, bits and pieces etc. etc. These items would be at fairly reduced prices as I can sell them at near wholesale price.

So before I go mad and start working out prices, listing things and the like, I was curious to whether there is a market here on the conclave. If so, what things would you like to see for sale/need?

I can also get hold of cheap jewellery chain, broken mechanical watches (with lots of ace looking gears), wire mesh/metal wire (of various gauges) and other oddities.   

Thanks Alex (Kasthan)

(P.s. For those with wives who you abandon when you come to WHW, may I suggest bringing them to my mum's gallery ~ 20 mins from WHW. Website: http://www.thebeetroottree.com/. It may improve your chances of getting in more visits per year)

[greenstuff_gav]

broken mechanical watches (with lots of ace looking gears), wire mesh/metal wire (of various gauges) and other oddities.   

these get my vote

on the tools front, i stick to Heresy... found them to be solid bits of kit 

[RobSkib]

Is it on a strictly pick-up basis? I can't get down there easily, so would you offer a postal service?

[Kasthan]

Oh, sorry post would be available. It would be daft not to.

[Alyster Wick]

I literally just walked in the door after dropping $60 on modeling tools (since I haven't spent a cent on them in years and very recently turned my focus from gaming to modeling).  *smacks self on head*

That said, I may be very interested in the broken watches.  Let me see how much international shipping comes out to be (I just picked up Gav's last techpriest) and if it's affordable then I'm definitely game.  Do you have some pics of the watch bits?  I imagine others may be interested as well.

[Flinty]

Yep, Ive been trying to locate some mechanical bits from e-bay with little success - I'd definately be willing to place an order, and also for any ''scale'' chain etc you might be able to get.

Since you know whats going to work, it takes out that slight worry about any e-transaction as wether what you buy will fit the scale. Excellent..

[Necris]

I too would be interesting in gears and watch movements, could also be swayed by some sculpting tools.

[Brother_Brimstone]

Pretty much mirrorring what's already be said, i'd be interested in the clock pieces and perhaps some chain, if it's a decent scale

[Kasthan]

Seeing as there is defiantly some interest, I'll get a list of bits and some example pictures together.

Are there certain sculpting tools that people use (not brand names, but shape types)?

Scale chain is easy to get, the smallest I have found looks like a thick bike chain (have a look on my models esp Eleazar [the mutant])

I can get hold of brass/plastic piping and rods.

Wire I can get from about 0.2 mm to over 3 mm (the small stuff makes great ropes). Wire meshes of most different shapes (diamonds, squares etc) (good stuff for basing).

Different pliers. Various embossing tools.   

Currently we have loads of old valves (the glass things that went in computers and t.v.s)

Here are some pictures of the watch bits

(Sorry for the poor quality the bits were all ready bagged for sale, the last photo is an example made by one of the staff)