jaxom Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I've been looking on-line and there is a huge range in price, but not a lot of detail on what, if any, difference there is between brands other than handle length. Any advice? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331703-differences-in-silicone-clay-shapers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I'm interested in this too, since I want some quality clay shapers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331703-differences-in-silicone-clay-shapers/#findComment-4676498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I think many people probably buy one set (whatever brand) and are then unlikely to buy more of a different type, so this may be a topic that's hard to comment on short of advising "buy one of each and see for yourself". However, I do happen to have bought a couple of sets, so I can offer some limited advice. The first lot I bought was a good while back, and were called Colour Shapers, and were made by Royal Sovereign. I bought a few #0 sizes in white, grey and black tips. These correspond to medium, firm, and extra-firm silicone tips respectively, and I quickly discovered that black (extra firm) were the most useful by far. I then bought more shapes, all in size #0, and all with black tips. I also quickly discovered that three shapes were the ones I used most: Flat Chisel, Cup Chisel, and Tapered Point. Cup and Angle Chisel are useful, but for most of the work I do, they see little use compared to the others - just like file shapes, some are just handier The second lot I bought was still a while ago, but a few years after the first lot. I saw them on Amazon as a set of 5 in size #0 with black tips for a good price, and bough them for a friend. Although I think they were sold as the same thing (i.e., "Colour Shapers"), they did look to have a different name (possibly a brand called Creative?), and some of the other tool details differed a little as well. They seemed to be good quality though, and they have lasted my friend well ever since. Now, whether the second lot was simply a slightly revised product, or if it was a competing or non-brand version designed to closely resemble the originals, I'm not sure. However, both were of equal quality from what I could tell, and had the same sort of details you would look for in a good brush - decent ferrule, handle, etc. Therefore, if you can get them cheaply and easily enough, I would recommend getting one or two (Flat Chisel and Taper Point probably), and see what you think - even if they are not quite what you want/expect, you will still have a couple of useful tools for very small outlay. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331703-differences-in-silicone-clay-shapers/#findComment-4676768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 So size #0 is the idea for the scale we work with? I was looking at Blick and wasn't sure what all the sizes corresponded too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331703-differences-in-silicone-clay-shapers/#findComment-4677128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Size #0 is the smallest size, and the most useful I found for typical 25-35mm scale models. To give you some idea of size, the Flat Chisel is about 4mm wide at Size #0. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331703-differences-in-silicone-clay-shapers/#findComment-4677220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Thank you! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331703-differences-in-silicone-clay-shapers/#findComment-4677779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Raeven Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I was wondering what all the different types were. Great advice Major, I finally ordered some shapers Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331703-differences-in-silicone-clay-shapers/#findComment-4678404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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