RUITOOL Model Nippers, Model Tools for Beginners to Repair and Fix Plastic Models, Ultra-thin Single-edged Non-slip Grip, 4.7 Inch Sharp Cutters for Model Building

It's a good nipper and for the price is great. It's sharp with a nice grip and texture easy to use. For durability It's uncertain as I only used it 4 times

I had been told that this was a solid cutter for model work, but had been on the fence until recently. I took the plunge and bought one, and while I will not be getting rid of my old double blade type cutter, this replaces it for all but the most brute force work or over sized pieces. I have been use to having to force the old cutter through materiel, but this just easily slipped through plastic with almost negligible effort. The cuts are very clean, without the stress, bulge, or pucker scars i am used to from my old cutter, making finishing and clean up so much easier.The cutters came with a microfiber cloth to clean them, a cover to protect them, and a magnetized box to store them that also holds the instructions. Do take the time to look them over as it will improve the level of precision you will get when cutting.Ruitool sent me an email, thanking me for the purchase and giving more advice, a little thing, and likely automated, however, in this day and age that is a big bit of customer service that has fallen to the wayside. I plan on buying more of my hobby tools from them in the future due to these factors (Product comfort, product precision, company interaction, and value for dolor.)

If you're a scale model hobbyist and like to assemble Gundam, Warhammer, model planes or other plastic models and have heard of Godhand single-blade nippers but balked at the price, these are an excellent alternative. Plastic sprues can be separated extremely close to the model surface without deforming or stressing the plastic at the point of separation, dramatically reducing the need for model cleanup and providing a nearly perfect surface for painting. While newer single blade nippers can get an even finer, closer cut these will be an excellent starting point for people who aren't sure about the utility of single blade nippers or who are worried about breaking an expensive pair of pro nippers like a $60 Godhand 6.0.I did notice some lubrication leakage after about 10-12 hours of regular use over the course of a week but the blade remained sharp and the cutting action remained smooth. The textured grips were comfortable in my large hands and didn't get sweaty or grimy with use.These should not be your only pair of nippers, use regular 2-blade nippers to separate the pieces from the plastic frame a few millimeters away and then use these to clip those nubs off smoothly, leaving little or no evidence of a connection point to be cleaned up afterwards. In my case, adjusting to this process eliminated an immense amount of time and physical work from my model assembly procedures.

Love these nippers! High quality and comfortable to use. It works great getting parts of spruce trees and fits into those tight spots.

i’ll preface with saying i own or have owned nearly every single bladed nipper sold for modeling. i also own two sets of the purple handled Rui Tool 1.0 and my son owns a pair as well. we love them and they are my go to when i need a consistently smooth cut that i plan to clean up and doesn’t need to be perfect. the godhands sit unused until the cut is worth it. i built 27 bandai/kotobukiya models last year and i am a machinist/toolmaker by trade.i was pretty over testing nippers with the 1.0 as it’s cost and performance make it a no brained but saw the 3.0 pop up with promises of hand polishing and better fit and finish. the first pair arrived and right off the bat i was impressed the box was so nice. a color printed cardstock box surrounds a hard plastic case with a cheap vacuum molded and felted insert designed to hold the tool but when i looked the tool was loose and the blades were jammed into the corner (see pics as both of the 3.0 arrived like this, the insert is useless as is the box with a useless insert) this point will return later.immediately i saw the blades were not aligned as the picture shows. this appears to be warping from the heat treating used to harden the blade. it’s not bent from being loose in the box, blades this hard do not bend, they shatter. this came off the factory line and was put into that crappy box and sent to america and yeah that’s pretty awful quality control. this is not what i’ve come to expect from Rui Tool after three perfect 1.0 nippers purchased from three different vendors. i decided to try a cut and see how the blade cut and it mangled the piece. worse cut i’ve ever seen, even worse than harbor freight wire nippers. these also had ton of black oil in the hinge with fine metal filings leftover from the grinding. shameful. i set up a return.now the second pair arrived and besides the loose in the crappy box issue these appeared nicer all around. less oil, and that oil was cleaner. blades align well enough but not as well as my 1.0 or my godhand or my P.I.T. which are my third favorite (they’d be #1 but weak joint leads to slip after a couple months, an issue none of the Rui 1.0 have had)the cut is pretty close to the 1.0 maybe a little more crushing/flattening on the anvil side of the tool. effort wise the 3.0 are much nicer to use than anything i have besides godhands. they cut like there is air and not plastic between the blade and anvil. it’s really, really nice feeling. grind/polish is similar to 1.0 with deeper tool marks from grinding but cleaner edges with less burrs. the 1.0 has a pretty ragged cutting edge and especially the heel edge of the blade which has a large rolled burr. despite those flaws the 1.0 still cut as good or better. both leave fine linear grooves while cutting as seen in nub pics. note there are no white spots on the food cuts, that is all glare from light angle used to highlight the tool marks left on the plastic.1.0 and 3.0 have nearly identical shape/size and both came with snap covers for blade and cleaning cloth and all the individual units i’ve received have been pre set to close without being able to go too far and needed no adjustment (can’t say that about godhand, dspiae or usa gundam store nippers i received)given the quality of the 1.0 i’ve personally used and the issues with the 3.0 i feel that until qc gets sorted and a real foam insert that cushions and holds the tool during shipping and storage is included that the nearly 2x cost does not justify buying 3.0 over the 1.0. frankly there are some darn good nippers for 5$ more but you can put the 5$ towards a second pair of 1.0 and have a sharp pair of backup nippers. i wish Rui had put more $ into the tool and nothing into the case and insert and charged 27$ it would be a whole lot better and an actual improvement over the 1.0 which do have a slightly loose hinge now 14 hg/rg models later (no where as bad a hinge as my P.I.T. after same number and worlds better than the Steadi ones that cost more than all these and came brand new loose as chopsticks)i rarely return things and i’ve kept all the nippers i’ve bought except the usa gundam store ones (dull, difficult cut), the dspiae (crushed the plastic during cut leaving white marks) and the loose as heck steadi ones but i think i’ll return these after just a few cuts as they do not live up to the promises in the description Rui posted and the extra cost over the 1.0i was really hoping these would be a serious contender and it does show clear signs it is made a little differently than the other clones out there with a slightly different grind and shape to the anvil. almost every other “brand” is identical except for engraving and handle color. Rui had set themselves apart from the others with an absolute bargain (careful shopping can get a pair of 1.0 for less than Bandai double bladed entry nippers !!!!!!) but despite some obvious design improvements the execution of the blades polish make this feels like a step backwards and unfortunately closer towards the mediocrity and cost of the typical godhand clones that can be found with every hobby shop and never heard of tool brand’s logo laser engraved on the side.a note on blade/anvil rear edge alignment for those seeing the pics and thinking these look off : the blade and anvil are not meant to be flush. godhand are not flush. the anvil is meant to sit a little bit proud of the blade so the blade always has a flat edge to mate with and not mark the part. there should be a small nub left to file or sand off otherwise the nipper can mar the part leaving scratches that are harder to remove than the nub itself. both of the Rui Tool models achieve this perfectly like the godhand. almost all the other nippers had been ground so the rear edges were essentially flush and as the anvil wears the blade loses ability to cut fully through the plastic. the blade and anvil rear edges should be parallel though hence why the first pair i’m calling “defective”also i rated durability neutral as i can’t say these will last having only cut four different brand runners into a few slivers. if they’re like 1.0 they will outlast almost any. but i won’t keep them to learn.

Works great! Takes a little bit of getting used to but cuts much cleaner than 2 sided nippers. Haven’t bought the 3.0 but this works awesome in tandem with a glass file!

Very nice cutter to use when assembling plastic scale models. These allow for very precise and smooth cuts when removing parts from the molding. Extremely sharp and comfortable.