Hobby Mio Nipper Review! - Stainless Steel Single Blade Nipper & Ultra-Thin Blade Nipper
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- Taking a detailed look at two sets of nipper from Hobby Mio!
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00:00 - 00:35 Intro
00:35 - 05:39 Stainless Steel Single Blade Nipper
05:39 - 10:30 Ultra Thin Blade Nipper
10:30 - 12:12 Conclusion - Zábava
The 109 stainless steel version is actually the more expensive one... The 108 came out earlier and shared the production plant with two other brands of Chinese nippers that are also highly reputed locally. Later on, HobbyMio came up with this more unique design and I don't think they put too much work into the cutting edge but rather the material - stainless steel required no maintenance. You would expect those less experienced modellers to pay more for a clean nipper cut without the need to do any sanding work and chances are these modellers might not be consciously taking care of their tools... There are way too many rusted single blade nippers that end up snapping.
I am using both nippers at the same time for the finer cuts before sanding, and my personal preference is the 108, the one with the more traditional look. Feels better in my hands and also retails about 10% cheaper than the 109.
I was wondering about that.
Same i bought one tooo and its so smoother ti use
5 dollar wire cutters do that same job. yall getting scammed.
7:23 - this is usually done by dipping first in plastic, then in the rougher grip material, or shrinkwrapped, then dipped. it's not considered high quality (just look at harbor freight tools- many have it) but in my experience if it's double coated, they really paid attention to usability over appearance.
was just looking at these ! thanks for the review !
honestly if I was in a store with multiple cutters in them and I had to buy one I would definitely buy the one with the catgirl on it.
You can put the blades against a light, to check if they are aligned perfectly. Also, the side screw helps with gently adjusting it and make them close perfectly. Just be careful not to screw too much so they overlap. Hope they come with a tinny screw driver for adjustments.
Thanks for making a video despite the chaos of moving.
That’s not the intended close cut technique.
The plastic gate is a rectangle
The nippers should be oriented to cut through the long side of the plastic gate. you are cutting through the short side.
The blade and the dull side of the nippers are not perfectly level on purpose. The flat of the dull side sits a hair lower then the flat of the sharp side.
The sharp side needs to be flat against the plastic.
The dull side needs to be off the edge of the plastic. The dull side creates a cutting surface and aligns the nipper on the long edge of the gate.
This arrangement means your nippers are cutting through the plastic and the sharp side finishes the cut in contact in the middle of the dull side.
ooh! Never knew that's why certain nippers were designed like that. If I get a pair I gotta try that technique. Been using some $10 nips that aren't designed that way and I want to make a good build of the RG Hi Nu whenever it comes in.
He might be looking at the part thru the camera while he is cutting...which gives much less control so that might be why it is not correctly used in the vid🤣
That^
yep when done correctly leaves very little need for cleaning. but sometimes the part geometry doesnt allow u to put the non-blade part of the nipper on the edge of plastic
Love the mascots
They have the handles that Citadel has on there nippers that is not so comfy. But their probably not as bad to hold, but I think the citadel cutters is more for thick plastic so that is what I use them for.
i imagine the oil is to keep the pivot from rubbing and getting wobble making your blade slide past the anvil and leaving a tear white at the end of the cut
Definitely gonna pick up the 109’s. My USAGS nipper is looking a bit too brown at this point
I enjoyed the review.
4:28 cutting mid sprue 4:36 results of mid sprue cut. then the other end was clean. mid sprue cuts push hard to make room for the nippers.
so thin sizes, thanks for the review
I've been using a God Hand knockoff call Good Tools. It's pretty good, but mine's rusted after 1 year of neglect.
I just bought their sanding tools and cement last month. Haven't had the chance to use them yet. Looking forward to more on these tools review.
and we also have those Bandai nippers but makes me question their quality say compared to Tamiya nippers.
Oh those look very similar to the citadel nippers
I've been using cheap nippers from amazon for the past few years and they work fine. I sand 90% of my pieces though so I probably wouldn't benefit from the tiny differences from quality.
I just might get the stainless steel one tbh
blade cut so clean compare to my old n busted one lol
Godhand user here, if these are anything like SPN-120's, that is not the correct technique to cut flush to a part. It is not a problem if you use a knife like Zaku, but I just wanted people to know good single-bladed nippers can flush cut if used right. Basically the stationary/non-cutting blade protrudes a bit and is not actually flush with the cutting blade so you have to you have to angle it in a way that it sits under the part. The godhand manual explains this way better than I can.
the thin blade looked like it had a rough spot on the bottom maybe
the oil is to stop it rusting
Are there any reliable sources for hobby mio within the US?
Not so much yet as they aren’t too established there atm
How are these compared to godhands?
Comparable as far as I’m concerned
I would rather buy the tip and reuse the rest for less like your general shaving razor.
just a guess but i think the little spray can is like sewing oil or similar to prevent rusting over time
I wish I can find a better comparison between Hobby Mio and Dspiae nippers. They seem to be in a very similar price category along with midrange God Hands but I keep debating if I should go for this or Dspiae.
Honestly either are gonna be basically the same
@@ZakuAurelius Exactly! HobbyMio, Dspiae and HSIANG used the same production line for the base of the nipper until recently. Those unsanded/unassembled/untuned nipper parts get sent off to these brands for the fine sanding of the blade and tuning of the rotation axis/stoppers etc to make the final product and there is only a small difference between these brands... But they are largely the same and the major difference would be the accessories. HobbyMio gives a smaller bottle of WD40 spray compares to Dspiae, HSIANG gives a metal carry case with an eyedrop bottle of WD40 which is much easier to control when applying, not making a mess which the spray does. All 3 comes with a nipper cover of a very similar design.
This year HSIANG have changed their supplier because the original supplier wants to make their model nipper brand for the high profit, but all of the HSIANG nippers are still going thru the same post-processing by the same nipper smith so the quality is consistent.
There are many other Chinese brand nippers out here but after trying all three I would only recommend the aforementioned 3 brands, and pick the cheapest out of the 3 you can find. All three retail around $20-$30 USD, very affordable compared to the GodHand.
It's all the same.
I think the 108s are the exact same. And also the same as the Meng single bladed nippers (i heard meng switched manufacturers after the initial production though, I like mine but i wouldnt buy them again now based on what I heard)
I find it funny that the basic set shows a Neko with a lot of clothing on (shirt, jacket, etc.) but then the *”ultra thin”* set cat girl has a Kimono..
10/10 marketing
A nipper review! Will Zak sacrifice his nub removal principals to sell a product?? 4:08
NOPE! Best friggin' reviewer. Period. Honest reviews like this actually make nippers look better, too. I might check these out actually
Thanks!
It's absolutely to the benefit of a manufacturer to have reviewers like Zak who will just tell it like it is. Then (assuming you intend to make good products to begin with) when he says something is good, people will trust that it IS. Because they know the reviewer doesn't just praise everything.
6 dollar wire cutters do that same job
Thought it was 5 dollar wire cutter
Try Bonds Nipper like most jp reviewers do. A Good GodHands nipper alternative.
Lol 2:00 kakarot vibes
Well it’s the same elevators music
Aren't these Made in China? If so, no thanks. I will stick to Tamiya