Reviews : Squadron Stainless Steel Seam Scraper

When I first saw a 'seam-scraper' I thought, why? I've got one of those, it's called an X-acto #11. No no no, I finally bought one of these when I had a bigger project and quickly realized it has powers far beyond those of a thinner blade. The angle of the cutting edge and the overall weight give it a unique ability to get into tight corners and plane a surface down to a nice shine. It has quickly become one of my new best friends, literally a magic wand that when waved over your model, all the surfaces align. I find myself using it a lot now, a classic example of something I never needed before but now I can't live without. If you (like me) ever scoffed at this thing, give it a try. It's impressive how well it performs. Now that I've tried it I will always have one on my modeling table.

I really underestimated this tool. I was skeptical that it could really be that much better than a regular old #11 blade and a careful hand. This thing is amazing. It's much easier to use than a #11 for such things, and it does a superior job of it. I've smoothed a few seams with it, scraped off ejector marks, and most of all used it to smooth the ridge that so many parts have from the molding process. This is probably one of the best things a modeler can buy for under 10. If you've been hesitating about this purchase, go ahead and get one. I think you'll be glad you did.

This is nice and hefty. One end is more of a straight scraping surface, and the other end is an angled surface. Nice polished finish, but the working (scraping) surfaces of the tools have a lot of tooling/mill marks. So out of the box this would be OK for rough work. For finer work you would need to clean up/resurface the cutting surfaces for smooth scraping.

Been truly wanting a seam scraper for some time but never purchased; instead putting that eight or nine dollars towards a model. Something I find you can do with this seam scraper that a knife cannot finely shave the surface. That's what I've been missing. Use a knife where you need a knife use a scraper when you need some precision.

Awesome product. This was a replacement for the one that I lost. Great for seams that you don't want to use the backside of a knife blade for. Very easy to use. Really, it's hard to be without one once using one.

Does exactly what it says it does...and more Especially great for styrene, especially when you need to scrape back putty that you've used to fill the seam.

A great tool to help remove excess glue or green putty after joining to plastic pieces together that helps eliminate sanding of those areas.

It is a very solid piece but the cutting edges seem rough and not very sharp. A few minutes with a honing stone could help this tool.

Very helpful for cleaning up seam lines on panels or edges of small parts. Also good for scraping glue of off your work surface.

this is a great tool to have especially for aircraft builders because it allows you to remove seams for less sanding

This tool makes removing seams just that much easier and quicker a handy tool worth having.