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Absolute-third-world-beginner tier, based on local prices: (assuming 1$ = 21000VND)
- Disposable medical scalpel handle (1$) + Disposable scalpel blades (1$/10 blades, 5$/100pcs bulk box, durability is 1 A4 sheet/blade) for precision, or standard thin box-cutter (0.75$, 0.5$/box of 10 blades)
- Polyvinyl Acetate Glue, locally known as "Yogurt" Glue due to the similar consistency (1.2$/1kg plastic bag, will last several models)
- Cutting Mat made out of 2 newspapers (0.2$) laminated with the glue above.
- 180gsm printing paper (0.02$/A4 sheet), suspiciously look like 2 90gsm paper laminated together. Very prone to de-laminating too.
- a large sewing pin, approx 70mm long (0.1$/10pcs). Very useful for applying minuscule amount of glue, creasing and folding.
- Kit and printing prices varies. From Russian pirated copies printed at 0.15$/a4 sheet, to Polish genuine stuffs at 30$/kit plus 30$ shipping.
Current kit (after 6 years on-and-off):
- A4 cutting mat (~7$)
- Scalpel handle & blades
- Craft knife handle (2.5$), can also accept scalpel blades (slightly longer than craft blade)
- scissor
- Sewing pins
- "Yogurt" Glue
- 1 set of hole punchers and hammer, 1-10mm
- compass with the pencil end replaced with a box-cutter blade. for any circle 10-50mm
- tweezers
- A local contact with a Laser-cutting machine. This is crazy and very expensive (and require some CAD knowledge), but spending some dosh is easier on the hand than manually cutting a 20mm circle on a 3mm recycled board or 5mm wood plank. See pic related.
- clay for filling the interior
- steel wire for skeletal structures, if needed.
Pic related: my set of D&D characters I made 2 years ago.
