I found a hint to a small but seems to be very helpful tool offered by Artesania Latina, which could be of interest for some of you friends!
I guess similar scrapers / shapers are available from other producers also......here are the information from their web-page
These Micro Shapers A are the perfect tool for molding all kinds of miniatures: boats, buildings, dollhouses... 2 different sets of micro shapers (sold separately A and B): each one has 3 plates with 15/16 different shapes per plate. It belongs to the Micro Tools Collection.
HIGH QUALITY MICRO SHAPERS
The Micro Shapers A are a unique tool in high quality stainless steel designed by the technical team of Artesanía Latina, from the Micro Tools Collection.
This set of micro shapers allows you to shape / profile wooden and plastic strips. It is perfect for creating moldings with different shapes to decorate their models.
Each set consists of three plates with about 15/16 shapes per plate, so you can get more than 45 different reliefs and designs on your miniatures.
The tool works by scrapping the shape along and over a wooden or platic strip. You can watch video tutorial below.
The using of the shapers is shown in a video
The measures you can find in the micro shapers type A are:
0.040''x0.118'' (1x3 mm)
0.040''x0.157'' (1x4 mm)
0.040''x0.196'' (1x5 mm)
0.078''x0.078'' (2x2 mm)
0.078''x0.157'' (2x4 mm)
0.078''x0.196' (2x5 mm)
0.157''x0.157'' (4x4 mm).
The measures you can find in the Micro Shapers type B are:
0.059''x0.118'' (1,5x3 mm)
0.059''x0.157'' (1,5x4 mm)
0.059''x0.196'' (1,5x5 mm)
0.078''x0.118'' (2x3 mm)
0.118''x0.118'' (3x3 mm)
0.078''x0.196'' (3x5 mm)
0.196''x0.196'' (5x5 mm).
see at Artesania web-page:
https://www.artesanialatina.net/en/162-micro-tools-for-modeling
I guess similar scrapers / shapers are available from other producers also......here are the information from their web-page
These Micro Shapers A are the perfect tool for molding all kinds of miniatures: boats, buildings, dollhouses... 2 different sets of micro shapers (sold separately A and B): each one has 3 plates with 15/16 different shapes per plate. It belongs to the Micro Tools Collection.
HIGH QUALITY MICRO SHAPERS
The Micro Shapers A are a unique tool in high quality stainless steel designed by the technical team of Artesanía Latina, from the Micro Tools Collection.
This set of micro shapers allows you to shape / profile wooden and plastic strips. It is perfect for creating moldings with different shapes to decorate their models.
Each set consists of three plates with about 15/16 shapes per plate, so you can get more than 45 different reliefs and designs on your miniatures.
The tool works by scrapping the shape along and over a wooden or platic strip. You can watch video tutorial below.
The using of the shapers is shown in a video
The measures you can find in the micro shapers type A are:
0.040''x0.118'' (1x3 mm)
0.040''x0.157'' (1x4 mm)
0.040''x0.196'' (1x5 mm)
0.078''x0.078'' (2x2 mm)
0.078''x0.157'' (2x4 mm)
0.078''x0.196' (2x5 mm)
0.157''x0.157'' (4x4 mm).
The measures you can find in the Micro Shapers type B are:
0.059''x0.118'' (1,5x3 mm)
0.059''x0.157'' (1,5x4 mm)
0.059''x0.196'' (1,5x5 mm)
0.078''x0.118'' (2x3 mm)
0.118''x0.118'' (3x3 mm)
0.078''x0.196'' (3x5 mm)
0.196''x0.196'' (5x5 mm).
see at Artesania web-page:
https://www.artesanialatina.net/en/162-micro-tools-for-modeling