Vallejo Pin Vice

Drilling out gun barrels, adding pinning holes or pushing in brass rod — sooner or later every modeller needs a pin vice, and this Vallejo one is a proper workhorse. The comfortable swivel head lets you drive small drill bits with steady, controlled pressure, and the reversible collets cover a wide span of bit sizes so you're ready for everything from the finest barrel to a chunky pinning hole.

Why it's good

• Precise, hand-powered drilling with no risk of over-driving
• Wide collet range handles fine to chunky bits
• Essential for barrel-drilling and pinning metal parts

Once you've drilled your first gun barrel you'll wonder how you ever managed without one.

The pinning-and-drilling essential. Pairs naturally with a set of drill bits, brass rod and superglue.