I actually just made a purchase of a ton of rebuilding stuff. Wire cutters, tiny scissors, some silica, organic cotton balls, precision tweezers, kanthal from temco... I thought it was about time I stopped using a shitty multi tool and nail clippers :P If ya give me a minute I can link to everything I bought
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Don't get the Ford unless you are really into that. That was the most fiddly mess ever.
The Eiffel Tower is a really easy one, and usually super cheap, so it's a good first model. I haven't personally built the lighthouse but it also looks like a good starter model.
I found this one to be easy enough. I may have put it together while drinking wine, and it still turned out really well:
http://www.fascinations.com/metalearth/star-trek/klingon-vorcha
I had similar tools at home, but the snips I had were terrible. I recommend these as they are cheap but solid:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FZPDG1K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_2nIiAb20036D0
A small metal file might be useful for smoothing the rough edges left over when you cut out the pieces, and I use a pair of sharp edged tweezers to fold my tabs.
I recently got a magnetic mat from iFixit for something else, but I've found it works really well if you want to take all the parts out first. I can fit pieces from three sheets on there just fine and label the numbers so I know what is what. I don't drop pieces this way and I can get through the model a lot faster since they are organized better. Mine came as part of a kit but I'm sure you could fine one elsewhere for cheaper.
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Magnetic-Project-Mat/IF145-167-4#search
I hope some of this information has been useful. I just finished my sixth model so I'm not much further along, but they are seriously addicting.
Happy building!
Here's the good cutters had mine over a year been through 200+ ft of kanthal with me
Personally I would avoid the kits. I would get yourself a pair of clippers, a pair of needle-nose pliers, and a pair of flat nose pliers individually because they tend to be better quality than the ones you will find in kits and if you do a little bit of searching around you can get what you need for about the same price as a kit. Although full disclosure I haven't had too much experience with the kits and if you do get one of those it should be fine so don't feel you have to buy something super expensive. Pretty much anything to get started in terms of tools should work for you, including the link you provided for the kit (with the possible exception of those scissor clippers... I have tried to use ones that looked like that before and they have not worked very well at all for metal Earth, I would highly highly recommend the clippers I link to below....can't speak to the effectiveness of the non scissor clippers that it looks like they included in the kit). Later as you decide if you enjoy doing it you can always start getting more individual tools as you go along and upgrade your tool kit.
The micro cutter I would HIGHLY recommend. This is the exact one I have. I love this thing. Only problem is with this link it's an add-on item and you have to order over a certain amount because it's so cheap. You can find the exact same kind other places though and sometimes even on Amazon you can find it where you can order it just by itself. Micro Cutter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FZPDG1K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_mrhhCbG0WJMX4
These flat nose pliers are the exact ones I have. I got mine at AC Moore where they pretty much always have 50% off coupons. I wouldn't buy them off Amazon because you can get them for $5 or $6 with a coupon by going to an AC Moore or a Michaels, both chains carry this brand which is pretty common in jewelry making and bead making at these craft stores. Beadalon is a good quality tool that is also very inexpensive Beadalon Flat Nose Pliers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DGIRP2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_HxhhCbFMG617C
This one is almost exactly the same one I have for the needle nose or I guess they call them chain nose. The ones that I have have a slightly different grip and look more like the flat nose pliers grip above, but they have the same nose part. Like the one above you can find this (with the different grip shown above) at AC Moore or Michaels and pick it up for around 6 or $7. but I seriously doubt the grip really matters all that much, so if you wanted to buy these they would work great I'm sure since they are the same brand. whatever brand you do get though, like other people said make sure they have smooth plier parts on the inside, rather than the ridged plier teeth that you use for building a cabinet or something like that. That will scratch the metal if it has the ridges. You want jewelry making needle nose pliers not something you would use in a workshop. Beadalon Chain Nose Pliers, Blue Sparkle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00164TGZO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zzhhCbDDP7N21
if you have those three tools, and honestly you really only need one of the pliers and I would recommend if you only get one to get the needle nose, then you are good to go for 90% of the models out there. Like someone else said a set of drill bits is a good idea for rounded parts like cylinders but even then not strictly necessary, you can just use a pencil or a nail or something of the right diameter of some sort of item you pick up around the house....if you are going to do something like the Silver dragon yes you should get a mandrel set, including one of the larger plastic mandrels that goes up to like an inch or an inch and a half in diameter (most models won't have anything that large) but again you can pick those up at AC Moore or Michaels for about $6 with a 50% off coupon -- the metal mandrels I use are also made by beadalon and for about the same price with the coupon, five or six bucks maybe less for a two pack of different diameters, same price as the single larger diameter plastic one.
Alternatively you can buy the metal Earth kit. I think that's about fifteen bucks. I haven't used it myself and some of the tools I've heard don't last as long as the ones I've recommended, but I'm talking about them wearing out after like a year or something. So you will still get your money's worth and metal Earth kind of knows a thing or two about building their own product.
Good luck and hope to see some of your builds on here!
I use this: https://www.amazon.com/IWISS-Professional-Compression-Ratcheting-Wire-electrode/dp/B00OMM4YUY/
It's identical to the MDPCX crimper. MDPCX milled out the middle jaws a slight bit, but the original works just fine. The one you are looking at is the same I believe.
I use the pin remover from mainframe, it works really well and has replicable pins.
https://mainframecustom.com/shop/cable-sleeving/mainframe-customs-terminal-extractor/
For wire strippers, I use this: https://www.amazon.com/VCELINK-Automatic-Stripper-Professional-Adjustable/dp/B08G48R47N
For snips I use https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-CHP-170-Micro-Cutter/dp/B00FZPDG1K/
I think you would be happier with these tools and it's probably cheaper. But the kit you are looking at looks good too for $60. And it's a cool blue color lol
EDIT: Actually, I think that kit has this one: https://www.amazon.com/MUYI-Waterproof-Connector-Ratcheting-0-14-1-5mm%C2%B2/dp/B01N5KYWDF/ which is different than the IWISS and MDPCX crimper.
I tried this one before using the IWISS and it wasn't very good, the tolerances were off and the crimps came out terrible.
Some nice starter brushes
Wet palette (helps keep paint from drying out while painting)
Learn-to-paint kits with paint, brushes, miniatures and tutorial guide
Hobby knife for scraping excess material from miniatures
Clippers for cutting miniatures off of sprues
Brush soap for cleaning brushes
I don't know what your family does or doesn't have, but these are the things I would have wanted when I first started.
Wire Cutters: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FZPDG1K/
Bag for my gear: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OTYU76/
Travel case: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VPE1QG/
DIY Stuff: Syringes, blunt needle tips, glass dropper bottles, display stand for the flavor bottles.
I would add a few things:
A good quality multimeter (type will depend on what you find yourself actually doing)
I'm also curious to hear what people recommend. At home I have the IKEA SIGNUM, which works to get the power strip off the floor, but it was a bit of a pain to install and adding/removing cables is not easy once this thing is fully loaded.
For storing or bundling extra lengths of cable, I like to use these Velcro thin ties, but it's really only good for larger diameter cables. Smaller cables like USB tend to be too dainty to be tamable with this.
For more semi-permanent installations, you're probably better off just using zip ties, just be sure to trim them flush using a decent angled cutter or you'll leave a sharp edge for you to find later. This package is $0.07 per zip tie, which is decently cheap, and you'll have a long-lasting solution.