10 Synthetic Filbert Brush with T-Handle

Synthetic filbert brush with a T-shaped handle

10 Synthetic Filbert Brush with T-Handle joins the two features stated in its name: synthetic hair trimmed to a filbert shape and a crosswise handle in the shape of the letter T.

What the filbert shape can do

A filbert is a flat brush with a rounded tip. It has no sharp corners, so it glides over a surface without hard edges and the individual strokes fall softly into one another. Laid flat it covers a wider band; turned onto its edge it makes a surprisingly narrow line. The crosswise handle changes the way it is held: the tool is guided more with the wrist than with the fingers, which helps with short repeated movements at right angles to the surface.

Typical uses

• soft blending of two tones over a larger area
• spreading powdery and liquid weathering products
• stippling texture on terrain and bases
• evening out the transition between light and shadow

Care and who it is for

Rinse the hair out immediately after finishing work and never leave it standing soaked in a jar; a tip left leaning will bend and stay bent. Before storing, shape it with your fingers and let the tool dry freely in the air. It will serve modelers who work with layering and transitions and want one tool for an area and for finer fine-tuning. It finds work on vehicles, aircraft and dioramas alike. The rounded tip also forgives small inaccuracies of hand guidance, so it will also be reached for by those who are only learning to work with soft transitions.

The tool belongs out of reach of small children and should not be used for anything other than modeling.