Ultimate Nipper 5.0 GH-SPN-120 for Plastic Models

I was very skeptical about these snips, but I was given an Amazon gift card for Christmas, so I decided to splurge on a really nice tool for my hobby and ordered the God Hands SPN-120 set which are intended for really fine cuts for part removal. Despite reviews I remained very skeptical as to whether or not they would prove to be any better than my Tamiya snips that I have used for years and am on my second pair of (the $40 fine tip version). I was so skeptical in fact that when the God Hands arrived I was very careful when removing them from the packaging, because if they weren't any better than the Tamiya snips then I had every intent to send them straight back to Amazon. Needless to say from the tone and title of this review, I will NOT be returning them. I removed them from the packaging, inspected them for manufacturing errors or damage, finding none I grabbed a sprue off my bench and sliced through the side runner. It was literally like a hot knife through butter. I was simply amazed, so I repeated the task a dozen times with the same results. Then I grabbed my Tamiya snips and cut the same sprue, it took at least twice the physical force to cut, and the end result was nowhere near as clean of a cut. Being the nerd that I am I took them both to my wife and had her use the Tamiya snips first, no problem, they worked as expected. Then I handed her the God Hands and had her do another cut; her response was "wow!". She then proceeded to cut the rest of the sprue into bits just because it is amazing how easy it is to do. Literally like as close to zero resistance as you can possibly get in a world subject to the laws of physics. I returned to my bench and made sure they performed as well on other brands of plastic, and in every case they cut easier and MUCH cleaner than the Tamiya snips did. Could it be that the Tamiya snips are a bit dull because of repeated use, sure; but I can without a doubt say they NEVER cut this smoothly, even on their first day out of the packaging. Will the God Hands hold up over time? No Idea. They seem to be built very well, they have a built-in stop to prevent them from opening too wide, and another to prevent you from squeezing them to hard, and they included a cover to protect the tips, but sure, they may dull over time and need to be sharpened or replaced. If that happens soon enough to me writing this review to be note worthy, then I will update the review, but for now I am simply amazed. So amazed that I decide to leave this review, and to even go the extra distance and include images to compare the two brands. The images may be grainy because they are very close images of a very small sprue, but you get the idea from them. The two with a 'T' written on them are the Tamiya snips, the three without are from the God Hands. I included head on pics as well as from the side which is better at showing how smooth the cut is. I will still use my Tamiya snips, after all they do a good job and we always need a set of snips for larger items or resin and the God Hand SPN-120s are intended for plastic only. But if the God Hands hold up then they will become a permanent tool on my bench. If you have a steady hand, and are accustomed to cutting your parts as close to the part as possible (like I do), then these will probably remove most all parts without the need for sanding. Yes, they are the most expense snips available, so they ought to work better than all others out there, but it was very nice to find that they do indeed perform as advertised.

Hah... hah hah hah. HAHAHHAHA WOW. Holy smokes! So I have been building Warhammer models for almost a decade now and I have built somewhere over a thousand models. Who knows how many hours spent carefully snipping models from sprues, cleaning mold lines, and gluing them together. I know my way around a sprue. I recently received some Amazon gift cards and decided to treat myself to some new nippers as my old pair (Xuron) have been in steady use for many years and they got the job done... and they are fine, really, but I didn't have anything else I really NEEDED so I decided to splurge on these and see if there was really a $40 difference between standard nippers and God Hands. I was skeptical about how different these could possibly be over my old ones. I mean... they're flush cutters.. how big of a change could there possibly be? After opening the God Hands, I tried snipping a spare piece of sprue that I had lying around and. WTAF. I literally giggled at how smooth the cut was. It was completely effortless and silent. No "click" when the piece is cut... just a ridiculously clean slice. I pulled out my old snips and cut the sprue just to test them against each other. The old ones left obvious stress marks on the plastic from the pinching and made the familiar audible snapping sound when cutting through. The new God Hands nippers just slide through the plastic leaving no stress marks and making no sound. Its F-ing uncanny. Almost creepy how smooth and effortless. So. Yeah, I am sold. These things are so vastly superior to my old snips... even after a couple of test cuts, it is obvious that there is no going back. If you build models frequently, you need these things. They are expensive, but you get what you pay for in this case. Would buy again. 10/10

Fantastic, they leave the smallest nub that is maybe .002” which is way easier to take care of than higher ones or pulled plastic/indentation from a cheap set. Takes a little getting used to as the jaws are shorter, so I’d suggest cutting high off the fixture and then final cutting with these when the part/piece is in your hand. Some final trimming and sanding is required with either your “hobby knife” or a sanding stick/file. These cut like “butter” such an effortless cut! I have attached a few pictures; one of the godhand and my citadel beginner ones that come with the starter sets. I have built and painted over 100 minis with the citadel ones and they are good enough to get started, you just have to take more time to finesse the final details. The other two pictures are of a flush “Final Cut” on one of the pieces that is part of the base for my Dante model. The left cut is the for hands and the right is the citadel. Left cut sat a hair high and the right cut is pulled/ divoted. Sanded flush and you can barely make out the shadow of the proud cut, can still see the divot. Would absolutely recommend these to anyone looking for a quality tool to make the hobby that much more enjoyable. The appearance in machine quality matches what one would imagine when getting something manufactured in Japan, exquisite. The grip is smaller, but it is comfortable, use caution to not drop them if you have larger hands like I do! The leather pouch to protect the jaw and blade is of good quality. 10/10 would buy again.

I had resisted buying a specific nipper for model kits for a while now. And I think I’ve gone through at least three pairs of $20-$30 off brand nippers. Do you have the most premium feel out of all the nippers I’ve used. Because every cop is very smooth it’s designed the function of the singular way and in that singular function there’s a lot less force put onto the plastic during the cut. Most nippers have a loud sound that they make when they cut into plastic, but these are almost virtually quiet. Actually the largest thing on it is the spring which is very quiet in itself. Though it is very important to follow the packaged instructions on how to use them as it would be very easy to break them and I would highly suggest for larger kits to have a second pair of nippers that could cut through the bigger gates before using this nipper to do the detail work. I forgot to mention the hobbyist company ordered this through they sent it very quickly actually so quickly I don’t have a kit to work on for a little bit and they gave me a sanding sponge so shout out to A-Z Toy Hobby. Everything I purchased with us had a premium feel, and with these nippers even the most old feeling plastic cuts clean.

Pros: Fantastic for snipping from sprue without part flying across the desk Best I have used and worth the extra cost. Cons: The tips are very delicate and you must pay attention to the warnings on Amazon written in Japanese but with diagrams regarding what can and cannot be snipped. I broke the end of mine after disregarding this.

I have been building models and using sprue cutters for 25 years. These are expensive and worth it. It cuts down sanding and shaping work tremendously. It is the only sprue nipper that I will ever use again. They are that good. The offset is the game changer. Most sprue and model tool I have used are mini shears or scissors basically. The offset cut and smaller size of these is great. I highly recommend and will buy again.

Using these nippers is just like what the name suggests; God lets you borrow his hands to perfectly cut parts out of runners and build models. 🤓 They are super smooth while cutting through plastic. As easy to use as any nipper. They fit in my hands perfectly. I have had them for about a year now and built 6+ models with them; I have not had the blade break or dull on me. They are a premium product, but if you can afford them, you won’t regret buying and using them.

These are supposed to be a high end nipper and after cutting a few plastic 1/10 RC plastic pieces, they bent and then broke. I'm past the Amazon return policy so I'm out about ~55$. I'll stick with the Tamiya nippers, about half the price and aren't as brittle/weak.

The blade broke off while assembling the model, and I only used it on plastic.

Pour faire simple C’est juste de la très bonne qualité Rien d’autre à régler Les coupes sont tout juste ultra précises Je conseille cet article

Excelente en todos los sentidos, el corté es sin duda muy bueno, se siente bien al tacto y de exelente material, quedé muy satisfecho con él, se que puede costar un poco caro pero te aseguro que cuando lo estés ocupando vas a darte cuenta que vale mucho la pena.

Brilliant nippers. Especially when cutting very delicate parts away from a thick sprue. Does not damage or break the part as many others do. Essential for my scale modelling toolkit.

I had to buy nippers to do my Gundam models. So after agonizing for a full week going over dozens of reviews of different nippers , i finally caved in and decided to buy the expensive one. Got them, solid out of the pack. No quality issues. So on to the show. I started to cut with them and right off the bat you will not that it slices thru the runners like butter. Which is pretty much what is is supposed to do. There is no click, no final snap. You just place it the right way and gently and slowly price down and it goes thru. Pretty nice. The problem for me comes from the fact that the plastic sticks like crazy to the blade of the nipper. You will cut a piece and find yourself constantly having to clean the rest of the plastic off from the nipper. I do not know if it is because of the way the plastic is made or the way the nipper is made but you will have to clean often. A bit annoying when you are trying to get things done. They are comfortable in hand and feel sturdy and of quality. I can say buy them but you will have to clean the nipper. Solid buy all the way.