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Came across this:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1654851065/retouch3d-a-brand-new-way-to-finish-3d-prints

I know it is designed for 3d printing, but thought it might have an application for working on plastic and resin models. Any thoughts?

It looks pretty sweet and I am hoping I can find a use for it with some kind of hobby related tasks.

Ooh. It has a zahle head. Fancy.

Ooh. Stegosaurus.

Looks to me like it could be useful for that 'orrible polyvinyl stuff that 1/72 producers and now some 28mm producers use. The mould lines and flash in it don't cut, scrape or file properly: I've heard that a heated pin or other tool was best for removing those, and I wonder if this thing will fit the bill.

Did they film that last bit at Reynholm Industries, tho?

Edit: Er, providing that melting small models of polyvinyl chloride isn't a fairly foolish thing to do. Is there a chemist in the house?

It's a soldering iron, one that is a fairly low temperature.

I doubt it would do anything to GW plastics. GW is known to use high temperature molds and strong plastic. This works on 3D printed stuff because 3D printed things are done with low melting point plastic anyway.

 Vermis wrote:
Ooh. It has a zahle head. Fancy.

Ooh. Stegosaurus.

Looks to me like it could be useful for that 'orrible polyvinyl stuff that 1/72 producers and now some 28mm producers use. The mould lines and flash in it don't cut, scrape or file properly: I've heard that a heated pin or other tool was best for removing those, and I wonder if this thing will fit the bill.

Did they film that last bit at Reynholm Industries, tho?

Edit: Er, providing that melting small models of polyvinyl chloride isn't a fairly foolish thing to do. Is there a chemist in the house?

PVC does release dioxins and chlorine when burned (these can be very bad). It doesn't matter if it's a contact burn or an open flame burn.
This is why the foamed PVC sheet used by some terrain companies is BLADE CUT not lasercut, for example.