Revolutionary Product Review: Brass Toothpicks -- AMMO by Mig Jimenez

Happy April Fool's Day, everyone 😛
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[@hollabackatcha2942]

I thought you took regular toothpicks and painted them brass colored as an April Fools joke. And then I went online and saw these are a real product...

[@Panzermeister36]

Yes sir. This is the real deal!

[@Idengard]

Oh. 😅 I thought so too

[@atexc5604]

3 brass "toothpicks" for 12€. LOL meanwhile set of 12 hand sewing stainless needles is like 3€.

[@guyk2260]

Or any old airbrush needle . ...

[@mistrimeat]

Yep…these people will package anything and sell it.

[@TheBez1965]

@@guyk2260 that’s what I use

[@defevfefwow976]

@@mistrimeati oncce saw a pack od 12 latex gloves for modellers (it costed 6 euro)

[@murray871]

It sometimes seems, that most of the modeling companies’ Research and Development work is searching websites like Wish and Alibaba, looking for penny times they can rebrand and sell as hobby specific items for a high multiple of the actual costs. Toothpicks, nail salon brushes, pencils, nail clippers, hardware store quality clamps, ordinary scissors, make up brushes, tape, sharpies, cotton swaps, dropper bottles, mixing pallets, milk foamers, wooden sticks etc etc

[@sockmonkey4484]

My understanding is that, after a long and extensive search, Mig found the actual "Panzer of the Lake" wreakage and that these brass toothpicks are forged from 7.5cm KwK 37 shells still inside the tank!

[@eetennak966]

Wow!! Really convinced me! Bought 6 packs. One for my nephew, who is not into modelbuilding but for only 72$ its a steal!!!!!! I wont go back to the medival stages and using wooden tooth sticks. Nice!

[@Bossnuggetmodels]

LOVE your humor 🤣 they’re really stretching their product line along with AK to ridiculous extents

[@paulhargreaves1497]

Next week........AK H2O.

[@guyk2260]

@@paulhargreaves1497 "Next gen" H20 for sure ....

[@paulhargreaves1497]

@@guyk2260 Good point!

[@Panzermeister36]

3rd Generation Dihydrogen Monoxide

[@paulhargreaves1497]

@@Panzermeister36 Had to google that......very good!

[@adamjackson7629]

Perfectly well played sir. Well played.

[@Panzermeister36]

Many many thanks

[@Yves95128]

That's exactly what I need, I've been waiting for this innovation for a very long time, thanks God, finally.

[@Panzermeister36]

Mig truly has blessed us with this product.

[@timothydaniels504]

I made a similar tool by super glueing one of my wife’s sewing needles into a wooden dowel about the size of a pencil. It’s great for adding small drops of CA glue to model parts. You just drill a hole into the end of the dowel with a pin vise.

[@johngray6442]

Always excited for another P36 video!!!

[@Panzermeister36]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Palanthon]

I use it almost exclusively for spray effects with a brush and that's because it came in a kit I got a while back. Hadn't thought of the glue use. I use old micro-brushes for that most of the time.

[@crazylocha2515]

Thanks! I was about to waste my money on those low quality wooden toothpicks! I'm so glad I saw your review of the Brass Toothpicks. I think I'm going to give these as presents this year too. Save the trees 🎄🌳🌴! 😁☕🐢

[@Panzermeister36]

😂😂😂

[@RackwitzG]

Just checked. A "titanium toothpick" from Ali costs around a Dollar......

[@Panzermeister36]

But they're not personally blessed by Mig 😉

[@MichalKaczorowski]

Happy April Fools' Day :D

[@spruefanspruefan3898]

Ammo and some other companies imho stretch their line of products too far. I was also surprised to see these "special" tools

[@Panzermeister36]

Well, they make money on it, even these extreme convenience products.

[@jerryvolpini7987]

Mig is a highly skilled modeler with a loyal following and that he takes advantage of that to sell this drivel is disgusting! Anyways, thanks for the 'review', lol! Interested to know how your tutorial went at Heritagecon?!

[@Panzermeister36]

Thanks Jerry! It went well, but my video didn't come out well. My high-quality audio recording cut out after the first 20 seconds, so I only have the terrible audio from the video camera. If I can de-noise it, I may upload it. Now, I will also have a presentation at the US IPMS Nationals in 4 months, which will be the same discussion (just more polished), so I will try to record that better with my lessons learned at HeritageCon.

[@HydroSnips]

Seems usual AMMO thing, 1000% price markup etc. Still, can’t be as inconsistent as their paints where every new bottle is a learning experience in thinning ratios.

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

"This versatile tool serves as a perfect cyanoacrylate applicator which can be easily cleaned after each use by simply burning the glue which disappears completely, leaving it ready for each new use." Burning cyano. Who would think its smoke is extremely, stupidly toxic, right? What a muppet. Miguelito and his marketing team taking the pi$$ out of his fans one more time. Perfect content for an April's Fools video.

[@Panzermeister36]

Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you enjoyed this silly video on this ridiculous product.

[@RobinvanderSande]

Absolutely priceless 😂. Well not the picks, obviously…

[@mexicanboy8]

You can use an old airbrush needle for the same effect.

[@jusztinnemeti6380]

I have two airbrush needles I accidentally damaged that I use as tools now.

[@timothybogans3905]

absolutely, a multi tool that i will have an abundance of

[@Panzermeister36]

Great ideas, guys.

[@8988962]

Grate video👌🏼 I love it! 😂

[@Panzermeister36]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@jeffreyeddy8226]

I've been building models for over 40 years and I think I've gone through around 500 toothpicks (maybe a smidge more) in that time. So...yeah, I think your comparison to a $5.00 box of 500 bamboo toothpicks kind of drives the point home (no pun intended).

[@Panzermeister36]

Thanks Jeffrey! Maybe if you model for another ....80 years, it would have been a better investment to go with the brass ones!

[@theenigmaticgamer]

Love the humour 🤣

[@MrThelittleguy903]

I use old airbrush needles to apply CA

[@ryburnsjr]

Well stated ! 😀😀😀😀😀

[@brucethemodelnoob]

But when I try to burn old CA glue off of the tip of my wooden toothpicks they always catch fire… 🤔😉😂

[@sjaakvandervrande9414]

I use old Guitarstrings to apply CA and make scratches

[@ducomaritiem7160]

I just have laying some brass rod around. Cut is on size and with my bench grinder, I grind a fancy point to it.... Just that.

[@niewolos2135]

April, April 🎉🎉

[@thedarksage328]

Great video! Brass Toothpick Vs. Wood Toothpick-What's the point?

[@foreverplastickits138]

*An interesting alternative to the "fragile" wooden toothpicks, i don't know how long the brass can resist to chemical products that we use in our hobby ...🤔*

[@normiukkeli3739]

It'll last, most airbrushes are chrome plated brass.

[@allanatwick1606]

Well I use 0.25mm diameter single strand guitar wire which cost me £2.50 for 3 meters which is then fixed into the end of a piece of 8mm dowel which I had lying around up the shed which serves as a handle. Not only can I put the tinniest of blobs of glue on but I can also bend the wire to get to hardto reach spots. Cost per aplicator....... 4 pence and can very easily be cleaned of and re used time and time again

[@G60syncro]

True that! I play music and though I'm just the drummer, I always grab my guitar player's old strings whenever he changes them and I'm running low on my supply of free wire!! Also the fatter wound strings have a thinner wire running down the core. So that extra bit that gets clipped off at the tuner has an inch or two of the thin core showing before the windings start, making a perfect thin wire applicator with a bigger handle to hold onto. Even if bought new, a pack of guitar strings is a very cost effective source of wire material!

[@allanatwick1606]

@@G60syncro spot on mate 👍

[@blacklupos]

Welll, they do have one advantage: they are reusable and thus more eco friendly.

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

One step from an actual April Fools day jape. Hilarious.

[@robertlockie7072]

I think you were wrong about the main purpose of this product. It is clearly to make more money for Mig Productions. I have to applaud their marketing ability as I would never have thought of making such a thing.

[@statoilbensin2190]

I remember Mig Jimenez recomended using these to clean his Badger airbrush. Not that it would do much difference as Badger's are full of scratches from the inside anyways. Athleast mine is, not that I care.

[@GB-yo8xf]

Instead of getting down to Brass Tacks we're getting down to Brass Toothpicks..EH?

[@Panzermeister36]

🤣🤣

[@jeffallen3382]

AMMO really thought someone was going to buy these? 🤣

[@Panzermeister36]

I've seen a number of people who have... It has its use, but it's the very definition of a convenience product.

[@TheHateSpeechChannel]

Next release will be a brass neck!

[@dvdhobby3213]

ahahah.. great video !!!! well done ! 😄

[@Panzermeister36]

Thank you! 😁

[@soupfork2105]

Been using discarded airbrush needles for this for decades...

[@seb9741]

Do they have the version for left-handed? Mr Jimenez... do consider. Brand extension 🤣

[@Gundumb_guy]

Now you gotta clean up all those toothpicks! Lol

[@Panzermeister36]

I did not manage to get them all back into the box 😅

[@DerSchleier]

A nicety... beyond that... normal tools or wooden toothpicks suffice. Alas, someone call Rosie the Riveter and ask them to restock their wooden handled riveter tools!!! 😬

[@Panzermeister36]

Yes, normal toothpicks have served me well for years...

[@guyk2260]

Awesome , caught me out ! Sat here thinking....but what about old airbrush needles .......look forward to hearing about the striped cammo paint . Edit - these are actually real ...?? WTF ?

[@guyk2260]

No mention of their primary use for olives either ....

[@rogueplastic]

I always had the feeling that AK and AMMO have a secret contest between themselves to see who can come up with the most ridiculous and most useless product ever and even sell them at a profit.

[@Panzermeister36]

AK has special drybrushing paintbrushes now...because you can't just use a normal brush there. And Mig AMMO has drybrushing paints!

[@rogueplastic]

@@Panzermeister36 so it's not a contest, they are actively working together. Next, Ammo will make pencil sharpener for AK's weathering pencils.

[@maqywhaq]

I'd suggest they're better than bamboo as a glue applicator, worst than bamboo as a scraper... Once you account for price, and how little a pack of pins/needles costs which will do the same job as the brass...(again, for far cheaper, but not as cheap as bamboo, although as a superior glue applicator)

[@mjorgeron8498]

They are good as I have used some made by me in stainless. The problem real small items become glued to the toothpick. But the do beat what is second best regular toothpicks

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

I think this vid might prompt ammo by mig to buy up s sawmill and toothpick factory so they can release a set of 10 superior WOOD toothpicks for 5€ in order to win all those people over, who have doubts about the brass toothpicks. Cover every corner of the market and saturate it with products!

[@Panzermeister36]

Lol thanks Michael, hope you enjoyed my silly video :)

[@richardcraig5608]

uugghhh .. April fools 😄

[@Hori_Ado]

Best tool, a must! LoL

[@leeedsonetwo]

So many people up in arms about this product who have not looked at the date or your Happy Aprils Fool's Day comment. Peeps just love to be outraged. Unless they are bluffing of course.

[@randeetereshko6116]

HUH hhmmm ..... a box of tooth picks does the same thing.......Mig fan boys will buy these.

[@kenhorvath796]

Where do you get VMS products from in Canada?

[@Panzermeister36]

From VMS in Croatia. There is no Canadian distributor as far as I know. Now, I believe Michigan Toy Soldier or another US retailer sells them, so that may be a cheaper option.

[@kenhorvath796]

@@Panzermeister36 I see that Sunward Hobbies in Canada is carrying VMS

[@Panzermeister36]

Oh sweet. That's a new update for me. Thanks for letting me know!

[@mirrorblue100]

Wow - AMMO is now into oral hygiene!

[@mirrorblue100]

For robots.

[@joannatrevino8882]

Well I do like the idea but I’ll just stick with wood tooth picks it’s just redly available anywhere you go; I pick mine up every time I visit a restaurant and grab a few, hell in the bottom of my purse I have I’ll find packs sugar or ketchup lol.

[@harryt87]

April fools😂

[@johntreloar8203]

They are a good idea, but like you said, you can just use a wooden tooth pick...

[@MrKersey]

Used airbrush needle could be used for the same effect.

[@Panzermeister36]

Absolutely!

[@BAGHEAD1995]

Mig will be selling nappies and underpants next. Ridiculous. Great review as always though PZ!

[@locknessmonster1959]

*pours entire box of picks* Lost my composure at that dude

[@morssdn]

Is April Fool a thing in Canada? ( or Spain lol)

[@Panzermeister36]

Yes it is here in Canada :)

[@janvanrenselaar5998]

@@Panzermeister36 In spain not. It is over here the 28th of dec i thought. El dia de Innocentes they call it that overhere.

[@raytheron]

These are sucker catchers LOL Mig obviously know that there are people who cannot resist buying stuff they don't actually need. And, hey, if you own an electric drill and some brass rods you can make these for yourself at a tiny fraction of the cost.

[@sylvainplante9882]

With that… Don’t count on the ammo for sponsorship😂

[@Panzermeister36]

😂😂 I wasn't counting on that for sure

[@neilb8794]

darts are good

[@larryjanson4011]

I like my wood pointed round toothpicks. great way to apply glue. and a wipe of tissue and they are good to go again. if for any reason i just dump it into the trash, so what. i just get out another one. they are very cheap, reusable. as to a scratch tool. heck a dull xacto blade does that very easily. or even a junk scrap length of piano wire. this is a product that has only one use, that is to separate more of your cash from you.

[@malethor8822]

It looks like a joke. But when you use It with ciano glue and you can burn the rest with a candle and use It for a long long time it is not so bad... Anyway we are not only modelers, we are compulsive buyers too. And if Ammo invent new products to satisfy our craving, It worth It...

[@malethor8822]

We are free to buy or not...

[@antonioportugal5987]

I would like to try them for modeling in greenstuff

[@adiebland9220]

Great video well done, but I’ve been using a wool needle for 15 years, I guess MIG just want to exploit an opportunity to sell using their name, I see a slide like GW………….

[@marcosaugustosoares]

😅

[@TroubleTwo]

when i saw this video i was like "why? who would review such a dumb product?" and then i realized the date and went "ah."

[@MikeUSA67]

Same here 😁

[@AdamMann3D]

God damn you.

[@Panzermeister36]

😛

[@kiethpederson7558]

I have them , they’re very soft

[@historex54tamiya]

Fools easily parted with their money! I see they are £13, what a joke!

[@mirrorblue100]

Yes - AMMO obviously have some BRASS BALLS

[@Panzermeister36]

They're not cheap indeed

[@historex54tamiya]

Of course, you could just file down a brass rod :-)

[@gerwindus8289]

Why would i pay 10Euro's when i can grab wooden toothpicks almost for free or else maybe a safety pin from a sewing box if i want something from metal????

[@Panzermeister36]

That's my point in the video 😅

[@kevinprice8369]

These are excellent products. Lots of complaining in the comments. Stop being poor,

[@johnathan133]

Dude just laugh its a joke..

[@Gcscalemodels]

😂😂

[@YouTubeSaysThereCantBeTwoRyans]

So for between 15 and 20 dollars, I can buy 3 brass toothpicks, and then pay for shipping. Or I can go to the local dollarstore, and buy 500 wooden toothpicks for 2 bucks...plus I can use them to pick food out of my teeth. I wonder how many fools are going to buy the brass tooth picks. Ammo is going to make so much money off gullible people...

[@georgewelch2366]

😂

[@Neontrifle]

It's not an April Fool gag then?

[@Panzermeister36]

It is April Fool's :)

[@marcusmohlin2454]

Totally agree! What a useless product 😂

[@BladeRunner21577]

Yeah released them years ago buddy Im surprised its taken you so long to find them

[@Panzermeister36]

Oh I've known, but this year my upload schedule has aligned with April Fool's Day so I figured I should make a special video.

[@BladeRunner21577]

@@Panzermeister36 Oh right :)

[@BladeRunner21577]

@@Panzermeister36 It did make me chuckle... I would like to ask because having watched it again im not as sure now as I was before Do you really not understand how this is a thing... how this is a product.

[@adrianaustralia9135]

🙄

[@RedProg]

But, it is official ammo product. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vitaliik5596]

for all mentioned activities I`ve created myself more better tools then same shape toothpicks...

[@brunonrozycki215]

MiG lost sense of modelling. He is more about money than passion and modellers starting to mock of him. Above all...mig paints or warnishes etc are often garbage quality. Great promotion of average products make him looser soon. Regards for You, the best modelling site on yt with plasmo. You keep style of real looking models above komix overwashed models ("night sh..t".). Cheers

[@adamcohen1118]

Anything with a pointy tip will do the trick. It's not rocket science.

[@robertmunoz7543]

Hmmmmmmm!🤔 Almost as useful as the colored pencils marketed for "weathering"!🙄 Jman

[@Panzermeister36]

Well, those are actually watercolour artist's pencils, so they are a little more advanced than standard coloured pencils that kids use. But you could also just buy the artist's brand ones for half the price of the AK ones 😉

[@jermasus]

This has to be the most useless thing ever invented, a sewing needle with half of the eye cut off is infinitely better and costs almost nothing.

[@tonymoto1188]

I just use sewing needles of various sizes held in a pin vice

[@Нестор_Петрович]

Screw Mig!