From the Squadron.com website and packaging,

Squadron Tools offers three different sprue cutters. A basic/rough cut, a precision cut and a high precision cut for the most delicate parts. When used together, these three cutters make the perfect team for tackling any plastic model kit. The basic/rough cut will remove parts from the sprue with no risk of damaging the cutter. The precision cutter allows for good clean cutting of most parts while the high precision cutter will allow removal of the most delicate parts with little to no cleanup required.

The Precision Sprue Cutter is in the middle of Squadron’s new custom-made sprue cutter series. There are three sprue cutters available, increasing in price with the type of cut:

• SQ12101 Squadron Sprue Cutter (Basic Rough Cut) – red handle ($12.99)
• SQ12102 Squadron Sprue Cutter – Precision Cut - yellow handle (with protective cover) ($24.99)
• SQ12103 Squadron Sprue Cutter – High Precision Cut – black handle (with protective cover)($49.99)
• SQ12104 Squadron Sprue Cutter Set – all three sprue cutters ($79.99)

The Precision Sprue Cutter feels good in the hand and works as advertised. The cutting edges are sharp and fragile, so the inclusion of the protective case is a nice bonus. Placing the flat side of the cutter against the plastic part you want to save, I used these cutters on a 1/72 cargo truck, and they worked well for most of the plastic parts, although the exhaust pipe parts snapped while being removed from the sprue (extremely fine and fragile detail are probably a great case for the Squadron Sprue Cutter – High Precision Cut).

With all the sprue cutters on the market, why would you want to spend your hobby money on the Squadron cutters? There are two reasons – quality and price point. They do the job and make nub clean up very easy and quick. They feel good in the hand with their padded handles, and the protective cover is a bonus. If you don’t have a good set of sprue cutters, these will fill the bill. Based on the performance of the Precision Cut,

I will have to source the Squadron Sprue Cutter High Precision Cut.

Profuse thanks to Squadron (https://squadron.com/ ) and IPMS/USA for providing the review sample.