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There are assorted low-temperature solders designed for assembling brass/whitemetal kits - I think these are generally used with temperature-adjustable soldering irons. I'd advocate the adjustable soldering iron and a good selection of tips as well, though personally the only soldering I need to do is fixing electrical wiring together on the layout (and repairing the odd pair of headphones)! <br /> <br />The hot-knife option on the butane iron can be very useful for scenic work, if you're using expanded polystyrene (as found in electronics packaging). Cutting this with a normal knife or hacksaw produces massive amounts of "snow" and mess. Using the hot knife cutter will give a clean edge and cuts far more quickly. <br />
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