Any small vacuum you recommend to remove dust after modeling?

I just use a dust pan and hand brush, followed up with a damp microfiber dusting cloth.

DarkWoods

Hi everyone!

Since I am beginning to do more sanding and creating lots more dust on my workbench, I would like to know if you have a small portable vacuum that you recommend?

Thanks for your help!

I use one meant for computer keyboards, bought last year from Amazon for about £10, I think ($14 - ish).  I'm no good at posting links, but mine resembles a small black pistol -  a drum with a circular (sorry, tubular!) barrel & a pistol grip, recharges from a USB port, & comes with a spare filter & a couple of interchangeable brush-type nozzles.  I've seen the same one advertised by numerous sellers on-line.  It deals with plastic shavings & dust very well.

Hmmm;

 Here's a suggestion. Make a Vacuum Box to Sand on. If you MUST sand at the bench this works great. Take a window screen type of mesh and then take the Larger mesh like they used to decorate the bottom half of storm doors with. I think they called it Preforated sheet. Now put the screen on top. Take a sturdy box the same size and duct tape all this together.Don't forget to make sure that except for the top that the box is sealed well. Now get a small household vacuum. Like one of those little ones with the big wheels on it. Get a replacement hose for it.  Measure and cut a hole in the box for it. Duct tape the hose to the box. Now there you have it! a vacuum box that will collect that sanding dust. Or DON'T sand at the Bench, sand somewhere else like in the garage or wet in the sink in the laundry room.

I use my airbrush.  I take the paint bottle off, run it for a few seconds to make sure no thinner left in it, then blow against model while sweeping with one of my soft paint brushes.

It would be even easier with a top feed, though you would still want to blow into air for a few seconds to get any thinner out.

Blowing the dust around isn't the same as vacuuming it into a filter/bag to eliminate it, though.

I have a small portable vacuum in my shop.  It has a 2" hose, however, which is too big to vacuum a model.  However, recently I found a half inch to two inch adapter/corregated hose (1foot).  Havent tried it yet on a model but it looks promising.

I tried one of those miniature vacuums that MicroMark was selling, and found it to be quite useless.  Save your money.