Help! Scribing accross dis-similar surfaces...
I'm hoping someone can give me a suggestion, but I'm having a bit of trouble getting some consistent panel scribing on a 1/72 F5 I am building. My process was:
1. Larger gaps/areas were filled with styrene and sanded to general fit. Bondo spot/glaze putty applied after to smooth out any remaining issues
2. CA glue was used as filler in a few places where it was needed. Bondo spot/glaze putty applied after to clean up those areas as well.
3. Bondo spot/glaze putty used to fill various small gaps and/or panel lines that I didn't like.
4. The entire thing was then covered with primer (Duplicolor)
At this stage it looked pretty good and I was happy with the results. However, then I went on to try re-scribing some of the areas.
- Some of the scribe lines run through or across the various fillers that I used and it became VERY difficult to get a consistent line (obviously, the 'putty' areas were a little too easy to scribe, and the CA parts were a little tougher). The scriber would often 'catch' on the new material and create a noticeable flaw in the line.
What do you guys do to get a relatively consistent base to scribe into? Is there a better putty than Bondo spot/glaze that dries harder (more like plastic)? Is there something you can mix with Bondo to make it dry harder? Perhaps something that can be sprayed over the primer (future??)
My local club has a meeting tonight so I plan to take the results along and get their opinions too.
Learning the hard way!
Murray