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Raised panel lines
Posted by IEDDTEK on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:19 AM

I just finished camming up a vintage Revell 1/32 Me 262 (Std Luftwaffe RLMs).The raised panel line detail is well defined and I want to make them stand out during weathering...which is next. (I haven't lacquered or decaled yet.)

What is the best way to accentuate raised panel lines?

 

Thanks.

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Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:31 AM

I run a very sharp pencil tip along one side.

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Posted by IEDDTEK on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:49 AM
Thanks.
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  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 2:51 PM

Some say to pre-shade the panel lines black, then after the camo is sprayed on, take a fine sanding stick and lightly sand the tops of the raised lines, exposing the black paint. Would take a careful hand I would think...I would say just subtly post-shade the panel lines with a darker base color. 

 

 

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Posted by IEDDTEK on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 3:51 PM
Thanks. I did pre-shade...and I might just give that light sanding a try.
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  • From: Cameron, Texas
Posted by Texgunner on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:04 PM

I experimented when building my Monogram F-84F by painting the underside black and doing the lightly sanding thing on the raised details.  I sort of rushed through it but the effect was not too bad:


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Posted by oldsalty on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:59 PM

Hi, Theres a good article in the issue FineScale Modeler special issue "Build Better Models 2" page 58. Holiday 2014 Hope it helps.

OldSalty

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Posted by IEDDTEK on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:19 AM
Thanks. Got that one.
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Posted by JMorgan on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 4:44 PM

I have read that you should basecoat black, spray future acrylic, then the final color. After that, you should sand away the final coat from the panel lines. The acrylic is a harder coat that protects the black from being sanded through.

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