Raised panel lines

Hi everyone

I've got a bunch of aircraft models from a while back. Believe most of them are with raised lines.

Does anyone know of a good technique for working with such lines? Most of these are Hasegawa, and the lines are quite fine. I'm afraid dry brushing will cause quite a mess, as these fine lines won't serve as high enough ridges to pick up the paint (too much smearing around the lines). Although I've tried scribing small details, I've not got the confidence to rescribe the entire model and do away with this problem of raised lines. I just don't trust my hands to be steady enough not to botch the job, especially where curves and the like are involved.

I recall reading in a past issue of FSM about a technique of underpainting in a darker color and lightly sanding the lines after the top color's been applied. Has anyone tried this before? And how were the results, if you have? Any tips on how not to mar the whole paint job or cause too many scratches?

Cheers