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    November 2005
Scribe Lines
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 11:15 PM
I'm working on my first attempt at making raised panel line scribed, so I can do my first wash.

I'm doing it on Revell-Monogram P-47 2000 re-release. I was able to sand and scribe the panel lines so the look okay, but in the scribe lines, there are alot of burrs and the plastic looks very rough.

I used a scribe pen with a sharp conical point. I have been trying to fold sand paper as tight as I can, but still can't seem to get in there. How do you guys clean up the line? And better yet, how do you prevent it/minimize it?
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  • From: Lower Alabama
Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 11:38 PM
make very, very light passes next time with your scriber. you need a straight edge for this so you stay in the same groove. barely apply pressure and after 8 or 10 passes you'll have a nice clean line thats just large enough for the wash to run in. as far as cleaning out the panel line, i think they sell a panel line scraper. ive never really had to clean any burrs out so i cant really tell you much about that. later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 11:06 AM
I took another look this morning and that is it. I dug way, way too deep. I think I'll just fill them tonight, wait a few days and try again. How hard is it scribing Squadron putty?
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  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 12:33 PM
You can't scribe putty, it will just flake off. Better to fill with something like Zap- A-Gap CA+, which will dry rock hard but can be scribed.
RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 9:40 PM
Thanks for the advice guys. For anyone else who makes the same mistake I did. I was able to patch things up this weekend. I used the point of my fine "triangle" file to get the majority of the burred PS out then ran a very fine line of glue to fill in. was able to get it right so I didn't need to rescribe. Thanks again.
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 3:30 PM
you should first make 2 or 3 passes without going deep but using something to drive your digging, and only then apply some pressure. Try filling the wrong lines you did with cyanoacrilate. Somebody uses to pass the lines they dig with tamiya liquid glue.
Hope usefull
Giulio
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