Related Scribing Question

The short answer is no. If you've ever built the F-105, you'll know why! For that plane it seems Republic didn't use a piece of metal larger than a flattened beer can. You'd be scribing for weeks on this one! Most of the kits I buy already have recessed panel lines so I only need to scribe where the lines have been buried by putty or sanded away. Hope this helps!

not me, said he.....
but, some do.....
.....imo it all depends on your nerve & expertise....

only if the kit has raised panel lines, as in older kits, or if i have obliterated the recessed lines by sanding or filing

You guys just saved me a ton of time. Thanks.

Nope, I'm not a rivet counter. Like the others, the only lines I scribe are the ones I trash when sanding.

As to the F-105 I think a flattened beer can is being generous. You can see a lot of them that I highlighted On This Picture

I do, but then again tanks have far less panels than aircraft do!