How to scribe something more putty than plastic?

Tamiya putty and most other putties don't scribe well at all. I would recommend buying the AM Ta 152 tail. I think there were more differences than the tail. The whole plane was longer(nose and tail) with a different engine.

Could you rebuild the tail using styrene and CA. Harden CA will scribe better than putty but takes a bit of effort.

Cheers,
Thom

Try using a two component epoxy putty like Milliput. This will dry rock hard (when properly mixed) and can be scribed.

I wouldn't try to structurally construct anything with putty. Styrene is a suitable material, but the Ta 152 vertical stabilizer is something that I would not take on. Mow a few lawns, and get the money for the AM tail.

Steve

Thanks for the ideas. Ryan, you are right… it does not scribe well. A test patch showed due to relative softness it is hard top not gouge a line instead of scribe. I am building Yellow 6, which is said to have been on the assembly line with a small group of aircraft that had the larger wood tail as the only modification so the rest of the airframe should be OK as is.
http://hem.passagen.se/galland/kg27.html

The supporting structure is a styrene spine with styrene strips filling and sanded to a basic shape, with coats of Tamiya putty and looks good so far.

Thom, I you are right about CA so I will try “painting” the putty with CA to see if it will harden the surface enough for a better scribe line.