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magic marker or sharpie for panel lines?

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, August 11, 2013 11:26 AM

Remember the old lead pencil trick for panel lines. It makes a different appearance than preshaded lines but I personally think the lead penciled panel lines look more realistic.

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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Saturday, August 10, 2013 11:12 PM

I used it on the first F-106 I did, the results were fantastic, best preshading I've ever done.....until I put the decals on and a flat coat and it made the sharpie bleed through so bad it looked like I had just "painted" it on. Regardless of the success stories I've heard, the frustration of what I had to go through is enough for me to not do it again. Especially when there are other ways to do preshading that are well proven and just as successful.

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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Friday, June 28, 2013 1:54 AM

I have used Sharpies for preshading... but results vary. I had no problems with bleeding when using humbrol or revell enamel paints. But I had bad results using acrilycs. I decided to stop using Sharpies for pre-shading since the results vary to much ranging from good to disasters.

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Posted by mitsdude on Friday, June 28, 2013 12:39 AM

To me the black extra fine point Sharpies sometimes appear to be a very dark "potassium permanganate" purple.

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Posted by DiscoStu on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 3:27 PM

I tried this technique using a black Sharpie on a TBM-3 Avenger a few years ago.  Took about 30 coats of paint to cover.  Results were pretty good though.  Haven't used it since as I prefer airbrushing the lines.

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Posted by Reasoned on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:59 PM

I use the Sharpie exclusively now for pre-shading.  It works great...... as long as you are using enamels.

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Posted by TarnShip on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:58 PM

you can also get a paint pen from Sharpie,,,,,they are filled with Acrylic paint

you might have to experiment with cutting the tip more to your liking, though,,,,,,,,,they cut easily with a hobby knife into a sharp point if that is what you want

I cut the tip on a  red one from a set of five that the Lady bought me,,,,,,,I cut it so that it has a large flat surface,,,,,,,it works better for Navy gear door edges than a regular Sharpie with ink, and better than a fine brush full of Red paint,,,,,flat for large areas, needle point for going around corners

so, you should be able to cut a Black one to do what you want

Rex

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Posted by Cadet Chuck on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 1:41 PM

Takes a steady hand and a lot of patience- neither of which I have!

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Posted by Reaper420 on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 12:52 PM
What about a paint pen? You know the ones down at our local hobby shops?

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Posted by Alexandre Zart on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 11:52 AM
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magic marker or sharpie for panel lines?
Posted by Reaper420 on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:12 AM
So ive heard and seen that you can use a magic marker or a sharpie to do your panel lines before applying main colors. Also heard that it doesnt need to be perfect. Any tried this outand how did it come out? And what about the perfect or neatness factor when applying? I dont want my F15K looking like crap.

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