Doing your own panel lines -- can't even imagine doing it

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How on earth do you make your own panel lines? I mean, they have to be so straight, and the surfaces are shaped in such a way that I can’t even imagine how you do it.

So, how do you do it? What’s the technigue? Any info appreciated. Thanks.

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Hi Larry,

Check out Swanny’s page on scribing panel lines… ALL the questions can be answered here. [:)]
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Scribing.html

Take care,
Frank

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Thanks a lot Frank – I’ll check it out.

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Larry I was of the same opinion as yourself.

But once you know the secret of Dymo tape and a little practise ans patience, it all becomes easy.

Swanny’s site is definitely the bible of panel scribing.

Karl

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Dymo tape here too… and RLM 66[;)]

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Black wolf ( one of the members here ) posted a link to his article using a jeweller file to scribe pannel lines. Its here in this forum somewhere , sorry i cant remember where, (Try the seach option )Or you could make a post and ask him. …Peter.!

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I use a box-cutter/stanley knive (depends on which side of the atlantic you are).
These are heavy, so they give you a lot of stability an controle. You don’t have to push the knive into the plastic, so you will not get “tramlines”.