The rescribe continues. So far I have rescribed both rudders and the tops of both wings. Here is an ‘in progress’ shot halfway through the wing surfaces.
I am using the existing raised line to act as a guide and placing a strip of Dymo tape along it then drawing the scribe across it about four times, lightly at first and more aggressively as I get a groove going. For some of the shorter lines I am using a flexible 6-inch stainless steel ruler instead of the tape. For really small stuff I use the razor knife to slice the plastic then open it up with the scribe. Here are my basic tools for the process …
Once the line is scribed I remove the tape and then scrape the raised material off with the curved Xacto blade, then clean the line with the scribe again then lightly sand the area then clean the line yet again … whew! So far, for the amount accomplished I have about five hours into the build. To make matters even more fun I have decided that building a J7W1 is not good enough, this will be converted to a J7W2 turbojet with enlarged body intakes, smoothed out rear end and combat camouflage for the Korean Peninsula, winter 1946!!! JUST HIT ME IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER!!!
Thanks for the rundown, going to have to give it a shot.
Good subject to rescribe, Swanny. Its a neat little kit. It will be interesting to see as the jet-powered version, although that six-bladed prop is one of my favorite features of that aircraft.
The only kits I have with raised lines are the 1/48 Monogram bombers (B-17G, B-24D, B-26B/C, and a B-29 on the way for an IPMS review). I don’t plan on digging THESE trenches !
You’re a braver man than I. Good luck & watch your coffee intake !
awesome swanny.
joe
Great idea, Swanny. Keep us updated!
Cant wait to see more of this build considering I just picked up that kit from an air show over the weekend.
Looks good, are you going crosseyed yet? Swanny I have a extra hammer if the one you are using wears out.
Thad
I had to hit myself in the head with a hammer a few times after reading everything you’re going through… keep at it Swanny, it’s looking great so far.
It’s done. The rescribe is complete after ten hours of work over 4 days. Not only am I happy with the results but am somewhat surprised at just how easy it was. Now construction of interior areas begins and the carving of a master for the enlarged intakes will happen. I’m also looking at my Supermodel Bv-138 with an eye for rescribing it … hmmmmm
awesome and when can we expect pics???
joe
Here it is …
All pieces rescribed, sanded, washed, dried and ready for construction to commence.
Watch for a tutorial on this process in the near future.
A tutorial on scribing ?? Well I guess it has become sort of a lost art since most of the kits for the last several years come with recessed panel lines. For those of us that go back to the early kits of the 60’s-70’s & early 80’s, scribing was just a normal part of any build if you didn’t like raised panel lines. Used to love the 1/72 Frog " kits in a bag " because they came with almost no engraved detail & you could scribe away without worrying about first removing existing panel lines. The reason kits have recessed panel lines today is because modelers of that era kept raising heck with the manufacturers about the need to re-scribe the raised detail. Some of the first kits to appear with recessed panel lines were the 1/48 kits from Otaki , Nichimo & Fujimi. Caused quite a stir in their day, and other manufacturers soon jumped on the competitive wagon. Some, like Matchbox , should have stayed with raised detail. They provided trenches pretending to be panel lines. But mold technology finally caught up to modelers wants and today we are blessed with highly detailed, well fitting kits with detail OOB that would have required extensive scratch detailing not so many years ago. Then theres all the AM resin & PE so you can super detail to the limit of your wallet. But perhaps some of the very basic modeling skills like scribing have deteriorated as a result. LOL.