Hi all,
I´m building an me262 b from hasegawa and some of the recessed panel lines were sanded off. I´m trying to replace them with my art knife, is it the best way?
Is there any technique that I should learn?
Thanks to you all,
Lito
I would highly recommend getting a scriber of some kind. I use a scriber from Squadron mail order. It highly resembles one of those dental probes. Some folks have access to those and sharpen them up a bit. Others use a pin chucked into a pin vise.
All of these options are easier to control than the knife when it comes to scribing - it’s also safer… if you slip with a scriber, you might poke yourself and it might be mighty uncomfortable, but you’re not likely to slice yourself!!
Also look into something like a flexible metal ruler to help as a guide. Somewhere out there is a metal template that serves as straight edge and also has various shapes and sizes for access panels and whatnot. I saw them advertised once but forget who it was that made them.
There is one template from verlinden in 1/48 but I think it can work in other scale.
I use a tripe (3-sided or triangular jeweler’s file) to scribe lines. I have an article about using one for just this purpose on my website:
www.spasticforplastic.1hwy.com
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I have an old dental pick that I use. It looks very similar to the Squadron scriber. I also noticed the ‘tip’ on the FSM home page that recommended using a fish-hook sharpener to keep it sharp. I bought one the other day and I am quite impressed with how sharp it is now! It will remove a fine hair of plastic just be lightly dragging it across the surface.
M.
I use a set of Hasegawa Photo-Etched scribing sawa. Super fine tooth, and very thin to make a very nice panel line.
where can i get one?
read in a magazine to cut off a small tip of a sharp acto blade then use it as a improvised scriber. be careful though. Hope this helps
I got my PE scribing saw set from Hobby Link Japan – http://www.hlj.com/ – part # HSGTP-4. Look under Hasegawa/Tools. $10 plus $4 shipping
BUT anyplace that carries Hasegawa should be able to get them.[;)]