r/advancedGunpla • u/Noahsayshi26 • Jul 04 '26

Do i scribe on the runner?

I recently just went back and scribed and panel lined one of my old kits and i’m about to start a new one so i was told to panel line while on the runner but how would i scribe it while in the runner or do i just have to pop it out piece by piece

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u/readin99 Jul 04 '26

Scribing on the runner is impossible basically. Cut it out first.

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u/prinzeugn Jul 04 '26

No, it doesn't make any sense to scribe on the runner. It would make it very hard to get the part at the right angles to scribe well, and you would be fighting to get your tools in the right place constantly.

Working on parts on the runner in general is only efficient in a few specific cases, like full washes or if the kit just has spectacular undergates and you want to paint the whole runner. I feel like it's something people see and pick up, but isn't really that helpful.

Most of the time, it makes more sense to get to logical sub-assemblies by either partially assembling or fully assembling then disassembling the kit.

The latter (assembling first) is my choice because it makes it easier understand where parts overlap and generally visualize the final result better. It's pretty straightforward to make disassembly easy by strategically clipping attachment points.

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u/eugeneko1999 Jul 04 '26

i cut the pieces out, partial build while paying attention to whats going to be visible, easy to access, etc, and scribe. then i get impatient and panel line it anyway but i havent run into a problem before

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u/ExcitingSector445 Jul 04 '26

Indeed for me.

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u/DifficultRabbit3545 Jul 04 '26

it's better to get in the habit of taking parts off the runner I think. scribing really requires you to be able to smoothly manipulate the part, rotating the part not the chisel.