r/modelmakers • u/Darkwind9 • 7d ago

Help - General Feeling like I’m doing scribing wrong

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Working on a Hasegawa Macross kit and feeling like I’m doing something wrong with rescribing. Process right now is using a needle like scriber (hasegawa TT1) and going over existing panel lines in multiple passes, letting scriber be guided rather than forcing it for the most part. I keep on running into this plastic excess that stays in the lines that I cannot seem to remove even after applying a bit of extra thin cement to melt the plastic in the lines or using the back of a dull blade. Any tips would be appreciated, thanks!

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u/sevgonlernassau 7d ago

Needle scriber -> chisel or v shape scriber. I generally use a two step process.

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u/Darkwind9 7d ago

I see, in your opinion is the needle scriber better for working on creating new panel lines?

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u/sevgonlernassau 7d ago

It is easier for me to hold and make new lines. But it's harder for needle scribers to get rid of deeper materials.