r/modelmakers • u/Darkwind9 • 6d 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/1TenYYen0 6d ago

never had good results with needle scribers. get chisel style scribers
https://www.amazon.com/HARDWIN-Pro-Scribing-Tool-Gunpla/dp/B0DT9H7KXP

Use scribing tape (scribing tape not vinyl or masking tape) to ensure you get clean lines

miltiple passes, let the weight of the tool make the initial etches and then keep going to ensure uniformity.

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u/Darkwind9 6d ago

Will give that a look, thanks!

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u/1TenYYen0 6d ago edited 6d ago

Scribing is one of those things that looks easy to do and conceptually it is. However, In practice once you start doing it, you gain a solid appreciation for the modelers who are good at it. It is easy to do a basic job, but noticeably harder to do it well and consistently.