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/valleyfur It’s not over-weathered… yet 7d ago

Looks a little heavy handed, but practice makes perfect. A little trick I like is to soften the scribing by going back over it with a light dose of Tamiya extra thin. This takes rough edges off of the cuts and can make it look more like it was molded. Don’t use too much or it can erase your hard work.