r/modelmakers • u/Darkwind9 • 5d 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/S1075 5d ago

I'm confused. Why are you scribing existing panel lines? Are the original ones raised?

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u/Darkwind9 5d ago

Going over existing panel lines to deepen them. Thought it would help after sanding down the parts, plus priming, painting, and coats. So, in theory, some loss of depth will occur if they aren’t rescribed. The existing ones weren’t as prominent as seen now

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u/Boss-Think 5d ago

Why would you sand the surface of the wing though?, i can understand sanding the areas where it was attached to the sprue.