Hi All
A quick question:
Is a trick to rescribing panel lines in Tamiya Putty white,without it chipping.

I'm working on the Tamiya 1/72nd Intruder and have put the wings down rather than folded,by the time they were filled and sanded(don't get me started)I lost some panel lines and need to rescribe them however one of the first ones I did chipped a chunk out of the putty and of course I have to redo it.So before I continue I ask for advice.

Comments please.


Cheers

Chris

Sand off the tamiya white down to the plastic. Fill whatever needs filling with extra thin CA glue and then scribe the (now presumably bald) plastic.

I've yet to find a filler that's as scribable as bare plastic. Best alternative if you must is white out (liquid paper).

I think you can appy some very thin CA over the Tamiya putty, which will soak in saturate it. The trick is that you will have to start scribing as soon as it's hardened- the longer it sets, the harder it gets. It's easier to snad and scribe before it fully cures. Richard's right- it is the best scribe-worthy filler- I use the thick stuff to fill seams. No shrinkage!

Richard,Chuck
Thanks very much for the input.
CA glue worked well.

Also I think I was being a bit too soft handed with the initial sanding which may also have been why I was having so much trouble.

chris

I scribe it while it is still wet, using he lines in the plastic as guidance. I use a needle to do this.

While sanding, i use a normal scriber to keep the lines visible.

Usually, this works like acharm.

Hi Chris

Another trick to try is making your own homemade filler out of CA and talcum powder. Mix it up to the consistency of toothpaste and it sticks fantastically and dries quickly, doesn't shrink, sands easily and scribes well - and, unlike neat CA, doesn't have the tendency to get too hard quickly.

To be honest, when I learned about it here, it rendered my commercial fillers redundant at a stroke for most circumstances.

All the best

Rowan