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putting lines on vac-form kits ???


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Hi all,

Need some help from the vac specialists.

I'm making a Guillows Me 109 scale 1/16 wooden plane.

But,I'm using the wood parts as shapes to cut them from plasticsheet,and then I will cover the whole plane with thin plasticsheet.

So, infact turning the wooden kit into a plastic one.

How do you make the lines on the plane come out ? Using a pencil,marker,or what ?

I can't scrib it because the plasticsheet is to thin and I would cut through it.

Any ideas ?

Greetings,

Erwin

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Hi!

I am just buliding a vacuform MD-11 and rescribed all the panel lines with the Squadron scribing tool. Works great! As a guide I am using leader card splicing tape. It is thinner than Dymo tape, but thicker than most clear films, like scotch tape.

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I think you should go with the pencil lines. That's what I do with my vac kits, It is easier and faster and even better if you plan to use thin plastic sheet. See my 1/72 KC-10:

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