don weixl Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I am contemplating building a couple of Hobbycraft kits that feature out of scale recessed panel lines. I was wondering what would be better..fill in the panel lines with thin styrene rod or to use ACC before rescribing? Regards, Don Weixl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C-130CrewChief Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 (edited) OOPs I responded to a question you didn't ask! What is ACC? Curt Edited October 20, 2009 by C-130CrewChief Quote Link to post Share on other sites
don weixl Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 I meant CYANOACRYLATE (super glue/crazy glue).I have forgotten the proper short form name....brain fart... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I use putty if it's not too deep, or styrene rod for deeper ones. I've never been a fan of the hardness or brittleness of CA. There are two ways I fill lines with rods, depending on the nature of the line. I might place a rod in the line, use some liquid glue, wait about 30 seconds (enough to soften the plastic of the rod, but after it has bonded to the model), and then mash the rod down to fill in the panel line with a flat knife. Another way is to use a rod that completely fills in the panel line, glue it, wait until it completely dries, and shave or sand off the top of the rod to make a flush surface. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom ordie Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I am contemplating building a couple of Hobbycraft kits that feature out of scale recessed panel lines. I was wondering what would be better..fill in the panel lines with thin styrene rod or to use ACC before rescribing?Regards, Don Weixl I carefully sanded down an Emhar Demon which is famous for oversize panel lines. I sanded the whole model with 800 grit wet. It took awhile but came out pretty good and at the same time cut down the trailing edges more to scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tgoetz Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 If you are planning to rescribe the lines I would suggest using liquid sovlent to "melt" small bits of the kit plastic and make "plastic putty". There are a few recent topics here in the tools and tip about this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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