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Scribers
These
are very important tools for rebuilding flattened lines or upgrade the
surface deatils on your models. I used some of them to detail my Core
Fighter surfaces and also to make more interesting some flat surface models.
I use only Japanese tools (mainly Tamiya and Hasegawa) that are more hard
and sharp at my advise. Some tools also have a sharpening stone to reshape
the edge of the scriber or the cutting edge of the chisels. The basic
chisel tool is good also for the junior modeler to try first customizing.
On another section we would see how to save some bad scribing works. Now
let us see some of this tools.
(ATTENTION !! If you are Under 16 years
ask to an adult to help you because some tools are very dangerous !!)
1)
This is a caliper arm with the needle tip and it's good to start scribing
works, it's easy to find (who doesn't have one old or broken caliper
?). You have only to not force to much on it.
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This is a Needle for mattress , it's more strong then the first one,
and it's good not only for scribing panel lines but also when you
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This is the Hasegawa scriber tool and it's the better one I ever used.
The tip is like a cone so if you push low you have small lines otherwise
pushing more you obtain deeper ones. I think it's the must but You
may find your personal one. It's sold with a sharpening stone. |
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4)This
a Tamiya scribing tool , even if I use it only on hard works and to
make the line to cut thick plasticard.
You can change blades (the same by OLFA). You use it pulling to your
body the tool , don't pull pushing down too hard because you can obtain
a big crate. It's a veri usefull toll working on plasticard. |
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is a kit I found past summer at YellowSubmarine model shop in Tokyo.
Its great because you have a little tip to use as scriber (not the
best) and two templates with various figures (you can aslo combine
them) to make different panels and designs. You can find it on HobbyLinkJapan
( link ). A great thing to buy. |
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is not a scribing tool but a chisel, you can use it also as scriber
but with a little more attention. It's a good tool (you can find different
shapes of blade) also for working small holes that may be flattened
on the bottom, or making stange carvings on hard putty or plasticard.
Everyone is sold with a sharpening stone. I found this form Hasegawa
into the Wave shop in Tokyo. |
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