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Old 01-25-2004, 10:06 PM   #8
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Re: Re: Tips & Techniques: Building the Tamiya Ferrari Testarossa!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Veyron
I haven't built mine yet, but one thing I noticed is the panel line engravings are very shallow making it easy for them to be hidden if paint isn't carefully applied. I would run an Exacto blade through those lines before I primed.
well.. I have this habit of making panel lines wider and deeper even if they look deep enough to begin with.. especially the door and the trunk and the hood.. I want them to look like they can actually open!!!

so I use this: a panel scriber!! (available from http://www.micromark.com/)

personally I think it is a dental instrument but it sure works like a charm!

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