Need help....

[djAkira36]

Anybody got any advice on doing body and molding lines??? Ive got the body of the CRX pretty much shaped but its all smooth now because i had to cover the original CRX moldings with putty and im thinking either sanding or using a router bit, if anyone has any better ideas Id appreciate it.....

[Jay!]

Originally posted by djAkira36
Anybody got any advice on doing body and molding lines??? Ive got the body of the CRX pretty much shaped but its all smooth now because i had to cover the original CRX moldings with putty and im thinking either sanding or using a router bit, if anyone has any better ideas Id appreciate it.....

I use the backside of a #11 Xacto blade. It'll etch a little deeper and wider with each pass. There is a great potential for disaster, though, so be super careful and slow and deliberate with the first few passes...

[primera man]

Gundammarker pens....check the pics out of my EVO Extreme...they are done with one in about 2 minutes for the whole car....nice and easy

[Jay!]

Originally posted by primera man
Gundammarker pens....check the pics out of my EVO Extreme...they are done with one in about 2 minutes for the whole car....nice and easy

No, i think he means he actually has to re-etch the grooves back into the plastic...

[djAkira36]

yeah, what Jay said........

Thanks for the idea Jay, what Im going to do is secure the body of the car on its side and used a metal ruler as a guide as I use tthe back of the xacto blade like you recommended and then sand it to smooth it out, thanks for the input.

[ales]

There's this tool made by Tamiya (duh!) and it's called scriber. I have never used it but it's meant for jobs like this. My friend (who's into military modelling) uses it a lot,, especially if the model cmes with raised lines. he shaves these off and makes his own (whicha are also usually more accurate). Here's what it looks like.