Reddit reviews Scribing Pen Tool Tungsten Carbide Point Tip Scriber Craft Tool Metal Engraver Carving
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Tungsten carbide pin point tip Length 27 mm (* See Photo) allows Re-sharpening & Re-use for a Long Life.Steel pocket pen clip. Permanent magnet for picking up items (top end)Knurled Body for a Better Grip. Overall Length is 135 mm (Excluding Carbide Nib).BUY GENUINE ASSORTS PRODUCTS FROM GLOBAL TOOLS / ASSORTSMACHINETOOLS ONLYTHESE RATINGS (AVG 4 STAR) ARE OF ASSORTS MACHINE TOOLS (GLOBAL TOOLS). OTHER SELLERS HAVE TAGGED NOW !! WE DO NOT TAKE GUARANTEE OF THEIR PRODUCT'S QUALITY. RATHER CUSTOMERS SHOULD SPARE SOME TIME TO INVESTIGATE BEFORE SAVING SOME $$$ ON THE PRODUCT REVIEW OF SELLERS WITH LESS THAN 3 STARS
If you've got the money BMC chisels are the ones to get. They're really high quality and that means you're sure to get smooth and straight cuts when scribing. But they can be really pricey for 1 size of chisels. The panel lining tool from Mr. Hobby or Tamiya like this and this are great as well. These engravers come with varying heads sold separately not just for panel lining but for chisels as well (shapes like the ones for wood working, which is great for battle damage work). You should use different size engravers or chisels for different grades and to make different effects. I personally use the one from Mr. Hobby and it's been a breeze to use.
Scribing isn't too complicated. What you want to get is panel lining guide tape like this or just some old regular dymo tape. These tapes act as a guide like a ruler for you to make straight lines. You might also want to get something like this template to make more generic shapes.
I recommend going over your gunpla with a pencil to draw the panel line design you like, there are a ton of inspiration to draw from. After laying down the guide tape, use a pencil first to see if the line is in the correct position. Using guide tape instead of dymo tape is better in this case because your pencil line is more visible. There's nothing worse than finding out that your line isn't completely level after carving. Make thin, light strokes to make panel lines, never go at it in one deep stroke. I personally do 5-7 strokes to make my panel lines
A tool like this can also come in handy to make start/end points so your chisel will lock into place at the small divots. Try to make the divots approximately the same size as your chisel, otherwise you'll end up with panel lines that have big holes on either side.
Sand your gunpla after making a panel line with a high grit sand paper, this evens out the surface.
Important to note that don't worrying about screwing up! You can always use something like Tamiya putty to fill in the mistakes, let dry and start all over again. But I also recommend getting some plaplates to practice engraving especially if you're going to be doing shapes.
Go on and checkout Gunpla Lab on youtube and watch their HG Tristan Revival Project. One of the videos (episode 5 i think) go over panel lining in quite detail and it's a really good watch. Be sure to turn on english subtitles though because they speak korean, but they hire english translators so their subtitles are really good.
Hope this helps!