Flaps or Panel Scoring

[Challenger350Pilot]

Would any of you knowledgable builders be willing to give me a simple short lesson on how to score/paint or otherwise mark flap gaps and panels?

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[Alex Veltze]

Hi

Painting/ marking panel lines- take a look at Mig Panel LIne washes, you’ll find reviews and step by step on Youtube.

Scoring panel lines – take a look look at Kurt’s AA Caravelle lll Build post. The panel lines are scored back on after the final white coat is applied.

Looks sharp and very good.

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[Michael McMurtrey]

See here: https://youtu.be/iqLXyWqkBoQ (a tutorial by Paul Budzik)

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[Challenger350Pilot]

Thanks so very much. Learned alot from these replies!

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[gjake]

Hi there,

Flap and other control surface lines may need to be scribed, deepened, or enhanced in some other fashion to make them stand out. Once you have painted your wings, stabilizers, etc., you can emphasize those lines by applying a wash, ink, or pencil. Shades of gray seem to work better than black, as black seems too stark.

I also find that scribing the lines for things like wing spars, nose and til cones, and baggage compartment doors makes them easier to mask for painting; for example, paint a wing light gray, put strips of frosted tape over the spar and surrounding area, use a sharp xacto knife run through the scribed panel lines and lift the tape to expose the spar, then paint the spar metallic gray. Remove the rest of the masking to show a neatly painted wing spar.

Check out mine and other articles here on Airliner Cafe to get an idea of techniques that other modelers use.

Gene Jacobi
Mobile, AL

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