NOBLNG Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 This Revell Hemi Cuda has extremely un-defined creases where the trim around the windows meets the body. I would like just a little crease to guide my knife later when I try to foil it, (I have seen the tip on using masking tape as a guide) but this trim is almost non existent. I have made this prototype tool to scribe a consistent groove around most of the openings. the rest I will have to freehand. It is a piece of 3/32" tungsten taped to a piece of 1/4" dowel. The test was successful so I will make a better one with a metal dowel. The tungsten (even a piece of coat hanger would work) could be ground to accommodate different trim widths. 2
NOBLNG Posted March 1, 2019 Author Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) I've revised this tool. This version is sturdier and gets a lot farther into the corners than the prototype did. It can be easily spread apart to get a wider scribe. Rotating the tool off 90 degrees also changes the width! This is 3/32" stainless welding rod, but I think any stiff wire would work. Edited March 1, 2019 by NOBLNG 1 1
NOBLNG Posted March 1, 2019 Author Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) Spreading the tip a bit lets me get all the way into the sharpest corners! I first sharpened this to a needle point, but it dug in a little too aggressively, so I dulled the point a bit with a file. Edited March 1, 2019 by NOBLNG 2
SSNJim Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 I like the second revision a lot. I've got a couple of projects where that could be quite useful. I've been thinking of a kluge involving a guide and a #11 blade or maybe dividers, but this looks much better. Thanks!
MrObsessive Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 Wow! NEAT tip! Just an FYI..........while you're scribing the trim, if it were me building this I'd make the upper corners of the quarter glass just that. Hard sharp corners which this body lacks. That's one of my hangups about this model in that this is what distinguished this from the Challenger among other things which had rounded corners. 2 hours ago, iBorg said: That is a stealable idea. Great thinking. YUP! Another tool for my arsenal!
Tommy124 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, NOBLNG said: Rotating the tool off 90 degrees also changes the width! This is 3/32" stainless welding rod, but I think any stiff wire would work. Great idea, thanks for sharing. Am I wrong is assuming that basically a nail in the right size would do aswell? Imho this tool is required only to do the initial scribing, after that the panels can be deepened using the usual tools such as scribers, exacto blade etc.? Edited March 1, 2019 by Tommy124
disabled modeler Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 LOL...Nice..!!! I have been planing on making one from brass rod for some time. It also would help me make trim around the windows on my station wagon conversions...not to mention trim that is too light or missing on kits.
NOBLNG Posted March 1, 2019 Author Posted March 1, 2019 11 hours ago, SSNJim said: I like the second revision a lot. I've got a couple of projects where that could be quite useful. I've been thinking of a kluge involving a guide and a #11 blade or maybe dividers, but this looks much better. Thanks! Well I learned a new word..."kluge". If I didn't already have a username, I'd pick that. Seriously, I'm glad I can contribute something to this forum. Everyone on here is so helpful! 1
Rob Hall Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, NOBLNG said: Well I learned a new word..."kluge". Old term in computer programming....sort of a 'hack' or shortcut..usually badly done.
NOBLNG Posted March 1, 2019 Author Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Tommy124 said: Great idea, thanks for sharing. Am I wrong is assuming that basically a nail in the right size would do aswell? Imho this tool is required only to do the initial scribing, after that the panels can be deepened using the usual tools such as scribers, exacto blade etc.? Yeah, a nail, coat hanger, brass rod... pretty much anything that is harder than plastic. Just chuck it in a drill and sharpen it before bending. Once you get the line established you can use any tool you like. Edited March 1, 2019 by NOBLNG
89AKurt Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, NOBLNG said: Well I learned a new word..."kluge". [...] Huh, I've been thinking of a name for my "new" '68 Chevy pickup. 1 hour ago, Rob Hall said: Old term in computer programming....sort of a 'hack' or shortcut..usually badly done. That's how I've been making some repairs on my '68. If I can scrounge the parts, and do it for free, and it does the job, then heck ya! To stop the hood from trampolining while driving, I made this hood brace. Yea I could get a genuine GM part that was used on the later trucks, but this will do. KLUGE First parts by Kurt Womack, on Flickr Back to the topic, I have an old small compass, with stepped tips, that could work for this trick. Edited March 1, 2019 by 89AKurt
gijoe Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 Sweet! I'm going to use this idea for my the MKii Jaguar that I just started. The rear window on that kit has a pretty undefined trim (either that or I was too aggressive with the sandpaper when I first started it a couple of years ago).
Bill J Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 Nice tip and nice work on the scribing. I also use a small drafting compass with two points. One is the guide and the other does the scribing.
redneckrigger Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 Had a similar issue recently with a resin truck cab, which had no trim line around the windows to show the rubber gasket. Thought up this tool in the middle of the night and made it the next day. Works superbly. Two completely different people with the same need coming up with an almost identical tool.......awesome! 1
NOBLNG Posted October 27, 2024 Author Posted October 27, 2024 (edited) I have sharpened the trim scriber to a chisel point and used it to scrape a relief for window glass and posted it somewhere on here before I’m sure. But this is an easy upgrade. I took a short piece of coat hanger wire and sharpened it on both ends to a chisel point. Then soldered it to another piece of coat hanger. Now it can be chucked in a pin vise and used as an inside scraper or an outside scraper. Being chucked in a pin vise makes it far easier to handle. The width and profile can be filed to suit your needs.? Edited October 27, 2024 by NOBLNG 5
Straightliner59 Posted October 29, 2024 Posted October 29, 2024 That's brilliant, Greg! Simple and super-functional!
Bugatti Fan Posted October 29, 2024 Posted October 29, 2024 Neat ideas! If you don't have access to stainless welding rod one could use a piece of metal wire from a clothes hanger. Another way is to use a small spring bow compass with a metal point inserted where the graphite insert would go.
NOBLNG Posted October 29, 2024 Author Posted October 29, 2024 On 10/27/2024 at 3:27 PM, NOBLNG said: The width and profile can be filed to suit your needs.? 1
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