Tamiya America, Inc Plastic Scriber II, TAM74091

i build model cars and found this great for deepening panel lines, and for removing parts like doors, hoods, or trunks, with more precision than a hobby saw could. sharpness, safety, and ease of use are what i wanted in a scribing tool, and tamiya quality delivered as always. what makes this tool a greater value than other scribes is 1) it's a two-way blade that you can either push or pull, and i've found use in both, and 2) the retractable, lockable blade is important for a paranoid safety freak like myself. i'm especially pleased with the durability; i've been using this for a year and a half and am still on my first blade. i totally forgot there was a compartment of two spares until i looked at the photo on this product page. tip for the novice: if you watch builds and tutorials on youtube, you'll see builders applying downward pressure when scribing. you DO NOT need to do this. it's sharp enough that simply gliding it along the channel will accomplish what you're trying to do. added pressure just increases the likelihood you'll jump the channel and scratch your model. easy does it.

Great tool for modelers. Like any other Tamiya product quality, craftsmanship and performance of the tool is great !

Tamiya makes fantastic stuff, this little scriber works amazing. Either cutting new (sanded off) panel lines, or clearing seams on your cars, the scribe cuts a clean line. The blade clears clogged or obscured panel lines, providing a solid line and clear definition. A great investment for your hobby.

I use it for enhancing panel lines and window trim on plastic scale models. It is well designed and well made for making narrow, shallow, smooth cuts. There are some helpful YouTube videos out there showing how to use it. Using this tool is not easy - it is an acquired skill. I have done some damage with it when it jumps out of the groove I am attempting to enhance.

Works great, but you will likely need to practice and it really helps to have a guide, like masking tape to keep you from loosing your line. Go slow and deliberately and it creates a very nice panel line. Go to quickly or without a guide and you will have a mess.

I have been working on opening doors, trunks etc on model cars. This tool does well cutting a fine thin line so the model parts fit back together and look good without a huge gap. I have a couple of these I use them in different parts of my house. I have never cut myself using this, I wish I had it when I was a kid, it would have saved me from so many cuts, I was always bleeding or healing from a cut sometimes very deep. Excellent for a kid just getting into building model cars, trucks, tanks, ships even airplanes.

Excellent quality

Worth it for cheaper model kits with less than defined body lines, be careful as it is very sharp & easy to scratch the body.

「クラフトツールシリーズ」は、どれもとても使いやすくて、本品も当然重宝しております。 本体の形状などよく工夫されており、刃の動きも力加減も、非常にコントロールしやすいです。 極端な話、直線ならはじめに一回だけ定規でアタリをつければ、あとはフリーハンドでもいけるくらいです。 カーモデルの場合だと、ボンネットやドアパネルのスジ彫りに使用したら、「けがき針」のときよりもきれいに仕上がりました。 また、窓パーツのような割れやすい透明プラも、よく切れる分余計な力が加わらないので、ヒビの心配もなくきれいにカットできました。 逆によく切れすぎるので、プラ板をカットするときは必ずカッティングシートの上で行うべきです

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Usual Tamiya quality, comfortable to use. Highly recommended.

Positive: it’s not too expensive and thus suitable for beginners wanting to enhance panel lines on gunpla. Its special form of the blade makes it more versatile. Negative: enhancing panel lines is the limit. It does not work very well for creating new panel lines or deepen bigger forms. If you know or suspecr you’re going to go all in on modelling and customizing, I strongly suggest a higher end product like chisels from Dspiae or Madworks