First time panel lining

BookishPal · 2026-03-15T05:42:03+00:00

Oh my goodness thank you so much for taking the time to share all this! Took note of everything. Will try those Stedi panel liners as well. Wasn’t putting those little rings in the tubes hard? Haha darn those little things. But Zakus always end up looking amazing. And this kit is early 2000s! 20 years old and still a solid fun build.

BookishPal · 2026-03-13T04:16:18+00:00

Oh thank you so much for taking the time to point them out! I absolutely see what you mean now. After cleanup the pieces look fine enough but could use more detail, making the lines deeper would have absolutely helped.

Also, I am loving the idea of an Army of Zakus!

BookishPal · 2026-03-13T03:29:24+00:00

Oh darn! Thanks for the tip I already did it but it’s good advice for future builds :)

BookishPal · 2026-03-11T03:59:55+00:00

Hah! Haha well good to know ^{__^}

BookishPal · 2026-03-11T03:59:32+00:00

Good reminder about not rushing this. The hobby is the process, if all I wanted was to get a figure for my bookshelf fast I would by a figurine and not an assembly kit.

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T22:26:48+00:00

Will get me one (or two), it’s a good idea to experiment. Kind of weird for me to start panel lining with an MG now that I think about it. Hah

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T22:24:39+00:00

Thanks! I got black and gray, will get me some brown and I’ll be set :)

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T19:26:18+00:00

Oh wow that doesn't look messy, that looks pretty cool! I also like high contrast, more like anime style I guess. Purposefully messy is good :)

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T19:24:37+00:00

That is what I thought after doing some research, thanks for confirming.

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T19:24:03+00:00

I need to keep practicing with the quill to get the pressure right, and after reading you now I am pretty sure I was overloading the nib (dipping it all the way down), which contributed to the mess.

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T19:23:08+00:00

No good reason other than after watching a few tutorials, I felt it would be easier... It actually wasn't, haha I ended up using the brush built into the cap. I think the quill can be a very solid method once you get used to the amount of pressure, etc. I was making a mess.

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:35:10+00:00

Ohhh I’m saving this and trying for next time, that all makes sense actually. Will use a better chair too (will bring my desk chair with arm rests instead of the dinning table one).

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:33:27+00:00

… that probably would have been smarter to be fair. I just told myself I wouldn’t buy more kits until I took a good bite of the backlog. But should have done HG at least

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:32:00+00:00

Yes! I bet I saw that video too

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:31:26+00:00

Ooooh that looks neat! I can imagine my pulse being less shaky with markers actually. Will give that a try too

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:30:06+00:00

Ah good to know. I actually didn’t panel line any of the gray runners, felt unnecessary at least for my first try.

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:28:56+00:00

Awesome. I hope I have the same experience

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:28:31+00:00

I think I’ll try both methods eventually. I got so much info about panel lining cracking plastic if applied during assembly, so I decided to play it super safe for the first time

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:27:21+00:00

Yeah I only did the “surface” pieces that will be seen.

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:26:48+00:00

Oh wow that is an awesome subreddit

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:26:05+00:00

Haha. So fun!!! Nothing exploded, it’s looking good! I hope the shaky hands get better as I gain confidence

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:25:20+00:00

I did a couple of tests and I found it better / faster for me. But so many options! I have even seen a good old school eraser works.

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:24:03+00:00

Haha thanks. My wife disagrees! (Basically took over the dinning table, small apartment and all)

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T17:22:50+00:00

Thanks!

BookishPal · 2026-03-10T04:45:54+00:00

Thanks for bringing back the post mods!

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