Engraving

[durangod]

Anyone tried engraving on a model before its primed. I was thinking maybe a could engrave my grandsons name on a model and forget about the whole custom decal deal.

It would also be cool to have a custom image engraved on a model.

Have you made the attempt?

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

With an engraving tool? No. Never heard of anyone engraving anything on a model kit. Who does that?

 

[urumomo]

You can , but you really need to use a low speed rotary bur a la Dremel etc .

 

[Jim62]

Anyone tried engraving on a model before its primed. I was thinking maybe a could engrave my grandsons name on a model and forget about the whole custom decal deal.

It would also be cool to have a custom image engraved on a model.

Have you made the attempt?

Try making a mask of his name and paint it on. I did a P-51 for my parents and I included their names on it by making a mask that said Cliff's Joy for the name on the aircraft. His name was Cliff and my Mom's name is Joyce. Unfortunately I cannot find my photo of it.