Pen for filling panel lines

[CasualModel98]

Saw this online. Wonder if this is useful. Its like a fountain pen, take up panel ink and line the panel line. Maybe easier to just brush on liberally and wipe away later. Not sure have patience to draw every line on a 1/72 kit much less a 1/48 kit. Ha ha.

 

 

 

 

 

[Dave Swindell]

And there was me hoping for a pen to magically get rid of Matchbox trenches

[pigsty]

That does look handy, but I wouldn’t buy a special modelling version.  You can get the same thing from an art shop for much less: a basic dip-pen holder and a packet of maybe 20 fine nibs will last a lifetime.

 

Dip-pens have their pros and cons.  Pro: you can get very fine nibs, and they’re easy to use.  Con: you have to keep refilling them, and the ink runs out unpredictably; after time, the ink will dry in the nib and need scrubbing out.

 

I’ve found another sort of pen that seems to work quite well.  The Pilot unipin comes in dark grey and sepia (the grey is lighter than a typical pencil) and has a 0.1mm nib.  It fits into almost any panel line.  The one drawback is that the ink isn’t waterproof, so (for example) you couldn’t put a coat of Klear over it.  You can find waterproof ink for dip-pens.