Scribing, engraving and panel lining
Engraving (panel lining) is undoubtedly one of the essential techniques to achieve a detailed and reasonably realistic finish. Large metal panels are rarely presented as a single piece, rather they are usually the sum of several smaller panels assembled together. These panels may feature, among many other things, riveted joints, welding (polished or not), or various internal fittings. In different science-fiction styles, each of these approaches is used as appropriate. In the world of steampunk, rivets are everywhere; in dieselpunk, visible and well-defined weld beads reign supreme; while in cyberpunk, visible paneling is the most common.
jacobus sniper gun
This is the final photo of the JACOBUS sniper gun, my latest garage model kit that I developed during the first part of 2025. In the photo the weapon is shown assembled and primed in white. It is made up of 11 pieces, completely handmade and reproduced by resin casting in a silicone mold. What you see is a resin reproduction straight from the box, from which only the resin sprues of each of the 11 pieces have been removed.
This weapon is part of the JACOBUS Sniper Mech kit along with 40 other pieces.
I hope you like it and as always…
KEEP MODELLING!!
amp “ORYX” PROTOTYpe parts
All of my models are built in the same way: entirely handcrafted, using styrene plastic and epoxy putty as the main materials, but always incorporating all kinds of objects or parts from other model kits. Many of these accessory pieces are first cast in resin to preserve the original part and also to avoid working with PVC plastics, whose properties I find make the process much more difficult.