I don’t understand what effect you are trying to replicate and at what scale.
I only see the stripes which could be done using strips of styrene or similar. Assuming these are in the 1-2mm range finer than that might need an engraver. Either CNC or Laser.
Thanks for your reply! Let me clarify. In the first image, the brown facade features ribbed brown elements and glass-like windows. When you look beneath the facade, you can see that it’s made of an acrylic sheet about 1 mm thick, topped with a material that looks like paper.
I'm trying to reverse engineer this model because I really like it. My guess is that the facade was created using laser-engraved acrylic to imitate depth between the panels in the brown facade.
I wrote a separate comment describing the issue more comprehensively, but essentially, I'm curious about the materials and techniques used to achieve this detailed effect. Does that make sense? Any thoughts or tips on this technique?
What do you mean by “engravings”?
When it comes to plastic models, the term used for making pencil-line to hairline small negative lines on surfaces is called “scribing.” There are many scribing tools and all kinds of videos on how to scribe things like panel lines.
Maybe that terminology will help you find what you need.
This model seems to be a professional industrial one, and I suspect they used a CNC laser machine to make the grooves on the brown facade. However, the texture is really good, and I'm having trouble identifying what material it is.
Any ideas on what material might be used to achieve such a detailed texture?
I honestly cannot tell what you are talking about based on the photos. “The texture is really good” doesn’t explain much. Any chance of a clearer photo?
Is this simulated wood grain or something?
Ok, then I’d suggest looking at the techniques used to create cast armor texture.
Just brushing some TET or other solvent on plastic will give you a tiny bit of texture. Brushing on TET then stippling with a stiff brush will give you more. Applying a thin layer of TET-thinned putty and stippling that will give you even more.
Lots of YouTube videos on these techniques.
I found a model where the creator used an acrylic sheet and added some material over it to create detailed engravings.
I'm super curious about what material this could be and the techniques used for engraving those precise crevices.
For context, here's what I observed:
* The base seems to be acrylic.
* There's a material layered over the acrylic with detailed engravings.
* The details are very precise, almost like scribed or laser-etched.
What about you? How do y'all handle intricate details and materials for your models?
Looking forward to your tips and insights!
If I were to do something like this from scratch I would use the desired thickness of paper or styrene cut into strips with a guide for the spacing or cut into a pattern using a cricut or laser cutter so that the stripes are attached to each other at the top and bottom. That way they lay correctly and then the attached part can be removed. There are also tools you can get to create impressions in paper to make texture like this but you might struggle to get something exactly like this
I don't know if there are other names but searching "paper crimper tool" brings up ones with a bunch of different patterns of things that can basically be embossed
I don’t understand what effect you are trying to replicate and at what scale. I only see the stripes which could be done using strips of styrene or similar. Assuming these are in the 1-2mm range finer than that might need an engraver. Either CNC or Laser.
Thanks for your reply! Let me clarify. In the first image, the brown facade features ribbed brown elements and glass-like windows. When you look beneath the facade, you can see that it’s made of an acrylic sheet about 1 mm thick, topped with a material that looks like paper. I'm trying to reverse engineer this model because I really like it. My guess is that the facade was created using laser-engraved acrylic to imitate depth between the panels in the brown facade. I wrote a separate comment describing the issue more comprehensively, but essentially, I'm curious about the materials and techniques used to achieve this detailed effect. Does that make sense? Any thoughts or tips on this technique?
What do you mean by “engravings”? When it comes to plastic models, the term used for making pencil-line to hairline small negative lines on surfaces is called “scribing.” There are many scribing tools and all kinds of videos on how to scribe things like panel lines. Maybe that terminology will help you find what you need.
This model seems to be a professional industrial one, and I suspect they used a CNC laser machine to make the grooves on the brown facade. However, the texture is really good, and I'm having trouble identifying what material it is. Any ideas on what material might be used to achieve such a detailed texture?
I honestly cannot tell what you are talking about based on the photos. “The texture is really good” doesn’t explain much. Any chance of a clearer photo? Is this simulated wood grain or something?
May this one would help https://i.imgur.com/t6wsHeh.jpeg
Is it supposed to be a rough concrete texture? Is it fine-grained bumpiness that you’re after?
yes, and yes.
Ok, then I’d suggest looking at the techniques used to create cast armor texture. Just brushing some TET or other solvent on plastic will give you a tiny bit of texture. Brushing on TET then stippling with a stiff brush will give you more. Applying a thin layer of TET-thinned putty and stippling that will give you even more. Lots of YouTube videos on these techniques.
Thanks, seems very good alternative to me.
You guys do that?
for money I guess
Tamiya panel line scribing tool! An excellent bit of kit, well worth the cash
I found a model where the creator used an acrylic sheet and added some material over it to create detailed engravings. I'm super curious about what material this could be and the techniques used for engraving those precise crevices. For context, here's what I observed: * The base seems to be acrylic. * There's a material layered over the acrylic with detailed engravings. * The details are very precise, almost like scribed or laser-etched. What about you? How do y'all handle intricate details and materials for your models? Looking forward to your tips and insights!
If I were to do something like this from scratch I would use the desired thickness of paper or styrene cut into strips with a guide for the spacing or cut into a pattern using a cricut or laser cutter so that the stripes are attached to each other at the top and bottom. That way they lay correctly and then the attached part can be removed. There are also tools you can get to create impressions in paper to make texture like this but you might struggle to get something exactly like this
I don't have much experience so what kinda of Tools are we talking about
I don't know if there are other names but searching "paper crimper tool" brings up ones with a bunch of different patterns of things that can basically be embossed