Thanks guys well I got over to the LHS and picked up the paint needed even the light compass gray for the sidewinders. I got the fuel tanks,lantrin pods,missles,and launch rails are almost ready just a little sanding.
There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers. What I do is apply some Dymo tape as a straight edge stuck to the model along the line I want to scribe. Then it's simply a matter of lightly pulling and pushing the blade along the tape until you get the desired depth of the line. The beauty of the saw is that it actually removes material without distorting the edges around the line, unlike a knife or pin which I find pushes the plastic to the side creating a ridge.
The two I use most often are the long straight edge and the gently curving one. Anything with a pointy end is good for tight areas like wing roots.
Beauty, cheers Andy!
I wonder the need for all the differing profiles then, I reckon those you mentioned should be enough as well.
(I do like the sound that material removing ability... a light sand is indeed essential when scribing with a needle or round scriber)
Hmm. Might have to look into this. I saw some recently which were identical, but at a sensible price - if I could remember where, it would help tremendously!