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Blake wrote:I think it is seriously pathetic for someone to complain about them on other people's models - very insulting and childish...

Yes, I can imagine that, but now imagine someone asking the general public (ie this forum) how his models look. Why should I not comment on flaws that I percieve? As long as the coments are not rude.
The person in question can always ignore the comment if he/she likes.

The same would count for painting, are you not allowed to comment on bad paintjobs jsut because the painter is not good?

Simply flaming a model for the mold lines is a bit much, but one can say it ruins it (in their opinion) and the owner can then decide to do something or nothing with it.


Beork

Mold lines have never really struck me. If i ever come accros a prominant one, i'll try and remove it but i've never seen a model ruined by mold lines.
Personally, i think anyone fussy enough to look for 'em isnt trully apreciating the acctual paint job.

I remove it passing polystirene glue, but only if they are not to bad to use a cutter.

I'm guilty of forgetting what I've sorted already and what I havent before spraying stuff. Usually halfway through basecoats before I realise and by that time I'm in the mindset of I WANT to paint

I hate them. I spend a good portion of time filing and carving them away. I once saw this amazing Black Templar Chaplain on a bike, the most awesome paint job I'd seen on something like that and it was all ruined because of the mold line was visible on the front wheel.

To me it should be standard practice to remove the lines as it's just proper preparation. You wouldn't paint a mini without primer so why should you make a mini with mold lines?

I scrape 'em off with a scalpel, but do so fairly discriminately. I mean, a decent paint job can be ruined if there's a mould line sitting right in the middle.

If they're on a large surface (cadian shoulderpads, I'm looking at you) then they must be removed, for sure.
But if they're cleverly placed, like down a hair line or along a natural seam, then they just get glossed over.

a knife .. but sometimes I go to far and take chunks out the model.