Mold lines

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**ChrisCP**

Vene wrote:
alarmingrick wrote:Files, x-acto(w/ extra blades) and a good movie in the back ground(especialy if you have a lot to do!).

I prefer a bad movie.

Yeah, find myself watching - not painting otherwise

**Adanis**

I started about 6 months ago, and I thought the same thing, I was convinced I was doing something wrong with it taking me about 2 hours a marine to clean flash, but you get better with practice. Good luck!

**Vene**

ChrisCP wrote:
Vene wrote:
alarmingrick wrote:Files, x-acto(w/ extra blades) and a good movie in the back ground(especialy if you have a lot to do!).

I prefer a bad movie.

Yeah, find myself watching - not painting otherwise

There's also that good movies tend to have an involved plot, and you will miss key points, but a bad movie, nah, it's no big deal. Especially if you're watching an action heavy movie.

**Morgrim**

I use a combination of a hobby knife and fine grit sandpaper.

**SumYungGui**

Take your X-acto blade and flip it about 190 degrees. Use the back side of the blade. Takes no skill and zero concentration. Pull it towards you over and over, tilted slightly (you'll get the feel for it real quick). You're not using the blade so you aren't going to gouge any big chunks out, and you can just pull it along the mold line real quick without even really looking. Leaves a very smooth surface behind and any accidents you make are so small primer alone will cover them. Much faster than using the blade and lets you actually watch whatever movie/series you've got on (second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender at the moment. Only 35 'gaunts to go!)

**mwnciboo**

I have the perfect item for you! Its called a Deburring tool, its used for removing flashing and mould lines from metal machined tools. You can pick them up off e-bay for about $10 for 2-3 of them, they are a hooked shape knife and work well to remove the plastic mould lines. I got one on the advice of a member of this forum and have never looked back.

**Samus_aran115**

Krak_kirby wrote:I use an X-acto, but I don't use #11 straight blades, but #10 curved blades. Slightly more expensive, and tricky in tight spots (I keep a #11 handy), but terrific and fast on 95% of the model.

Ah,so people actually call them by their numbers? Cool, I didn't want to sound stupid using a bunch of numbers :3

I'm using an exacto #6 handle and a #25 blade, which I love, But I need to get like 10 more. They're so perfect :3 Perfect design and it puts your weight in all the right places. effective, like a scimitar,

**alarmingrick**

Vene wrote:
ChrisCP wrote:
Vene wrote:
alarmingrick wrote:Files, x-acto(w/ extra blades) and a good movie in the back ground(especialy if you have a lot to do!).

I prefer a bad movie.

Yeah, find myself watching - not painting otherwise

There's also that good movies tend to have an involved plot, and you will miss key points, but a bad movie, nah, it's no big deal. Especially if you're watching an action heavy movie.

Okay, maybe i should have said a good movie "for doing such activities".... Geez!
i find it good to pop in a Star Wars, LotR series, Scifi(Sorry, Syfy!

)channel B movie, etc....

@mwnciboo:
how sharp are they(like xacto shap?)? are they replacable blades?

**greenskin lynn**

man, this thread makes me feel out of place, i just use my pocketknife to clean mold lines off plastic, i'm not even sure where my x-acto is at the moment

**Vulcan**

I got a set of 8 jeweler's files for $16 about ten years ago and they haven't let me down yet.

**Slipstream**

I use a surgical scalpel for tidying plastic models,surpisingly very good for trimming the tips of fingers as well as deep incisions!
Needle files for metal,good for stabbing fingers!

**mwnciboo**

Deburring tools can be quite sharp and they do require some skill to use. You can get replacement blades, but i'm still using my 1st! You can get 10 full tools for about $30.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SET-10-DEBURRING-TOOLS-DEBURRERS-/370232956203?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item56339a952b#ht_937wt_940

**MadCowCrazy**

I just bought a deburring tool, no idea how they work but it was just 5€ so I figure Id give it a shot.