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I just started painting one of my kroot models and noticed that I missed mold lines on the insides of his legs. Any suggestions on nonevasive ways to get rid of them?

Scrape them off carefully with a scalpel, and then touch up the basecoat with a brush to keep the colour coat consistent.

Also, try different sides of the blade when you scrape, one side may give a less smooth finish. And try do it at an angel. Test it out on a spru first.


Edit - And make sure theirs no bumps on the blade, get a clean fresh smooth one.

 Stormatious wrote:
Also, try different sides of the blade when you scrape, one side may give a less smooth finish. And try do it at an angel. Test it out on a spru first.


Edit - And make sure theirs no bumps on the blade, get a clean fresh smooth one.

The back side of the blade functions infinitely better as mold line remover (has a 'scraping' edge as a result of production method).

Seconding Insaniak's suggestion - just scrape it off and touch up with paint. Because the mold line you've missed is not an edge that will come into contact with anything (fingers, edges, etc) you won't have to worry about it being scratched off.

There have been occasions when I've added greenstuff to a model halfway through painting when I noticed something that needed to be fixed, and of course just painted over the greenstuff directly once it was set. Depending on the mold lines and surrounding surfaces, you might find it easier to smooth over the area with greenstuff than to try to scrape or cut them smooth. I strongly recommend using soft clay shapers (also known as colour shapers I believe) if going this route, as they are far less likely to damage the surrounding paint than using a metal tool would (and also they're generally just better for getting a smooth surface).