<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Soooo, Mold Lines"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Soooo, Mold Lines
I'm just kind of curious, how do you guys deal with them? And if so, with how much obsession.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999289.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999289.page GMT Re:Soooo, Mold Lines lol]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999296.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999296.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines doesent bother me all that much unless they stand out, but it stops people bitching


also, drilling out barrels is the same on here lol.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999300.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999300.page GMT Re:Soooo, Mold Lines lol, it's not like it's there model is it? lol]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999309.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999309.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines IMO. I personally hate the cleaning phase of assembling a model, but to be honest it's one of the most important. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999336.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999336.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999347.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999347.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines lol)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999353.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999353.page GMT Re:Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999358.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999358.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
bad idea You destroy more than the mold line. So those three guys who picked sand paper....probably not too good of a tactic.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999374.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999374.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
They must be done or your model looks like ass. It doesn't matter how good the paint job is, or how cool a conversion it is, if there are mold lines on it the end result sucks. It's just that bad.

Yeah, it sucks doing them - so do them while doing something else. I'll save up all my mold-line-removal-needing stuff and sit and do them while watching a football game.

It's like pinning. It takes longer initially, but the end result is so worth the time investment.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999418.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999418.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999450.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999450.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999507.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999507.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999516.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999516.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
I'm used to painting big historical armies. You can't worry about minor mould lines when you have 200+ figures to get through.

I am far from an aspiring Golden Daemon painter though.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999518.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999518.page GMT Re:Soooo, Mold Lines
the_Armyman wrote:I think mold lines speak a bit about the person's attitude towards the hobby. Prep work sucks, no doubt about it. But some of it comes down a bit to your pride in workmanship. People who want gaming pieces, generally don't care about mold lines or much about painting. It doesn't make sense to me to cut 10-15 minutes of prep so I can then spend 2-3 hours painting a fig that, in my opinion, will look like crap after I'm done. Sorta like painting the Mona Lisa on a dirty dish towel: a flawed canvas detracts from the work.

Redbeard wrote:They must be done or your model looks like ass. It doesn't matter how good the paint job is, or how cool a conversion it is, if there are mold lines on it the end result sucks. It's just that bad.

Absolutely agree with that!

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote: My "pride as a workman" doesn't come into play with my toy soldiers, sorry.

If so, why do you paint the toy soldiers at all? Either they're just playing pieces - and that's fine just use them out of the box - or you want them to look like models, in which case they absolutely cannot have mould lines.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999541.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999541.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines

...for now.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999553.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999553.page GMT Re:Soooo, Mold Lines GW cut down pack quantity on them. The last 2 had some excessively bad mold lines, to the point where the bitz had a vaccum-formed flashing thing going on. Just took a knife to em' and cleared out the worst of it. The minis are gaming pieces, not display pieces, to me. So making them spotlight worthy isn't something I care about, but I do expect a good end result nonetheless

Other than that though, my experience with mold lines has been next to nil. Maybe I just made lucky picks ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999577.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999577.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
Buttlerthepug wrote:What if it would ruin the model further though? Ive had some models where the mould like is so terrible that if you actually filed it down or w/e you do, it would mess up the model... Im having a case like this on my Chaos Dragon... Theres a giant line going right down the neck.. Half of its darned skin on his neck is lifted higher then the rest! If I sand it down It would make a wierd slanted shape... I will more then likely have to green stuff a giant cut down the neck... Luckily this will look good considering how the model is suppose to look all... cut in half



I disagree on the mold line ruining a mini. Ive never seen one THAT bad. The normal ones get a blade over it. The worst ones I get my low powered dremel and a small drum bit on them. If your careful youll never even harm the mini]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999710.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999710.page GMT Re:Soooo, Mold Lines ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999784.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999784.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999816.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999816.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
Now ask me about sharp highlights ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999851.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999851.page GMT Re:Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999853.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999853.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:I just hate them on fleshy things mainly. I have to second (or fifth) that people freak out about them too much. My "pride as a workman" doesn't come into play with my toy soldiers, sorry.


That's cool. But where does pride of workmanship take place for you? I spend far less than some on this hobby, yet I find it hard to spend the amount of money I do and end up with something that I'm not proud of when painted. But, like I said, everyone has different priorities. If it's just a game, then don't worry about mold lines or painting!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999878.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999878.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
Sometimes trying to remove the mold lines results in accidentally shedding off more than I bargained for requiring more touch up work later with greenstuff, etc.

As for other people's models - it can look unsightly and I agree that mold lines are an automatic "fail" in painting competitions but for a tabletop army especially a horde one I can give some leeway. Definitely disagree that models are flat out ruined because of lines but I understand that mentality however if the guy did a bad ass paint job or conversion work it'll still look great.


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Simple Green, the safe product recommended for paint stripping, also helps weaken or remove mold lines from my experience.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999925.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999925.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
Buttlerthepug wrote:What if it would ruin the model further though? Ive had some models where the mould like is so terrible that if you actually filed it down or w/e you do, it would mess up the model... Im having a case like this on my Chaos Dragon... Theres a giant line going right down the neck.. Half of its darned skin on his neck is lifted higher then the rest! If I sand it down It would make a wierd slanted shape... I will more then likely have to green stuff a giant cut down the neck... Luckily this will look good considering how the model is suppose to look all... cut in half


Yup, if the mold line is too pronounced, green stuff on/around it to fix that problem.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999941.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/999941.page GMT Re:Soooo, Mold Lines
If I've basecoated it already before I notice it, it officially becomes "character" and thus more charming, because I'm sure as heck not going to go through paint to get it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000003.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000003.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines I'm not really bothered by mold lines on others models, unless they ask for C&C or start talking about their model being a conversion, nicely modelled etc.

If you're in it for the game, it's all ok.
But the moment you start modelling for real, mold lines are a lazymans item.

I have never seen a mold line that doesn't ruin a model for the eye.

Beork]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000341.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000341.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
I would remove really big, obvious ones and maybe take more time over character models, but otherwise I don't bother...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000384.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000384.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
Zip Napalm wrote:I know there are folks who don't really think about them much and that's fine. I don't understand spending time on a great paint job and leaving mold lines. It just seems pointless.


I know what you mean, however I don't see the point in a great paint job. I want my models to look good on the table, not when photographed at 10 megapixels and blown up to three times life size, so I'm happy to overlook minor imperfections.

I was reading a post the other day by someone who spent 8-20 hours per figure, and was worried about the amount of time it took to finish his army. Not surprising!

I once painted 72 figures on a Friday night, including flags and bases, and used them in an exhibition game the next day. Mind you, they were 15mm ACW and I only did basic highlighting. But when you deploy a brigade of infantry, you don't need to worry about individual figures.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000392.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000392.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000436.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000436.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
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]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000492.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000492.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines Personally, i think anyone fussy enough to look for 'em isnt trully apreciating the acctual paint job.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000499.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000499.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000574.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000574.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000608.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000608.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
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?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000726.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000726.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines
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.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000981.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1000981.page GMT Soooo, Mold Lines http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1001488.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/258130/1001488.page GMT