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Poll suggested by MrMerlin

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I spend a little les than half an hour on an ork, but my brother needs several hours for it..... sheesh!

I answered "Several Minutes" but the amount of time varies based on the medium of the model. Most of my IG army is metal so mold lines can take a while to file off but the plastic troops in my Ork and Dark Eldar armies may only require a few minutes each.

Generally I am pretty obsessive about getting mold lines off even my regular troops but I'd never get anything finished if I spent more than half an hour per model.

I do not normally remove them unless I can see them at more than arms length

I answered a few minutes,
That's all it usually takes me, but I always remove all the mould lines.

Several minutes for me as well. It is not that difficult especially on plastic models but it does need to be done, as a lot of these lines tend to be in obvious places.

I usually do my line cleanup in two passes, once while everything is still on the sprue. Then I prime. Then I clip cleaning the small bit of mould like there, assemble and prime second coat.

Works really well and gets a nice finish.

I chose several minutes, and it varies greatly. If I'm doing one of my SW, it takes me longer than doing another Cadian. Mostly because I've done somewhere in the ballpark of 150 IG grunts, and maybe only 10 or so marines.

I voted "other"; however long it take.

I voted other; As long as it bloody well takes to either file or scrape all the mould lines off. I don't know how many models I have seen that have AWSOME conversions or paintjobs that is ruined by mould lines. If you can take the time to do awsome Greenstuff work or a neat kit-bash please take the time to remove the mould lines.

Everytime you don't remove a mould line before painting a model GW kills a kitten, Why wont you think of the kittens!!!??

I often debated whether or not I have OCD. It sometimes takes me an hour or so to remove the mold lines/flash in a model.

Yeah half an hour for me. Tedious.

I feel pretty amateur now, I don't bother removing them unless they're really obvious

For basic troopers I don't put a whole lot of work into it.

About 5 minets.

A few minutes, varying, depending on how bad they are, obviously.

Several minutes, and it's sooo boring... the part I dislike the most in the whole process.

Anyone that doesn't remove mold lines shouldn't bother painting the model.

Around five minutes or so, maybe a little more for metal models. Granted, I occasionally miss a line or two, but the ones I miss are usually very minute lines.

I concur with my son!!!
Only a few minutes and while you are at it, drill the darn gun barrels!!!
I perfer a medium paint job and a clean look than a nice job with flash!!!
The task sucks, but it is part of the MODELING man... so just do it!!!
JMO
Tony

LOL, 944 views and only 16 or so replies.

Just a couple of minutes. If it's going to be getting the plague marine treatment sometimes I don't even bother, as the nurglifying process will mask/destroy them in most cases.

I voted an hour, as I basically lose count... That's somewhat an exaggeration, but I need to find every little buggery dodgy line on even the smallest detail, whether it's seen or not after the miniature is painted. I then give each miniature a wash with soap to remove dust particles and grease.

I've found some kits to be harder than others. Lootas are a chore, and the first AoBR I got was absolutely dire, with more plastic in the mould lines than the rest of the kit combined

Tara wrote:I concur with my son!!!
Only a few minutes and while you are at it, drill the darn gun barrels!!!
I perfer a medium paint job and a clean look than a nice job with flash!!!
The task sucks, but it is part of the MODELING man... so just do it!!!
JMO
Tony

I'm with you guys, take the time to do some prep work to make your figures look good. I voted a couple minutes, but probably more like 15. I get mold lines, and and little mistakes that might have happened in the molding process. I'm not a Golden Daemon painter, but I like to take pride in my work.

Not worth it to me... I once removed the mold lines of all parts of 100 hormagaunts, before assembling them. So, every mold line, even those not visible when assembled............

I did this in a row, before doing anything else. Ended up selling the army due to burnout. Ever since then, I vowed not to discourage myself that much on a project and only remove mold lines that are very obvious.

A couple minutes, but I usually forget.

I used to spend hours and I always missed stuff. My system is now like this:-

1. Drill out the Barrels of any weapons.
2. Remove Mould lines for about 30mins.
3. Light prime in black and allow to dry,
4. Inspect model and remove any other lines that become visible or are still obvious.
5. Final light Coat of Black primer to cover those area;s and any that you missed with 1st primer.

It is long winded but gives good results. Many a well painted model is ruined by mould lines being visible. Patience and diligence gives the best results.

I tend to do it by kit, not by model. It's one of the 'I'm watching TV (or my wife play Skyrim) tasks. I clip everything off the sprues into a box, then piece by piece de-line them into another box.

As I remove mold lines from random bits in a box, placing the finished ones into a new box, I'd say several minutes to about an hour for enough bits to build a full miniature.

I never knew how to remove them so i just left 'em there.

I can usually get a terminator space marine done to the point I'm happy with in about a half an hour or so, I can get a gaunt done in about 10 minutes and a regular space marine in about 15 or so.