Project Scythe

Project Scythe is a detailed step by step tour through the process of getting a complex model ready for Combat. I am going to be working on Privateer Press's Scythean. A model that will eventually tower over its 50mm base. Today however we are starting at the very beginning, laying out all 16 parts. I've loose fit them all and made sure they are all there.

The next step is to hunt down all the mold line on the model and get rid of them. These can be subtle especially before painting, but leaving them is the sort of rookie mistake I made on the goblin on speed. Here you can see the Scythean's head resting on the hobby knife and needle file it has a date with. Its hard to get mold line to photograph well, so I have highlighted it in red.

The next part of this project is to remove all of the mold lines carefully with the knife and files. Be careful not to cut yourself or wreck detail on the model. Also be careful not to miss any, it can be a real paint to have to fix them later. Generally when you find one its a good idea to follow it all the way around the part. Though Privateer likes to hide them so even this can be tricky, the line here largely disappears between its teeth before reemerging on the chin.