Games Workshop - Citadel Tools: Mouldline Remover

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The end result of this, as you can see below, is that the Citadel clippers leave a bit more of the attachment piece on the model. This isn’t bad per se, it just means more cleanup with a knife or mouldline remover. By the way, you can find a more detailed comparison of 8 hobby grade cutters and nippers over on my Patreon. The alternatives: The old knife’s angular handle also lead to slips and because of it’s more defined angular shape, a slight twist would easily become a 90-degree pivot.

I used to work at Vision Express’s head office in Nottingham, (not far from Warhammer World actually) every day on my commute with my friend ( The Writer: David Christopher Johnston). We would make a joke about a local farmer who was selling Dry, Hardwood Logs. Look, I’m gonna be upfront. it’s not a clever anecdote but many of you can probably relate to the crap you talk about on a repeated 1-hour commute. The new version is improved by its much thinner nose, I always found the old model cumbersome and for finer parts, you could not even get this into the details. Now we can get into much finer parts with the new tool and that is a huge blessing. Every so often Games Workshop releases a new batch of hobby tools. If you’ve ever hung around a Warhammer store you’ve probably seen these on the shelf. The new revamped line-up includes updates to the Super Fine Detail Sprue Cutters, a Mouldline Remover, a Knife, and a Drill.So yes, that’s right, in a new era of FauxHammer, we are, now, officially part of the review club. And don’t believe what you have read online. You’ll be happy to know that we are under no obligation whatsoever to “only say positive things” about Games Workshop’s products. Well, when it comes to cutting fine details. And even I can’t believe I’m going to say this (honestly these articles write themselves). They are fine… Like the others, it has a more ergonomic handle than the previous offering. it’s got curves in all the right places. My favourite parts are how and where the blade is held.

The biggest upgrade though is the handle. Again I’m gonna call out that this looks cheap and generic, and far from the premium that GW is as a brand. The plastic is much lighter than the handle of the old version of this tool. It is the best tool for drilling barrels and barrel ports if you’re into that sort of thing and the current model comes with two different sized bits. They can also be used for pinning, and the two sizes mean you can use things like paper clips or brass rod depending on your project. In the announcement post GW stated that these new clippers feature a “clever stopper system also makes sure that the blades don’t get dulled, so they’ll stay sharp. My immediate thought was that the blades are offset. Offset clipper blades do not meet blade to blade; one is positioned slightly higher than the other so they intersect. A smooth cut is made when the bottom blade slices cleanly past where the top blade began its path. Also, if it’s a flat edge, it’s not a blade. hence the term “Single-Blade”. I’m sorry GW, but how can we expect to take this range seriously if the tool, it’s function and intention is not clearly defined? Citadel Tools: Mouldline Remover Review Games Workshop has done well here, yada yada looks generic like the rest of the tools. but functionally, this one is really smart.Whilst most of these new devices have some minor operational improvements over their predecessors. Gone is the rugged mechanical aesthetic in place of what feels like cheaply moulded generic tools, with a crude logo stencilled on. in fact none of these choices are particularly bad, but the clippers especially are incredibly overpriced. It used to be that you could buy better “fine electrical” clippers for cheaper than what GW charges, but GW’s clippers were ok for the price, a fair starter set. bit now you can get much, much better, hobby clippers, specifically for models, for the same price. if not a few pence cheaper. I would love to sit in a room with the person who designed this, and the person who signed it off for production. I’d love to know if either of them used it. Oh no, I’m not going to go easy on this at all.

Well, the drill works – if you have large hands. For smaller hands like mine, the bit-securing barrel is placed exactly where your fingertips will rest. This makes turning the drill really uncomfortable and unintuitive, and the two plastic fins are more of a hindrance than a help. I found it pretty much impossible to find a grip that felt comfortable and safe. The classic. A scalpel knife with a long, pointed blade to reach the tightest of spaces. There are various knife grips out there, for example from The Army Painter, get the one that you find the most ergonomic. For the blades, get the original ones from X-Acto as I found the quality and sharpness to be the best. The mouldline remover is still best in class for what it does and not the worst price in the world. If you are a young person walking into a hobby store and need some tools to get started with that box of Space Marines you bought, this is what you’ll be sold. The essential tools are the clippers and mould line remover. And these are ok. Next, we have the new Citadel knife. The former Citadel Knife looked fancy but was very overpriced considering you could get a similar scalpel knife with a metal handle from X-acto for about 4 to 5 quid.

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The actual clipping end is more refined, The blade is thinner, the cutting angle is not as sharp and from the top down the whole cutting end is narrower too allowing it to fit into tighter gaps. The new notch for cleaning bases sure does exist, though I’m not sure how useful it will actually be. The flat side of the blade does just fine at cleaning bases so I don’t know who was crying out for this feature but it’s there so you can use it if you want. This is again an easy recommendation. You can get these pretty cheap online, but the cheap ones tend to have shoddy or stiff movement, and despite trying many over the years I still default to my 10+ year old Citadel drill. The one catch with the new design is that the collar that holds the bit is not large. I have a (relatively) large bit for countersinking magnets and it’s simply not going to fit in the new drill. I got away with stretching out the old collar because it was double-sided, there’s no chance of that here. Still, I rarely magnetize these days so this is a minor consideration. Knife Otherwise, it is a lot of plastic for a lot of money. 6 blades of decent quality are included and the knife is compatible with other brands’ scalpel blades as well.

Another benefit of the Seam Scraper is the tri-angular cutting. The blade is also pointed at two ends, so you can remove it and use the other side if the first side becomes dull. The Citadel tool has only one cutting, so in theory the Seam Scraper should last six times longer. However, the steel used for the blade of the Citadel tool seems to be a very high quality, so maybe that will help. Only the time can tell. So what do you I think? I really liked my Micro-Mark seam scraper and if you live in the US, I recommend getting this, as it is cheaper and is able to reach small gaps as well. The Citadel Mouldline Remover is perfectly servicable, with minor limitations. It doesn’t come cheap, but I think it will last a while and when you compare its price tag to specialist hobby tools from Tamiya, it’s not too bad actually.

The sharpness is average, the cuts are alright, but I found it difficult to get really close to the components, so there was still a lot of excess plastic I had to cut away. That’s probably because the blades are still rather large, which makes it hard to reach tight areas in a sprue. Still, the build quality is pretty decent, but for the price they’re asking, I would probably invest in a pair of single-blade nippers. Dual vs single-blade Honestly, and I do not say this lightly. This needs redesigning asap. It’s unusable. 2022 Refreshed Citadel Tools – Final Thoughts Apart from that, they’re as expected. The nose is narrow and can get into fine details, the blades are super sharp and cutting is cleaner and easier than my used Xurons. The handles are also a comfort upgrade from the previous model, though they do feel lighter. Mouldline Remover I wouldn’t even say this one is overly expensive either. of all the tools this is probably the cheapest for Games Workshop to produce, but it’s also the one they will definitely sell the most of.