A method of forming a thermoplastic article having a long fiber reinforcement, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) providing a first thermoplastic composite material having at least about 40 volume percent of at least one continuous long reinforcing fiber and chopping or cutting the first thermoplastic composite material so that it has discontinuous long fibers of varied lengths; b) providing at least one mold, wherein each of the at least one mold comprises at least one first mold section configured for defining a first mold cavity, the at least one first mold section having an inlet and an outlet and at least one second mold section including two or more fitting surfaces which come together using one or more second mold section pieces to define a second mold cavity, the second mold section having an inlet, wherein the outlet of the first mold section is in communication with the inlet of the second mold section via at least one flow port; c) introducing the first thermoplastic composite material having discontinuous long fibers of varied lengths into the first mold cavity; d) applying heat and pressure to the first thermoplastic composite material in the first mold cavity until the first mold section reaches at least a first process temperature; e) releasing the pressure on the mold; and f) reapplying pressure to the mold while cooling, wherein at least a portion of the first thermoplastic composite material flows out of the outlet of the first mold section and into the second mold cavity, wherein said cooling solidifies the first thermoplastic composite material to form a molded article having the shape of the second mold cavity and wherein the discontinuous long fibers in the molded article are randomly dispersed. a) providing a first thermoplastic composite material having at least about 40 volume percent of at least one continuous long reinforcing fiber and chopping or cutting the first thermoplastic composite material so that it has discontinuous long fibers of varied lengths; b) providing at least one mold, wherein each of the at least one mold comprises at least one first mold section configured for defining a first mold cavity, the at least one first mold section having an inlet and an outlet and at least one second mold section including two or more fitting surfaces which come together using one or more second mold section pieces to define a second mold cavity, the second mold section having an inlet, wherein the outlet of the first mold section is in communication with the inlet of the second mold section via at least one flow port; at least one first mold section configured for defining a first mold cavity, the at least one first mold section having an inlet and an outlet and at least one second mold section including two or more fitting surfaces which come together using one or more second mold section pieces to define a second mold cavity, the second mold section having an inlet, wherein the outlet of the first mold section is in communication with the inlet of the second mold section via at least one flow port; c) introducing the first thermoplastic composite material having discontinuous long fibers of varied lengths into the first mold cavity; d) applying heat and pressure to the first thermoplastic composite material in the first mold cavity until the first mold section reaches at least a first process temperature; e) releasing the pressure on the mold; and f) reapplying pressure to the mold while cooling, wherein at least a portion of the first thermoplastic composite material flows out of the outlet of the first mold section and into the second mold cavity, wherein said cooling solidifies the first thermoplastic composite material to form a molded article having the shape of the second mold cavity and wherein the discontinuous long fibers in the molded article are randomly dispersed.