Do you prime before you assemble?
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Necroghast
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Whatever you do, don't prime them on the sprue. If you do when you cut the pieces off you'll have to paint over the bits you cut. I often cut off the pieces, trim the mold lines/flash, then assemble the easy bits leaving off the pieces that would create spaces hard to reach with a brush. Those, I stick a pin in an inconspicuous spot and then attach them to something like a cork for priming. I can then paint everything in that way and assemble it when all the pieces are finished. So it's a mix, some pieces you assemble some you don't.
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Einion
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Simple figures can be painted fully assembled because the design is 'open' enough to still give brush access to everything you can see.
Remember though: just 'cause you can see it doesn't mean you can paint it. So for something more complex you might need to do a partial assembly, prime this and all the separate parts (e.g. one arm, a scabbard, shield) and then paint and finish the assembly. Wearing gloves to handle the bits can be a good idea to help prevent glossy spots on the painted surfaces.
Einion
Remember though: just 'cause you can see it doesn't mean you can paint it. So for something more complex you might need to do a partial assembly, prime this and all the separate parts (e.g. one arm, a scabbard, shield) and then paint and finish the assembly. Wearing gloves to handle the bits can be a good idea to help prevent glossy spots on the painted surfaces.
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MRickwood
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Would have to agree
Assemble and then prime.
If painting for a painting for competition more then likely would do as Einion stated. If mini's are being painted for gaming, even painting to a high quality, its just so much easier to assemble and prime.
That's my two bits worth.
Assemble and then prime.
If painting for a painting for competition more then likely would do as Einion stated. If mini's are being painted for gaming, even painting to a high quality, its just so much easier to assemble and prime.
That's my two bits worth.
nels0nmac
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I tned to assemble as much as possible and then prime. If there are areas that would be hard or near impossible to paint around/under - space marine backpacks are an easy example - then I will leave them off and paint them seperately and stick them on when done. Experience will let you know whether to stick or not.
