Question about painting parts before assembly

[ekipage]

I am just getting back into painting after quite a long break and I had some older GW minis that I never painted and decided to practice with those. Anyway the question I have is: I have seen people painting them while they are still in pieces and it looks like a good way to get at all those areas that can be blocked after assembly. Is there anything special you need to do when gluing the mini together after painting or does the paint not interfere with the superglue (assuming that I will be painting over parts that will be glued)? Oh, one other question, when pinning minis, what type of glue (if any) are you using to hold the pin in the mini?

Thanks for any help on this.
Eki

 

[ten ball]

Imo you should aways assemble the mini first. Prep, positional work, pinning, gluing etc will most probably ruin your painting work.

Super glue with bi carb with pinning with give you a super strong join.

 

[nels0nmac]

Personally I try to assemble as much of the mini as possible before painting only leaving off bits that will be in the way of painting everything. That said I also ensure that all cleaning work has been done before and any pinning work is sorted before any painting takes place. I use super glue to hold the metal pins in place. If you are sticking pieces on after painting has taken place put the pin ( if necessary) in those pieces as you can then use a pin vice to hold said piece whilst you are painting it.When gluing a piece afterwards the type of glue to use depends on the model. Plastic you can use standard plastic glue, metal or resin use super glue but make sure it is the thicker type,not the standard runny ones you get. The thicker types help to ensure that it stays where you put it and doesn't run over your finished paintwork.
I hope that helps.

 

[Sicks]

I usually do the same as nelson, assemble as much as possible only leaving off the bits that would get in the way or would be difficult to paint once attached, make sure all the filing and cleaning etc is done before you paint and take care while gluing the bits on later and it should be fine. I can see ten balls point, but i usually end up with paint where I didn't want it by mistake without making it harder for myself

 

[ekipage]

Thanks for the answers. I didn't know about super glue and bicarb. Also, I think I misspoke about pinning, I meant drilling it out to put a pin in the foot, base, etc so you can attach it to cork or a vice to hold while painting (sorry if I got terms mixed up), but do you glue the mini to the metal or is it just drill the hole and push the mini on it? Reason I ask is if it is glued, what type of glue do people use so you can get the mini off of the pin (or whatever the proper term is) to actually mount it to a base? Or do you just cut the metal from the mini when done?

 

[Sicks]

I usually just use superglue on its own for that, i stick the pin in the end of the glues nozzle then put it in the mini. then I either pin the mini to the base or the pin will come out with a bit of a wiggle but you risk damaging the paint because you have to hold part of the mini and gently pull and wiggle the pin.

 

[ekipage]

Thanks for the tip. I have a box of Imperial Guard that a friend gave me. I will try it on one of those to see how it goes.

 

[Zab]

make sure that you are gluing metal to metal or plastic to plastic or resin to resin. If you try to glue to paint if will not make a strong bond. I covered it all on my blog a few years back...
http://almostperftec.blogspot.ca/2012/09/wip-crimson-fist-anniversary-model_21.html