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How much do you assemble before painting?
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Grifter
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 07:51 PM UTC
Brian,
I paint tanks as subassemblies. Open top vehicles have even more subassembly painting, since I can't get to the interior after assembly.
I like to paint roadwheels and track off the vehicle. Wheels I weather after installation, track I weather before. I also leave off all tools and paint them separately, until after painting the base and camo.
slodder
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 08:18 PM UTC
I'd say it depends on the tank - but generally I paint subassemblies of : turret, hull, roadwheels, tracks.
It also depends on how I'm going to paint - airbrush or brush. I'll do more subassemblies with airbrushing vs. brushing.
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 08:23 PM UTC
Not a tank, but I do paint in stages.
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