Model Kits

TopHatAssassin · 04-18-2010, 02:32 PM

This may go without saying, but in my younger years when putting together mecha models I quickly learned (but not quickly enough) to paint EVERYTHING before you even think of putting it together. Otherwise, unless you are incredibly skilled, you end up getting paint on parts that maybe you don't want paint on and then it doesn't look so great. And then you just decide to paint your Sandrock's hands gold, because why not?

I would suggest you make up a kind of guide for yourself or really, really think about how you're going to put all the pieces together before you start gluing. Don't try to be the king of manual dexterity and slot assembly A into assembly B when you can't really see where pin X is to slip it into slot Y.

04-18-2010, 02:32 PM	#11
TopHatAssassin Like a millionaire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 637	I hate 1/144 scale This may go without saying, but in my younger years when putting together mecha models I quickly learned (but not quickly enough) to paint EVERYTHING before you even think of putting it together. Otherwise, unless you are incredibly skilled, you end up getting paint on parts that maybe you don't want paint on and then it doesn't look so great. And then you just decide to paint your Sandrock's hands gold, because why not? I would suggest you make up a kind of guide for yourself or really, really think about how you're going to put all the pieces together before you start gluing. Don't try to be the king of manual dexterity and slot assembly A into assembly B when you can't really see where pin X is to slip it into slot Y. __________________ Aye, num nums indeed.