painting complete figure of in parts

[megroot]

I'm a newbie, so i now painted 3 bust's. I bought 2 figure's in 54 mm a celtic warrior and a knight.
I wonder now, do you gues paint the figure when it is completed, or do you leave the parts such as hands, feets, head, spaer e.d. off and paint it first.
When all painted do you assembled the figure and how do you do that without damage the paintjob.

Marc v Megroot

 

[megroot]

I'm a newbie, so i now painted 3 bust's. I bought 2 figure's in 54 mm a celtic warrior and a knight.
I wonder now, do you gues paint the figure when it is completed, or do you leave the parts such as hands, feets, head, spaer e.d. off and paint it first.
When all painted do you assembled the figure and how do you do that without damage the paintjob.

Marc v Megroot

 

[JCOX]

Marc,

Typically you'll want to assemble as much of the figure as possible before you begin to paint. This allows you to do any post-assembly clean-up and avoids messing up your paint job. Small items like equipment and such can be painted and then attatched. You'll need to decide this on a per-figure basis. The rule of thumb for me is: if it can be accessed reasonably by a paint brush after it is attatched - assemble first, then paint.

-jim cox

 

[JCOX]

Marc,

Typically you'll want to assemble as much of the figure as possible before you begin to paint. This allows you to do any post-assembly clean-up and avoids messing up your paint job. Small items like equipment and such can be painted and then attatched. You'll need to decide this on a per-figure basis. The rule of thumb for me is: if it can be accessed reasonably by a paint brush after it is attatched - assemble first, then paint.

-jim cox

 

[megroot]

Ok, so i decided from figure to figure. And by testfitting you can see for leaving it off for the paintjob, or fit it before the paintjob.
I'll try this, because for me it seems to be easyer to leave it all off and then paint, but mess up all the paint.

Thank you guys.

 

[megroot]

Ok, so i decided from figure to figure. And by testfitting you can see for leaving it off for the paintjob, or fit it before the paintjob.
I'll try this, because for me it seems to be easyer to leave it all off and then paint, but mess up all the paint.

Thank you guys.

 

[Guy]

When I am doing a kit, I try to peg (drill a small hole in the arm for example where the arm will join the torso ) the larger pieces so that I don't have to handle them while painting. I then attach to the body and drybrush over the seam area to match the colors. If the head is seperate, I always drill up into the neck and fasten the head to a brass rod (same size as the drill bit) and hold it in a pin vise while painting.

 

[Guy]

When I am doing a kit, I try to peg (drill a small hole in the arm for example where the arm will join the torso ) the larger pieces so that I don't have to handle them while painting. I then attach to the body and drybrush over the seam area to match the colors. If the head is seperate, I always drill up into the neck and fasten the head to a brass rod (same size as the drill bit) and hold it in a pin vise while painting.

 

[Guy]

this is the devise I made for holding pegged pieces. Made from dowel rods and a 2x4

http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=454

 

[Guy]

this is the devise I made for holding pegged pieces. Made from dowel rods and a 2x4

http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=454

 

[megroot]

Thanks Guy I'll shall try this method. Just get some rod's to hold it.

 

[megroot]

Thanks Guy I'll shall try this method. Just get some rod's to hold it.

 

[Guy]

Here are some of the various ways I paint small parts. Paintbrush handles....toothpicks......dowel rods with brass rod.......and a vise, using the back of the vise as a hand rest for small detail work

 

[Guy]

Here are some of the various ways I paint small parts. Paintbrush handles....toothpicks......dowel rods with brass rod.......and a vise, using the back of the vise as a hand rest for small detail work

 

[Edson]

Very ingenious my friend

Cheers
Ed

 

[Edson]

Very ingenious my friend

Cheers
Ed