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Thanks in advance,
Oriphus]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773071.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773071.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773097.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773097.page GMT
*Clip them off the sprue
*Clean 'em up
*Glue together (some people like to leave the guns unattached at this stage, and attach them later after painting)
*Paint
*Seal (as appropriate)

That's it. I normally assemble the whole damn model *guns 'n all), spray it black and start painting. if I can't reach something with a paintbrush, it stands to reason that it probably can't be seen that well anyway, so I leave it

Hope this helps.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773110.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773110.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773203.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773203.page GMT
I am a new player, so I haven't bought any paint yet since I have been scratching up for an army.

I assume though that being able to do each piece seperate will help you get into all the "nooks and crannies" though I will agree with the point that if you can't reach it, you more than likely can't see it either. Just spray the base and detail it later. The whole point of the game is the play.

I have seen entire ork mobs at my local shop, and the player points out how long it takes to paint that many models. So he had the choice of either showing up and having fun with them, or spend every weekend painting as many as he can. Sure, he paints some here and there, and he will be finished... eventually. I am the same train of thought, I want my blood angels dropping out of the sky, not sitting on a table to dry!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773253.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773253.page GMT
With larger models (i.e. the chaos defiler) I really like painting all parts seperately and then glue them together as the get finished (the green stuffing comes afterwards and has to be repainted)- this way you can watch your model take shape]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773287.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773287.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773310.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773310.page GMT
clip
clean
assemble(the only thing I will ever leave off is its a bolter that will be held infront of there chest as I am anal as hell when it comes to painting and I like to get everything)
paint
seal]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773322.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773322.page GMT
The world is not full of instant gratification and sometimes things are better when you spend a few weekends getting that core 1000 points painted before you play with them.

And you would be surprised how quickly you can paint models to an excellent standard with some of the techniques online. Dips and washes can make even the slowest painter crank out 30 orks in an hour or 2.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773323.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773323.page GMT
The only advantage to painting then assembling is that stuff that's behind other stuff is easier to paint. However, if something is OVERLAPPING you're not going to see what's behind the arm/gun/whatever. For those things that are ALMOST overlapping, then yeah, it's more difficult to paint assembly first, but this just gives you a lot of good practice with your fine painting skills.

The disadvantage to painting then assembling comes from the fact that you actually need to spend more time painting, as you're painting things you won't even be able to see. As well, lots of new hobbyinsts are just as bad at assembling as they are with painting. This means getting superglue on paint, this means ripping apart improperly-glued arms, and ripping the paint off with them, etc. This means you're going to need to do even MORE painting to cover up for your assembly errors, whereas if you assemble first, you can get all of that out of the way and fixed and then just put down a single set of paint.

The only real question is one between assemble-paint-base or assemble-base-paint, which is determined by how you want to do your basing.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773564.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773564.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773640.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1773640.page GMT SM, I leave off the bolter and backpack for convenience while painting, then attach, base, and seal afterward.

It's a vague answer, but it really depends on what you're painting. I can see people's reasoning when they say "if you can't reach it, you can't see it, so why paint it?" but there are certain things you can see that are SO much easier to paint (and paint well) without having to work around other parts, it just seems silly to glue it first.

I wish I hadn't completely assembled that Ork trukk. I think it will be the test of whether I can just jab some paint in the recesses and call it a day or if I'll drive myself over the edge trying to detail all the half-visible gubbins I blocked off in my overzealous push to assemble all of my models...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1774544.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1774544.page GMT
I find that most of my bases require drybrushing, and the models themselves dont (or at least not in that area) so it saves me a lot of time re-painting models feet if the bases are already done completely.

Only thing I'd leave off til the end is flock.
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1774566.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1774566.page GMT The only part Ive ever painted before assembly is the gubbins behind the grate on the Battlewagon.

I just stripped 40 nobz (20 reg 20biker) that the fella before painted, then assembled. Even my Ol Lady (who gives nary a bowel movement about my hobby) noticed the excessive need for superglue and the large gaps between arms and shoulders due to the paint not gluing well. So If you ARE going to paint first, make sure that you get the paint off the areas that match up.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1774652.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/307183/1774652.page GMT