I wanted to throw a few things out and ask the opinion of the experts on a few things...
A. Detail Painting - I try to do detail painting during the build and attach these bits - for example, tool racks, extra track links - AFTER doing the initial base coat of paint and before the weathering process. In contrast to my methods, I read a lot of advice that says you should build the entire kit, including tracks, and THEN paint the base coat and THEN do detail work. Seems to me that if you do that, getting a complete, realistic paint job on, say, an attached jack or shovel might be tough.
B. Road Wheels - again, I tend to base-coat road wheels and under-chassis before doing the vehicle as a whole. Then, I can go back and paint the road wheels after the base coat is on. I also don't glue the wheels so I can turn them and paint them more easily (the thought of trying to paint fixed road wheel rims scares the heck out of me).
Am I over-complicating things? A bookI bought on Armor modeling contradicts what I am doing, butI've see the results in the book and they're not so great, IMHO, so I do things this way. Any suggestions/corrections?