I am just starting to model 1:35 scale armor, and many of these kits come with military figures as you know. My first troops that I painted, I pretty much assembled in their entirety, and then painted them part by part (to include all of the military equipment like canteens, packs, knives, ect...) after everything was assembled. This worked ok. Here are a few questions I have:
1) Is it best to paint all of the various pieces of equipment that will go on the troop before you actually glue the part to the troop? In this case, I would have painted the military equipment first, and then glued them into place on the already painted figure. My only concern here is gluing painted parts together, and this is why I did not do this on my first kit.
2) Do you paint the troop before you assemble him? Each troop consists of a several seperate parts to include a head, two arms, two legs, and a helmet most of the time. Is it best to paint each area, and then assemble the parts together? Or, is is best to assemble everything first, and then paint?
Thanks for any help.