Do you Paint or glue a model first?

Answer 1

Answer

It is easier to paint before gluing, but then there is the problem of getting the paint all over your fingers, as it can be quite difficult to hold onto such a small piece. If you paint the pieces while they are still on the sprue, it leaves little plastic bits, unpainted where you break it off the sprue when you have finished. The best way is for you to glue together the parts that would be easy to reach, (i.e. nothing in the way) then when you have painted them, add on the bits that would have blocked painting the rest of the model. Paint in stages, while gluing is the best idea basically.

Answer 2

Both techniques are popular, and it really comes down to personal preference. Many newer painters find that they achieve better results painting a model before gluing it together, but many more experienced painters glue their models first, then paint all the models in a squad together like an assembly line.

ANS 2 - In most models there are small parts that need to be painted first, then left aside to dry. Larger parts such as airplane wings and bodies and car bodies should be assembled, then painted, then when they are dry, attach the small parts that you painted first.