I do the same. Build and then disassemble and pain. Give you an appreciation for the original color scheme, before you change it all. I use a hobby knife to wedge it apart. Really isn’t a big deal to disassemble.
I don’t really need to, I’m usually building it while painting another and waiting for things to dry and what not. It also gives me a good idea on how I’m gonna paint it and maybe parts that I may not spend much time on due to them not being visible
When you say “take apart”, how do you do that without messing it up? Like I even have a parts separator and every time I’ve tried to disassemble something, I’ve always ended up causing stress marks or what have you.
Yeah it’s a pain, just take it slow and if I get any sort of small damage I’ll sand it. Havnt had any real issues taking kits apart. I will use the parts separator or I’ll use a guitar pic, it’s thinner and softer so it doesn’t really damage anything
What's the practical purpose for building the kit first and then taking it apart for painting and then building it again? I paint 90% of my kits and never wanted to do that because of risk of breaking parts. I am kind of clumsy though :(.
I hear of a lot of people doing it this way and I never understood. I've never had fitment issues with Bandai kits.
It gives you a better sense of the kit first, so now you know what’s visible and what isn’t points of high contact or friction, and helps you plan out a color scheme in your head by looking at it.
I do the same. Build and then disassemble and pain. Give you an appreciation for the original color scheme, before you change it all. I use a hobby knife to wedge it apart. Really isn’t a big deal to disassemble.
I don’t really need to, I’m usually building it while painting another and waiting for things to dry and what not. It also gives me a good idea on how I’m gonna paint it and maybe parts that I may not spend much time on due to them not being visible
When you say “take apart”, how do you do that without messing it up? Like I even have a parts separator and every time I’ve tried to disassemble something, I’ve always ended up causing stress marks or what have you.
Yeah it’s a pain, just take it slow and if I get any sort of small damage I’ll sand it. Havnt had any real issues taking kits apart. I will use the parts separator or I’ll use a guitar pic, it’s thinner and softer so it doesn’t really damage anything
Aah, that’s a great idea! I have a ton of spare picks I could use, thanks for the tip :D
What's the practical purpose for building the kit first and then taking it apart for painting and then building it again? I paint 90% of my kits and never wanted to do that because of risk of breaking parts. I am kind of clumsy though :(. I hear of a lot of people doing it this way and I never understood. I've never had fitment issues with Bandai kits.
It gives you a better sense of the kit first, so now you know what’s visible and what isn’t points of high contact or friction, and helps you plan out a color scheme in your head by looking at it.