Board Thread:Warhammer 40k Modeling and Painting/@comment-18820521-20141231231254/@comment-86.190.171.142-20150101082418

Yes, some tips.

Sub-assembly is key. Many a modeller has build up a kit too much to actually allow access to areas for painting or further build work. It is quite acceptable to leave arms, backpacks or weapons etc off and paint them up seperately. A fine drill bit, some super glue and side cutters sorts this fine.

Building processively with minimum glue helps to allow the model to be built, taking advantage of its own strenght, as opposed to its own weight crushing it. Glue is not meant to be used it massive amounts, less is more.

A white metal (only) kit can be stripped with MrMuscle (avoid the fumes, direct touch, wash off before it drys on etc). This has a habit of melting plastic and resin though. Superglue can be weakened by water immersion also, especially warm, again for white metal only really. Sometime using a tooth brush and MrMuscle can carefully be used to strip base coated plastic but A) Wear eye protection B)use a soft brush and gental motion and C) have water on standby. This can help rid you  of some paint atleast.

My preferred base coat method is by a 50-70% mix with water, paint solution. Never too fix but shows the detail very crisply.

By adding around 10-12% screen wash, 10-12% water to paint 75% mixes, it breaks the surface tension enough that a nice couple of layers can be applied in a controlled fashion, rather than the relatively poor quality of Games Workshop paints.

And so one...Hope that helps.