Re: Painting FT models

On 13-Jun-01 at 07:44, Derk Groeneveld (derk@cistron.nl) wrote:
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> Hi folks,
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> just got the samples I ordered, and am contemplating their painting.
What
> I'm curious about is, how do you people paint them? Do you mount them
on
> the stands and paint them while so mounted? Do you mount them on
something
> else, during painting?
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> I would guess the stand would get paint-splotched during painting,
which
> would seem a shame. But holding the model itself during painting would
> only result in a lot of metal showing through, I'm afraid.
> 
> Oh, and on a somewhat similar issue, how do you transport them? I base
all
> my figures on magnetic bases for transport and storage, but I doubt
this
> would work with the FT models on their long spindly stands.

Is there an FT painting FAQ?  We really need one as this is asked often.

I go down to the hobby store and buy square brass tubing such that
one fits tightly inside the other.  (Actually, the outer is tubing,
the inner is channel).	I drill into the mini a bit and epoxy the
smaller to the mini.  I epoxy the larger to one of the big lead
bases.	That makes transport in a tackle box with a piece of foam
easy.  I also have a couple of bases which are horribly out of line
from when I first started this.  Those are my painting bases.