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Originally Posted by Davet  is it best to paint on the spru, as you have to scrape the paint off to glue |
There is no hard and fast rules on this Dave,if the item requires detailed painting and it is difficult to paint whilst assembled then paint beforehand,otherwise try and assemble the model as far as you can then do the painting later,spue painting is mostly aimed at small items that can be difficult to hold whilst painting them,so yes in that case go for pre-painting.
What I can never understand is the way some people paint things like fuselage halves before assembly ? that way they need to glue and scrape before touching up !
Once you have a dozen or so models under your belt things will evolve as to the best way to tackle the subject,give it some thought before you commence assembly.