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**Bunkerbarge** · 08-04-2008

Hi Kratos and a warm welcome.

As for painting that was asked not so long since on here. You might find the thread if you do a search.

Basically it depends on what you are making. A ships hull should be assembled and painted as one as you would do with say a motorcycle engine but the deck fittings would be painted seperately and added on when painted.

A lot of things I do I remove the items from the sprue, clean them up and then glue a sharpened piece of sprue to a location that isn't going to be seen. Then paint the part before finally snapping the sprue off and glueing it to the model.

Things like a motorcycle engine I would assemble it and glue a sprue to something like the inside of a crank case. Paint the engine before finally glueing the casing on, which was also painted with a piece of sprue on the inside.

For your Titanic model you are going to have to devise a combination of both and the more pre-planning you do the easier it will be.

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Bunkerbarge Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery Posts: 3,554 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 230	Hi Kratos and a warm welcome. As for painting that was asked not so long since on here. You might find the thread if you do a search. Basically it depends on what you are making. A ships hull should be assembled and painted as one as you would do with say a motorcycle engine but the deck fittings would be painted seperately and added on when painted. A lot of things I do I remove the items from the sprue, clean them up and then glue a sharpened piece of sprue to a location that isn't going to be seen. Then paint the part before finally snapping the sprue off and glueing it to the model. Things like a motorcycle engine I would assemble it and glue a sprue to something like the inside of a crank case. Paint the engine before finally glueing the casing on, which was also painted with a piece of sprue on the inside. For your Titanic model you are going to have to devise a combination of both and the more pre-planning you do the easier it will be. __________________ “Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack, Butting through the Channel in the mad March days"