"Multi-part Hard Plastics & Painting Services" Topic
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01 May 2010 8:25 a.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 12 Aug 2009 12:44 p.m. PST |
Do you prefer to assemble the figures yourself before sending them to a painting service, or do you prefer to pay extra to have the painting service assemble them for you? |
| Tom Reed | 12 Aug 2009 1:31 p.m. PST |
Hmm, an interesting question. If I were to use a painting service I could see doing it both ways. 1. Assembling myself means I don't have to pay them to do so. But…it would mean there is more chance for breakage in the mail before they arrive at the painter. And I can also assemble in the poses that I want. 2. Having the painter assemble means that I just send him the spures/box of figures and don't have to sweat them breaking before they get to him. |
nnascati  | 12 Aug 2009 2:19 p.m. PST |
Given that the point of the multi-part plastics is tobe able to customize poses, how would you convey the assembly instructions? Either way, I'd be hesitant to send plastics overseas. |
| GoodBye | 12 Aug 2009 2:24 p.m. PST |
Have them painted on the sprues, then clip assemble and touch up when you get them home if inclined to pay for this sort of thing. They'll ship a lot better and a lot safer still on the sprues. D~ |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 12 Aug 2009 2:35 p.m. PST |
I enjoy assembling them far more than painting them but I dont use a service. |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 12 Aug 2009 7:34 p.m. PST |
I dont send my plastics out to be painted, only my metals. If I did, I would definitely assemble them myself! |
| xthulu | 13 Aug 2009 4:38 a.m. PST |
Over the years I've sent unassembled GW Zombies and WF Colonials to Fernando, and been very happy with the results. Well posed and no damage on return. They are painting a box of WF Romans for me at the moment, they look good from the pictures I've seen so far. |
| BravoX | 13 Aug 2009 11:41 p.m. PST |
I would never send plastics for painting, with the economics of it, it only make sense to have metals painted. |
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