"The Spray Strip" Topic

That sounds like a very dumb idea.

Sounds like a lot of work.

Sounds like a way to sell a lot more paint….

I've done this, and it works quite well.

Having said that, a better solution is to simply lay them flat on a large piece of foam core and spray one side, let it dry, then spray the other. That's how I've been priming for several years now.

For shields, I put down a strip of double-sided tape and stick the shield to it so the back is up. Spray that, then when dry flip them over and spray the face.

I also paint pikes, spears and javelins, etc, before attaching them. These I take a piece of balsa wood or foam core, and push the point of the pike into it so the pike blade is fully concealed. Then I spray the shafts with whatever color I'm wanting them to be.

You could do that or you could just use a drop of glue on each base and put them on a strip. Why waste the primer?

I would think the drying time for the primer would be a limiting factor. I usually base, then paint, anyway.

I'm with joker. I cut up old business cards (in my line of work I have hundreds of them available) and put on a drop of glue to fasten the figures. No paint wasted.

I never thought of this, I usually use a small dab of white glue to mount them to popsicle sticks.

I use a magnetic strip on a piece of hardwood.
All my figures are on metal bases.

When the paint gets too thick simply scrape it off and re- use.

For my 20mm figure I use white glue and a 1 inch high by 1/2 inch wide wooden stick both for priming and final painting.

After the figures are complete, I remove them from the rods. Finally I use a dermal sand down both the bases of the figures and the wooden rods for the next batch.

Sounds like a good way to get an uneven or blotchy primer job on the side that is laying in the wet primer.

That sounds terrible.

I just dip them in my hot glue pot and stick them on the stick. No hassles, dries instantly, fast and you can get painting right away.

Double sided tape them to a stick, waaay cheaper than paint

If you are careful you can reuse the tape as the figures, once removed, leave a sticky void. Just not as sticky as before.

Great idea to sell more overpriced primer. I give them credit for that.

Scrap wood with magnetic tape on it, all my bases are metal so they stick to the magnet with no problem. I can put about 20 28mm figs on them and get a good angle to prime even those tough to reach spots. When dry they just lift off. I've been using the same strips for a few years now with no issues.

For plastics I undercoat them on the sprue – stops small bits like shields being blown away. Just rest the sprue on a cork to lift it above the surface. Flip over and spray the other side. You only have to touch up a few small contact points after you cut the pieces off. No gluing/sticking required.

I mostly do plastics and I do them the same way as Legatus.

I've been using TKindred's method for decades now (gulp!). After priming, I stick them on popsicle sticks for painting(tongue depressors for 25mm) with a hot glue gun. I tried putting them on sticks first a couple of times,but I found he sticks can obscure the undercuts on the lower parts of the figures.

Perhaps I "overprime". . .

I do plastics same as Legatus and COL Scott,though.

I prime the figures standing up glued to bases with white glue but do it outdoors and spray from all four sides – needless to say I do this with figs en masse and given the weather it does require planning ahead