Model Armour

If your building a steel wheeled vehicle that needs some camo other then one color do you put them on prior to or after painting??? What are the pros and cons of either or??? I'd like as many opinions on this as possible thanks in advance.....

Thinking of doing a late tiger soon.....

With a Tiger or a Panther I tend to put the wheels on except the outside row. I Simply paint the inside wheels and under sides a dark brown/black as they will not really be seen when the outside row and tracks are placed on.
Of the wheels fitted to the kit there will be a row which are semi exposed when final row fitted, these faces are lightly airbrushed in the camo colours allowing the black/brown to act as a preshade with any mud etc lightly applied so as not to hinder the fitting of final row. The final exterior row I paint and weather seperately and add last.
With the tracks fitted and final weathering touches can then pull everything together.

Thats just me tho

I tend to put the entire running gear on these models, including the tracks before beginning painting. If you can see it...you can spray it!

Vinnie

You may be right Vinnie, but for me, the saying is more like "If you can see it, you will over-spray it."

Jim, if it was me and the camo scheme was going to carried from the hull to the wheels, I think I would temporarily attach them, spray the scheme and then rotate the wheels to keep the scheme from lining up.

Matt

Thanks guys... I'll take the easy way out for now and put them all on... Maybe latter I'll try Matt's idea... Take care fella's...

Jim-
when I am that close to finishing a model, I usually.....

Hold on a second... it has been so long since I finished a model I cant remember.



Steve