Do you leave the parts on the tree when you paint?

[TanKaBoY]

if they r small then i paint them on the tree and if its big like a seat or body, then no.

[BlueHand]

bit of both, depends on the parts, i try to brush as much as I can on the tree. Im a bit clumsy, and if I take all the bits off, I end up losing some

[Leon L]

I prime on the tree, and paint off the tree.

[supermod04]

ok well looks like i got my awnser. just wondered what you guys did. i figured you guys did both. i do both , big items like seats bodys ect i break off, smaller things i leave on then break off and touch up real fast.

[_835_]

You are not alone phil, same for me ;-)

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

In 99.99% of cases I remove them from the sprue/tree before painting. You need to in order to trim the join and scrape/sand down all the mold lines. Or am I the only guy silly enough to do that to every single piece of the kit?

[rx7king]

i breakt that part of with some of the sprue on ...but i really havent found out a good way to hold small parts for painting so i have no choice

[nlampman]

willimo

I have found if I need to touch up something that has been spray painted, I take a small tuper ware jar and spray my paint into it using a fine brush I touch up from that. works well for me.

[Martini Man]

i always cut my parts off the trees, sand, deseam, test fit, glue together any sub assembly that will be the same color, wash parts, then mount small parts on to toothpicks with reversed wrapped tape, or small dabs of "twice as tacky "brand white glue (craft store) - also great for applying to glue joints as a masking material before painting, then just peel off when paint is dry and no need to scrape paint for areas that get glue. Paul

[MPWR]

No!!!

[nascar49]

It depends on the parts , not a simple yes or no, but I would say, 95% of the time, parts come off .

[Seamus McRae]

Both. Depends a lot on what the item is.

[Seamus McRae]

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

In 99.99% of cases I remove them from the sprue/tree before painting. You need to in order to trim the join and scrape/sand down all the mold lines. Or am I the only guy silly enough to do that to every single piece of the kit?

Umm no. I'm like this too

[imster]

I always take parts off the sprues, I always treat every single part individually and so using that ethos every single part gets taken off and cleaned up then painted. There is always a way to attach a part to paint, I use all types of methods like toothpicks with tape inside out, superglue to tack a part, bluetack, clips etc

[Vette Modeller]

I always remove them. Sanding stubs and paint touch up will always show.