I am going to be experimenting with building undecorated box car kit and I need your opinions. Should I paint before or after assembly? I figure I should paint the trucks before connecting to the body of the box car. Any other recommendations would be appreciated. Thank you.
I would paint major portions before and weather the car afterwards. That is the way I wearther my rolling stock. If you are goint to have the doors open dont forget the inside and floor.
Cuda Ken
I hate Rust
Greetings,
My 2 cents....Build then paint is usually the best route as glue doesn't stick to paint. I wash whatever plastic I'm going to paint in a mild dish washing liquid then water rinse to remove any mold release residue. I allow at least 24 hours dry time between washing and painting just to be safe.
Bob
Modeling in N scale: Rock Island freight and passenger, with a touch of the following; Wabash Cannon Ball, CB&Q passenger, and ATSF freight and passenger. I played in Peoria (Heights).