Nice work, the painting looks great. Too bad the figures themselves are not up to today's standards as far as sculpting and proportions but you turned a sows ear into a silk purse! I see you used the old tea candle trick for the CA glue as well. As far as filming goes I guess you know now how hard it is to stay in focus and in frame but overall you did a fine job. Congrats m8!
Thank you so much, means a lot to me with that coming from you🙏 yes the figures weren't the easiest base to work with, but on the other hand I was very curious how they would turn out and what result I could reach with them. So even better if they turned out nice😊 filming this was very challenging too, it looks so easy and smooth when looking at your bust painting videos, but it really is hard work. I guess the crucial tip for me was using a cellphone, so thanks again for that.🙏😊 using a tea candle is still working, so no need to find new solutions 😉😁
@@836dmar it's to put super glue on wax, somehow it doesn't dry out fast there and stays workable longer. Like this you can take smaller amounts of glue from it for longer time.
Outstanding, I love the Dragon figure sets and I think you have done a great job on these, well done. Looking forward to more of your work and the diorama.
Really well done!! Don’t worry about the video being long…it’s very instructive!! I am just learning how to paint figures and have found it quite frustrating. I will try and follow this video with a fresh figure tomorrow!
Thank you for watching, happy you like my video and find it helpful. I really struggled with figures too, but I fought into them because I wanted to improve, and now I love painting them. Practice is the most important part of that progress, next to good brushes😉. Good luck with your next try, hope you enjoy doing them.
If lived for 50 more years. I could never paint as well as you. You sir, are blessed with a very cool skill. Thank you for the many tips. And, making me feel bad about myself. LOL!!!
New subscriber here. I’m enjoying watching this video. Lots of tips and tricks to borrow from. I love the wax candle tip for CA glue. Will be using that for sure. Those figures turned out fantastic looking. I’ll be heading over to the diorama build next. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you very much for watching. Happy to read that my video turned out to be helpful, so it was worth the effort😊 thank you for your feedback and have fun watching the Crete diorama video.
Great job on your German partrooper s I injoy watching your video I have learn a hole lot from your videos going to showit to my friends I know they we'll injoy it to and learn from your videos think you for making the video I we'll watch your other videos you have a wonderful 👍😊 and great 😃👍 day take care be safe
Thank you very much, really happy to hear🙏 well, it is my first figure painting video and my third "real" video in general. Just starting and figuring out how to do this CZcams thing😅 so thank you, very happy you like my video🙏
First video ive watched of yours, absolutely outstanding workmanship, i was glued 😂 from start to finish, i suppose im a bit old school still staying with my old faithful humbrols, but really must venture into some different paints, im sure i would get better results, when theres lots of shades to choose from, but well done, be watching some more of your work👏👏💯%😊
Thank you very much, very happy to read you liked my work, and made it to the end of the video😅 well, I am not saying it's impossible with Humbrol paints, but for me it's way easier to work with acrylics. It's just so easy to dilute them with water or retarder and create glazes or shaders. And it's never to late to try new things and widen the horizon 👌😉
@@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas I use tap water from the clothes dryer because it's cleaner and has no chalk in it, dilute the paint with it until it's very thin and then do several layers until I am satisfied with the coverage. You will get a feeling for what is too thin or too thick with the time. You can also use retarder for thinning the paint if you want to blend in the paint into earlier applied layers, for shadows or highlights for example.
Only ONE Word: WOW‼️‼️‼️‼️ I searched more than a half year to find out the perfect tutorial video to learn painting German figures…… Now, coincidentally I found your video 👌🏻👍🏻 Thank you 🙏 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡 (Sorry my English is not best 😜😬) That’s the best way to paint, my opinion
Thank you very much, really happy to hear you like my work🤗 and also happy to hear that my video is helpfull, so it was worth the effort😊 if you are looking for German figures in general, I have another video about painting a WSS Soldier, so maybe this could be helpfull too as it is newer.
@@biberhunter_scale_models wie ich sehe kommst du auch aus Dtl. dann wäre es ja einfacher in Deutsch zu kommunizieren, oder ?😅 Aber ja danke dir schau ich mir als nächstes an Und weiter so - Top Arbeit
Sorry for being late to the party. If I may suggest, slow down the last part and zoom in a bit so that we could admire the finished product more. I love your work. New subscriber here
All good, still very welcome😅 yes that was my first figure painting video, had a lot to learn😁 I made two more and newer ones, I hope they came out better, maybe give them a look if you are interested. And thank you for your support 🙏
Superb job sir! I'm finding it hard to source good quality really fine brushes. I paid a lot for some Army Painter ones but was very disappointed as the hairs kept separating. What do you use?
Thanks a lot, much appreciated 🙏 my favourite brushes so far are Winsor & Newton Series 7 00. Had some good Princeton brushes too, but the W&N are my best so far. I order them online and there too it can happen that there is a bad one, but you can return them in that case.
Great job love the figure work and video was very informative. could you list brushes you used? I know it's the artist not the brushes that do the work but I'm sure the better the brush the better the results. New sub by the way.✌Canada✌
Thank you very much, very happy to hear you like my video, and for your support. Yes right, good brushes are important, you will feel the difference if you use a good brush over a cheap one. I use a Winsor & Newton Series 7 00 most of the time, for the smallest details I switch to a Series 7 Miniature 000. You can see them in 6:03 in the video. Good luck for your tries and greetings to Canada✌
Thank you so much, really happy to hear😊🙏 yes the distance and angle could be better in some cases, but that was the best I could do with my setup and knowledge to this point😅 hope to produce better footage with the now gained experience in the future🤞😁
Thanks a lot, happy to hear🙏 well, 1/72 is even too small for my taste and hands too, maybe just give 1/35 a try, maybe you can have more fun and better results here.
Hello my dear good friend 👋. Congratulations on the first figure painting video. I know how difficult it is to paint tiny figures under the camera, therefore, great work 👏👏👏. Looking ahead, zoom in more ?? and…….change that music 😂. Narration would be great. Best wishes. Hugh. 👋🤝☕️☕️🎨🎨
Thank you my friend, happy you like it🙏😊 yes, zooming in would be great for future projects, my setup isn't the best for such tiny filming. I hope to improve this in the future. Yes music😁 hard to find something that matches to the video and isn't annoying. And I was actually thinking about making voice over, but english is not my native language and there would be a strong german accent 😂 maybe I think about it if I try this in future videos.
Absolutely outstanding work very inspirational can only dream to squire that standard. Question when you blend using the wide brush do you use retarder or is it dry. Thanks in advance
Thank you very much, much appreciated 🙏😊 Answer: both. You can use the blending brush dry or moistened with retarder, that would give a more subtle, smoother result. Just give it a try what you are going for in the situation 👌
Love how they look had a quick question if I have a tiger one that's in 135 scale the driver and men in it are not at 135 scale are they or are they smaller might be a stupid question but wanted to order some more infantry but wanted them to be the same size as the ones that came in my tiger one
Thank you. Do I get you right? You are afraid that figures you buy additional to the kit are bigger or smaller than the ones from the kit? As long as they are all 1/35 there shouldn't be a problem. They can be slightly different, but that is okay as not all humans have the same size, so it should be fine in general.
Great video. I shall use to help me paint my own figures. Question. I have a set of WW2 US army figures in rain capes. Any ideas on how I can make the capes look wet as if they have been walking in rain? Thanks Dave
Thank you very much, really happy to read you like my video. For the rain effect, depending on how strong you want the effect to be, I would try it with coats of glossy varnish, building up in several layers until you are happy with it. Or for an even stronger effect, try a still water product. They look great, but are quite thick compared to paint, so apply it in thin layers.
Good job. Only thing, I think the guy carrying the MP-40 has it facing the wrong way. I think it should be muzzle forward or it's too hard to get it into action fast. Also, upper part of the MP-40 folding stock butt plate is missing. I'm just getting started on figure painting. Last one I did was in 1975 with testors bottle paint. Shading? Washes? Blending? Never heard of them. 😄
Somehow my reply wasn't posted at first🤔 so again.. Yes the stock butt had an accident while building and the part got lost never to be seen again. So this is a new version😉😂 and maybe you are right with him handling the weapon, but I think this is similar to wearing it over the shoulder and he has a grenade in his hand, so I guess he wouldn't be ready fast anyway. So yes, technically I think you are right, but life has many ways of doing things😉 thank you for your thoughts🙏
Thank you very much🙏 yes this was my first figure painting video and it's far from perfect. I have a newer one made a few weeks ago, maybe it's more helpful, I even speak there instead using subtitles.
Thank you very much🙏 I totally understand you. I am still a fan boy watching the good guys like Nightshift or Small Soldier in awe, hoping to get anywhere near their results some day. I think we just have to keep on pushing ourselves, never be satisfied and try to improve 🤞 thank you for watching 🙏
Thank you🙏 yes you are right, they would get dirty, and I weather them in my Crete diorama where I use this figures, so I can match them to the terrain. This video is just about the painting 👍
Well it might be easier to paint, but gluing painted parts to a figure with super glue can be messy, and using plastic glue on unpainted parts is always better adhering. Also, it is no real problem painting the glued on parts, more a good opportunity to practice and train the brush hand, as far as I see it.👌😊
Nice work, the painting looks great. Too bad the figures themselves are not up to today's standards as far as sculpting and proportions but you turned a sows ear into a silk purse! I see you used the old tea candle trick for the CA glue as well. As far as filming goes I guess you know now how hard it is to stay in focus and in frame but overall you did a fine job. Congrats m8!
Thank you so much, means a lot to me with that coming from you🙏 yes the figures weren't the easiest base to work with, but on the other hand I was very curious how they would turn out and what result I could reach with them. So even better if they turned out nice😊 filming this was very challenging too, it looks so easy and smooth when looking at your bust painting videos, but it really is hard work. I guess the crucial tip for me was using a cellphone, so thanks again for that.🙏😊 using a tea candle is still working, so no need to find new solutions 😉😁
What's the old tea candle trick? Haven't seen that explained on either of your channels.
@@836dmar it's to put super glue on wax, somehow it doesn't dry out fast there and stays workable longer. Like this you can take smaller amounts of glue from it for longer time.
@@biberhunter_scale_models Thanks. Great tip!
Outstanding, I love the Dragon figure sets and I think you have done a great job on these, well done. Looking forward to more of your work and the diorama.
Thank you so much. Happy to hear you like them, they weren't easy at first, so nice to hear it paid off 🙏😊
Thank you!!!!! My husband loves your work!!!!!!
Happy to hear, thank you for watching 🙏
Outstanding work! You transformed the old DML plastic injection kit into almost resin like crispness with your painting skills!
Really thank you, too kind🙏 these figures really were a challenge to paint, happy you like the result😊
Really well done!! Don’t worry about the video being long…it’s very instructive!! I am just learning how to paint figures and have found it quite frustrating. I will try and follow this video with a fresh figure tomorrow!
Thank you for watching, happy you like my video and find it helpful. I really struggled with figures too, but I fought into them because I wanted to improve, and now I love painting them. Practice is the most important part of that progress, next to good brushes😉. Good luck with your next try, hope you enjoy doing them.
If lived for 50 more years. I could never paint as well as you. You sir, are blessed with a very cool skill.
Thank you for the many tips. And, making me feel bad about myself. LOL!!!
😅 please don't feel bad😁 thank you for your kind words, much appreciated. Happy my video was helpfull, thank you for watching🙏
Fantastic work! Thank you for sharing your work and tips.
Thank you too, happy to hear that my video might be helpful.
Absolutely speechless! Just amazing!
Thanks a lot, really happy to hear 🙏😊
New subscriber here. I’m enjoying watching this video. Lots of tips and tricks to borrow from. I love the wax candle tip for CA glue. Will be using that for sure. Those figures turned out fantastic looking. I’ll be heading over to the diorama build next. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you very much for watching. Happy to read that my video turned out to be helpful, so it was worth the effort😊 thank you for your feedback and have fun watching the Crete diorama video.
Wow. Awesome work mate. Lots of good tips and techniques. Will be trying them thats for sure.
Thanks a lot man, happy to hear that my video could be helpful 🙏😊
Sehr stark. Ein super Guide für jeden der Figuren bemalt. 👏
Vielen Dank, freut mich zu hören🙏😉🤘
Your paint job is truly amazing!!👍👍
Thank you very much, really happy to hear🙏😊
Excellent work there. I'll have to revisit when I start my figures for my diorama. Cheers Bob 👍🍻
Thanks a lot, happy to hear you like my video and it could even be useful to you one day. That's great news to me😊👍🍻
Great job on your German partrooper s I injoy watching your video I have learn a hole lot from your videos going to showit to my friends I know they we'll injoy it to and learn from your videos think you for making the video I we'll watch your other videos you have a wonderful 👍😊 and great 😃👍 day take care be safe
Thank you very much for your kind words, really happy you like my work 🙏 and thank you for your support, appreciate that😊
Incredible work and skill, love this video.
Thanks a lot, really happy to hear you like my work. Thank you for watching 🙏
I'm jelly. Great work
😅 thank you, happy to hear 🙏😉
Well done, nice video, great effects...very instructive. If this was your first video (it's really very good) you are already ahead of the game.
Thank you very much, really happy to hear🙏 well, it is my first figure painting video and my third "real" video in general. Just starting and figuring out how to do this CZcams thing😅 so thank you, very happy you like my video🙏
Looking forward to more videos like this
Makes me happy to read, thank you very much🙏 and thank you for watching😊
Looks great. Faces look amazing. Nice job.
Thanks a lot, happy to hear🙏👍
First video ive watched of yours, absolutely outstanding workmanship, i was glued 😂 from start to finish, i suppose im a bit old school still staying with my old faithful humbrols, but really must venture into some different paints, im sure i would get better results, when theres lots of shades to choose from, but well done, be watching some more of your work👏👏💯%😊
Thank you very much, very happy to read you liked my work, and made it to the end of the video😅 well, I am not saying it's impossible with Humbrol paints, but for me it's way easier to work with acrylics. It's just so easy to dilute them with water or retarder and create glazes or shaders. And it's never to late to try new things and widen the horizon 👌😉
Super Video und toll beschrieben. Hast du echt gut hinbekommen 👌👌👌
Vielen Dank mein Freind, freut mich sehr zu hören😊🙏🤝
Awesome work. Thanks for posting. 👍👍🍻🇦🇺
Thank you for watching, happy to hear🙏🍻🇩🇪
keep it up. really great job you did there. Figures are a passion :-)
Thanks a lot, much appreciated 🙏 they really are. I tried hard to improve my figure painting in the past, now I love painting them.
Amazing work! Well done!
Thank you🙏
The Painting the Figur you a Modell Master RESPEKT !!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot, happy you like my video🙏😊 but I would not call myself a master😅
Nice paint job mate looking forward to seeing the diorama 🥃🥃👍🏻
Thanks a lot man, really appreciate 🙏 happy to hear that😊
VERY COOL.
Thanks a lot, much appreciated 🙏
Super Arbeit 👍 weiter so!
Vielen Dank, freut mich zu hören. Ich gebe mein Bestes🙏😊
Outstanding, thank you for sharing, new subscriber.
Happy to hear, thank you for your support 🙏
Awesome work, the super glue on wax is a great tip.
Thank you🙏 yes that is really cool, makes life with glues a lot easier😅
Your work is impressive. Excellent showcase of your painting techniques. I learned a lot and subscribed.
Thank you very much, really happy to hear my video was helpful and you enjoyed it. Thank you for your support🙏😊
@@biberhunter_scale_models I have a question. What is your “recipe” for making a glaze? Thanks!
@@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas I use tap water from the clothes dryer because it's cleaner and has no chalk in it, dilute the paint with it until it's very thin and then do several layers until I am satisfied with the coverage. You will get a feeling for what is too thin or too thick with the time. You can also use retarder for thinning the paint if you want to blend in the paint into earlier applied layers, for shadows or highlights for example.
@@biberhunter_scale_models thank you, very useful. You use distilled water, if I understand correctly, because it has no minerals and limestone.
Lovely figure work, you've got a new subscriber.
Very happy to read you like my work 😊 and thank you for your support 🙏
Hi buddy great figure painting your paras look fantastic mate thank you for sharing buddy. CheersGary 🇬🇧
Thanks mate, happy to read you like my work🙏 and thanks for watching🙏😊
Superb. You've got a new subscriber Matey.
Thank you very much for your support. Happy you like my work😊
Very nice work, like what your doing, Subbed 👍
Happy to hear. Thank you for watching and your support🙏
oustanding work ! nicely done ! ! jy
Thanks a lot, really happy you like it🙏😊
Very nice
Thank you, happy to read🙏😊
Good idea on aluminum foil for slings! I’ll try that!
Happy to hear, good luck with that👌
Awesome job! I imagine it took alot of trial and error to get your technique down. Thanks for all the details. Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much, happy you like them😊 yes I spent some time practicing with figures😅
Excelent job friends! 😉 strong like to Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Thanks a lot, much appreciated 🙏😉
I enjoyed it a lot :) :)!
Thanks a lot, makes me happy to hear 😊🙏
Only ONE Word:
WOW‼️‼️‼️‼️
I searched more than a half year to find out the perfect tutorial video to learn painting German figures……
Now, coincidentally I found your video 👌🏻👍🏻
Thank you 🙏 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
(Sorry my English is not best 😜😬)
That’s the best way to paint, my opinion
Thank you very much, really happy to hear you like my work🤗 and also happy to hear that my video is helpfull, so it was worth the effort😊 if you are looking for German figures in general, I have another video about painting a WSS Soldier, so maybe this could be helpfull too as it is newer.
@@biberhunter_scale_models wie ich sehe kommst du auch aus Dtl. dann wäre es ja einfacher in Deutsch zu kommunizieren, oder ?😅
Aber ja danke dir schau ich mir als nächstes an
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@@robiderbrauer 😅 ja das stimmt, warum nicht nutzen wenn wir beide die gleiche Sprache haben👌🤣
10:07 Painting hair when there's no hair sculpted... I can relate. XD
😅 yes, not the easiest thing to do😉
Sorry for being late to the party. If I may suggest, slow down the last part and zoom in a bit so that we could admire the finished product more. I love your work. New subscriber here
All good, still very welcome😅 yes that was my first figure painting video, had a lot to learn😁 I made two more and newer ones, I hope they came out better, maybe give them a look if you are interested. And thank you for your support 🙏
Superb job sir!
I'm finding it hard to source good quality really fine brushes. I paid a lot for some Army Painter ones but was very disappointed as the hairs kept separating.
What do you use?
Thanks a lot, much appreciated 🙏 my favourite brushes so far are Winsor & Newton Series 7 00. Had some good Princeton brushes too, but the W&N are my best so far. I order them online and there too it can happen that there is a bad one, but you can return them in that case.
Great job love the figure work and video was very informative. could you list brushes you used? I know it's the artist not the brushes that do the work but I'm sure the better the brush the better the results. New sub by the way.✌Canada✌
Thank you very much, very happy to hear you like my video, and for your support. Yes right, good brushes are important, you will feel the difference if you use a good brush over a cheap one. I use a Winsor & Newton Series 7 00 most of the time, for the smallest details I switch to a Series 7 Miniature 000. You can see them in 6:03 in the video. Good luck for your tries and greetings to Canada✌
Grate skils... I wuld like to see more "zoomed in" close up footage... The results are farr beyond my league... 😁👌
Thank you so much, really happy to hear😊🙏 yes the distance and angle could be better in some cases, but that was the best I could do with my setup and knowledge to this point😅 hope to produce better footage with the now gained experience in the future🤞😁
Excellent hands down wish i could copy the paint job exactly ..unfortunately my eyes suck and hands shake and I'm goin with 1/72 scale
Thanks a lot, happy to hear🙏 well, 1/72 is even too small for my taste and hands too, maybe just give 1/35 a try, maybe you can have more fun and better results here.
Hello my dear good friend 👋.
Congratulations on the first figure painting video. I know how difficult it is to paint tiny figures under the camera, therefore, great work 👏👏👏.
Looking ahead, zoom in more ?? and…….change that music 😂. Narration would be great.
Best wishes.
Hugh. 👋🤝☕️☕️🎨🎨
Thank you my friend, happy you like it🙏😊 yes, zooming in would be great for future projects, my setup isn't the best for such tiny filming. I hope to improve this in the future.
Yes music😁 hard to find something that matches to the video and isn't annoying. And I was actually thinking about making voice over, but english is not my native language and there would be a strong german accent 😂 maybe I think about it if I try this in future videos.
Absolutely outstanding work very inspirational can only dream to squire that standard. Question when you blend using the wide brush do you use retarder or is it dry. Thanks in advance
Thank you very much, much appreciated 🙏😊 Answer: both. You can use the blending brush dry or moistened with retarder, that would give a more subtle, smoother result. Just give it a try what you are going for in the situation 👌
Thanks for the tip I’ll give that a go
Love how they look had a quick question if I have a tiger one that's in 135 scale the driver and men in it are not at 135 scale are they or are they smaller might be a stupid question but wanted to order some more infantry but wanted them to be the same size as the ones that came in my tiger one
Thank you. Do I get you right? You are afraid that figures you buy additional to the kit are bigger or smaller than the ones from the kit? As long as they are all 1/35 there shouldn't be a problem. They can be slightly different, but that is okay as not all humans have the same size, so it should be fine in general.
Perfect thank you very much you answered my question
@@samstapleton3739 it's a pleasure 👍
Great video. I shall use to help me paint my own figures. Question. I have a set of WW2 US army figures in rain capes. Any ideas on how I can make the capes look wet as if they have been walking in rain? Thanks Dave
Thank you very much, really happy to read you like my video. For the rain effect, depending on how strong you want the effect to be, I would try it with coats of glossy varnish, building up in several layers until you are happy with it. Or for an even stronger effect, try a still water product. They look great, but are quite thick compared to paint, so apply it in thin layers.
@@biberhunter_scale_models thank you for your suggestions.
@@davegiles2344 you're welcome, good luck🤞👍
Amazing paint job, can you tell me what size of the brush that you use? Thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you, happy to hear 🙏 for the most time I use a Winsor and Newton Series 7 00👌
Ok thank you 😊
Good job. Only thing, I think the guy carrying the MP-40 has it facing the wrong way. I think it should be muzzle forward or it's too hard to get it into action fast. Also, upper part of the MP-40 folding stock butt plate is missing. I'm just getting started on figure painting. Last one I did was in 1975 with testors bottle paint. Shading? Washes? Blending? Never heard of them. 😄
Somehow my reply wasn't posted at first🤔 so again..
Yes the stock butt had an accident while building and the part got lost never to be seen again. So this is a new version😉😂 and maybe you are right with him handling the weapon, but I think this is similar to wearing it over the shoulder and he has a grenade in his hand, so I guess he wouldn't be ready fast anyway. So yes, technically I think you are right, but life has many ways of doing things😉 thank you for your thoughts🙏
Nice work 👍.....filming figure painting is nigh on impossible, lol
Thank you🙏 it really is, especially with almost no experience and not the best equipment 😅 but it was fun and I learned a lot👍
I like that missile they are carring
Thank you🙏 You mean the white container? That's an equipment box which was dropped from the plane too👌
Thank you for your reply. I always learn something new everyday.
@@johntt7683 it's a pleasure, thank you for watching. And we never stop learning 😉
A great demo thank you, but perhaps slow it little and clarify some of the techniques.
Thank you very much🙏 yes this was my first figure painting video and it's far from perfect. I have a newer one made a few weeks ago, maybe it's more helpful, I even speak there instead using subtitles.
What size wire was used to connect the figure to the cork?
0,5mm, but every size would work as long as it is not wider than the foot.👌
how precise hands work..... mine are less steady so I can paint wall as max :\
😅 don't stop trying and have fun, that's mostly all we need for the hobby👍😉
No criticism from me. I love modeling but I have never made anything close to the amazing projects I see here on youtube.
Thank you very much🙏 I totally understand you. I am still a fan boy watching the good guys like Nightshift or Small Soldier in awe, hoping to get anywhere near their results some day. I think we just have to keep on pushing ourselves, never be satisfied and try to improve 🤞 thank you for watching 🙏
Something looks wrong with the folding stock on the MP40.
That's good possible, there was a small accident while construction and that the result😉
Abo= Check ✅
Bell= Check ✅
Thank you for your support, much appreciated 🙏
Great job. But as a former soldier I'd say shoes are too clean. Normally they're covered with dirt.
Thank you🙏 yes you are right, they would get dirty, and I weather them in my Crete diorama where I use this figures, so I can match them to the terrain. This video is just about the painting 👍
Much easier to paint the equipment before adding to the figure.
Well it might be easier to paint, but gluing painted parts to a figure with super glue can be messy, and using plastic glue on unpainted parts is always better adhering. Also, it is no real problem painting the glued on parts, more a good opportunity to practice and train the brush hand, as far as I see it.👌😊