Air Brush Painting techniques help

[Arthurius]

Hi there,

I was wandering if anyone had recommendation on painting a model, say for example a gundam Akatsuki, that has no inner frame. I dont want to paint on the gold part, only the black/gray/white/red areas. Should i build the whole thing first, then try to dissassemble, and air brush it? Or maybe paint on the steams, and thensomehow manage?

Thx

[winterdyne]

Not being familliar with the model, can't say for sure, but a good idea is usually to lightly tack together sub-assemblies that need to be shaded as a whole. Depending on how the joints are made you may be able to mask after assembly but it could be tricky.