How should I Paint Cavalry figures....

[Mister Rab]

I'm just starting on a few Perry heavy French chaps which I glued together and primed in a fit of enthusiasm about a year ago. Since then I've started on a couple of old Bretonnian knights which I'm painting seperately. I don't know yet which I prefer, although I have concerns about spilling glue all over my painted horse when it come to attaching the rider.

It could be months before I find out, though, as I seem to start a new project/team/warband about every two months and leave most of them part-painted 

[Mindenbrush]

Same as the Prof but also drill a hole in the horse so that the 2 part resin (Araldite) has a 'key'.

[jamesmanto]

I assemble first.

That way I'm gluing metal or plastic to metal or plastic, not paint to paint.

Plus if the eye can't see it why bother to paint it?

And I'm worried about glue messing up the finish and having to redo bits.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Plus if the eye can't see it why bother to paint it?

yes, that's right, but the I like to have my horses interchangeably, that a nice benefit if you're often making photos of your figures.

[Blue in vt]

Interesting...so you pin the models together but don't glue them?  that would allow you to switch mounts and would be better for transport of certain figs......hhmmmmm...interesting indeed.

Cheers,

Blue

[Prof.Witchheimer]

exactly, you will just have to be carefull moving them on the table.

[janner]

I paint them as a oner - works for me 

[OSHIROmodels]

yes, that's right, but the I like to have my horses interchangeably, that a nice benefit if you're often making photos of your figures.

That's an interesting idea 

Perfect for skirmish gaming obviously 

cheers

James

[Evil Bob]

Most of the time we glue first before priming. We will paint them separate if it seems it will be hard to paint them assembled beforehand.

For instance, I'm doing Napoleonic cav for an order at the moment, and I glued them first. Recently, I did an order of Bretonnian pegasus riders and I painted them separate, as the wings on the pegasus made it a pain to get to the rider.