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Message: [QUOTE="jon2, post: 219580, member: 2155"] When building a kit MG and better (includes PG): 1. Have a clean and uncluttered working place, preferably on a surface similar to graphing paper (or any surface that makes the small piece stand out). You don't want to be losing a piece, ANY PIECE 2. Have good working tools and have them on a specific location ALWAYS, not on your working surface. Your working surface will have 2 areas: the cutting to finishing area and the assembly area 3. When cutting out a piece from the sprue (the frame where the parts are all attached), try not to cut at the point where the nub meets the piece (cuz when your cutting tool gets dull, bad things happen) but instead cut at the point where the nub meets the sprue. Only cut the nub (or nub-like protrusion) after ensuring that it is a nub and not some design detail; smoothen out the cut with a file or something before joining it to another part 4. Familiarize yourself with the stickers, decals and paint beforehand. After you finish the piece and before you join it with another is the usual time to place stickers or paint the piece (some prefer to paint when the pieces formed a part but that can run the risk of paint running into other places, especially if you're not used to painting parts) 5. Position the pieces on your working surface's assembly area similar to the way they are meant to be assembled; that way you can easily spot if pieces are missing Happy building! [/QUOTE]

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