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Only question is how do you find working with pre painted photo etch.
If I think correctly, you have to heat photo etch so it bends correctly. Does this effect the colour?
I wouldn't bring a flame even near pre-painted PE, it will surely ruin the finish of the parts.
Looking at that set, it doesn't seem to require much (if any) bending with painted parts. But talking generally, Eduard's PE doesn't usually need heating, it bends just fine as it is.
One thing I recommend doing though is giving the pre-painted parts a coat of flat clear before assembly, as the finish can be easily scratched while handling.
Edit: Oh, some more about metal. Eduard set's are brass, which is easy to bend, it's plated with nickel (I think), making it look like steel. Another thing are PE which are actually steel, like on some older dragon kits. With this, I think heating is a must, the material is hard to bend and has a memory so it's prone to spring back to the original form. Heating (and letting it cool on it's own) makes steel easier to bend and takes away the memory.
