Kid Marvelman: Assembly and Painting tips for the shoulder seam

I'm posting the steps that I took to paint and assemble the Kid Marvelman kit in hopes that this helps my customers with the tricky right shoulder seam and painting the chest detail under the crossed arms.

Step 1:
I primed the kit in a white paint so it would be easy to paint with yellow, and test fit the arms to the body.

Step 2:
Here, I have completed the paint-job for both the body and the arms and have thoroughly sealed all parts to protect the paint from the following steps. This allowed for easier access to paint the chest detail. The parts still test fit well.

Step 3:
I have scraped the paint from a small area around the seam on both parts to gain access to the resin for better bonding. I have also cleaned any paint from the surfaces to be glued.

Step 4:
Arms have been glued into position with a "Super" glue gel (gel is better for parts assembly as it fills gaps).

Step 5:
Using my "resin welding" technique of applying a "Super" glue liquid and sprinkling resin dust on it. I have welded over the seam and have sanded the result down smooth to hide the seam (this also strengthens the bond between the parts).

Step 6:
Be sure to rinse all resin and dirt dust from the model before trying to continue the paint-job! (not pictured).

Step 7:
I have re-primed the corrected area (spraying primer into the spray can's cap and using a small brush to dip and apply the primer).

Step 8:
Re-applying the yellow paint over the corrected area and *viola... no more nasty seam.

I hope this has helped.