You will be surprised how much easier it is to lay out!! Because the FO stays in place I don't glue the FO until I have to. This allows me to prime and light block. Once all that is finished I just push a little of the FO out further to expose an nice clean piece. The only paint that will get on the FO will be final coat. The reason for this is that when primer and paint get on the FO they become brittle and if you keep handling it they tend to break off or bend especially the .25mm. This eliminates a lot of that happening and any FO that doesn't light up evenly
I have to admit to not having done any heavy FO since the ISD adventure :lol but I certainly plan to incorporate your methods on the next for sure:thumbsup The PG Falcon will be fairly littered with it and the way Bandai's are engineered, doing it your way is a must. Needless to say, going forward it's that way or no way :thumbsup