Painting required on some kits?

[TK-41015]

Hello, in my research I've seen pictures WIP threads where armor hard parts where spray painted. With HIPS or ABS parts, I'd think they come vac-formed in plastic. Do some of the popular kits require painting? Thanks!

[BikerScout007]

The most popular kits do not. The only reason you might want to where there is a mismatch between the armor color and the helmet color.

[Bubonos]

The SC kid I have did not need paint. It came all the same color white. Now some kits may have parts of different shades of white. These should be painted to match each other. Also I have seen troopers paint just because they wanted to. I didn't and find that it naturally weathers nicely if you ever wanna look dirty. Now when painting the black on the snout, I got out of the line some and had to mix whites to match the plastic. Once I did that and fixed my mess, you couldn't see the white paint. That is until the bucket started to dull out over a couple years and the white paint stands out some because it hasn't discolored with the plastic.

 

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[TK-41015]

Ok, thanks for clarifying.

[Rifleman]

The Walt's Trooper Factory kit requires you to paint the helmet (also requires significant bondo work)