TK-41015 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubonos Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 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. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J120A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-41015 Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Ok, thanks for clarifying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifleman Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 The Walt's Trooper Factory kit requires you to paint the helmet (also requires significant bondo work) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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