I just bought a Tamiya Panther 1/35 and I noticed upon opening the box that the plastic mold is in a mustard yellow type color. Does everyone just paint over this, or is this color a good match for they dark-yellow base color that was used after 1942 for tanks straight from the factory?
Chester,
pretty sure everyone paints over.
the color is probably in the ballpark, but the bare plastic is not an ideal surface for
gloss & flat coats, decals, weathering etc.
it just looks too much like plastic.
(and w/ good reason, eh?) [:D]
i would strongly recommend painting it.
PAINT OVER! ,… close but no cigar![:D]
The Tamiya “A” is close but a little too yellow and the “G” is WAY too yellow, more like a sand color.
Paint over.
on my tamiya ardennes tiger, I left if there. I never do that anymore. Prime it with grey or something…
Plastic, along with being shiney, is a little translucent. You can hide the shiney with a flat spray, but you can’t hide the translucency. Got to hit it with the paint bucket!
Give it a zap of the ol’ Dunkelgelb and everything will be beautiful.
[yeah] What ausf said Dunkelgelb translation…dark yellow.
Good point Bill. This can be really noticeable on fenders.
The paint will also hide plastic graining, scratches from the x-acto from cleaning up parts, stains from glue or filler, filler, and will give it an overall “tank” look. Think of it is preparing a blank canvas.
Mike
Plastic also sometimes has “flow lines” in it. And if we haven’t told you before, Chester, WELCOME to the forum!! [#welcome]
I agree with all of the above posts. Surface primer is the way to go. Welcome to the forums Chester
Everyone hit the nail on the head. Welcome to the forums Chester.