color of the plastic

I'm glad they don't mold in pink neon.

AHA ! Gotchya !

    Did you know that MONOGRAM'S models molded in their various shades of blue were bad about base bleed through too ? Didn't matter the subject either.            T.B.

mississippivol

Red plastic is kinda tough for car bodies, it'll bleed through some paints, otherwise, any color plastic is good plastic, as long as it's good plastic.

I prime for three reasons.  First, as Eric says, the primer helps fill seams and light scratches.  Second, it makes it easier to visulize how well I have filled seams and sink marks, and gives me a uniform color and shade to verify the model or assembly is ready for color paint.  And third, I find it helps paint adhesion.

I wish that auto taillights were molded clear instead of red.

Red plastic is kinda tough for car bodies, it'll bleed through some paints, otherwise, any color plastic is good plastic, as long as it's good plastic.

Ever noticed cars and trucks kits are either always molded in white, red, black, orange or blue depending on the car color on the box cover?

I actually prefer the tan colour used by Tamiya - i find it easier to see details/scratches etc before priming, which is useful during initial constructions. Gray is a second and prefer darker rather than light.

I usually prime it,so it don't matter to me

Even up until a couple of years ago, I really didn't care what the color of the plastic was.  It's only recently that I've started to prime my models before actually painting.  I like using the Tamiya line of rattle can primers and I'll use that no matter what the final color of the plane will be.

Personally, the reason I prime is to fill in any fine sanding scratches or superfine gaps that I might have missed.  I don't do it for color reasons, per se.

Eric

If its not plated ,its painted!I prefer light gray plastic.

Since I always prime the plastic I could care less what color it is to start with.

Old school, before we were expected to paint the entire vehicle, American tanks were molded in green, German tanks molded in dark gray or tan. We only painted details like head lights, tools, road wheel rubber, machine guns. That's why the kits from old school companies are still molded in various colors.

Dragon and Esci were a couple of the companies that chose a neutral color of light gray and light tan.

Personally, I prefer the light gray or sand color.

I'm with you on the light gray.nice and neutral ,sorta like a blank canvas.