Tamiya base color

chester111472

Member since
May 2004
From: Indianapolis

Tamiya base color

Posted by chester111472 on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:08 PM

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?

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wildwilliam

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December 2009
From: West Grove, PA

Posted by wildwilliam on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:14 PM

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?) Big Smile [:D]

i would strongly recommend painting it.

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spector822002

Member since
December 2003
From: Southern Maine

Posted by spector822002 on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:26 PM

PAINT OVER! ,... close but no cigar! Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:40 PM

The Tamiya "A" is close but a little too yellow and the "G" is WAY too yellow, more like a sand color.
Paint over.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:44 PM

on my tamiya ardennes tiger, I left if there. I never do that anymore. Prime it with grey or something...

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:45 PM

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!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:01 PM

Give it a zap of the ol' Dunkelgelb and everything will be beautiful.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:51 PM

What ausf said Dunkelgelb translation.....dark yellow.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:54 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by wipw

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!

Good point Bill. This can be really noticeable on fenders.

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:59 PM

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

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