do you have to paint it?
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Hi Jake. I think that it would be best to paint it. It has a non-reflective paint on it, making it hard to see. I hope that it works out. Enjoy it!! Pat King.
1568907
Yes, pretty much every model is unpainted. Only simple snap together kits usually come pre-painted or some Mech kits. They will clearly say 'Pre-Painted' on the box. Paint is also not supplied with the kit, all you get is the plastic parts and you glue it together and paint it your liking, decals however do come included.
511417
not necessary. it is painted very well, i don't think it could rust that easy.
1078707
I didn't paint mine but don't see why you can't. Use a semi gloss, it wears better.
1234052
It does come "finished" which also means it has a finished sheen to it, but I don't think it would be hard to cover with paint. If you primed it or ruffed it up first it would be paintable.
1644936
I sprayed mine with polyurethane to cover up some mess ups.. worked out real well... so I assume you could paint it as well..
1008649
You have to build it. It's a fairly easy build, however the painting on this particular kit is quite difficult.
1886172
You technically don't have to. Although the picture shown on websites is a professionally painted version, the model doesn't actually have to be painted for it to look good.
1333994
It was a gift..so I did not put it together. However I was told that it needed painting. I will ask my grandson tonight and respond again when I am sure.
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It could be painted, although I don't know why you'd want to. The finish is beautiful. It is wood and you have to put the whole thing together, piece by piece, so if you wanted to paint it before you started, it would be a snap.
1587195
It comes painted but you put on decals yourself. It wasn't that difficult, though. It only took me 15-20 minutes.
1811728
I do not know that because I did not tried to paint it. I found it myself beautiful just the way it is.
731878
It's not painted. It's a lot of fun to paint the plane, but it look decent without the paint. As my first batch I didn't have the confident to do the painting.
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no it looks like it easily could be painted once you finally put it together which is a long process to put it politely
1008650
You have to paint it and assemble it yourself. It comes in quite a few pieces.
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Not absolutely necessary, looks good as it is in white, but it will take paint very well.
731879
If you wish it to look like the cover or box art, it will need to be painted. The instructions provided with the kit, will also generally tell you as well, what colors to paint the individual parts of the model.
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yes. A friend of mine painted his and it looked good and worked fine. One advice is not to give it too many coats of paint .