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Starship Modeler - Basics of Vinyl Models
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Priming
Vinyl must be primed in acrylics in order to later accept lacquer and enamel based paint. Some people will argue that enamel doesn't affect vinyl but many people will corroborate that a model beautifully painted with Testor's metalizer without an acrylic undercoat will begin to melt. I take no chances that enamel or oils might be safe and I undercoat with acrylics always. I don't want to find out even years later that enamels break down vinyl unless I am doing a performance model of the Wicked Witch of the West.
It's usually a good idea to prime the model a different color than the plastic. This lets you see any spots you may have missed. Batman is modeled in light grey so I primed him dark brown to show any spots I might have missed. A little sanding (remember those CA fingerprints?), another coat of primer and he was ready for painting.
Painting
Once primed in acrylics, you can use any medium normally used for models to paint vinyl figures. For descriptions sake, I will divide painting between conventional, the mediums we modelers normally use, and oils which are a different beast altogether. Batman was painted conventionally and for an example of oils, we will use the Horizon Creature from the Black Lagoon kit.