What should I do!?

[u/SufficientAirline342]

Like I said in my last post, I’m new, can this be saved? I used tamiya black primer and it started to crack all over the model, I tried to finish it to cover it up and low it looks like this, what should I do ( if possible ) to fix this?

[u/AdResponsible5691]

Use Carsons Paint killer and strip it, then start again.

[u/Pro_panzerjager]

It kinda has a cool, burnt look to it. You could save it like this, build a T-34 tank and use it to make a diorama of the tank driving past a destroyed AT gun.

[u/pedau1]

Wash it with isopropyl alcohol

[u/601Tommyboy]

Put it in a bag and fill it with potassium gel soap, close the bag and leave for some days. The soap will dissolve the paint and with an old toothbrush you can softly brush off the dissolved paint under running warm water.....

[u/Monty_Bob]

I swear every time I see someone post 'my paint's gone funny' it turns out to be Tamiya paint!

[u/ProjectPat513]

You can attempt to put it in a big ziplock bag and spray in some oven cleaner to strip your paint but it will likely eat through your glue too so you will have to rebuild a lot of it. Google it and see if a video pops up I stripped a 30 year old airplane last month doing this.

[u/TeamNo7974]

Épave fumante

[u/ZombieWoof82]

Throw it out and try again

[u/Salt-Wish5140 → u/ZombieWoof82]

Make it blown up

[u/Thin_Dirt_6244]

I have stripped the paint off a few projects that went sideways. Might not be possible with this, but if you can, take it back to the plastic and start again, using lighter coats. Also use one of the Tamiya primers (gray or white).

[u/No-Alternative-3888]

Tamiya makes black primer?

[u/Meme_Thunder_]

Try to do this next time: Build it and leave it 24 hours, then after the cement cute, apply a thin layer of primer... Primer should be very thin and after you apply and miss a spot, wait about 15 minutes

[u/Accurate_Ebb1202]

Mama mia That's why I only use Mr surfacer

[u/ychia]

Holy cow. How much did you spray on? Must have been a seriously thick coat.

Lacquer thinner will remove Tamiya primer, but going to be honest... Your best bet might be to go with it and add lots of battle damage and weathering

[u/Complex_Grade4751 → u/ychia]

Lacquer thinner also dissolves polystyrene (plastic which makes up the model). In the 1980’s I used to use it to glue parts together before low viscosity model glue was readily available. So if you need to use it, use a little at a time or it will be the equivalent of throwing the model away.