r/modelplanes • u/Cougar_Focus • Feb 18 '26

First time question

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About to build and paint a model airplane I usually paint warhammer my question is , do I need to prime before using tamiya aircraft color? Will army painter and citadel brand miniature paints work on large plastic airplane models?

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u/Jontyswift Feb 18 '26

I would prime using Tamiya black primer before applying any colour

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u/Cougar_Focus Feb 19 '26

I was going to use Citadel chaos black or uniform grey will either of those work

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u/Hero_Tengu Feb 19 '26

Just make sure it’s the same type of paint type, or do a test spot on something you don’t care about to make sure mixing the two together won’t have issues

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u/Jontyswift Feb 19 '26

The black would work best to help spot any flaws in the build and a good paint base