Construction and optional painting

Painting is optional. The kit has plated parts; erasers or solvents can damage the plating, so use care during painting and panel lining. The original describes filing or sanding plating only at tight-fitting joints. Follow the original assembly order and material cautions.

C-3PO has fixed or movable arm and hand choices. R2-D2 has optional tools, periscope, scanner, third-leg and body-panel arrangements. Two connectable matching display bases are supplied; Action Base 2 is sold separately.

Choose either the supplied stickers or waterslide decals for each marking; their designs are identical. Several R2-D2 lens markings provide lit or unlit alternatives. Decal solution is optional for the waterslide alternative only.

Keep C-3PO’s Gold undercoat and Clear Yellow topcoat separate. R2-D2’s blue recipe specifies a very small dose of Black, rather than an ordinary small dose.

Materials in the parts list: PS runners; PE parts.

The source pairs English Light Gull Gray with Japanese ガルグレー (Gull Gray), without a printed number. Its source identity remains unnumbered. The candidate’s FS 16440 identifies that store product only. Flat Black and Black remain separate source ingredients even when offered the same matte candidate.

The original recommends water-based paint and gives named ingredients without numerical H/C product codes. The water-based AK 3GEN store products below are optional approximate candidates, not manufacturer-specified paints or physically verified matches.

Complete original painting recipes

10 printed roles use 9 distinct named ingredients. 2 roles contain mixtures; 2 use separate paint layers. Original proportions describe the source paints. Ratios for these substitute pigments are unvalidated starting points: test and adjust a small dried sample. Unquantified additions remain unquantified. Keep undercoats and topcoats separate and let each layer dry.

1. C-3PO body gold undercoat: Gold 100%.
2. C-3PO body gold topcoat: Clear Yellow 100%.
3. C-3PO body black: Flat Black 100%.
4. C-3PO body and other silver: Silver 100%.
5. C-3PO abdominal cable white: White 80% + Light Gull Gray 20%.
6. C-3PO abdominal cable red: Red 100%.
7. R2-D2 body silver: Silver 100%.
8. R2-D2 body black: Black 100%.
9. R2-D2 body white: White 100%.
10. R2-D2 body blue: Blue 100% + Black very small dose.

Named ingredients and optional store candidates

9 mapped purchase cards and 0 disabled ingredient references cover all 9 named ingredients. Mapped cards represent 8 unique paint variants. Source-role counts are not purchase quantities. Each selected variant is added once, even if chosen for more than one source ingredient.

1. Gold. Approximate candidate: 3G Acrylic Gold AK11191. Gold is a named metallic water-based candidate. Exact source formulation and dried appearance are untested. Family: AK 3rd Generation. Finish/effect: metallic.
2. Clear Yellow. Approximate candidate: 3G Acrylic Clear Yellow AK11217. Clear Yellow is a named transparent water-based candidate. Exact source formulation and dried appearance are untested. Family: AK 3rd Generation. Finish/effect: transparent.
3. Flat Black. Approximate candidate: 3G Acrylic Black AK11029. Black is a matte opaque 3GEN paint and preserves the explicitly flat black effect. Candidate pigment strength remains untested. Family: AK 3rd Generation. Finish/effect: matte.
4. Silver. Approximate candidate: 3G Acrylic Silver AK11209. Silver is a named metallic water-based candidate. Exact source formulation and dried appearance are untested. Family: AK 3rd Generation. Finish/effect: metallic.
5. White. Approximate candidate: 3G Acrylic White AK11001. White is a named opaque water-based candidate. Exact source formulation and dried appearance are untested. Family: AK 3rd Generation. Finish/effect: matte.
6. Light Gull Gray. Approximate candidate: 3G Acrylic Light Gull Grey FS 16440 AK11866. Light Gull Grey is a named approximation; the candidate’s FS16440 label is its identity and is not retroactively assigned to the source. Family: AK 3rd Generation. Finish/effect: matte.
7. Red. Approximate candidate: 3G Acrylic Matt Red AK11092. Matt Red supplies an opaque red candidate; matte describes the candidate, not a proven source finish. Family: AK 3rd Generation. Finish/effect: matte.
8. Black. Approximate candidate: 3G Acrylic Black AK11029. Black is a named opaque water-based candidate. Exact source formulation and dried appearance are untested. Family: AK 3rd Generation. Finish/effect: matte.
9. Blue. Approximate candidate: 3G Acrylic Deep Blue AK11182. Deep Blue supplies an opaque blue candidate, with untested depth and pigment strength. Family: AK 3rd Generation. Finish/effect: matte.

Optional supplies are recommendations for the tasks described above, not manufacturer-required purchases. The AK 3GEN thinner applies only to the AK 3GEN candidates. Do not paint materials the original warns against painting. Digital color squares are browsing aids; they do not prove dried color, pigment strength, sheen, metallic reflection, transparency or a successful mixture.

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