The standard FFG paintjob on these Falcons is actually pretty good, the colors are a bit subdued and the wash was a bit heavy-handed but that's assembly line painting for you. I used some fancy kitchen degreaser from Walmart to strip this and a Firespray but it either reacted with the paint or these models were primed with something I'm not familiar with. The degreaser dissolved most of the paint but what remained turned into a green, almost latex feeling sludge that was a delight to scrape off with a knife. I got about 95% of it off the top which is the most visible, the bottom side has some texture where I didn't feel like scraping the rest off.
The models were primed with Krylon gray primer. Search any Warhammer painting forum or ask around and you'll hear a thousand different opinions about whether to prime your models black or white. When in doubt, use gray unless you're priming gray plastic as it can be tricky to see if you're getting even coverage. If you're like me and want to use gray primer on gray plastic it helps to position your models in the same orientation and spray using the same pattern each time you lay them out. This makes it easier to ensure you're getting every important angle on each model.
The color scheme for this YT1300 will most likely be a shade or two lighter than the gray used by FFG from the factory. Random panels will be painted like they're rusted out or with different colors to give it an older, patchwork feel like something that continues to be repaired on the fly in different dockyards throughout the galaxy. Once I finish rusting and shading the body I had the idea of adding graffiti in Aurebesh, the Star Wars standard alphabet, as if the ship had been parked in some rougher neighborhoods for extended periods. We'll see how that goes.
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