This may be a bit of a newbie question, but here goes:
I'm considering a TE2 kit, and from what I've seen of the raw pulls, it seems as though they require painting. I'm not talking about details, but is the bulk white of the costume normally painted? I ask because it was my impression that the reason the original armor was switched to the white plastic was so they didn't have to paint the old "fishpond" green stuff they originally used.