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The body takes some time to dry when using enamel paint, so it's time to move onto the rest of the kit. The chassis is next. I used flat black spray paint (department store bargain $1.00 a can stuff). After that I may use a slight mist of grey primer, or oxide brown primer, depending on the look I am after. No chassis would be perfectly flat black and consistent on a real car. Using a mist color can give it some character and highlights.

Because this is a curbside, there's not much detail underneath to paint. I used silver for the exhaust and oil pan. The front and rear suspension pieces were done in gloss black. Here you can see a painted chassis next to a new one out of the box.

Some of the trees were painted as needed, between the body and chassis parts. Although I don't like using flat black on models (boring!) for interiors, our original RX3 wagon had a black vinyl interior. So this coupe gets the same treatment. Black interiors don't allow much detail, it's hard to see inside. So using a brush, I painted the various chrome trim and used gloss black to try and highlight some areas.

The nose piece probably took as much time as the rest of the build. Although the directions say use flat black around the headlights and taillights, I found that on the real cars, that doesn't appear correct. The parts appear more of a metallic charcoal color and texture. (many Asian market cars seemed to use this, a Datsun B210 comes to mind...). I was able to replicate this to my satisfaction by using a can of Rustoleum #7754 "Anodized Bronze". I spayed it into a loose cup, and brushed it on carefully. It looks much better than flat black would have, and more accurate.

The rear tail-lamp assemblies received the same treatment. The rear lenses are clear, so I used Tamiya Clear Red to bring them to life. Testors Parking Lamp clear paint was used on the front parking lenses.

Installing the wheels and tires was for the most part uneventful. These use the soft clear round attachments like most Asian made kits. I know our family's RX3 had better looking rims or hubcaps, but I don't remember what they looked like. These stock examples with the kit are begging for an aftermarket upgrade.

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