The inside glass and windshield is a one piece part. I slipped
it in with no trouble. If this model was being build for a
contest or show, I would recommend using bare metal foil in
the little trim that there is on the body and around the windows.
But since this is for my own personal fun, and to keep costs
down, I just painted the trim with silver paint (and a steady
hand !).
With the body now dry (this being several days after being
painted), and the subassemblies ready, I inserted the chassis
to the body from underneath. I must say, it went right in
with little fuss. After a small amount of wiggling and fiddling,
the model sat even and on all 4 wheels.
I glued on the front nose piece, and began doing the work
on the outside. The side marker lights, bumpers, and taillight
assemblies were added. At this time I did any outside detail
painting that needed to be done, such as the door handles
and key locks.
The
few decals supplied are of good quality, and lay well with
no silvering. The sheet includes the GT markings, emblems,
and badges. I I was grateful for these, I prefer markings
in decal form, rather than molded to the body. I used the
Savanna front plate, but instead of just using the decal,
I cut it out with scissors, and kept the backing on. This
to me gives the tag thickness like a real plate when glued
on.
I enjoyed doing this build. A curbside can be a nice break
from a full blown kit and still be rewarding. In this case,
it brings back some memories of one of my favorite style cars
from when I was a kid. Back to when my mother would go to
a gas station and the mechanics would come out and ask, "Can
we look under the hood ? We've never seen a rotary engine
before!".
Oh, and I mentioned at the beginning I bought two of these
kits, because the second one is getting the full treatment,
with a 13B donated from a Monogram RX7 !
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