{"id":1055,"date":"2011-12-07T21:41:21","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T03:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2020-10-20T15:09:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T20:09:47","slug":"mazda-fc3s-rx7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda FC3S RX7 &#8211; Fujimi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This was a kit that at one point in time was a motorized model kit.\u00a0 The side effect of this option is a poorly detailed chassis.\u00a0 It bothered me enough that I never thought I would do anything with this kit.\u00a0 I had completed most of the body work and painted it flat black and just let it sit.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t remember how I did it, but at one point in time, I broke the front window piece.\u00a0 With a trashed window and a poorly detailed chassis, I just let it sit.\u00a0 The more I looked at it in flat black, the more I liked the way it looked.\u00a0 All I needed to do to finish this kit was detail paint the lights and wheels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">In 2012, I decided that this kit needed mufflers and tail pipes.\u00a0 In keeping with the tuner look, I chose an over-sized aluminum tube to finish it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Completed: \u00a0December 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1055 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-01-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1056'>\n\t\t\t\tProject introduction. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-15\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-15-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-15-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-15-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1057'>\n\t\t\t\tEarly on, I completed the body work and the project stalled for a number of years.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-23\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-23-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-23-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-23-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1058'>\n\t\t\t\tTest fitting another set of wheels.  I thought they looked sharp but they belonged to another project.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-26\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-26-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-26-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-26-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1059'>\n\t\t\t\tIn 2011, I started using Tamiya clear colors for tail lights and indicators.  I was so excited by the results that I dusted off this kit and started working to finish it.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-31\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-31-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-31-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-31-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1060'>\n\t\t\t\tThe indicators turned out very well.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-36\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-36-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-36-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-36-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1061'>\n\t\t\t\tI wanted to give the wheels some character, so I masked and sprayed the center section the same color as the body.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-42\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-42-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-42-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-42-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-43\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-43-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-43-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-43-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1063'>\n\t\t\t\tSince there wasn&#8217;t much work left to do, I was able to finish this project quickly.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-45\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-45-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-45-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-45-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-46\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-46-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-46-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-46-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-47\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-47-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-47-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-47-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-50\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-50-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-50-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-50-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-62\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-62-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-62-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-62-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1068'>\n\t\t\t\tEven though I skimped on the interior, I did find mufflers for the kit.  I went a little overboard with the tuner look and used the biggest tubes I had.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-63\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-63-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-63-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-63-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1069'>\n\t\t\t\tI also pulled the lights and backed them with bare metal foil.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-67\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-67-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-67-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-67-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-68\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-68-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-68-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-68-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/mazda-fc3s-rx7\/fc3s-rx7-69\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-69-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-69-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/FC3S-RX7-69-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a kit that at one point in time was a motorized model kit.\u00a0 The side effect of this option is a poorly detailed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[207,5,17],"tags":[144,57,50,194,35,58,47],"class_list":["post-1055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-207","category-completed-projects","category-mazda","tag-144","tag-fc3s","tag-fujimi","tag-mazda","tag-rat-rod","tag-rx7","tag-turbo","wpcat-207-id","wpcat-5-id","wpcat-17-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}