I'll paint it the colours I want.

The paint colours on the 2CV instructions don't tally with the picture on the front of the box. According to the black & white details, everything is grey. According to the full-colour box picture, we get a brown cloth cover. And a chrome trim strip on the sill.

The later isn't moulded into the body, and I doubt was ever a feature of this most basic of cars. The much more attractive roof is only paint so I picked a colour I liked and went for it.

Before this, however, the body was dry-brushed with the grey let down with some pale grey. I wanted to highlight the raised areas and provide a little more apparent relief on the wings. It worked OK, you see the emphasis but it's not obvious that this is happening, an effect I prefer to the "hyper-realistic" painting seen on some military models.

Inside, the tan seats have a wash of Citadel Nulin oil to show up the stitching, although it just makes them look a bit grubby.

Still to do - was black ink over the radiator grille (not radiator, they were air cooled, but you know what I mean) and colour the front and rear window seals with permanent marker for that rubbery look.