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The assembly guide will supply you the information needed to assemble the puzzle.

Painting and Final Assembly of the 3D Puzzle Model

How you finish your 3D Puzzle Scroll Saw Model is really your own choice. There are literally hundreds of ways you can do this. Here we will run through just one of them that we have found to be a fun, enjoyable and inexpensive method of getting a great looking model.

Here is a list of things you will need which are mostly available at your local craft store and/or department store:

1: Krazy glue or equivalent (Super Glue)
2: Inexpensive acrylic hobby paint
3: Several brushes and types
4: Water
5: Paper towels
6: Plastic mixing pallet
7: A cup of hot tea

Even though your puzzle has many separate parts it is not always created to just paint each part a different color. In some cases you may need to paint different parts of the same puzzle part in different ways to achieve the effect you are looking for with that particular puzzle so you will need to think about these things and perhaps study some color images of the real thing to give you ideas on how you might want to achieve the look you seek.
For example with this Rooster puzzle the head and comb, which needs to be red, are actually part of the puzzles whole head and neck piece. It also includes the eye which we want black. Below are some pictures of what we did using a pencil to mark off areas we wanted to be different colors.