Hummer H1 Body

I finally got started on my 1:8 Kyosho Hummer H1 Subscription.

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At the moment I have ignored that actual components of the car itself and worked on the body.

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Making the side frames

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Pegs are useful for holding the part in place whilst the plastic cement sets.

 

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The frame is now ready for the panels to be attached.

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Panels attached and ready for painting.

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I started by spraying some mist coats

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I decided to paint the Hummer the classic yellow they are often seen in.

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Side view

 

Got Sebastion Vettels head through the post today. Yes its the second Red Bull 7 Delivery!

Got Sebastion Vettels head through the post today. Yes its the second Red Bull 7 Delivery!

The second 4 parts of the series include the main chassis, the front chassis, the front lower wish bones and the first Tyre.

Strangely they have also sent Vettel’s head which I can only assume they have included as an option if you do not like Mark Webber. As far as I know British and Australian subscribers get a Mark Webber edition where as Germany are further into a Vettel themed model.

You can see the First wheel and tyre glued together in the Photo along with a battery to give an idea of scale.

Build your own Red Bull 7 (first batch of parts)

My first batch of parts for the Red Bull 7 kit arrived today.

The parts include bits of the front wing, rear wing, a wheel and an oil filled shock to build.

The front wing had some small parts that were pretty annoying to fit but I got there in the end.

You can see the oil filled shock balanced between paint pots in the photo.

This is to let the oil spread around the shock assembly and remove pockets of air.

First batch of RB7 parts
First batch of RB7 parts