Completed Hornet Evo

[RC_Hobbyist]

Here is a photo of my finished Hornet Evo.
My intention when I started building this kit was to keep it as close, if not exactly true, to the original Hornet as possible.

I had the body painted & the decals put on by a hobby shop, as I am terrible at painting and putting decals on due to my tremors.
I am just waiting on rear star dish wheel set so I can put on a set of  dual block K tires on the rear.

I am not sure if I am going to paint the driver figure or not, as I suffer from tremors & personally, I am not sure the driver figure will look good over all the electronics.

I have enjoyed putting this kit together & the body turned out great and close to the original hornet. I am looking forward to my next kit, Hot Shot II (2024).

 

[TurnipJF]

Looks great so far!

I'd recommend giving the driver figure a go. I also have tremors, and there are a couple of tricks I have found helpful in this regard:

• Glue the helmet sections together as well as screwing them, that way you can sand down the joint line and it won't reappear if the two halves shift relative to each other further down the line.
• Keep the head and torso separate while painting - this allows you to use different techniques for each.
• Lightly spray the torso section with the paint of your choice, then before it is fully dry, hit it lightly with a scouring pad, knocking the paint off the raised sections of the overalls. This gives an effect similar to dry brushing, but less sensitive to being messed up with a tremor.
• Go over the torso with a dark wash, darkening the depressions within the moulding such as the zip along the front, deep folds, etc. No precision required, just splosh it on.
• Spray the helmet with the colour of your choice. Spray the whole thing, face and all.
• Cut a piece of dark or black scrap plastic to the shape of a visor, and stick this over the face section of the helmet. No intricate face painting required!
• When everything is dry, attach the head to the torso and pop the figure in the vehicle.

[RC_Hobbyist]

22 hours ago, TurnipJF said:

Looks great so far!

I'd recommend giving the driver figure a go. I also have tremors, and there are a couple of tricks I have found helpful in this regard:

• Glue the helmet sections together as well as screwing them, that way you can sand down the joint line and it won't reappear if the two halves shift relative to each other further down the line.
• Keep the head and torso separate while painting - this allows you to use different techniques for each.
• Lightly spray the torso section with the paint of your choice, then before it is fully dry, hit it lightly with a scouring pad, knocking the paint off the raised sections of the overalls. This gives an effect similar to dry brushing, but less sensitive to being messed up with a tremor.
• Go over the torso with a dark wash, darkening the depressions within the moulding such as the zip along the front, deep folds, etc. No precision required, just splosh it on.
• Spray the helmet with the colour of your choice. Spray the whole thing, face and all.
• Cut a piece of dark or black scrap plastic to the shape of a visor, and stick this over the face section of the helmet. No intricate face painting required!
• When everything is dry, attach the head to the torso and pop the figure in the vehicle.

Thanks for the tips, but I am afraid this is still way over my head.
I am still leaning towards not painting the driver, despite the fact that I purchased some thin tipped acrylic paint pens.

The only thing I will be painting is the back of the headlights at this time.
I may change my mind in the future & paint it, but at this moment, I have already made up my mind .

As far as cutting out a piece of plastic for the visor, that would ruin my intention of keeping it as close as to the original as possible.

 

[Pablo68]

It's looking good so far!
 

[Juggular]

It is a great addition to the Hornet family.  I wish it arrived sooner in the 1990s, rather than 2024. But better late than never.  Yours should run donuts around vintage Hornets also!  Do you need an adapter for the wheels?  I forgot how I tried to fit other wheels.  

 

[RC_Hobbyist]

20 hours ago, Juggular said:

It is a great addition to the Hornet family.  I wish it arrived sooner in the 1990s, rather than 2024. But better late than never.  Yours should run donuts around vintage Hornets also!  Do you need an adapter for the wheels?  I forgot how I tried to fit other wheels.  

 

I found out that the kit comes with the adapters for the wheels which I ordered.

[manny]

I have my eye on the EVO.  What I'm thinking about doing is applying the original livery to the body.  I'm assuming they haven't made any significant changes to it and the original stickers will fit.