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Keeping the Racing Green Crisp After Dark Cool Light Protects the Green The AMR24's green livery needs cool light to stay green, because warm light would pull it toward olive and dull the car's edge. A cool channel along the body keeps the paint...

Ferrari SF-24 42207 RC Conversion Ferrari SF-24 42207 RC Conversion: What to Understand Before You Build The conversion turns the 42207 from a display model into a fast, controllable RC car—short bursts above 55 km/h and a steady cruise around 40 km/h. Just as...

A Museum Piece That Should Be Lit Like One The EB110 Nods Are the Point The Centodieci's whole reason for existing is the EB110, and the details that reference it are the ones worth lighting. The slim horseshoe grille and the rear light bar...

Lighting a Fictional Racer Like It Belongs on the Grid The Body Is Quiet, So the Lines Must Speak With a muted livery, the APXGP car depends on its sidepod line, its nose shape and its rear wing to communicate, and those are the...

Keeping the Wedge Shape Alive After Dark Trace the Creases, Not the Panels The Centodieci's identity lives in its edges: the sharp shoulder line, the cut behind the front wheel and the flat rear deck. A cool wash along those creases restores the car's...

Lighting the Dark Horse's Blue and Black Cool Light Keeps the Blue True The Dark Horse's blue is the model's main colour, and warm light would dull it into something closer to grey. A cool channel along the body preserves the paint's depth and...

Making Ford GT40 MKII Race Car Drive Like It Should A Smoother Ford GT40 MKII Race Car in a Few StepsAfter the first session, go back over the fasteners and joints, because new parts settle and the Ford GT40 MKII Race Car benefits from...

Separating Two BMW Racers With Light The M4 GT3 Wants Its Arches Lit The GT3 car is all muscle, with flared arches and a big rear wing, so the light should outline its width and keep the body low. A cool line along the...

Lighting a Blue Car Without Washing It Out Start With the White Nose The white section on the FW46's nose is the brightest area of the car, and it anchors the front end after dark. A small warm channel behind it makes the car...

Lighting a Wide-Body Electric Rally Car Trace the Arches for Stance The S1 e-tron's flared arches are the first thing the eye sees, and they are the first thing to go in shadow. A low channel along each sill, rising into the arches, restores...

Peugeot 42156 RC Conversion Peugeot 42156 RC Conversion: A Practical Guide to the 9X8 Rebuild Start With the Chassis, Not the Body The finished car is what most builders picture first, but the conversion work sits underneath the body. The 42156 swap removes the...

Where the White Livery Loses Its Shape Light the Edge, Not the Face On a white car, the first instinct is to aim light at the body, and that is the wrong instinct. The white panels are already the brightest thing in the room,...

What to Expect After Motorizing Red Bull Racing RB20 F1 Car First Runs With the Red Bull Racing RB20 F1 CarRoute the cables away from moving parts and give each connector a little slack, because a tidy wiring path is what keeps the Red...

Keeping the Red Honest and the Aero Visible Warm the Red Without Cooking It The SF90 XX's red body is the first thing anyone sees, and the light kit has to keep it rich without letting it turn orange. A warm channel at low...

Bringing Rally Car to Life Keeping the Rally Car DependableCheck that nothing rubs when the mechanism moves through its full range, since a single point of contact can rob the Rally Car of smoothness. A short warm-up pass protects the drivetrain of the Rally...