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Lighting the Muscle, Not Just the Paint The Wide Grille Comes First The Hellcat's face is its most recognizable feature, and it is the first part to disappear in a dark room. A pair of crisp headlights plus a soft wash on the grille...

What the Ver. 2 Does Differently Wiring That Vanishes Into the Chassis The biggest change from the first version is the routing, which now runs almost entirely through the chassis rails and behind the removable body panels. The twisted-pair cable exits once at the...

What to Expect After Motorizing Winter Holiday Train Keeping the Winter Holiday Train DependableCheck that nothing rubs when the mechanism moves through its full range, since a single point of contact can rob the Winter Holiday Train of smoothness. A short warm-up pass protects...

An Orange Droid With an Attitude The Orange Dome Glows Chopper’s orange dome is his signature, and the kit lights it warm while the projector eye stays the brightest point. The result is a droid that looks as grumpy as he does in 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,...

The Droid Everyone Recognizes The Projector Stays the Star R2’s single projector eye is the whole personality, and the kit makes it the brightest point while the dome catches a cool blue glow. The body stays white, which keeps the droid crisp. The warm...

Making Lucky Cat Move With Confidence Caring for the Lucky Cat Between RunsDry-fit the major components before final assembly, because catching a mismatch early is far easier on the Lucky Cat than discovering it after the panels return. The goal of the first runs...

Remote Control for Jeep Wrangler Caring for the Jeep Wrangler Between RunsDry-fit the major components before final assembly, because catching a mismatch early is far easier on the Jeep Wrangler than discovering it after the panels return. The goal of the first runs is...

Powering and Lighting a Train That Earns Its Name Drive First, Glow Second The motor is the priority, and the kit is tuned for smooth, reliable running on a loop of track before any light is added. The headlamp and car lights are wired...

Making a White Droid Pop After Dark The Projector Is the Focal Point That single round projector eye is where R2’s personality lives, so the kit makes it the brightest detail and lets the dome catch a soft blue glow. The body stays white,...

Bringing Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi to Life Keeping the Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi DependableCheck that nothing rubs when the mechanism moves through its full range, since a single point of contact can rob the Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi...

Lights That Keep Up With the Toy A Glow That Survives the Wheelies The LED channels sit low in the chassis and face the track and the body rather than dangling off the shell, so the racer can flip and spin without catching a...

A Straightforward Path for Ducati Panigale V4 S Checking the Ducati Panigale V4 S Before You DriveBefore the panels close, turn the drive path slowly by hand and listen for roughness; the Ducati Panigale V4 S should rotate with an even, gentle resistance and...

Keeping Bugatti Chiron Running Smoothly First Runs With the Bugatti Chiron Route the cables away from moving parts and give each connector a little slack, because a tidy wiring path is what keeps the Bugatti Chiron dependable. Watch how the Bugatti Chiron starts 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...