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Red Bull Racing RB7: Step by Step
PAINTING THE
RUNNING BODY
YOUR RC CAR WILL ONLY LOOK LIKE SEBASTIAN VETTEL'S RB7 WHEN YOU PAINT
THE TRANSPARENT LEXAN RUNNING BODY TO MATCH THE ORIGINAL. HERE'S HOW
TO GIVE YOUR MODEL THIS DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE.
After trimming the Lexan blank and making the holes for
the antenna, cylinder head and body supports (see Stage
95), you must remove all dust and grease from it before you
paint it. This step is extremely important, because paint
applied to greasy parts will not adhere reliably and can
easily peel off. Also, any dust trapped by the paint will
spoil the finish.
For the following steps, you will need a craft knife,
masking film, masking tape (18mm wide), a black marker
pen with water-soluble ink, and three spraycans of Lexan-
Only when the Lexan (polycarbonate) body is completely painted will
your model look like the real Red Bull Racing RB7.
compatible paint in the colours blue (Tamiya PS-59), yellow
(Tamiya PS-19) and white (Tamiya PS-1). For the masking
tape, you should get the thinnest you can find, because
it has to be flexible enough to follow the contours of the
body exactly. It will also be used to mask off the body from
the inside.
CLEANING THE BODY
Lexan bodies are painted from the inside. This has the
advantage that, from the outside, the colours will
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