Even though the real Hummer H1 is no longer in production, it is forever engraved in history as an American icon of toughness, high-performance and excellent off-road engineering.
The DeAgostini, ModelSpace, and Kyosho collaboration 1/8 scale Nitro Hummer H1 may be a fraction of the real size, but it is still pretty big allowing for awesome fun on and especially off-road. This super scale RC model is a true replica of the original incorporating things like nitro fuel, glow plugs, a mechanical 4WD system with realistic portal axles to give scale high ground clearance (just like the real thing) etc... Its powered by the GX21 Kyosho engine giving incredible reliability and mobility no matter where it's driven. I took the liberty to waterproof it just to make it extra realistic capable of driving in rain or mud, but i don't think ill be doing that :). The kit also gave the builder the freedom to design it however they want.(Back when it was available before also being discontinued.)
I hope you all enjoy, and as always ill let the video do the talking :)
Here's a cool article written in the ModelSpace forums by Brendon Udy called:
Hummer H1 History - Origin of a Legendary American Vehicle,
In 1979, AM General commenced preliminary designs for their M998 Series High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), aka the “Humvee” - a fast, agile, and mobile 1.25-ton truck designed to replace the M151 and light tactical vehicles of the U.S. Army. After an initial prototype contract, AM General won a $1.2 billion contract for the production of 55,000 Humvees, later increased to 70,000 at a cost of $1.6 billion.
The Humvee has gone on to play a vital in multiple U.S. military actions, including Panama (1989-90) and, most notably, Operation Desert Storm (1991) during the First Gulf War. In recent times, the Humvee has been present in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Iraq, and Somalia.
On January 2, 1985, the first HMMWV (Hummer) rolled off the assembly line as a standard military vehicle, but it wasn’t until 1992 before the world first saw the civilian Hummer we all know today. Dubbed “the world’s most serious 4×4”, the Hummer’s longevity, mobility and high performance have been big selling points since its inception. It wasn't till 1992 before the world saw the first civilian Hummer we all know today! After an agreement between AM General and General Motors Corporation was finalised in 1999, exclusive rights of the HUMMER brand passed to GM, resulting in the original Hummer’s renaming to the Hummer H1, and paving the way for release of the H2 in 2002 and the H3 in 2005.
Though AM General were responsible for the production of the Hummer, it was the persistence of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars that helped bring it to life. The story goes that Arnold Schwarzenegger was on set filming for the 1990 film Kindergarten Cop, when a military convoy of approximately 50 Humvees rumbled past. Needless to say, Arnie was instantly hooked - on closer inspection, he was quoted as saying, “look at those deltoids; look at those calves.” Unfortunately for Schwarzenegger, the Humvee was not street legal, and it took lengthy negotiations and the eventual signing of a very long liability waiver for him to finally get behind the wheel of a customised, sand-coloured Humvee made safe for the streets of L.A. Not fully satisfied, the star continued works with AM General over the coming months, helping refine the Humvee into a vehicle suited for civilians. When October 1992 arrived, Schwarzenegger flew to Indiana to collect the first two Hummers.
Despite being fit for off-road adventures, the Hummer H1 is more typically found on city streets than crossing jungle terrains. That said, they are designed to handle a wide array of conditions, as demonstrated by this video of a brave driver traversing the flooded streets of Houston. With its superior power and robustness, the Hummer H1 takes to the water like a box-shaped submarine.
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