airea Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Hello all, I have recently finished Tamiya's Honda S600. It is a tiny car, probably 2/3rd of a normal size car. The fit of the kit is ok, probably a little more problematic than recent Tamiya standards. Chromed everything with Alclad. Used tamiya spray white mixed with some tamiya acrylic earth to get a classic car color from 60's. Used automotive gloss as the top coat and applied alclad for the trims over it. Thanks for your comments... salih Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 What an excellent job on this build. It looks perfect in that color. These are very tiny kits indeed. I am working on an S800 myself. I hope mine turns out as well as yours did. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Looks great. I built the S800 a few years ago and the it wasn't bad, it was just very "tight". Getting the body on the chassis was one of those nerve wracking modeling experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Nice, I opted for the 800 version in my kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromolly Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Incredible clean build. It looks like a real car in most of those pictures. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Very cool little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Very nice build!, i recently built Aoshima's Suzuki Cappuchino and it's a very small car as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Very nice! A beautifully built model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Beautiful! I hope mine turns out half as nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Nice clean finish on that Salih. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Looks great, nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 It came out beautiful! I also have that kit (unbuilt). Can you tell me what were the specific challenges? I also have a suggestion: This forum allows us to upload all our photos here for free. It would be nice if we tried to conserve the forum's space by reducing the size of the photos. The ones you uploaded are quite large. They are more than 3000 pixels across. I usually resize my the photos I upload here to 1024 pixels across. That still provides a sharp view of the model, but it takes up much less space on the forums storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airea Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, peteski said: It came out beautiful! I also have that kit (unbuilt). Can you tell me what were the specific challenges? I also have a suggestion: This forum allows us to upload all our photos here for free. It would be nice if we tried to conserve the forum's space by reducing the size of the photos. The ones you uploaded are quite large. They are more than 3000 pixels across. I usually resize my the photos I upload here to 1024 pixels across. That still provides a sharp view of the model, but it takes up much less space on the forums storage. Thank your all for your encouraging words, I am glad that you liked the model. Pete, the kit is nice but the plastic is too thick. You may want sand down some of the parts that show it but that is not applicable for the windscreed. Inserting the body to the chasis was quite difficult, you have to really spread the sides of the body and hope to not break the plastic (I learned it the hard way). Gluing the dashboard to the body also requires a nice strong glue. Once you gloss the body, you will not be able to use Tamiya green cap. I used gators grip but it requires a lot of time to cure. The front grill's shape (curvature, in fact) does not fit the body as you would expect from a Tamiya kit, you may need to slightly bend it under some heat but decide it yourself:) As for the photo uploads, I had no idea about the forum's ability to store the images. I was thinking that 3rd party image upload sites take care of all the store issues. I will keep that in mind. salih Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Thanks for describing the possible problem areas on this model Salih - it will help me when I get to build my model. It sure is a cute little car. Must be fun to drive the real one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Great build Salih. Love the real thing and your model looks the part. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Wow! TERRIFIC job and what a neat little car! I built one of these (Nitto kit) a looooong time ago and I have the Tamiya kit, but for whatever reason I never touched it. I also have the HUGE 1/12 scale Doyusha kit that I need to tackle some day. Thanks for the heads up and the pitfalls to watch out for in case I ever get the ambition to build this. Here in the States, I've NEVER seen one of these in person.......I'm not sure as tiny as it is I'd be able to get in one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airea Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 9 hours ago, MrObsessive said: Wow! TERRIFIC job and what a neat little car! I built one of these (Nitto kit) a looooong time ago and I have the Tamiya kit, but for whatever reason I never touched it. I also have the HUGE 1/12 scale Doyusha kit that I need to tackle some day. Thanks for the heads up and the pitfalls to watch out for in case I ever get the ambition to build this. Here in the States, I've NEVER seen one of these in person.......I'm not sure as tiny as it is I'd be able to get in one! I have not seen the actual car either but saw some photos on the net. It is really a small car, probably slightly bigger than a motorcycle:) In fact they have used a chain for the transmission instead of a shaft:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Cok Guzel Abi! I lived in Izmir when I was young. Where in Turkey are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Excellent model, Salih ! Very well done, perfect paint and execution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airea Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 17 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Cok Guzel Abi! I lived in Izmir when I was young. Where in Turkey are you? Cok tesekkuler Abi:) I live in Istanbul but my family lives in Izmir and I have lived there until college days. Were you in Izmir in the US military base? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 5 hours ago, airea said: Cok tesekkuler Abi:) I live in Istanbul but my family lives in Izmir and I have lived there until college days. Were you in Izmir in the US military base? Nice to meet you! My father was US Army at NATO, on the waterfront. We lived in the city. 1966-68 My father sold a 1966 Pontiac Lemans 2 door hardtop with a 4 speed when we left. It was blue but we learned it was painted yellow. I wonder if it is still in Izmir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 That is a fine looking Honda! Gorgeous attention to detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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