Chillyb1 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Just finished up this little racer. The color is Tamiya TS-23 light blue with a nose done in some orange/red I mixed up a long time ago. I'd originally painted this in a dark blue and I really didn't like the look. I had some light blue on hand after finishing up a paint job on a different kit and gave it a try. I love it on this car. I was trying for a weekend vintage race look. Pretty much box stock, some foil, but no other extras. If interested, more pictures can be found here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ChillyB1/Tamiya%20Honda%20S800/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuderia Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I don't think I've seen this before, but you did real well on it. Good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 what brand is this Kit? Tamiya? The frame looks very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Major cool build. I've got a friend who actually raced one of these when he was stationed on Okinawa during the VietNam era. Looks GREAT, and I'm sure my old buddy will get a real charge out of seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Nice! I used to vintage race with a guy that had one of them. His wasn't a drive it to the track type of car though. It was a full on race car. Here's a couple of pics. It's in the background pf the first one. It was really fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Awesome. One of my favorite cars. I like the "weekend racer" look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Never seen one of these but you did some nice work on it....Slusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I love IT! I just can't get enough of the old Hondas. The 1:1 cars are super hard to find, as are the 1:24 kits if you exclude Ebay . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Great little model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 what brand is this Kit? Tamiya? The frame looks very interesting! It is the Tamiya kit. The frame, or chassis I guess, gets added to the body/interior assembly at the end of the build, which is kind of cool because you can show it off like this. I love IT! I just can't get enough of the old Hondas. The 1:1 cars are super hard to find, as are the 1:24 kits if you exclude Ebay . I really like this era of Honda, too. I built the Fujimi kit of the S600 and I hated it. This one is much better in every possible way. By the way, I'm auctioning this kit on eBay right now. I'm not really interested in building another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 nice and clean I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Wow, what a beautiful model. Looks like it belongs on the box cover of the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 A meticulous build of this little gem. I have a stalled yellow version of this, tucked away some place. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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