Honda N360, Mystery Engine

[dougwintz]

I wanted to build something simple. This Hasegawa kit looked like a candidate. But what appeared to be an engine in the kit was just 1/2 of an engine block. I couldn't leave well enough alone so I looked around for a donor kit. Can you guess what the kit was? Beyond that, I was reminded how relatively easy it is to build a F1 or GT model with a lot of decals, versus a plain white car. Nowhere to hide!!!

[peteski]

I don't know which kit provided the engine, but this sure is one cute little car.  Looks a bit like the original Mini Cooper.

[happy grumpy]

Looks like a Trabant 2 cylinder,  2 stroke engine. It looks right at home .Nice build by the way . This one is on my list to build. ?

[TNT]

Cool build. Looks great.

[89AKurt]

I've considered getting this kit, but instead got the Supercar Modeling Project 24 Z (600 Coupe in the USA) resin kit, which has a 2 part engine.  What you did passes, way more work to duplicate, which would have doomed completion.  Wish there is a Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R 1/24 scale engine, that would be the Japanese equivalent of a Chevy SB. ?

[dougwintz]

51 minutes ago, happy grumpy said:

Looks like a Trabant 2 cylinder,  2 stroke engine. It looks right at home .Nice build by the way . This one is on my list to build. ?

Mario...you WIN! It is from the Revell Germany Trabant kit. Reminds me that, if I ever buy another used car, make sure to look under the hood. You never know what might be lurking there. 

[Mike C]

Nice little build.