1965 Honda RA272 F1

[1hobby1]

I finally wrapped up the 1965 Honda RA272 from Tamiya. It’s pretty much box stock. The only additional details added were plug wires and fuel line. For the fuel line I found that some fishing line was best and then I used some clear yellow Tamiya over it. The body is painted in Tamiya TS-7 Racing White and cleared with Tamiya TS-13. Some weathering was done to show a long days work at the track. I did run into one issue with the wheels fitting into the desired hole. They just did not want to go in. I removed the factory tabs, added some micro magnets to get them lined up, and some medium glue to keep them there forever. I enjoyed doing research on this specific car, as it was the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix winner. All in all this was a very fun kit that went together well.

Thank you for looking and on to the next project!

[Jim B]

Great looking Honda.

[Nacho Z]

Very nice, Steve!  I love these old cigar cars.

[Rich Chernosky]

Real nice job on this one. Its a great kit. You should have heard the sound these things made.

[drodg]

Great job!!   

[1hobby1]

Thank you everyone ??

[Jim N]

Great looking model.  It looks like that would have been one beast to drive.

[Sonorandog]

Looks great.  I am a big fan of this era of race cars.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[1hobby1]

Thank you all - I agree, this was a great era of car and must of been a total hoot to drive! 

[Brudda]

Beautiful sir! The sound of this car was wild. Nice job on your build.