Honda S800

[Erik Smith]

Tamiya's Honda S800 - one of my favorite cars. OOB with some wire added in the engine bay.

Body is Duplicolor something-something brown (I have to find the cap) and interior is Tamiya semi-gloss black. Bumpers were repainted with Alclad II chrome and engine is multiple shades of Alclad II aluminums.

This is a fantastic kit - although it's engineered so "tight" that if you don't drill out the mounting holes (I didn't until after paint), part fit is very difficult.

[bondo bill]

very impressive

[Eric N.]

What a great looking little car! Nice color.

[fatkidd]

very nice, clean build.

I especially like the blue strip at the top of the winshield

[Chillyb1]

Very sharp little build of a cool little car. Your detail painting of the engine and exhaust really brings the model alive. Is your windshield inserted all the way? It looks like it is coming out of its groove. I bult one of these and recall that tight engineering you mention.

[PBII]

Good looking build very clean well done

[slusher]

Very good looking build Erik, nice color choice. l really like it...

[GeeBee]

Very nice build, nice work on the engine, I must get to building mine one day .....

[Dragline]

Borrowing two words from Castrol.

Super Clean...

Bpb

[Foxer]

That's very good looking. Great job on all the little details .. they really stand out.

[TheRX7Project]

Tamiya kit, right?

Looks great. Good to hear it's a good kit.

[IMSANUT]

Cool build. Where did the Honda V8 come from? That'd be one handful of a car!!!

[whale392]

Jim, the engine is only an 800cc 4 cylinder. what you are seeing (that you perceive to be a V8) is actually the lean of the engine coupled with the side-draft carbs. I have the racing version of this kit and it is a great piece.

Love what you did with it Eric, and it sure is a tightly engineered kit! I have to get the engine bay/floor pan up under the body first, then paint everything as a unit. Basically, having to build it as the assembly line did (sort-of) The interior (dash and door panels) had to be fit to the body (for me anyway) before I could really snap the chassis plate in. Once the unit-body was all together, I had to tape off the interior panels and paint the exterior/interior floor pans (as mine being the racing version has no carpet detail). Then lower the finished product over the chassis/drivetrain.

[Chuck Most]

Love it!

Passed on a 'basket case' S800 1:1 a few years back. I've always liked these little cars.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Mauricio Meyer]

beautifuly made model!!! in every aspect. a Joy to watch

[508boricua]

super nice!!! great work!!

[om617]

Love the color,great build

[Chris White]

As a service manager of a Honda Dealership. I approve

[Helix]

Nice work Erik

[mitchell]

good work.

[Harry P.]

Nicely done, and nicely detailed. I especially like the "wood" steering wheel.

[IMSANUT]

Jim, the engine is only an 800cc 4 cylinder. what you are seeing (that you perceive to be a V8) is actually the lean of the engine coupled with the side-draft carbs. I have the racing version of this kit and it is a great piece.

Love what you did with it Eric, and it sure is a tightly engineered kit! I have to get the engine bay/floor pan up under the body first, then paint everything as a unit. Basically, having to build it as the assembly line did (sort-of) The interior (dash and door panels) had to be fit to the body (for me anyway) before I could really snap the chassis plate in. Once the unit-body was all together, I had to tape off the interior panels and paint the exterior/interior floor pans (as mine being the racing version has no carpet detail). Then lower the finished product over the chassis/drivetrain.

Had I looked closer, or for that matter, consulted with the racing kit on my shelf, I'd have noticed that. Sometimes my powers of observation are a weeeee bit off

[Dominik]

a real beauty Erik! Beautiful color and very very clea built!

[vintagedragfan]

very nice little Honda