Honda S800 Racing - Tamiya 1/24

My new build, obviously Honda :) Honda S800 RSC, nice little racing car.

Tamiya model is a little disappointment mainly due to lots of ejector pin marks. Secondly, molding quality varies in different car parts. Anyway, probably it will not be as challenging as FW10.

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I have used brass rod as new shaft. It looks better and make fitting easier. Differential housing is als modified.

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I have checked body and chassis fitment and it is so tight that I am afraid about final completion. I will have to make clearances bigger to avoid forcing body panels when mounting. I may and up cracking decals and/or paint

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Body has been sanded with 3M polishing sponge. First coat of Tamiya primer already sprayed on.

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I'm happy to see this one being built. I love the car and this racing version of it. I have the kit and don't recall noticing any mold-quality issues when I examined it. Anything in particular you're referring to?

Well, I refer to inconsistent quality. Despite ejector pin marks [4 on the bonnet, 8 on interior in hard to reach places] some parts are very well molded (body), some of them not . Imho dash board, front suspension are not up to what I expected.
This is nothing major. Maybe I am a bit picky :)

Wheels are finished. They are painted with Alclad II Duraluminium, washed with Tamiya smoke and clear coated with Gunze TopCoat semi-gloss.

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You're doing an excellent job, especially with those wheels.

Cool little sports car! It's shame that no one produce the hard top fast back model! Awaiting for your updates!

Decided to add some more details. Tamiya has simplified engine what can be seen on pics.
I started with dizzy cap, next will be alternator and auxiliary belt.

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Nice start to this build. Love the subject and your attention to detail.

pienknie wszystko wychodzi!!! Nie moge sie do czekacz do kojnca.

pienknie wszystko wychodzi!!! Nie moge sie do czekacz do kojnca.

Dzięki!

I'am playing with my new Proxxon micro mill. I am very pleased with the effects! HAPPY!

On the pics you may see bonnet and milled air intake.

Milled gaps 0.4mm width, 2mm length. Gaps are every 1mm. Time required: about 5 minutes.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/S800%20RSC/10.jpg

Dzięki!

I'am playing with my new Proxxon micro mill. I am very pleased with the effects! HAPPY!

On the pics you may see bonnet and milled air intake.

Milled gaps 0.4mm width, 2mm length. Gaps are every 1mm. Time required: about 5 minutes.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/S800%20RSC/10.jpg

Wow - cool as...

Where do you get your 0.4mm milling cutters from?

I'll be checking out this WIP as I have the 1/12th street version waiting to be built.

I got the cutters from this shop: http://www.frezycnc.eu/ I choose ProMetric type which is cheap and suitable for my modeling needs. Seems to be a good choice - no plastic melted at all.

Milled gaps 0.4mm width, 2mm length. Gaps are every 1mm. Time required: about 5 minutes.
I'm looking forward to that coffee... :D:D :evillol:

I bet you are! My latte is famous in the neighbourhood :)
New Honda RC166 has not arrived yet, so patient you must! :)

I got the cutters from this shop: http://www.frezycnc.eu/ I choose ProMetric type which is cheap and suitable for my modeling needs. Seems to be a good choice - no plastic melted at all.

Cheers or that and good luck with the build!:cool:

New Honda RC166 has not arrived yet, so patient you must! :)
Send them an email and tell them to hurry up! :D

Send them an email and tell them to hurry up! :D

Sure, I will :)

Milled and primed:



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wow would love to have such a mill for my birthday, btw beautiful build love it.


paul

Working on bits&pieces. I have modified exhaust to be more like in real thing. On the picture you may find: original exhaust, Tamiya's and mine (right upper corner). I will add exhaust hangers as well.

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Exhaust finished, chassis almost done

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Painted with Gunze Burnt Iron, oversprayed with Alclad II Jest Exhaust and Gunze Flat Clear (TopCoat)

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Szwietnie!!

While other parts drying I have started tweaking door panels. First picture shows milled (0.3 mm) door handle - looks imho much better.

Second picture shows door opener and window handle already corrected. As I have not been able to use mill I did milling job by hand - that's why some putty has to be applied (hands were shaking :) )

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Nice approach on the door handles etc. :worshippy

Once you get your photo-etch equipment, you'll be able to do them that way instead ;)

stunning job, waiting patiently for more.



paul.

Yes, doing own PE parts is the next skill I have to learn. And buy some new equipment as you said :)

Anyway I need more mill drills (longer ones) for such tasks. It take less time to drill than create pe parts with not that bad effect at the end.

stunning job, waiting patiently for more.



paul.

Thanks :)

Here you go:

Modified roll cage. While looking at the pics, I have noticed just after paint job, that Tamiya's roll cage is simplified. Plastic rod helps a lot!

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Dry fitting... Seat color went wrong (now is TS-82 Rubber Black), I will try with Nato Black. I am going to differentiate black and than make interior more interesting.

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My latte is famous in the neighbourhood :)

That sounds really enticing.
Excelllent progress and very clean work. This has got to be one of the coolest little cars I have seen in a long time. You are really bringing it to life.

Lack of time -> little update...

I have thinned auxiliary belt, modified alternator (shorter with different ending). I have also added mount for the alternator - Tamiya's hangs on belt only...

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Finishing interior... I have changed seat color to make it more black while not the same as the rest of the interior. Mixed Nato Black, Flat black and oversprayed with heavy diluted X-18.
I have given a try with a flock (for the first time). Not particularly happy :)
Gearbox lever - Sakatsu turned part.
Seatbelts almost finished - the most tricky part, assembling harness with seat glued, is ahead of me. Keep your fingers crossed.

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Pretty color for the seatbelts ;) :D

Pretty color for the seatbelts ;) :D

True :) I have only one pic with seatbelts and they're blue. I sprayed silk ribbon with Tamiya X-14...
It has one more advantage over color matching - seatbelt painted is a bit less "springy" and can be easily folded to seat shape.

Interior finished!

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Painting process has been started. Two layers already airbrushed.

While body has been in drybooth I was tempted to checkout reference pictures. Wrong. I realized that I have forgot to cut off a part of body's rear (where bumper has been mounted in road version).

Anyway, I am going to cut that thing off painted body. Not eager to respray the whole thing again.

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Rear part cut off - picture shows how I did it.

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I have also airbrushed third layer of color and I think that it is enough.

Additionally I have closed original gas filler (red arrow) and drilled in new place (blue arrow) according to reference pictures I have

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Need job, love it very much..

love your tools too(would love to have that to).


Paul.

Short update. Spark plugs cables installed as well as front disc brakes. They are PE from AcuStion.

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I also added tyre valves...

Decals almost done. I would suggest to check decals for those who are planning to build this model. In my case some of them, especially transparent parts, were cracked. I managed to lay them down quite well gaining few more grey hairs...



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All of the body decals are on. As you can see the white background for the bonnet number is a bit transparent. I am in between - paint it white and complicate the whole painting process or give it up and let it as it is

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Maciek, I have some white decal paper I can let you have if you want to add a second layer of white decal paper?

Maciek, I have some white decal paper I can let you have if you want to add a second layer of white decal paper?

Kurcze! I did not think about it... I have some spare decal paper too. Thanks for the hint!

RC166 next week?

I have added additional white decal - it helped a bit. While cutting decal I realized that I have remedy for cracking decals. First use and success! It really works! I used regular brush to paint, waited 15 minutes and put cracked-painted decal as usual. It has settled down perfectly. However careful painting or trimming is recommended.

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:thumbsup: cool!

The detail you have put into this build is impressive, but I am more impressed by how clean you have executed everything. Great work!

Thank you for watching and all kind words!

There will be more details I think :) While 2K clear drying I spent some time with my Little Green Friend.

Here is the result - new oil cap

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Small thing but made me happy :)

Some bits and pieces...

Oil cap + new throttle cable support (red arrow)

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Left - Tamiya version, right mine. Steering shaft and auxiliaries modified. I added turn lights switch

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Pedals and radiator with AcuStion PE details. Intake cover painted with Alclad

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Small update.
Dashboard is finished. I have modified Tamiya's cast (i.e. milled ashtray) and added some knobs and other bits to make it more like real thing. Speedometer is out of dashboard (drilled out) as in real car.

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Also, engine detailed. I have added details to throttle bodies - shaft, spring and handle for throttle cable. Cable mounted on support with simulated cable stop screw.

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Mucha nie siada! :thumbsup:

Lovely job :)

Dzięki! I have updated prevoius post with one more picture...

The dash is perfect, just like the 1:1.

looking good bro. details really make it look good.

More details done.

1) Red arrow: new radiator pipe with clamps (Top Studio).
2) Blue arrow: valve train breathing pipe. This is my best guess - in road version breathing pipe goes to intake. I think that in race version pipe goes free along block avoiding to let engine breath unpolluted air
3) White arrow - water pipe. I did bypass so water goes straight from pump to block as opposite to road version where it goes through heating system. This is best guess. Why? Heating knobs are dulled so I think they dismounted heating radiator and bypassed coolant hoses.

4) Modified battery, added secure strap, cables. Positive cable will be glued later.

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Mucha ciągle nie usiadła ;)

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I am very impressed with the way you managed to get the hose ties to work so well. They have beaten me every time I tried them :runaround:

Thanks again :)

I usually use a plastic rod to bend the ties/clamps with the same diameter as hose I am planing to detail. Bended ties are glued with tiny drop of CA under the hose so the glue point is hidden.
Those Top Studio clamps are very thin and easy to bend. BTW radiator hose is made of styrene rod heat-bended over ligther and painted with XF-1

What I am trying to achive are the details which are in scale. I think that throttle cable is unfortunately a bit out of scale but the rest seems OK to me.

Engine detailing almost finished. Ignition coil scratch built, lelectric regulator, cables etc. There will be water tank added as well. Left corner shows Tamiya mold.

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Excellent detailing, and great photography as well!

Almost finished.

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Really Beautifull work.
I like it.
Cheers,
Jamme

OK, thats the very last update :)

Thank you all for watching and all comments which helped me with this build.

Gallery will be soon!

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Finished, here comes gallery:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=6114672#post6114672

Very good your mount ...
continuous monitoring to see the end.