Hasegawa 1/24 Honda Civic RS (SB-1)

New kit from Hasegawa.
Just finished :)

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Looks great! Mine just shipped w/the 2002 Turbo.

Hoping perhaps someone does a LHD dash setup; these 1st generation Civics were very popular here in the US.

Thanks for comment :)
For Japanese, this car is a sort of masterpiece.
It changed style of car-life, and way of thinking about automobile.

fabulous build!

Thanks for comment :)
For Japanese, this car is a sort of masterpiece.
It changed style of car-life, and way of thinking about automobile.

The Civic kind of did the same thing here; the level of quality and performance, coupled with actual reliability, was something that the English never could accomplish with similarly packaged FWD cars. American compact/subcompact cars were mostly very poorly engineered; they have a unique style, but the simplicity the Civic had was refreshing. And they sold very well, partly due to good timing with the oil market and embargo in the mid-70's. My first car was a '76 Subaru 1400 DL coupe, my second was a brand-new 1980 Civic 1300 DX, the first year of the 2nd generation. It was worlds better than the Subaru. The Subaru was like a farm instrument, the Honda was a refined car that drove like a sports car and never broke! Get in, drive it one block, and you got a big smile on your face.

Interesting car, perfectly built as always.
The inner door panels look a bit flat / 2-D though.

Thank you for sharing, looks really great. I will be waiting for mine which got shipped out last week. This era of civics hold special place in my heart because my dad used to own a similar one in dark green.

Catalogue pictures !!

Masterpiece build of a masterpiece car ;) Congratulations !

What is this other tiny red car at the left, even the Civic looks big in comparison ?!

Edit : ok, I reply to myself :) I found out it was an N360. Motorcycle engine I guess ?

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I found out it was an N360. Motorcycle engine I guess ?

Yeah, air cooled straight-twin engine from Honda CB450.
It was Honda's first low-end populer car, debut 1967.
but Max31PS from 354cc/8,500rpm !!
Its another masterpiece from "Crazy Honda" era :)

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great work.

Paul

Fantastic work and photography!!

great builds!

Stunning

You are a laser :iceslolan