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#1
05-01-2003, 07:44 PM
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Tamiya 1/20 Honda F1 RA272 for Jay!...and everyone!
This is Tamiya's great kit of the 1965 Honda F1 RA272 painted in the proper TS-7 Racing White. There are a couple of detail kits out for this car but I built it before any of them were available. I used Road and Track July 1982 issue for reference, therefor I added the Shell decals which aren't included in the kit. I used clear fishing line to replicate the fuel lines and cut aluminum tube for the stacks.
 I wanted the car to look weathered so I covered the seat with Parafilm M and let it wrinkle and tear. I painted the inner door panels TS30 Silver Leaf then black and rubbed some of the areas with fine grit to let the alum. show through, especially where the drivers arms and hand would rub like by the shifter. I ran a fuel line through the cockpit that went to a fuel mixture control, a brain child of the driver, Richie Ginther.  I scuffed up the windshield with fine grit paper, and added etched fasteners on all the body work. I also trimmed the numbers individually so no clear carrier would show.  I mixed Testors metalizers several different ways for the aging effect and added several etched bolt heads throughout the engine. I put a rub mark on the side of the body and made the decal a little jagged where the driver would be climbing in and out of the car.  Honda made a cool F1 car!  The engine was actually 6 2cyl. 250cc mated together via common crankshaft, making around 230hp and revving to 11,500rpm!  A couple of pics from the magazine.  
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There is a lesson in every kit. Last edited by Veyron; 05-01-2003 at 08:24 PM. 
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05-01-2003, 08:39 PM
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Fantastic job Veyron. Lots of nice detail and weathering touches. Very effective!
A 1.5 litre, transverse mounted V12 - amazing! One question. You mentioned detail kits, any idea by who and where to find them? Okay that is kinda two questions!
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05-01-2003, 09:39 PM
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Holy crap! That is amazing!
 Nice effect with the Parafilm M! The only method I'd heard of before was laying some plastic cement now, putting some saran wrap over it, and "rubbing" the seat. Your way sounds like a pretty good way, I have a roll of Parafilm M that I used to use (until I got Tamiya masking :o )
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05-01-2003, 09:43 PM
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I am not worthy!!!
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05-01-2003, 10:03 PM
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Oh, man, oh, man, oh, man, oh, man, oh, man, oh, man, oh, man, oh MAN!!!
 I can hardly believe that's not the 1/12 scale kit. Major kudos!!
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#8
05-02-2003, 12:36 AM
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mad props, you are rather skilled Veyron
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05-02-2003, 07:22 AM
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Thank the heavens you're in Georgia so I don't have to compete against you!!
 You make me want to build mine, and I had no idea R&T did an article on the car. Also the fishing line trick is now part of my technique. Thanks!! :ylsuper
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05-02-2003, 10:09 AM
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impressive job!!!
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05-02-2003, 01:02 PM
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Quote:
http://www.thundervalleyusa.com/ Museums Collection's includes stacks and decals. http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?MCLTK-31
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05-02-2003, 02:29 PM
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That's amazing. Looking great.
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