Honda RA272 Mexico Grand Prix Winner

[EasyEight96]

This will be my first entry for the group build I'll be uploading the photos later. I've taken the inbox earlier but haven't got around to build so stay tuned

Here's some info on the Honda
The Honda RA272 was a Formula One racing car used by the Honda team in the 1965 Formula One season.

A successor to the Honda RA271, the RA272 was noticeable mainly for its technically advanced (though rather wide and heavy) 48-valve 1,495.28 cc V12 engine (58.1 x 47.0 mm), a water-cooled, transversely mounted unit which reportedly gave 230 bhp (170 kW) at 13,000 rpm.[1] The engine was safe to 14,000 rpm, which was unusually high for a 1960s engine design. The Honda V12 had staggering acceleration and often led the race into the opening lap after leaving the stationary starting grid. It led the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix from start to finish, driven by Richie Ginther, making it the first Japanese car to win a Formula One Grand Prix.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Cool kit, have it in the stash...somewhere
What is up with this sudden car GB???????
I am eyeballs deep in my Ferrari F40 already

[EasyEight96]

So here is my inbox as promised

[EasyEight96]

Had a little spare time so I assembled the engine and the suspension arms sorry if it is very minor hopefully I can get it done a bit during the weekends

[Twokidsnosleep]

You are doing fine, but hurry as the GB ends July31st
Take your time and pick away, just show lots of pictures as you go

[EasyEight96]

You are doing fine, but hurry as the GB ends July31st
Take your time and pick away, just show lots of pictures as you go

thanks man for still following I got a few build that I badly needed to be done by March so the Honda will be a bit slow but since it is till July I will have plenty of time as my holiday start in May till Aug

[pg265]

Hi,

I LOVE that car!!
Great choice, can't wait to see more!
The Tamiya kit is very beautiful and the ZP racing white is perfect.

Pascal

[newpapajack]

The golden age of motorsport. Awesome machine, can' wait to see what you do with it

[EasyEight96]

Hi its been a while now with finals done I'm back on the build.

Here's what I've done so far on the Honda
Engine
Last night I prep it up for painting


and today I gave it a coat of grey primer left it to set and then later I painted it up all together


I then started the assembly of the engine sorry no pics of it being build totally forgotten
So...

Here's the engine completed I'm very satisfied with the result














Next up is the cockpit body
here is it all prep up




Will update more frequent now so do drop by to see more updates

[Lysus]

Dunno how I never came across this yet, I love these Hondas. Superb engine build!

[Twokidsnosleep]

[4SHEEZEE]

Looks amazing

[EasyEight96]

As promised here's the next update
Body

So continuing from yesterday I primed it up in the morning and I then continued the paintjob later in the afternoon





The body paint was the longest to paint as it was very thin. I decanned it from the can.



With the paint booth it really cuts down the fumes I normally smell in the room too


Once it was done I left it do dry and continued
First up the brake disc


The chassis then was painted with mixture of enamel and acrylics and assembled with remaining bits. I then weathered it a bit






Then came the assembly the cockpit very simple and straight forward. I gave it wash on the seats and the radiator






Next up was the wheels I really liked the detail of the rims


and the last bit was the dashboard and steering




So with that done I prep up the remaining parts for the next paint session




Thats all for today's update cheers

[Lysus]

[EasyEight96]

So the Final update
Final Assembly

I primed out the remaining parts today and later in the afternoon painted up the parts


Once it was done then it was decalling time my favourite


After the decals have settle down properly it was then to the clear coat department I'm using the decaned Ts-13 clear from tamiya


I gave it 3 coats of clear and leave it to dry


While it was drying I started to piece of the remaining parts of the honda


Then it was giving the body a nice shinny polish






then I went back to assembling again










Almost there with the car is now on its wheels




Then it was to finish up the side mirrors, attaching the backplates and glueing the windscreen.
So here after 4 days of work here is the final result I'm very proud of finishing this car as it was a new challenge compare to building military





Thanks for the guys who is still following this thread you hop on to the final reveal thread for more pictures the car.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh this is superb mate
Great polish to the paintwork and engine detail and basically everything!!
Love it

[EasyEight96]

Oh this is superb mate
Great polish to the paintwork and engine detail and basically everything!!
Love it

Thanks man for the support

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh this is superb mate
Great polish to the paintwork and engine detail and basically everything!!
Love it

Thanks man for the support

Hey no worries, and nice new avatar...see we made a car builder out of you
You should be really proud of this build

[Lysus]

This is without a doubt one of my favorite builds and one of my favorite cars. If ever you took beauty shots of it I'd be hard pressed not to print one out and frame it.

Top job, sir.

[Tay99]

Nice finish.

[EasyEight96]

This is without a doubt one of my favorite builds and one of my favorite cars. If ever you took beauty shots of it I'd be hard pressed not to print one out and frame it.

Top job, sir.

Thanks I'll see if the weather is good today and I'll take some outdoor pics I'm not that good at using my Nikon so yeah...

[EasyEight96]

Oh this is superb mate
Great polish to the paintwork and engine detail and basically everything!!
Love it

Thanks man for the support

Hey no worries, and nice new avatar...see we made a car builder out of you
You should be really proud of this build

Yup you guys made me into a car builder lol hahahahha
I'm very proud of this build hopefully this build could help me in my next one I'll upload it soon. The Benetton kit is being a poo so I'm putting it a side first

[EasyEight96]

Here is the link to my reveal I've added more photos today much brighter ones compared to yesterdays
http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 61#p223561

[Kevthemodeller]

60's racing cars I just love them I know they were death traps in a crash and the cars today are better but they just look like cars not planes with wheels.

[EasyEight96]

60's racing cars I just love them I know they were death traps in a crash and the cars today are better but they just look like cars not planes with wheels.

Ya it was extremely dangerous but at least the design of each cars are unique unlike the current ones