'64 Honda S600 - Tamiya

[C.A. Whitecloud]

I'm not loving the large gap in the hood. I know it could be modified but I'm not the one. I might try to get fancy with the engine bay, we'll see.

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Ok, so... I want to add some detail. Starting with plug wires and battery cables. Everything I have seems way out of scale.

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Rookie mistake.

I neglected to re-prime after sanding down a drip.

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Trying to give the engine bay some character is not going well.

The wash was a wash.

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Be careful of Hasagawa Mirror Finish tape. Way stickier than BMF.

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

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Ok, so... I want to add some detail. Starting with plug wires and battery cables. Everything I have seems way out of scale.View attachment 118612

Am I wrong about the wire size?

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Still at it...

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Swapping out the steering wheel.

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

I want a do-over. I'm not happy with the body finish. It'll be my first trip to the purple pond.

*Hard to see in the photo. I can do better.

 

[MattG]

Looks really great to me! We are our own worst critics.
Matt.

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Isn't she adorable?

• White can be a tough color to work with.
• This kit is tiny.
• Swapped out for a 3D printed steering wheel.
• I chose not to use any panel liner. Doors and boot could use more definition.
• Used the kit chrome. Tamiya X-11 on the wind screen, Hasagawa tape on the body. They blend ok.
• A need a better clear orange paint.
• I love the metal badges. They're so delicate. They are adhesive backed.
• Nothing added to the engine this time.

 

[TimM63]

Great job. I really like the interior.
She's cute!!

 

[PatW]

Superb!

 

[BarleyBop]

I know it's a Honda, but Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn would not be out of place!

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Thanks all for the compliments.

 

[PatW]

Super job! Great little car!

 

[airdave]

It might look a bit out of place with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, since they only made one film "Charade".
And that was set in the winter, 1960s France, and featured mostly French marque sedans.
The s600 Cabriolet has appeared mainly in Japanese films of the sixties and none with Cary Grant.
But not that I'm nit picking.

Sorry, I just can't help it.

The model and your build is exquisite.
About as realistic as you could make it, in my opinion.
Nice job.

I saw a builder on youtube who uses Red and Orange Sharpie markers to colour chrome taillight and marker lenses.
And the effect looked very realistic to me.

 

[scalebuilderchad]

That turned out really good. Nice work.

That Hasegawa Mirror Chrome tape. I am not a fan. It is not flexible and resapable like BMF. It is literally like trying to work with a sticker, so it doesn't burnish well. And it is thick, so if you overlap pieces anywhere you will see the line.

I'm going back to BMF.

 

[BarleyBop]

Sorry, I just can't help it.

Ha ha! Point taken. I was more alluding to that air of sophistication and fun they projected... and to me, this cabriolet build has it all!

Cheers!