| Honda RA272 - 1965 Grand Prix Race Car I picked up this kit a few years ago and decided to complete it for the Ajax 2013 model show. Acu Stion made a couple of really nice detail parts for the model and I was able to order from HobbyLink Japan. Lots of Internet pictures were found, but many of them were of the restored car, which is driven at vintage race events. I tried to make my version be as consistent with the way the car raced back in the 1960's as much as I could. Base Kit(s): Tamiya 1/20 scale Honda RA272 (kit number 20044) Finished: October 2013 Modifications/Additions: - front suspension pieces thinned down to be more in scale - brake lines added - vacuuformed windshield from AcuStion attached with Scale Hardware rivets - intruments wired and plumbed, chrome bezel rings added - Acu Stion turned metal intake trumpets - Acu Stion photoetch grill on engine cover - Top Studio shock absorbers used on rear suspension - most rear suspension arms replaced with RB Motion rod ends, aluminum wire and tubing - fuel lines from clear fishing line - spark plug wires added - last sections of exhaust pipes replaced with aluminum tube - RB Motion tire valves - Thunder Valley exhaust pipes polished and scratchbuilt mounting brackets added - Replicas and Miniatures Dzus fasteners - body rivets removed and replaced with Scale Hardware rivets - Tamiya Racing White used for bodywork Awards: Ajax 33, Ajax, ON Oct 2013, 1st place Large Scale Heritagecon 8, Hamilton, ON March 2014, 1st place Competition - Open Wheel Kingston Modelrama, Kingston, ON May 2014, 2nd place Competition - Open Wheel Toronto Model Car Show and Contest, Toronto, ON September 2014, 1st place Competition - Open Wheel London Scale Model Show, London, ON September 2014,1st place Open Wheel Competition IPMS Livonia Can-Am Challenge, Livonia, MI October 1, 2016 - 3rd place Competition Road Cours Click on Thumbnail to see detailed image. These images are 1024 x 768 and should load reasonably quickly, depending on your connection speed. Some in progress pictures |
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Evan Jones Car Models
