Dude! I think I have told you before. Those were one of my favorites as a kid in the 70(s). The old formula one kits and just the race car kits in general. Just now some of those are real expensive. But I think I still have a 1/12 Porsche race car kit in the basement from my youth I can build at some point. But, build what you enjoy. This hobby needs to be fun and a stress release 😀
FullMoonStudio I agree. I wish Tamiya would start re-releasing their F1 kits in 1/12 scale. I suspect many of our same/similar generation now have the money to actually buy these kits. I used to dream of buying one when I was a kid but I will not pay a collector price for one.
He’s been giving me Tamiya kits every year trying to convert me. Not sure I will change my mind on their aircraft and armour, but this F1 car kit from the 60’s looks right up my alley.
Those type of instructions with the hints and the highlighted areas where glue needs to be and a little information about the actual part on the real thing are by far the best and I don’t know if anyone does anything like that anymore,building model cars as a kid is where I learned to identity engine parts and that’s very helpful really
I do so enjoy this channel & the fun entertainment from Harry, and as a recent returning modeller I cannot express how much knowledge this channel has given me. Great tips on here have seen me enlarge my tiny AirFix collection to one that will take years to complete and after drinking a few beers and watching the " St Louis " posts on the weekend I thought it was time I gave myself a challenge, even though I barely know how to use a airbrush. When I sobered up Sunday morning I had purchased the Hobby Boss " Dora " 🥺.... oppppsssss
I hope you will enjoy the Honda. I’ve not built that one (yet) but I’m meandering slowly through Tamiya’s 1/12 F1 range. People as you articulated many times can build what they like. It is a very diverse and rich hobby but these particular models do offer great detailing and upgrading opportunities if that is where you want to go. However you get a reasonable out of the box model ……with some effort. You cannot ask for much more really. Enjoy and hopefully you’ll keep us posted. Best wishes as always.
Yes one of my fave Deep Purple songs as well as Hush ,Black night and Perfect Strangers!The interplay of Jon Lords awesome keyboards and Blackmore's tasty guitar licks make them legendary songs!
Nice one Harry! Got one of these I built over a decade ago when I returned to modelling after a long break - was never happy with the decals (i didn't even know about decal setting liquids!) and the front uprights are as fragile as. I recently ordered new decals and front suspension parts for a revisit. I love Tamiya F1 cars (but I am unashamedly a Tamiya fan boy) and have a 1/12 Martini Brabham BT44B in the stash and a 1/12 Williams FW14B (also built over a decade ago) about to be restored having sourced replacement decals. Keep up the good work!
"Apples" vs "Tangerines"... love it! My wish-list is currently 36 kits long, of which 4 just are "Apples" and just 6 are "Tangerines"; and my stash currently contains 3 "Apples" and 1 "Tangerine".. To me my choice of any model is all a matter of the *subject* (what subject interests me *today* ), and who does the "best" (more on that in a second) version of that particular subject. My *personal* criteria for what makes a good kit is: 1) how well it fits together (puttying and sanding are my far my most hated modelling tasks), and 2) the level of accuracy and detail available; in that order of priority. But that's just me. ;-)
@@HarryHoudiniModels EXACTLY! Thank you. 🙂 Each to his own, and then we ALL enjoy our hobby the way each of us wants to. No hate on anybody for liking a different aspect of the hobby to me, or you, or . Some people love Tangerines, some people love Apples, some people love Dragon-Fruit, or whatever.... 👍
I hope you enjoy this Harry , this was first released in 1973 so interested on your comparison with Airfix kits of similar vintage . The most important steps with F1 car kits are to get the engine to body mounting square otherwise the rear suspension will be out alignment and also getting the exhausts sitting correctly .
You lucky bugger Harry; what a great kit. Here in the UK John Surtees is well known to motoring enthusiasts. He's the only person ever to have been world champion on both 2 and 4 wheels.
Hi Harry, I've been building their 1/12 JPS III (Lotus 78) for on and off several months. It's needing a bit of work to get it together and there is some scope for a few bits of extra detailing so I think you'll enjoy tackling the Honda.
Buy the aftermarket decals, yes you can put the decals in a ziplock bag and leave on a window, yes they will go white again….but… they will revert back to yellow.
Hi Harry, the force is strong with this one 😊 😊😊 these are the kits I look at, then pick up another ship , just maybe you'll change my mind Harry 😆😆😆😆 IM EXCITED ITS MYSTERY BOX For me tomorrow 😎😎😎 have a good one mate
I doubt this this sway me from my beloved ship kits, or make me a Tamiya convert. But it’s one Tamiya kit I might just enjoy as a change from the nautical stuff.
Bask the Cat have really improved on the drums since last time....👍🏻 That looks like a real, proper, F1 car....compared to today's contraptions! But, where's the sails, how does it move forward and the guns!? 😳😲🤨🤔
I love building these 1/12th car kits, I build the Tamiya bikes and love them, that kit is an old tooling so not quite the shake and bake you get nowadays, that's a lovely Honda F1 car, hope you get to enjoy it
Have done a few of the cheap (old) Tamiya armour kits which were OK. Fancied doing a motorbike and Tamiya is the obvious choice. Goes together well and the end result will be very good but I have to say it isn't as enjoyable as the 1/72nd Airfix Spit that I am also doing. The bike kit you can paint most of it on the sprue and then assemble it.
Yes I expect a lot of pre-painting of subassemblies, just as I do on my ship builds. Not sure it will make me a Tangerine convert, as my heart will always yearn for Apples :)
I built several Tamiya Formula 1 kits (1/20 scale) years ago (and still have a couple on the shelf) and they were challenging kits. Getting everything to fit just right was part of the satisfaction of the kits -- and they looked great too, I don't recall painting as much of a challenge compared to assembly. I might just have to pull a couple of them out and give them a go. Sub assemblies was definitely the name of the game when putting them together. They were a nice change of pace from 1/700 ships and 1/48 or 1/72 aircraft. Far more challenging than 1/35 armor (regardless of who made them)
Thanks again Harry for a wonderful presentation. I found your preamble to be hilarious, and I had a good laugh along with you. I am very interested to see how you get along, with this rolling tangerine.👍
1 master cylinder for the clutch. 1 master cylinder for the front and the other for the rear. A mechanical system is used to proportion brake pedal push between the two brake cylinders.
Yes John I realised this of course, but only after producing the video, so left it in just in case someone was paying attention and noticed my mistake.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Unless you have done it one does not realise how difficult it is to do what you do and not make errors. Anyway, you do not lecture but are sharing stuff with mates. You still got my thumbs up!
Thanks for this video! It looks like a pretty complex kit! A classic for sure, though...I don't build cars for some reason, aside from modifying HotWheels and Matchbox cars for " Gaslands".... I recently was reminded of a quote from the late Shepherd Payne, R.I.P., when asked why he had stopped doing dioramas and modelling in general he replied "I stopped doing it when it stopped being fun" and that's a bit of wisdom every modeller should remember... Really appreciate the " now with extra waffle" ...was feeling buyer's remorse from the previous low waffle content!
Yes @Ken that is correct the RA272 had two black exhaust pipes whereas the RA273 has 4 white exhaust pipes and was twice the capacity, at 3 litres, of the former.
@@HarryHoudiniModels The RA272 was a transverse mounted V12. There were actually 4 pipes. Two on top and two on the bottom, one on each side of the gearbox. 3 cylinders merged into one final pipe. OK pain in the posterior rivet counting mode off.
I have started that kit, but have have put it aside until I can work out how to get a number of the exhaust headers to connect to the engine block. It is definitely not a shake and bake kit and I think you should have fun working through some of the sections. It is one that you can add a lot of detail to, but you need really good reference pictures to help. Have fun Harry
I built that kit for display,all those years ago I remember enjoying it immensely,but thought the suspension and steering parts were very delicate,(Iexpect to keep it in scale) and wished they had provided those parts in metal. I would enjoy it now,If only I could see the way I used to!!
This appears to be one tamiya’s 70s kits when they were a breath of fresh air .I have built some of their F1 cars in the past and if you want to you can super detail them as quite a bit has either been missed out or oversimplified due to the moulding technology back then. These kits also aren’t like the tanks and will need some work as they didn’t fall together. The late John Surtees was a double world champion having won both moto GP and F1 titles which I think nobody else ever did.
I've built 2 F1 kits in the past when i was a fair bit younger and found them to be really enjoyable to build. Now that I'm an old fart and not a young whipper snapper and just got back into modelling I purchase two more but this time I'm going to take my time and try to do a bit more to enhance the model with photo etch and braided wire etc. I think you will like these models and i think you will have some great ideas and tips along the way.
Would be great if you could get a similar scale model of his championship winning agusta motorcycle, make a great diorama side by side ... incredible looking kit tho , look forward to the build as way above my skill level which is apple 1/72 lol
I don’t know if it’s skill or just patience that is required with this kit. I’ll take my time. But it sure won’t be the same experience as my favourite Apple kits.
I have many of these 1/12 f1 kits I agree with you Harry they are the only Tamiya kits which are totally engaging the later models such as the Williams or Ferrari are even more complex.
Love your work Harry! Glad to see you're trying an automotive subject. I have the 1/12 Tyrrell 6 wheeler. Haven't attempted it yet. Will be watching your build.
Absolutely love those F1 cars, looks like a proper stunner! Im much like yourself Mr. Harry, I prefer kits that have a lot to them, plenty to sink me modelling teeth into so to say. Lots of parts and complex and/or intricacies = a build I love and that's more enjoyable to me lol. Love your channel mate! Easily my favorite, love your humor, slight bit a cheek and just yourself overall. G'day from the USA😎
I built the 1:20 version of this model, it’s excellent! You don’t get the figure in the 1:20 kit but it builds into a really nice model (I also have the Tamiya (tangerine 😉) 1:20 Lotus from the same era). FYI the colour is actually called Honda Racing White and zero paints do a great colour matched paint (which I used for mine) paint code ZP-1101 ‘Honda F1 RA272-RA273 Racing White 60ml’
F1 cars certainly start the race in immaculate condition - remember that amongst other things they are an advertising platform, companies pay vast amounts to have their brands on the cars - maybe not such an issue in the 50s and 60s. Then there is performance, the engineers want to eek every ounce of speed and dirt slows a car down so they will start the race immaculately clean and polished to make the car as slippery as possible in the airstream. Was watching some of the Dutch Grand Prix qualifying races yesterday and I noticed some footage in the pit areas between attempts where the crew were cleaning and polishing the cars with the drivers still sat in them. I guess as the race progresses they will accumulate dirt. So you have two choices, an immaculately clean ‘pre race’ car or a mildly weathered ‘post race’ car.
I used to go to every Can Am and F1 race in Canada and remember one team going to the extreme of covering the car in baby powder to lower the static to gain who knows what of a fraction of a second per lap. Crazy. lol.
Hi Harry, If you haven't built it yet, I think that, among cars, you would enjoy the 1930 4.5L Bentley 1/12 from Airfix, a beautiful engine with brass and copper piping (I added a lot of real metal parts). I don't know any paint that really looks like mirror polished brass, like a yellow chrome, if somebody knows one, I would like to know (I tried Alclad Gold, and it looks like gold paint unlike their chrome that is realistic). I have this Honda kit in the (long, delayed) process of salvation from the previous modeler. The thing about the 12th scale is that Tamiya picked models that are not really exciting to me: Porsche 910, Ford Lola, ... What about a Porsche 917, Ferrari 250 GTO, or 250 Testa Rossa, instead? The F1 are cool though. Always nice to watch your videos. Thank you, Yves.
I have the Airfix Bentley.. picked it up as a big box of jumbled parts, with no guarantee it was a complete kit. Took me an afternoon to go through the parts and instructions until I found I did have a full kit in the box, plus about 80% spare parts! I use “Dark Star” Brass for my ships. It’s the best looking acrylic brass I have found. Works nicely over a gloss black primer.
Interesting subject. One of those cars we only see in low quality b/w on tv when the spots program memorizes one of the legendary drivers of those days who has died.
Nice! I recently completed the Tamiya Lancaster Grand Slam. Fun build & a bit of challenge with the nacelles but still a FINE model! And for 60$ instead of 120$+ for an HK Lancaster I'm pleased🤗
That's an old one! First released in 1967, reissued in 1973, and reissued again in 2006 with some new parts, but not seen since then. It does look like an interesting kit with good quality. I don't build cars, but for those who do it should make a nice project.
I hope that this is going to be a Tangerine that you can enjoy, as I've been looking at the newer ones, but I think that I prefer the earlier type of car. Good luck with it and I will look forward to your videos on her. 👍👍
Thanks Philip.. looks good in the box and all the reviews and build videos show it goes together well. But hopefully there is just enjoy fan angling to keep me happy :)
I'm not a big fan of Tamiya either, but their cars aren't too bad at all! Back in '76 I bought a newly-released 1/12 Tamiya Porsche 934. It was recently released as a 45th anniversary model, and still holds up VERY well, with the addition of a small amount of PE. It's not expensive either, for such a big kit. Approximately $220, and I bought one again!
@@HarryHoudiniModels if u wanna REAL car kit, the Apple 1/12 Bentley Blower (c.1930) is the original classic in this scale, and is still selling well after 50 years. Send Becker that kit ;-)
I quite like the Tamiya 1/10 scale remote control off-road vehicle kits and the RC trucks, but I get the angst regarding Tamiya plastic tank kits etc - they can be like toys sometimes. I do want to give a 1/12 Tamiya motorbike kit a go someday though. Cheers Harry. 👍😁🐈⬛
I've build a lot of F1 cars, Lotus 72 was my first and now the Renault RE20 Turbo is under construction. Lots of painting and masking on that one. The Honda was fun to build in 1/20 scale. A real challege for you might be the Tyrell sixwheeler with the 4 wheel steering.
Ooh cool! A F-1 car kit from when F-1 was interesting (and not a bit deadlier alas) than the slot car racing it is these days.* I'd forgotten Tangerine did a series of these cars a while back. Loved the look of that era since the old Airfix slot car set I had that gave you a green Lotus and a red Ferrari to race, and crash! Looking forward to the build Harry! 🏎
Very interesting ! I hope the Becker was right and that you'll enjoy it . I woukd think the water piping is to connect a front mounted radiator to a rear mounted engine , ala the old Fiat X1/9 two seater . Looking forward to your project . However , after an Isaac Asimov allusion and music from Deep Purple's "Space Truckin" , I'm a little disappointed it's not a rocket ship. Enjoy it when you can get around to it Harry .
good morning or afternoon depends on where you live ? LOL first I enjoy watching what you do and even though I have been building models since I was really really young and 67 years old and still enjoying building models , but I watched your build on the Tamiya 1/12 scale F1 Honda and I just had to go out and buy one for myself to build , but I have built other Formula One cars from Tamiya and I think their kits are absolutely awesome , you just need a little bit of patience and take your time and it's well worth it in the end but I like the challenge and the detail that Tamiya kits offer even with their aircraft models such as the F4-U Corsair and even the Mitsubishi zero are really nice builds , but I am curious to know how your car came out ? Because I cannot find the video on how you painted yours ? I know you made a suggestion instead of using the decals that you are actually going to paint the stripe on the model itself ? I know personally I try to do that on my models when I build instead of using decals I find it's a lot easier , but either way thank you so much and let me know if you have done that video on painting your F1 Honda and how came out ? Take care have a wonderful day from Charlie
Hi Charles.. I am in the middle of the build so far. There is a playlist of the videos, which should have been in a card at the end of the review. I will have another update out this week. ruclips.net/p/PLNv64WC6Itdy99_723nPCXM7TwUo6MQRs
thank you so much for getting back to me I do greatly appreciate , I did watch all your videos that you so far have on the build , but I do plan on painting the car that I purchase in the same way you are talking about by painting the stripe on instead of using the decal , I figured I would paint the car in the ivory white first , then tape off the body is sprayed the red stripe and wants that cured really good that on reverse mask over the red stripe and then re-mask the body to give me the black stripe I think that will be easy ? I am curious to see how you are going to do yours ? But once again thank you so much for getting back to me
John Surtees is the only person to be world champion on both 2 wheels and 4 ! Bloody nice bloke aswell. I recomend doing some research, maybe you could build one of his bikes aswell. P.s. was that a metric or imperial shit load ?
I had researched the car, just not the drivers. I’m more into the machines than men with my modelling. Shit Load is of course now metric, otherwise it would not comply with all our modern weights and measures
Love scratch building? You'll love getting the exhausts to look like the real thing!! LOL, the way the kit is designed, it'll never happen! The entire interior of the "V" is MIA......
This was Tamiya's first 1/12 scale Formula 1 car and dates from 1968. It has the original styles of Tamiya instructions. They are not as good now, sadly. It's one of the very few Tamiya F1 cars I've never built. You will certainly enjoy that.
Glad you found your eyeballs;) never built Tamiya cars, so that's a first for me. But I see wiring the engine would make that kit pop. But you >must< paint the figure I have to see the Harry mustache haha. I think you'll enjoy building that one.
I have one of these in my stash!! My decals are shot to pieces though (secondhand kit) 😔 do you happen to have access to a high quality scanner and could scan the decal sheets at all?
There is only one manufacturer of plastic kits that annoy me (I understand that every company will have an issue with fit or accuracy, blah, blah, blah), and that is Revell. Those BOXES. Open from the side, try and check the model in the shop or even and home, and then you have to go and do a physics degree and then a masters, and then a degree in engineering, to try and get the sprues back in the damn box, which has surreptitiously shrunk and changed shape. Hate them, hate them, hate them. (I now put Revell kits in the boxes of old kits, cutting the box and sticking it to the donor box.)
I do as you do.. rebox the parts then cut down the Revell box to make a lid. Once you add some aftermarket there’s no way you can shove it in the side and not break something important.
I’ve got the 1:12 Matra 11 and it’s certainly not shake&bake, so this might be right up your Brisbane alley. Try to work out the plumbing (water, fuel, oil) & wiring on these cars. You can’t
Well, as Becks sent it to you I really did think it would be an aircraft model. I am happy to be wrong. Certainly looks a detailed build compared to your average Tamiya Tank etc. I reckon you will enjoy the detailing aspect, but I do not think it will make you a Tamiya convert. Glad you are getting settled into your new pad and Bask approves. Cheers from the U.K.
now there's two words I thought I would never hear in the same sentence from the lips of you Harry love and Tamiya that green thing that Jack Brabham drove to win the 1966 F1 Championship was a ummmm what was it again ooh thats right it was a Brabham BT19
Steady on Sammy… maybe I will like one kit… still abhor the shake and bacon! Ah yes that’s right.. Jack made his own car in the shed out of old tin cans and wire!
I nearly built one, but i just don't appreciate it and whilst the complexity was nice enough to keep me interested I decided against on the basis I just wouldn't appreciate the final article. And I can't stand motorbikes so that was never a thing for me.
Each to their own Paul… for me motorbikes, especially naked ones are fascinating, and I used to ride them. The early F1 cars are also something I like, so if this kit proves enjoyable, I may just hunt down another one..
@@HarryHoudiniModels absolutely. I love formula one which was why it was recommended to me. I've got a couple of Revell McClaren-Mercedes F1s sitting there to build. Been there over 10 years now and I just can't get excited about them. I'd be more inclined to build an F1 car than a motorbike, unless maybe I could them roll over the bike in my real car wheels and enjoy the feeling of smushing it ... riders in blighty must be less considerate arseholes than they are in Aus. But on the basis I haven't built the revell ones I decided against. But I don't bet against anyone. Build what gives you enjoyment. I'd you like Tamiya, great. Trumpeter, great. I played Rugby League, but I enjoy watching it too. I love F1, buts its about the package of driver and car for me. The car isnt the pull. As you say, Each. To. Their. Own. If someone doesn't like it, feck off, it's your model!!
@@HarryHoudiniModels I actually thought this was going to be a scale model main battery off of a WWII battleship. I've heard they can be quite intricate with with the deck penetrating elements and ammunition racks
I never got into cars at all, way too many parts that are to fragile to support their own weight. I kinda liken a car model to a visit to the proctologist. Both are a pain in the rear!
I was very disappointed with that Fiat 500 from Italscary which collapsed under the extra weight of the paint.. but this looks pretty solid and the builds I see online haven’t fallen apart. We shall see.
Hey Harry, the "I hate Tamiya they go together too well" shtick is getting old. Instead of constantly complaining about them just move on and build what you like. As modelers, we should celebrate brands that build quality kits, not keep whining/whinging like a child! Personally, I'm not a big Tangerine fan so, I just don't buy them. That being said, I do enjoy your videos, enjoy your enthusiasm and infectious humor but so tired of your Tamiya rants. Ok, getting off my soap box now, carry on!
I’ve never said I hated Tamiya, just the way the fan boys go on and on about the brand, and my dissatisfaction with the kits. What I have done in this video is try to find a good Tamiya kit I might enjoy building. Did you not get that?
@@HarryHoudiniModels As a kid in the UK in the early seventies I built 1/72 Airfix aircraft which I would later spurt with lighter fuel and crash and burn. Now as a returner to the hobby, I'm building 1/35 AFV, but using the Internet to upgrade the kits with the tips, tricks and techniques that you and other youtubers show. So long may you go on and I may well start biulding ships due to your obvious passion for them. I loved your vid on the Anicent warships, Greek/Roman, bi and tri remes.
Currently building the Tangerine Williams F1 car (Nigel Mansell's 'Red-5') and enjoying it so far - Done a few Tangerine F1s in the past and they do tend to turn out very nice. Most are older molds, and do need some attention - though being 'Tangerines' I've not yet come across a 'bad' one. A tip on the tyres - rotate them GENTLY on some fine sandpaper - gives the surface a dull matt 'slightly used' look. A bit like this - i.postimg.cc/L8P6mhz9/slicks2.jpg - Williams FW11 slicks
Dude! I think I have told you before. Those were one of my favorites as a kid in the 70(s). The old formula one kits and just the race car kits in general. Just now some of those are real expensive. But I think I still have a 1/12 Porsche race car kit in the basement from my youth I can build at some point. But, build what you enjoy. This hobby needs to be fun and a stress release 😀
I think this kit will be fun for me, Has enough fitting and possible upgrading to keep me interested plus is something new and exciting.
I just bought this (934 Porsche?). Bought it as a teenager in the 70s but never finished it
FullMoonStudio I agree. I wish Tamiya would start re-releasing their F1 kits in 1/12 scale. I suspect many of our same/similar generation now have the money to actually buy these kits. I used to dream of buying one when I was a kid but I will not pay a collector price for one.
@@cdpgbc-mw2kz I still have at least 4 in the loft including this one . mine is an early release .
One thing I really like about your videos is that you don’t wiggle the part tree when showing them.
I try not to, despite my wobbly bandicoot hands
Looks great Harry! Becker did good to send it to you. Thanks for sharing. 😎🇨🇦
He’s been giving me Tamiya kits every year trying to convert me. Not sure I will change my mind on their aircraft and armour, but this F1 car kit from the 60’s looks right up my alley.
I remember building this kit when it first came out. I think i'll get another one. Thanks Harry.
Good on you Marvin
Yeah!! I built this and their Lotus F1 back in the 90s.
Both enjoyable kits I wouldn't mind revisiting.
Good to know Nick, thanks
Those type of instructions with the hints and the highlighted areas where glue needs to be and a little information about the actual part on the real thing are by far the best and I don’t know if anyone does anything like that anymore,building model cars as a kid is where I learned to identity engine parts and that’s very helpful really
I do like these instructions. They are similar to early Airfix ones, so there is a happy familiarity.
Now that's a good kit. Have some fun.
Thanks Dario… it does look like my kind of build
Space Trucking by Deep Purple ! cool!
You are only the 2nd person who got it… good one Phillip.
I do so enjoy this channel & the fun entertainment from Harry, and as a recent returning modeller I cannot express how much knowledge this channel has given me. Great tips on here have seen me enlarge my tiny AirFix collection to one that will take years to complete and after drinking a few beers and watching the " St Louis " posts on the weekend I thought it was time I gave myself a challenge, even though I barely know how to use a airbrush. When I sobered up Sunday morning I had purchased the Hobby Boss " Dora " 🥺.... oppppsssss
Very kind words Hiram… and sorry about the Dora, we’ve all been there.
Harry, my dad built this kit one Christmas and it has it's challenges including the complex exhaust system and partly working rear suspension. Enjoy!
Challenges I look forward to
I hope you will enjoy the Honda. I’ve not built that one (yet) but I’m meandering slowly through Tamiya’s 1/12 F1 range. People as you articulated many times can build what they like. It is a very diverse and rich hobby but these particular models do offer great detailing and upgrading opportunities if that is where you want to go. However you get a reasonable out of the box model ……with some effort. You cannot ask for much more really. Enjoy and hopefully you’ll keep us posted. Best wishes as always.
Thanks Q… It does look good in the box, so I will probably only add a few little missing details..
Yes one of my fave Deep Purple songs as well as Hush ,Black night and Perfect Strangers!The interplay of Jon Lords awesome keyboards and Blackmore's tasty guitar licks make them legendary songs!
I still have Deep Purple’s Machine Head album on my iPhone to play, loudly, in the car on trips to the hobby store..
As always, I have enjoyed your video Harry. Many thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it Cos
You're building Tamiya? And I'm building Airfix? Its an upside down, topsy turvy world! Looking forward to the first stage of this build....
I might start it on my birthday, as a fun thing to do.
You might enjoy that one Harry. I built it a few years ago and it build up nice.
Good to know. Thanks Ian
Fabulous project. Have fun uncle Harry 👍🤝☕️☕️
Thank you, I hopefully will Hugh
Nice one Harry! Got one of these I built over a decade ago when I returned to modelling after a long break - was never happy with the decals (i didn't even know about decal setting liquids!) and the front uprights are as fragile as. I recently ordered new decals and front suspension parts for a revisit. I love Tamiya F1 cars (but I am unashamedly a Tamiya fan boy) and have a 1/12 Martini Brabham BT44B in the stash and a 1/12 Williams FW14B (also built over a decade ago) about to be restored having sourced replacement decals. Keep up the good work!
Thanks John. I am looking at aftermarket decals, but may mask and paint the red areas.
@@HarryHoudiniModels I might give that a go too, the decals are very thick and brittle from memory (remember I didn't use Microset/Microsol though).
"Apples" vs "Tangerines"... love it! My wish-list is currently 36 kits long, of which 4 just are "Apples" and just 6 are "Tangerines"; and my stash currently contains 3 "Apples" and 1 "Tangerine".. To me my choice of any model is all a matter of the *subject* (what subject interests me *today* ), and who does the "best" (more on that in a second) version of that particular subject. My *personal* criteria for what makes a good kit is: 1) how well it fits together (puttying and sanding are my far my most hated modelling tasks), and 2) the level of accuracy and detail available; in that order of priority. But that's just me. ;-)
Each to their own needs matey… as long as you relax and enjoy the hobby then it really doesn’t matter what brand you choose.
@@HarryHoudiniModels EXACTLY! Thank you. 🙂 Each to his own, and then we ALL enjoy our hobby the way each of us wants to. No hate on anybody for liking a different aspect of the hobby to me, or you, or . Some people love Tangerines, some people love Apples, some people love Dragon-Fruit, or whatever.... 👍
I hope you enjoy this Harry , this was first released in 1973 so interested on your comparison with Airfix kits of similar vintage . The most important steps with F1 car kits are to get the engine to body mounting square otherwise the rear suspension will be out alignment and also getting the exhausts sitting correctly .
Good advice Brent.. thanks
Hope you build and video it ! Should be an interesting build.
I will Arthur, but need to get the Warspite finished first.
You lucky bugger Harry; what a great kit. Here in the UK John Surtees is well known to motoring enthusiasts. He's the only person ever to have been world champion on both 2 and 4 wheels.
Thanks Darryl. I will need to do more research then after choosing his number 7 car livery for this model.
Hi Harry, I've been building their 1/12 JPS III (Lotus 78) for on and off several months. It's needing a bit of work to get it together and there is some scope for a few bits of extra detailing so I think you'll enjoy tackling the Honda.
Sounds great. Thanks for the feedback Steve
I think your videos are really funny, interesting and entertaining :)
I appreciate that Joseph… thanks for the feedback
Buy the aftermarket decals, yes you can put the decals in a ziplock bag and leave on a window, yes they will go white again….but… they will revert back to yellow.
Good advice Tim. I’ve already found them through Scalemates.
Hi Harry, the force is strong with this one 😊 😊😊 these are the kits I look at, then pick up another ship , just maybe you'll change my mind Harry 😆😆😆😆 IM EXCITED ITS MYSTERY BOX For me tomorrow 😎😎😎 have a good one mate
I doubt this this sway me from my beloved ship kits, or make me a Tamiya convert. But it’s one Tamiya kit I might just enjoy as a change from the nautical stuff.
@@HarryHoudiniModels totally understand, lol that's why my kids got me Revell Avro Lancaster 1/72 , I don't do planes , should be interesting 😊😊😊😊
Bask the Cat have really improved on the drums since last time....👍🏻
That looks like a real, proper, F1 car....compared to today's contraptions!
But, where's the sails, how does it move forward and the guns!? 😳😲🤨🤔
I will have to scratch build the sails and cannons… Tamiya omitted them from the kit.
I love building these 1/12th car kits, I build the Tamiya bikes and love them, that kit is an old tooling so not quite the shake and bake you get nowadays, that's a lovely Honda F1 car, hope you get to enjoy it
Non ‘shaking bacon’ is what I need, being a vegetarian… hehe
Great taste in music!
and yet I play banjo LOL
Have done a few of the cheap (old) Tamiya armour kits which were OK. Fancied doing a motorbike and Tamiya is the obvious choice. Goes together well and the end result will be very good but I have to say it isn't as enjoyable as the 1/72nd Airfix Spit that I am also doing. The bike kit you can paint most of it on the sprue and then assemble it.
Yes I expect a lot of pre-painting of subassemblies, just as I do on my ship builds. Not sure it will make me a Tangerine convert, as my heart will always yearn for Apples :)
I built several Tamiya Formula 1 kits (1/20 scale) years ago (and still have a couple on the shelf) and they were challenging kits. Getting everything to fit just right was part of the satisfaction of the kits -- and they looked great too, I don't recall painting as much of a challenge compared to assembly. I might just have to pull a couple of them out and give them a go. Sub assemblies was definitely the name of the game when putting them together. They were a nice change of pace from 1/700 ships and 1/48 or 1/72 aircraft. Far more challenging than 1/35 armor (regardless of who made them)
I’m up for a challenge, but this is the 1/12 scale kit
Thanks again Harry for a wonderful presentation. I found your preamble to be hilarious, and I had a good laugh along with you. I am very interested to see how you get along, with this rolling tangerine.👍
Glad you enjoyed it Scott
1 master cylinder for the clutch. 1 master cylinder for the front and the other for the rear. A mechanical system is used to proportion brake pedal push between the two brake cylinders.
Yes John I realised this of course, but only after producing the video, so left it in just in case someone was paying attention and noticed my mistake.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Unless you have done it one does not realise how difficult it is to do what you do and not make errors. Anyway, you do not lecture but are sharing stuff with mates. You still got my thumbs up!
Yes the 1/12th grand prix cars...I have 2 unfinished because they don't fit..they're frustrating, and are the only Tamiya kits that challenge....
Yay! non shaken bacon kits that actually require some skill modelling… I will love it!
Told you some time ago that the Tamiya F1 cars are a challenge to build, and I wish you a lot of fun during the build.
And you were right , it seems.
Thanks for this video! It looks like a pretty complex kit! A classic for sure, though...I don't build cars for some reason, aside from modifying HotWheels and Matchbox cars for " Gaslands"....
I recently was reminded of a quote from the late Shepherd Payne, R.I.P., when asked why he had stopped doing dioramas and modelling in general he replied "I stopped doing it when it stopped being fun" and that's a bit of wisdom every modeller should remember...
Really appreciate the " now with extra waffle" ...was feeling buyer's remorse from the previous low waffle content!
Yes more waffle planned now I have the new hobby room setup and finally found my modelling spectacles.
I hvnt since a kid but I'd like a Tamiya toy model I can put the motor in..get Kitten going....lol ...yea Harry..I will follow this one as well..
It will be an interesting journey… I am trying to stay open minded about it, but there is still that Tamiya hesitation….
Honda RA 272, Recognized it when I saw the nose cone :)
Well done!
Have to "rivet count", lol, RA273....
Yes @Ken that is correct the RA272 had two black exhaust pipes whereas the RA273 has 4 white exhaust pipes and was twice the capacity, at 3 litres, of the former.
@@HarryHoudiniModels The RA272 was a transverse mounted V12. There were actually 4 pipes. Two on top and two on the bottom, one on each side of the gearbox. 3 cylinders merged into one final pipe. OK pain in the posterior rivet counting mode off.
Deep Purple🥰
Bingo!
I have started that kit, but have have put it aside until I can work out how to get a number of the exhaust headers to connect to the engine block. It is definitely not a shake and bake kit and I think you should have fun working through some of the sections. It is one that you can add a lot of detail to, but you need really good reference pictures to help. Have fun Harry
Thanks Rob… I have been gathering photos of the car so I can work out what extra detail I could add
I built that kit for display,all those years ago I remember enjoying it immensely,but thought the suspension and steering parts were very delicate,(Iexpect to keep it in scale) and wished they had provided those parts in metal. I would enjoy it now,If only I could see the way I used to!!
We all wish we could see like we used to. I need 3X prescription glasses to model these days, and even then I don’t see everything.
This appears to be one tamiya’s 70s kits when they were a breath of fresh air .I have built some of their F1 cars in the past and if you want to you can super detail them as quite a bit has either been missed out or oversimplified due to the moulding technology back then. These kits also aren’t like the tanks and will need some work as they didn’t fall together. The late John Surtees was a double world champion having won both moto GP and F1 titles which I think nobody else ever did.
Well then I better do his car justice..
I've built 2 F1 kits in the past when i was a fair bit younger and found them to be really enjoyable to build. Now that I'm an old fart and not a young whipper snapper and just got back into modelling I purchase two more but this time I'm going to take my time and try to do a bit more to enhance the model with photo etch and braided wire etc. I think you will like these models and i think you will have some great ideas and tips along the way.
Thanks Mark.. I see room for some scratch work to enhance the cabin and engine bay. That should keep me happy
Would be great if you could get a similar scale model of his championship winning agusta motorcycle, make a great diorama side by side ... incredible looking kit tho , look forward to the build as way above my skill level which is apple 1/72 lol
I don’t know if it’s skill or just patience that is required with this kit. I’ll take my time. But it sure won’t be the same experience as my favourite Apple kits.
Did the kit come with the soft tires?...don't mind a second look at this kit...its kinda cool
Yep… soft rubber ones
I have many of these 1/12 f1 kits I agree with you Harry they are the only Tamiya kits which are totally engaging the later models such as the Williams or Ferrari are even more complex.
Thanks Phillip. Let’s hope I enjoy the build.
Love your work Harry! Glad to see you're trying an automotive subject. I have the 1/12 Tyrrell 6 wheeler. Haven't attempted it yet. Will be watching your build.
I really like those 6 wheelers. Was fascinated by them as a kid watching F1 racing.
Absolutely love those F1 cars, looks like a proper stunner! Im much like yourself Mr. Harry, I prefer kits that have a lot to them, plenty to sink me modelling teeth into so to say. Lots of parts and complex and/or intricacies = a build I love and that's more enjoyable to me lol. Love your channel mate! Easily my favorite, love your humor, slight bit a cheek and just yourself overall. G'day from the USA😎
Thanks Mike.. this kit does tick the complex and intricate box. Glad you like my channel and content.. more waffle to come.
I built the 1:20 version of this model, it’s excellent! You don’t get the figure in the 1:20 kit but it builds into a really nice model (I also have the Tamiya (tangerine 😉) 1:20 Lotus from the same era). FYI the colour is actually called Honda Racing White and zero paints do a great colour matched paint (which I used for mine) paint code ZP-1101 ‘Honda F1 RA272-RA273 Racing White 60ml’
Thanks for the info!
Sayed the Mann with the Triumph Hat
If I had worn my Honda hat it might have given the game away ;)
I play my electric loud and distorted!Empty nest and I am a widower so no one can object!
Brilliant!
F1 cars certainly start the race in immaculate condition - remember that amongst other things they are an advertising platform, companies pay vast amounts to have their brands on the cars - maybe not such an issue in the 50s and 60s. Then there is performance, the engineers want to eek every ounce of speed and dirt slows a car down so they will start the race immaculately clean and polished to make the car as slippery as possible in the airstream. Was watching some of the Dutch Grand Prix qualifying races yesterday and I noticed some footage in the pit areas between attempts where the crew were cleaning and polishing the cars with the drivers still sat in them. I guess as the race progresses they will accumulate dirt. So you have two choices, an immaculately clean ‘pre race’ car or a mildly weathered ‘post race’ car.
Thanks Nigel
I used to go to every Can Am and F1 race in Canada and remember one team going to the extreme of covering the car in baby powder to lower the static to gain who knows what of a fraction of a second per lap. Crazy. lol.
Hi Harry,
If you haven't built it yet, I think that, among cars, you would enjoy the 1930 4.5L Bentley 1/12 from Airfix, a beautiful engine with brass and copper piping (I added a lot of real metal parts).
I don't know any paint that really looks like mirror polished brass, like a yellow chrome, if somebody knows one, I would like to know (I tried Alclad Gold, and it looks like gold paint unlike their chrome that is realistic).
I have this Honda kit in the (long, delayed) process of salvation from the previous modeler. The thing about the 12th scale is that Tamiya picked models that are not really exciting to me: Porsche 910, Ford Lola, ... What about a Porsche 917, Ferrari 250 GTO, or 250 Testa Rossa, instead? The F1 are cool though.
Always nice to watch your videos. Thank you, Yves.
I have the Airfix Bentley.. picked it up as a big box of jumbled parts, with no guarantee it was a complete kit. Took me an afternoon to go through the parts and instructions until I found I did have a full kit in the box, plus about 80% spare parts! I use “Dark Star” Brass for my ships. It’s the best looking acrylic brass I have found. Works nicely over a gloss black primer.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Thanks Harry, I will look it up.👍🏻
Interesting subject. One of those cars we only see in low quality b/w on tv when the spots program memorizes one of the legendary drivers of those days who has died.
Yes George, it does bring back fond memories of the 60’s for me as well
Nice! I recently completed the Tamiya Lancaster Grand Slam. Fun build & a bit of challenge with the nacelles but still a FINE model!
And for 60$ instead of 120$+ for an HK Lancaster I'm pleased🤗
Any bargain makes for a sweeter build
That's an old one! First released in 1967, reissued in 1973, and reissued again in 2006 with some new parts, but not seen since then. It does look like an interesting kit with good quality. I don't build cars, but for those who do it should make a nice project.
Thanks for the info! Yes it looks fun and also made during my favourite period for Airfix.
I hope that this is going to be a Tangerine that you can enjoy, as I've been looking at the newer ones, but I think that I prefer the earlier type of car. Good luck with it and I will look forward to your videos on her. 👍👍
Thanks Philip.. looks good in the box and all the reviews and build videos show it goes together well. But hopefully there is just enjoy fan angling to keep me happy :)
I'm not a big fan of Tamiya either, but their cars aren't too bad at all!
Back in '76 I bought a newly-released 1/12 Tamiya Porsche 934. It was recently released as a 45th anniversary model, and still holds up VERY well, with the addition of a small amount of PE.
It's not expensive either, for such a big kit. Approximately $220, and I bought one again!
I hope this Tamiya kit also proves to also be enjoyable to build.
@@HarryHoudiniModels if u wanna REAL car kit, the Apple 1/12 Bentley Blower (c.1930) is the original classic in this scale, and is still selling well after 50 years.
Send Becker that kit ;-)
I have the Airfix 1/12 Bentley kit.. saving it for retirement when I can devote lots of time to it
I quite like the Tamiya 1/10 scale remote control off-road vehicle kits and the RC trucks, but I get the angst regarding Tamiya plastic tank kits etc - they can be like toys sometimes. I do want to give a 1/12 Tamiya motorbike kit a go someday though. Cheers Harry. 👍😁🐈⬛
Yes those motorbikes do look rather fun to build
I've build a lot of F1 cars, Lotus 72 was my first and now the Renault RE20 Turbo is under construction. Lots of painting and masking on that one. The Honda was fun to build in 1/20 scale. A real challege for you might be the Tyrell sixwheeler with the 4 wheel steering.
I do like the look of those 6 wheel F1 cars and remember seeing them race when they came out.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Buy one, and enjoy the build, if not in 1/12 there are some in 1:20 also lovely kits
@@Brera011 Agreed, the 1/20 kits are superb, and can be super detailed :-)
Ooh cool! A F-1 car kit from when F-1 was interesting (and not a bit deadlier alas) than the slot car racing it is these days.* I'd forgotten Tangerine did a series of these cars a while back. Loved the look of that era since the old Airfix slot car set I had that gave you a green Lotus and a red Ferrari to race, and crash! Looking forward to the build Harry! 🏎
*There, I said a controversial thing! Off to my bunker now...
Yes it was when men were men and drivers were daredevils! hehe
LOL
Very interesting ! I hope the Becker was right and that you'll enjoy it . I woukd think the water piping is to connect a front mounted radiator to a rear mounted engine , ala the old Fiat X1/9 two seater . Looking forward to your project . However , after an Isaac Asimov allusion and music from Deep Purple's "Space Truckin" , I'm a little disappointed it's not a rocket ship. Enjoy it when you can get around to it Harry .
Haha, you got the instrumental. I bought that backing track to do a parody “Lets go Rivet Counting”… but never got around to playing it.
"To this day Surtees remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels"
So people keep telling me.
good morning or afternoon depends on where you live ? LOL first I enjoy watching what you do and even though I have been building models since I was really really young and 67 years old and still enjoying building models , but I watched your build on the Tamiya 1/12 scale F1 Honda and I just had to go out and buy one for myself to build , but I have built other Formula One cars from Tamiya and I think their kits are absolutely awesome , you just need a little bit of patience and take your time and it's well worth it in the end but I like the challenge and the detail that Tamiya kits offer even with their aircraft models such as the F4-U Corsair and even the Mitsubishi zero are really nice builds , but I am curious to know how your car came out ? Because I cannot find the video on how you painted yours ? I know you made a suggestion instead of using the decals that you are actually going to paint the stripe on the model itself ? I know personally I try to do that on my models when I build instead of using decals I find it's a lot easier , but either way thank you so much and let me know if you have done that video on painting your F1 Honda and how came out ? Take care have a wonderful day from Charlie
Hi Charles.. I am in the middle of the build so far. There is a playlist of the videos, which should have been in a card at the end of the review. I will have another update out this week.
ruclips.net/p/PLNv64WC6Itdy99_723nPCXM7TwUo6MQRs
thank you so much for getting back to me I do greatly appreciate , I did watch all your videos that you so far have on the build , but I do plan on painting the car that I purchase in the same way you are talking about by painting the stripe on instead of using the decal , I figured I would paint the car in the ivory white first , then tape off the body is sprayed the red stripe and wants that cured really good that on reverse mask over the red stripe and then re-mask the body to give me the black stripe I think that will be easy ? I am curious to see how you are going to do yours ? But once again thank you so much for getting back to me
John Surtees is the only person to be world champion on both 2 wheels and 4 ! Bloody nice bloke aswell. I recomend doing some research, maybe you could build one of his bikes aswell.
P.s. was that a metric or imperial shit load ?
I had researched the car, just not the drivers. I’m more into the machines than men with my modelling. Shit Load is of course now metric, otherwise it would not comply with all our modern weights and measures
Tamiya are to expensive for me . I would like to do some of the kits. But just can't afford them. I live in the UK
Same here Carl… but this was a gift from a friend so quite affordable. Not sure I would spend the $200 price on eBay being asked for this kit.
Love scratch building? You'll love getting the exhausts to look like the real thing!! LOL, the way the kit is designed, it'll never happen! The entire interior of the "V" is MIA......
Thanks Ken. I found lots of photos of the car, and close up shots of the motor, so will see what is missing, then enjoy fabricating it.
This was Tamiya's first 1/12 scale Formula 1 car and dates from 1968. It has the original styles of Tamiya instructions. They are not as good now, sadly. It's one of the very few Tamiya F1 cars I've never built. You will certainly enjoy that.
Looks like a bundle of enjoyment out of the box.
Glad you found your eyeballs;) never built Tamiya cars, so that's a first for me. But I see wiring the engine would make that kit pop. But you >must< paint the figure I have to see the Harry mustache
haha. I think you'll enjoy building that one.
not sure those Japanese racing drivers have moustaches?
@@HarryHoudiniModels
Hahaha. Make him a those Japanese samurai? then. Hahaha
Now that would be a fun idea :)
I have one of these in my stash!! My decals are shot to pieces though (secondhand kit) 😔 do you happen to have access to a high quality scanner and could scan the decal sheets at all?
Indycals have a replacement set I am considering purchasing www.indycals.net/decals/f1/67hondara273.html
@@HarryHoudiniModels awesome!! Thanks mate, I hadn't found them anywhere...
There is only one manufacturer of plastic kits that annoy me (I understand that every company will have an issue with fit or accuracy, blah, blah, blah), and that is Revell. Those BOXES. Open from the side, try and check the model in the shop or even and home, and then you have to go and do a physics degree and then a masters, and then a degree in engineering, to try and get the sprues back in the damn box, which has surreptitiously shrunk and changed shape. Hate them, hate them, hate them. (I now put Revell kits in the boxes of old kits, cutting the box and sticking it to the donor box.)
You’ll really hate double boxed Zvezda then :)
@@HarryHoudiniModels Yes, yes I do, but Revell, those side openers...
I do as you do.. rebox the parts then cut down the Revell box to make a lid. Once you add some aftermarket there’s no way you can shove it in the side and not break something important.
John Surtees is pronounced as Sir Tease ahem…
I’m looking forward to watching this kit come together
Thanks for that… I had no idea
I’ve got the 1:12 Matra 11 and it’s certainly not shake&bake, so this might be right up your Brisbane alley. Try to work out the plumbing (water, fuel, oil) & wiring on these cars. You can’t
It sure has a lot of wriggly pipes and wires… I’ll have fun figuring all that out
@@HarryHoudiniModels the fuel & oil filters are there, as is the battery. It’s just not connected to anything
Well, as Becks sent it to you I really did think it would be an aircraft model. I am happy to be wrong. Certainly looks a detailed build compared to your average Tamiya Tank etc. I reckon you will enjoy the detailing aspect, but I do not think it will make you a Tamiya convert. Glad you are getting settled into your new pad and Bask approves. Cheers from the U.K.
No chance I will ever be a Tangerine fan boy Nick. But it is a nice surprise to find one of their kits I might enjoy building.
now there's two words I thought I would never hear in the same sentence from the lips of you Harry love and Tamiya
that green thing that Jack Brabham drove to win the 1966 F1 Championship was a ummmm what was it again ooh thats right it was a Brabham BT19
Steady on Sammy… maybe I will like one kit… still abhor the shake and bacon! Ah yes that’s right.. Jack made his own car in the shed out of old tin cans and wire!
@@HarryHoudiniModels don't forget the wood n nails four bicycle wheels and a lick of paint haha
…plus he nipped down to Repco to get bits and bobs to knock up an engine as well
@@HarryHoudiniModels AFTER STEALING THE ENGINE FROM AN OLD OLDS
I nearly built one, but i just don't appreciate it and whilst the complexity was nice enough to keep me interested I decided against on the basis I just wouldn't appreciate the final article. And I can't stand motorbikes so that was never a thing for me.
Each to their own Paul… for me motorbikes, especially naked ones are fascinating, and I used to ride them. The early F1 cars are also something I like, so if this kit proves enjoyable, I may just hunt down another one..
@@HarryHoudiniModels absolutely. I love formula one which was why it was recommended to me. I've got a couple of Revell McClaren-Mercedes F1s sitting there to build. Been there over 10 years now and I just can't get excited about them. I'd be more inclined to build an F1 car than a motorbike, unless maybe I could them roll over the bike in my real car wheels and enjoy the feeling of smushing it ... riders in blighty must be less considerate arseholes than they are in Aus. But on the basis I haven't built the revell ones I decided against. But I don't bet against anyone. Build what gives you enjoyment. I'd you like Tamiya, great. Trumpeter, great. I played Rugby League, but I enjoy watching it too. I love F1, buts its about the package of driver and car for me. The car isnt the pull. As you say, Each. To. Their. Own. If someone doesn't like it, feck off, it's your model!!
@@HarryHoudiniModels I actually thought this was going to be a scale model main battery off of a WWII battleship. I've heard they can be quite intricate with with the deck penetrating elements and ammunition racks
Where's the Honda Harry??????
One in the box in the hobby room, and one in the garage. I said I might build it over the Crispness break.
I never got into cars at all, way too many parts that are to fragile to support their own weight. I kinda liken a car model to a visit to the proctologist. Both are a pain in the rear!
I was very disappointed with that Fiat 500 from Italscary which collapsed under the extra weight of the paint.. but this looks pretty solid and the builds I see online haven’t fallen apart. We shall see.
Hey Harry, the "I hate Tamiya they go together too well" shtick is getting old. Instead of constantly complaining about them just move on and build what you like. As modelers, we should celebrate brands that build quality kits, not keep whining/whinging like a child! Personally, I'm not a big Tangerine fan so, I just don't buy them. That being said, I do enjoy your videos, enjoy your enthusiasm and infectious humor but so tired of your Tamiya rants. Ok, getting off my soap box now, carry on!
I’ve never said I hated Tamiya, just the way the fan boys go on and on about the brand, and my dissatisfaction with the kits. What I have done in this video is try to find a good Tamiya kit I might enjoy building. Did you not get that?
@@HarryHoudiniModels I did, just getting old.
Fair enough.. now go yell at the kids outside and tell them to get off your lawn… that will cheer you up :)
@@HarryHoudiniModels Lol, will do. I mean, I do have nice grass! 🙃
I'm not sure I would bother with this kit. Not so much because it's Tamiya, more so that it is a car, for me, boring................
So what is a more subject for you Matey?
@@HarryHoudiniModels As a kid in the UK in the early seventies I built 1/72 Airfix aircraft which I would later spurt with lighter fuel and crash and burn.
Now as a returner to the hobby, I'm building 1/35 AFV, but using the Internet to upgrade the kits with the tips, tricks and techniques that you and other youtubers show.
So long may you go on and I may well start biulding ships due to your obvious passion for them. I loved your vid on the Anicent warships, Greek/Roman, bi and tri remes.
Currently building the Tangerine Williams F1 car (Nigel Mansell's 'Red-5') and enjoying it so far - Done a few Tangerine F1s in the past and they do tend to turn out very nice. Most are older molds, and do need some attention - though being 'Tangerines' I've not yet come across a 'bad' one.
A tip on the tyres - rotate them GENTLY on some fine sandpaper - gives the surface a dull matt 'slightly used' look.
A bit like this - i.postimg.cc/L8P6mhz9/slicks2.jpg - Williams FW11 slicks
Thanks for the tip matey