Tamiya 1/20 RA272 Honda 20043

Image shows painted and assembled kit. 1965 was Honda's second year in Formula One, and the car they developed for that challenge was the RA272, a masterpiece of design that used an aluminum monocoque chassis and 1.5-liter V12 DOHC engine that was mounted midships behind the cockpit and whose 230hp was the class of the field.

Improvements came throughout the season, including to the exhausts, cooling and steering systems, and the RA272 took third on the grid for the Mexico GP, the final race of 1965.

In the race it passed Lotus and Brabham rivals to take a stunning victory that was the first for a Japanese manufacture in the pinnacle of motorsport, all the more impressive as it came just over a year after their debut.

This is a 1/20 scale plastic model assembly kit.

Length; 194mm, width: 83mm, height: 41mm. ★Integrated monocoque chassis. ★Removable nose cone allows inspection of the radiator, oil cooler and front suspension. ★A detailed depiction of the V12 engine features various pipes and lines, plus the engine-rear gearbox. ★Like on the real car, the engine cowling is split into 3, recreated with clear parts that can be left unpainted to show off the workings underneath. ★Decals are included for the winn