Tamiya

1/12 Honda RC166 Grand Prix Racer model kit

Product # TA 14113 for US$55.99

Product Article by Steve Bamford on June 19 2012

This new model kit from Tamiyas is available directly from Lucky Model.com

Text from Tamiya website.

6-Cylinder Legend 
Honda's legendary racing bike, the RC166, was developed to win the World Road Race Championship in 1966. The bike featured a 250cc 4-stroke 6-cylinder DOHC 4-valve engine which thumped out an impressive 60ps/18,000rpm. Mike Hailwood rode the RC166 and won every 250cc class race he entered to give Honda their first Rider and Manufacturer's Championships, which contributed to the company's amazing feat of capturing the manufacturers' title in all five classes from 50cc to 500cc.

 

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About the model
This is a 1/12 scale plastic assembly kit. Length: 166mm, Width: 43mm. Front and rear wheels feature highly detailed flat metal-plated rims and spokes to achieve a realistic finish. The air-cooled inline 6-cylinder engine features cooling fins which provide a great scale realism. One-piece cowling part helps reproduce bike's sleek form. Solid rubber tires with realistic tread patterns included. Photo-etched parts for brake drum air ducts, cowling snaps, and chain sliders as well as metal transfers for rivets are included. 

Handle bar area
Accelerator and brake wires are depicted with vinyl tubing. Grips are made from elastomer. 

Wheels
ABS resin wheels feature 0.4mm dia. spokes and are assembled with 9 kinds of flat metal-plated parts.

Seat
Seat is made from elastomer and features a realistic surface texture. Rivets are reproduced with metal transfers.

Under cover
Underside cowling parts can be easily attached/removed thanks to the built-in magnets.

Steps
Aluminum turned steps are fixed to the frame with 1.2mm screws and have enough strength to hold the model in use with the racing stand.

Markings
Markings are included to depict the No.16 & No.8 and No.1 & No.7 bikes from the 1966 and 1967 Isle of Man TT Races respectively.

This model kit is available directly from Lucky Model.com

Go to this link to buy this item http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=TA%2014113

Steve Bamford

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