2012, Completed Projects, Honda/Acura

Honda S2000 #2 – Tamiya

August 8, 2012

I honestly couldn’t tell you why I bought a second S2000 kit when I did, but it worked out that I could give my mom one as a gift and then build one for myself.

Other than some minor detail shaving, the kit is box stock. The car is painted the same red as used on the CRX and EG Hatch.

Overall, this was a simple build. I used the interior from the original S2000 that I built leaving me the rest of the kit to finish. Most of the detail work in making this look great is in the head lights and tails. I was very pleased with the way it turned out.

Completed: August 2012

I really don’t like dealing with engine detail that is molded into the chassis, but we do what we have to do. The engine detail paint on the 1st and 2nd S2000 kits.

Two kits, two exhausts.

Body work complete and posed with the completed interior.

Primer…

Paint and trim paint applied.

WIP

Rear suspension assembly.

Rear subframe installed.

If only I had started this kit a little later. I would have detail painted the bottom. Nevertheless, the detail that is there does a nice job.

Posed with the of the active projects.

Lens painting.

After the sand and polish, the trim work was repainted.

Posed with the ’71 cuda’s wheels and tires.

Overall body paint work is completed.

Now the body was ready for the head and tail lights.

The black base for the tails and headlight buckets was sprayed.

Windshield installed.

Head light lenses installed.

Most of the tail light work is comlete.

The reference photos I used for the tails showed a darker red for the side marker in the tails.

I used gunmetal to provide a darker reflective background.

Followed by Tamiya clear red.

The results were perfect!

The rear lenses installed.

I may come back one day and address the ride height in the front.