discussion Nick's 1/12 Honda CB1000F - Tamiya GB 2026

[Nicko]

Well, my track record on Group Builds has not been great this year, with two finished late, my US Icon F14 still waiting for me to drum up the enthusiasm for some tricky masking and my MIG not even started. However, I have now packed up work for the winter so should have more bench time over the next few months. To that end, thanks to Paul for getting the GB up and running and here is my entry.

The Honda CB1000F is a new model for 2026 and the late delivery of it here in the UK meant that the Tamiya version was in the shops before the full size example. I've not yet had a look at one up close but its been getting some very good reviews. As for the kit, I've not built a 'modern' Tamiya kit and it looks very nice in the box. Here's what we've got to deal with:

Usual Tamiya box with the nicest colourway on the front......



Typical Tamiya instructions.....





Now a nice stapled book compared to the single piece pull-out type I'm more used to.

Decals etc...



Clear parts - nicely coloured on the tail light and reflector...



The plastic....



I'll likely strip this one......



And the other bits.......




Hoping to make a start on Sunday so welcome along to anyone that fancies following it with me.

Nick

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice looking kit Nick, it looks quite retro. How often do we get to see a build of a model that has been released at the same time as the real subject?

 

[PaulTRose]

That looks a cracking kit

 

[pjgtech]

Cool, following along....

 

[Geoffers]

Good looking kit there Nick

Are those wheel masks, I didn’t realise bike kits had those

Geoff.

 

[Nicko]

Thanks Geoff. I think they're disc masks - too small for the wheels. Not sure if I'll use them I'm more likely going to paint the friction surfaces separately to the carriers as that's how they've been molded.....

Nick

 

[John Race]

I'm in, always like a nice bike, should be fun Nick.

 

[Neil]

That looks like a really good kit, that is going to make a terrific finished model.

 

[Nicko]

Thanks for all the interest Guys, I'll try and keep the momentum going. Some of you may have seen in the GB chat thread that I have 21 1/12 Tamiya motorcycle kits in the stash, mostly they are older models that I have been buying up whenever they get reissued. So why did I choose this one?

Well, a friend and former colleague from the world of working on full-size examples suggested we get a buddy build going of something we both had an example of. We chose this.....



I guess it's like the Grandad of the new CB1000F and the colourway of the new bike is almost identical too, although we never got the old bike in that colour here in the UK. I thought it would be nice to see them side-by-side without too much of a gap between the builds.

As for the CB1000F, I've done some clean-up and put a few parts together....



As is usual with motorcycle builds, there's a long period with not a lot to see. The engine is quite compact compared to the older air-cooled CB....



More later in the week I hope...

Thanks as always for looking in.

Nick

 

[Jim R]

Nice neat start.