Unboxing: Tamiya REPSOL Honda RC213V ’14 1/12 14130

Today i’m going to unbox the Tamiya REPSOL Honda RC213V ’14R in 1/12th scale.

The 2014 season of the MotoGP class, pinnacle of the motorcycle Road Racing World Championship grand prix circuit, was a dream year for the works Repsol Honda team, which ran the RC213V. Their burgeoning young superstar Marc Marquez won 13 out of the year’s 18 races, including an astounding 10 in a row to start the season and lead the team to the Team, Constructors’ and Riders’ Championships. The 2014 iteration of the RC213V featured a host of tweaks that ensured it was the class of the field, including an altered front cowling air intake, aerodynamics modifications to cowlings, and changes to the aluminum twin tube frame. Further updates were made to the V4’s pneumatic valves, Honda’s unique seamless transmission, and the electronics package.

The Tamiya REPSOL Honda RC213V ’14 comes in the usual Tamiya box with the finished model up front with some information about the model. The Box is the normal bike format. On the side of the box some more information about the bike with a clear view on the engine.

Let’s start the unboxing!

The first parts you see are the wheels, nuts and polycaps. Also included are the screwdriver and black hose for the brakes.

A white sprue contains the bodywork of the bike.

The engine is presented in a grey sprue including exhaust and front suspension parts.

Another white sprue contains the wheels, brakes and the rest of the frame and bodyparts. Attached to the bag is a small bag with the clear parts.

Then you get to the decals which also comes with precut masking tape.

The paperwork comes with some background information of the bike and of course the building instructions. These are typical Tamiya. Easy to read and clear instructions.

And with almost every bike kit from Tamiya… always get the front fork set which upgrades your kit with some more detail!