Honda RC166 50th Anniversary

The Honda RC166 is known for its excellent top speeds and features a 6-cylinder engine with six exhaust pipes. The bike was made famous by motor sports legend Mike "The Bike" Hailwood, who raced the RC166 to 10 victories and a world championship title. His infamous bike is reproduced as a model and features red and silver FRP cowling, large diameter drum brakes and silver spoke wheels.

Type Detail
Scale 1/12
Construction type Assembly kit
Photo-etch parts Not included
Decals Included
Special feature 1 Air-cooled 6-cylinder engine.
Special feature 2 Super thin metal plated 0.4mm ABS resin wheel spokes.
Special feature 3 Solid rubber tires with triangular tread pattern.
Special feature 4 Crank case and cylinder fin


Also required:
Note: The color chart below is the paints called out in the assembly manual of the model kit. Duplicate colors shown are in reference to Tamiya bottle paints as available in two sizes; 10ml and 23ml. Choose the bottle volume that best meets your needs. All spray can paints (AS, TS and PS) are available in 100ml.

TS-14 - 100ml Black
TS-17 - 100ml Aluminum Silver
TS-49 - 100ml Bright Red
X-11 - 23ml Chrome Silver
X-11 - 10ml Chrome Silver
X-13 - 23ml Metallic Blue
X-13 - 10ml Metallic Blue
X-18 - 23ml Semi Gloss Black
X-18 - 10ml Semi Gloss Black
X-2 - 23ml White
X-2 - 10ml White
X-31 - 23ml Titanium Gold
X-31 - 10ml Titanium Gold
XF-1 - 23ml Flat Black
XF-1 - 10ml Flat Black
XF-3 - 23ml Flat Yellow
XF-52 - 23ml Flat Earth
XF-52 - 10ml Flat Earth
XF-56 - 23ml Metallic Grey
XF-56 - 10ml Metallic Grey
XF-57 - 23ml Buff
XF-57 - 10ml Buff
XF-6 - 23ml Copper
XF-64 - 23ml Red Brown
XF-64 - 10ml Red Brown

Tamiya fine plastic cement TAM87038