[MOC] Honda City Turbo & Motocompo Scooter

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[MOC] Honda City Turbo by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

The Honda City was a popular subcompact hatchback released in 1981 for the Japanese market, but it did get to the West under the name of Honda Jazz in 1982, followed by the City Turbo the same year. 

I always thought it was a good model to remake in bricks, with surprisingly little to no other minifig-scale builds by others, and it ended up being a good lesson in hinges and angles when it came to doing the bonnet/hood.

[MOC] Motocompo Scooter by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

[MOC] Honda City Turbo by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

The boot can hinge up, and whole roof can easily lift as well to show the interior with the big space at the rear to fit in its most known function: a Motocompo Foldable Scooter!

[MOC] Motocompo Scooter by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

The Honda Motocompo is a mini scooter that was produced and sold between 1981 and 1983, and was designed to fit in the trunks of its cars. It folds up into a clean, 45kg (or 17 pieces in this case) rectangle on wheels for commuters in Japanese urban spaces.

The main aspect for me was mainly to make a model with rolling wheels after seeing the Creator rover drone using the same wheel technique.

Instructions are available on Rebrickable: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-98874/Admiraltyphoon/honda-city-turbo/#details

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The little scooter is totally cool!