Chuck Most Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) Okay.... short version. I started out with the Hornet Special kit. From there, I moved the rear axle forward about 12 scale inches, and swapped in most of the suspension from a Revell Miss Deal, though I did switch to coil springs in the rear. Wheels and tires came from a Rat Roaster. The engine is the Hilborn-injected Buick Nailhead from the Revell '29 Model A Roadster, set back 10%. The gutted interior has the buckets from a Revell '90 Mustang drag car and a parts box roll bar with fire extinguisher. The Rat Roaster also coughed up it's steering wheel, which sits atop an old Parts by Parks aluminum column. The cowl vent was opened to ventilate the rear velocity stacks, while the factory hood scoop (yes, the '54 Hornet hood scoop was functional.... suck on that, Pontiac GTO) does the job for the ones not buried under the cowl. The grille is some old photoetch honeycomb stuff I had laying around. Other than that, a bunch of spare parts and scratchbuilt doodads went into the construction. The Metzner's Mufflers decals came from the '70 F-100, the Dirty Shame logos are from Dr. Cranky, and the sponsor decals are from parts unknown. Paint is Floquil Glacier Green. Engine an interior are red- the idea is that the builder had planned to paint the car red, but the patina grew on him during the build process so he stopped there. Edited October 23, 2016 by Chuck Most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Metzner's Mufflers! I love it! You have to send him a photo, he'll get a kick out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 Metzner's Mufflers! I love it! You have to send him a photo, he'll get a kick out of it. Already did. Those logos are also the reason it has an Indiana plate on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Another amazing build.. How you get so many done & have so much detail.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Killer Gasser Chuck!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Looks wonderful! It sure looks heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Chuck.....a very cool project, excellent component choices, and an engaging writeup to boot Also like your "real background" photography. Really well done! TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 That's actually pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Very cool Hudson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Really cool model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Awesome. If it were mine, the wheels woould be dulled down to look older. but I get the chroome effect as well. Beautiful. Wish I had in 1:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noname Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 This looks great. Nice combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Looks awesome. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Looks wonderful! It sure looks heavy! My thought too, but it's cool anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Thanks, guys. It was a blast building this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6bblbird Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I love it! I can imagine having one just like that on the street! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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