Dave Van

Nice build! Just a FYI the car never ran a single race decaled like that! That was the LSR car with 1971 style numbers and all the names in the rear stripe. So you built a model of a pretty rare 'bird'!

WOW WOW!! Great work! How did you do your chrome/stainless trim????

It is funny.....but I see where they were going..... Gurney drove a Ford, not that model, #121 at Riverside, which is kinda correct for that picture. But in the sixties if any one had heard of NASCAR in the UK it was Daytona....so....marketing magic!!

Speaking of re-boxed kits.......here is a AMT kit FROG was another UK manufacture that sold US kits under their label. This one is from my collection. A GREAT kit that I wish was still around. It was about 4 building options including a nice NASCAR version shown on the box. Stock, custom and drag was possible too.

Both are very nice. But you got Davey perfect.

Who sells the body??? I want one!!!! My first NEW car was a Fairmont.

I have a few build hints that may help in my Fotki album....good start! User name is DaveVan51 2012 builds....

Nice build!! I have this one on my to do list. The old Monogram kit looks like it was made like the movie car.

Lindberg sells kits from maybe half a dozen manufactures. They bought up tools (molds) from a number of companies that went under. Pyro, Hawk and IMC are just a few along with old school Lindberg molds. So a kit may be a state of the art kit like the 66 Chevy, decent kit like Little red wagon, or really hard to build like 48 Lincoln kit. So don't condemn every Lindberg kit or you may miss a nice kit.

Thanks for posting the other Robin Hood kit.....I think I passed on it because it was just figures.....I like the coach in the other kit.

Mail between USA and CA is a tough one. When I was doing ebay I sold stuff to folks in CA. And if you know Paypal you better have proof. The issue boils down to one customs office for USPS and CA Post. Items can sit there for weeks if they are busy. And with MBA's sitting in offices planning 'logistics' packages can travel thousands of miles out of there way in the name of 'logistics'. Even packages inside the USA can be routed strange ways. I had a package come from Indy......to columbus Oh....to Greeansboro NC....to Charlotte NC....to Greensboro NC and then to WV and me!!!

Lindberg did some of the door handles in chrome....and Moebius has the wipers separate so you have a start. Wipers are a bigger issue than door handles on subjects that could become race cars!

I got a set Sat at NNL EAST.....at first I was taken back by the price......after all my average price is $7......but when I got them they are WELL worth the price.....these decals set a new high in decal art....this from someone who has designed 100's of decals for many folks.

I have the Disney Robin Hood kit. Picked it up for $1 at a hobby shop on closeout.....might even be worth that today!!!! There was another Robin Hood kit.....but can;t remember it right now.

Here are more photos of Hudsons......I took these at the HET NATS last July in 110 degree weather!! Enjoy http://public.fotki.com/DaveVan51/2011-hudson-het-nats-okc/

I have the old Revell History makers issue of the kit. It's huge and may never build it. A year ago you could sell them for $200 easy.......maybe I should have....but I did not think RM would ever re-issue this!!

X-acto makes the best X-acto blades.......Best #11 type blades??? Testors/Model Master are very good. I got some other brand from Japan that were so sharp they cut too easy and I ended up in the ER and had to clean up a LOT of blood and still have a big scar.......go with the MM.

Looking good so far.......I wish it was tooled off the MPC kit. While a decent kit the RM version missed it as far as capturing the correct grille/front end shape. I owned a 70 1/1 Mustang sportroof and the MPC caught it....the Monogram didn't.

Nice work...I wonder over to the classics once in a while!

I've known Dan since he raced Alfa's!! I hope we get to work more often.

My son and I will attend and be set up next to Dave Burket Model King in the vendor room. We will roll in Friday so see ya then!! It's been 4 years since I last went....looking forward!

Let's just say.....many good things down the road.

The racing versions of the Moebius/MK Hudson kits are different than showroom stock kits. Yes...the wheels and tires are different. Aircraft type seat belts are added and the exhaust is side exit without mufflers. This is correct for 1952 and most all of 1953 as cars had to be 'stock'. Roll bars were not required for 'post' cars. The Moebius Chrysler 300 racing version has a roll hoop and rear seat delete.....but that started in late 1954-55.

Come see us at NJ NNL this weekend. We will have prototype boxes and models to show. Thanks!!!

I have no issue with getting a DEAL!!! About 15 years ago I found a hardware store in a really small mountain town in NC that had 30 model kits from 1962-1966. I bought them all at the $2 or so marked on them....exactly what the store owner wanted. But I am not making $$$$ doing it....and I don't start my TV show with a 'Telling American history on pick at a time' slogan. I still maintain that they skipped the 'picked - Value' thing because if they showed the difference it would be embarrassing and could affect future picks / shows. No one would trust them.....