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I think Brad Leasure did a drawing of this one.... 8 years ago? At any rate it is about time someone had the lugnutz to try it!

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Ken is Korrect! Midgets, Sprint cars and Speedway (Indy 500) cars all had a progression of wheelbase length and increased engine size as one moved up. That was all spelled out back in the very early 30's I believe. There are also 1/2 midgets and 1/4 midgets as well....

Virgil, that looks very realistic! I keep wanting to stroll around and check out the stuff. Very coo! Need some lockers up against the wall though, and maybe a little compressor. If I can find it, I have saved a resin vintage Coke machine that I'll pop into the mail to you. Excellent build V, you da man!

Ah ha, so you agree that Andy's post was meant to be "provocative" then? Good enough for me! Thanks for the confirmation Mark.

Andy, the point of your post was? Yeah, spell check is a bit*h when you don't check what is replaced. Again... what was the point of your post? Certainly not anything to do with the Hudson Hornet model kit! I suggest that page 11 and 10 be deleted and this thread locked. Because I personally cannot wait for March so I can buy a Moebius Hudson kit!

Guess it all depends on where you draw your line in the sand. Having never saw a Hudson up close.... which would probably be true for 90% of all modelers reading this... I think the new Hudson is about as close as most of the other kits on the market are to their full sized versions. Name 5 kits on the market today and I'll wager that a few persons with intimate knowledge of the real thing will tell you where the contour and proportions are off. And THAT is the problem with having Communist countries make molds of cars they have NEVER seen in person! We get what we pay for.....

Really? Most kits seem to be missing the brake backing plates Harry... or have you not noticed that? A master cylinder is found in only a handful of kits while few if any contain dome lights and roof liner details. Just how realistic do you expect these models to be? Oil leaking from the pan?

I don't think Mr. Bart read anything Art had to say. You accuse us of wearing "Rose Colored Glasses" but I suspect you are wearing blinders my friend. Bart, please go back to Arthur Anderson's post and re-read what he very succulently and eloquently posted regarding model car kits issued in the past. Personally I accept no responsibility for the quality of any model kit. I only accept the responsibility of the quality of any finished model I build! Frankly I am grateful that I do not have to carve the body out of a block of wood. A model car kit is raw material at best. No model project have I started since 1977, that I do not find myself fixing what my research has show to be mistakes, failures and inaccuracies. That is what modeling is all about... crafting and modifying and detailing something to make it a realistic small representation of the real thing.

I'll take that bet Jon! Ian, the slated date the kits hit the shelf is mid March 2011. That is not too far off, is it?

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Ahhhh... now you're talking like a true model builder. Out of the box! (A real model kit is just parts for a bigger project.)

Have they finished that bridge yet?

THAT IS SOOOOOO DA*MN SWEET! I love it and it makes me wish I could get mine off the darned blocks.... Beautiful build Z and the trailer is not bad either.

Well guys. The contest was set for one-year and was announced at the 20th Pacific NW Model Fest here in Portland OR. I would expect that the judging/deadline will be same date... which is mid March 2011. (P.S. I am working on the art for the flyers and t-shirts tonight liberally lubricated on brew and Beatles) GET THOSE PROJECTS DONE!!!!

Why is it that SOMEONE has to be the "Paul Revere" and scream INACCURATE! Seems like this syndrome started with the AMT 1955 Chevrolet pickup kits and has been exacerbated by the Internet in my opinion. No model kit is perfect and few cast in Asia (A region that's never seen a Hudson in person by the way) manage to catch the essence of the design. When I was doing the artwork for the Nova kits Michael Bass suggested it might be cheaper to buy a used car and pop it into a container'n sent to China for the mold makers to look at and measure. Rather than spend the money for the constant revisions that go on "fixing" after test shots. I think the test shots look remarkable considering the hurdles and regardless I have a few ideas brewing down deep in my black styrene heart...

I envision steel wheels, black wall tires and no skulls ANYWHERE! (Cranky SHOULD like it.....silly boy!)\ P.S. I like it too!

Adam, You can do what ever you want dude. I like the wood, but then that was what made it "my" art. The rest was simply stock 1939 panel. However, smoothing it all down with just a nice chrome spear at mid line might make a very nice custom. But, don't forget the rear wheel well covers. I would rob the AMT '40 Ford panel kit for it's wheel covers and "flipper" hubcaps by the way. As for headlights... and a way around the "droopy headlight syndrome", one could add a second set of stock headlights. trim the bottom of the stock bucket to fit snugly over the top of the lower units with the lenses canted at a nice angle. Lenses would have to be sourced so all four match of course but the look would be very '60's Custom cool. Do not forget to add the chrome spear.... The boys at AMT left it off and forever made the hood and nose look way too high.

Please, please, please change the headlights. Raise them up or put on the stock '39 bullets... I don't care. Just don't leave them "limp" blobs on the front fenders.

It's pure fantasy guys! While pouring over magazines and books looking for inspiration of what to draw and send to AMT for that Snap-Fast Slammer line I saw a picture of the Aluma coupe and said that I could do something like that but cooler. The Aluma coupe, for those not in the know... , was designed by Larry Erickson and built by Boyd Coddington. It was suppose to be the final example of where the 1933 Ford 3 window coupe was progressing in smoothness, ironically not containing anything Ford in it! Well I did two such designs (Green one and Blue one, but the exact names escape me) AMT said they LOVED the freeform designs the best because they didn't have to pay royalties to Ford, Chevrolet or Chrysler. And a lot of my designs were based heavily on cars not found in kit form. ( I was always thinking about how to get AMT to produce cool bodies we modelers didn't yet have) The next iteration it seems would have to be something with full fenders. So I sat down with an idea in mind and sketched it out using styling cues from the late 30's Fords, Duesenberg, Hispano Suiza, Figoni & Falaschi, Delahaye and Bugatti. (with taillights from the Harley Davidson of the era) It is all out of my head... a head boiled in images of a bygone era that is. Here's another one:

What do you call the new Dodge Challenger? That was new tooling and cost dearly in this economic climate and yet I have seen very few built up on this forum. Good list however. Definitely agree with this one as I have always felt it considered a bastard stepchild by nearly everyone due to the Arab oil embargo. But I love them! The two kits out there you need are the AMT '71 Boss 351 or Mach 1. Stay away from the '73 kits as the nose and rear bumper are not correct. Then pick up AMT's 1971 Cougar and slip the chassis into the Mustang and you got a pretty nicely detailed engine compartment! Why the Cougar got the better chassis I have no idea but it does! The bodies are spot on, with the interior the only sticky point. But that's easy to fix. Edit: My list... 1955 Buick Century/Convertible 1956 Pontiac Safari wagon 1956 Mercury Montclair Convertible....(Oh man, I love those!) McLaren M6 CanAm/Ferrari 312 CanAm twin pak.

Hey, ever wanted to build one of these? Well my friend Geoffrey Hacker has set up a web site for just that. Belly Tanks and Streamliners is a site he periodically updates with scans and stories about the subject. If you sign up he will send you an email each time a new article is posted and you can post your own ideas and suggestions. It is a great forum for research about these Bonneville speedsters. Enjoy! Incidentally... the Ford V8 60 engine was the powerplant of choice for these vehicles and with the release of the new Revell Midget kits... finally provides us builder with a KORRECT engine!!! whoohoo

Wow, that is beautiful Dave! Thanks for posting.

Yes, it's a rock guard.

Nope Chuck.... never did. Mostly because the front of that car is molded in one piece and chromed. Saw NO reason to change it.