Green Hornet Black Beauty II

[chris731]

I had a couple Fireball kits in my stash, one to use when I was making my Batmobile. After finishing the Batmobile, I was looking at the Fireball kit. I wasn't a big fan of this Barris car, but I was a big fan of the Green Hornet growing up. Still. With crime fighters on my mind, the Hornet popped in my head. While I always thought the Black Beauty was a cool car, I thought the Green Hornet might want to tool around in something a little lighter on its feet, a little sportier, so he could save a little gas.

So this is what I ended up with out of the Fireball. The hardest part was reshaping the front to the original Black Beauty. It's all from scratch. Took me a while till I was happy with the front. The grill is off a 67 Charger. The Hornet Stun Ray is just some scrap sprue reshaped out of the kit. The front rocket tubes are coffee stir sticks. The hood scoop is off a GTO. The rear spoiler is off an Acura. The door emblems are card stock. The rear rockets are the front rockets of the PL Black Beauty kit (dog got a hold of, but I did salvage the rockets). Added some gadgets in the interior and the BB2 was created. It's not perfect, but it puts a smile on my face and my brother gets a kick out of it when he looks at it. Well, thanks for looking.

[randx0]

Darn someone beat me to the kato reference. I love it looks like its fighting crime even when it's sittin still.

[Dave McFly]

I did a similar project years ago but i used a old Pontiac Banshee concept car kit. in the early 90s there was a new GH comic book in which the original Hornet has long since retired and i cant remember if it it was his son or nephew who decided to become the new Hornet. he had Kato's daughter be the new sidekick (who was just as much of a butt kicker as her dad). they first start off driving the original Black Beauty (he even wears the same outfit along with Kato's). but later on he decides the Black Beauty is too old and slow for todays criminals so he some how gets a new car. the NEW Beauty was basically a Banshee painted dark purple with a green hood and green wheels that looked a lot like 'baby moon discs'. I took my Banshee car and tinted the glass, painted the body dark purple and mixed my own green paint for the hood, and i used a set of wheels from the AMT Ecto 1A kit which i also painted green like the hood. I wish i took pictures of it but alas i was not that good and also did not have a decent camera at the time. now that i am typing this I just remembered I have another Banshee kit in my collection maybe i should build a NEW BB

[george 53]

The heck with the Green Hornet!, I wouldn't mind toolin around in THAT bad rascal!!!!

[bsoder]

Now that's a crime fighting RIDE!!!...WAY COOL

[chris731]

Thanks for the comments. I had fun witht his one. Watched a few episodes of the Hornet on DVD while building it. What a great show. The good ole days of being a kid and little responsibility...