e30lover Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 Hey all, Here’s my latest build - Moebius 1/25 52’ Hudson Hornet. It’s my first Moebius kit so I decided to do a box straight build - the whole experience feels very similar to how some of Revell Germany - lots of parts so they require minimal amount of masking, very realistic construction which got kinda handful to securely assemble. Here’s the full build detail; All the panels showed some level of warpage and bunch of sink marks, so I filled sink marks, shaved door handles, scribed panel lines then corrected all the panels with 600 grit sandpaper (to get even panel surface across the body) Applied Mr color’s while surfacer then wet sanded with 1500 grit I wanted to get some nice two-tone that’s close to stock 52’ color combo but slightly deveated from it - so that paint would ‘pop’ a bit more Mixed Mr color’s super fine silver, leaf gold and metallic green to get lime-ish light green Airbrushed mixture of Mr color’s clear green and black on top half to simulate Jefferson green Painted the underbody and suspension with combination of gloss black, flat black and flat dark grey then added light weathering effect Added ignition wires and PE hose clamp to the engine bay Added 3 layers of Mr color super clear II with wet sanding after first clear coat Let the paint cure for 1 month then wet sanded with 3000 grit sponge and polished with Tamiya compounds Airbrushed the interior with mixture of Tamiya’s green & pure blue As for the woodgrain I make & airbrushed brown, brush painted with Tamiya acrylics (lighter and darker browns) then brush painted lacquer clear on top of it Masked off the body and painted the chrome bits with Mr color’s aluminum Because this kit just put the spruce gate right at the middle of parts, I had to strip chrome out of headlamp bezel where the mark was too obvious - plastic somehow melted a little bit so I used leftover parts from Ebbro DS kit. I lost the front emblem while doing so I made one up with leftover PE Apart from couple of issues such as decals that has weird white outlines acround the artwork, as well as wheels not fitting at all without grinding out the female portion inside the wheels, overall it was an enjoyable build and I can’t wait to build another Moebius kit! Thank you for reading! 8 1
espo Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 Beautiful looking paint finish and I like the subtle two-tone effect. The lighting in your photography really shows the body curves well. Great looking interior detail and the darker coloring of the woodwork looks good. 1
paul alflen Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 E30 lover(Chang), Beautiful work, I thought I was looking at a Franklin or Danbury Mint Car for a minute. Very fine Quality of work! True art!
Anglia105E Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 That is an absolutely beautiful build, Chang . . . The paint colours are simply wonderful, and what a combination of two-tone. Your photography and lighting really helps to show the true colours of this model Hudson. I particularly like Moebius kits, having built one 1953 Hudson Hornet, with one more still in the box. You must have enjoyed building this one of yours, and I know I did. The parts in Moebius kits usually fit together extremely well. David
oldscool Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 Great googly moogly that is beautiful! What a paint job!
drodg Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 Wow as Paul said above it looks like a very nice diecast.
happy grumpy Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 That paint job. Excellent craftsmanship and flawless photography. Perfect?? ?
bisc63 Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 Gorgeous and subtle two-tone colors, beautifully applied. Very well done.
70 Sting Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 Been following your build on Instagram… turned out amazing.
Street Rod Posted August 31, 2022 Posted August 31, 2022 Beautiful model! Paint work and detailing look fantastic!
catpack68 Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 That is gorgeous! Awesome paint and super clean work?
unclescott58 Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 Looks great. I especially like the color.
Peter Lombardo Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 Hard to find any fault with this one, very well crafted. Impressive paint, finish and photography.
Bainford Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 Now that's one gorgeous Hudson. Super clean build with seemingly flawless paint, and perfect colours. Excellent work. Nice photography, too.
Jonathan Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 That's the real car, right? Now, show us the model you built. Beautiful work!
TransAmMike Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 Wow Chang, just WOW!! What abeautiful finish and 23 hours ago, e30lover said: Hey all, Here’s my latest build - Moebius 1/25 52’ Hudson Hornet. It’s my first Moebius kit so I decided to do a box straight build - the whole experience feels very similar to how some of Revell Germany - lots of parts so they require minimal amount of masking, very realistic construction which got kinda handful to securely assemble. Here’s the full build detail; All the panels showed some level of warpage and bunch of sink marks, so I filled sink marks, shaved door handles, scribed panel lines then corrected all the panels with 600 grit sandpaper (to get even panel surface across the body) Applied Mr color’s while surfacer then wet sanded with 1500 grit I wanted to get some nice two-tone that’s close to stock 52’ color combo but slightly deveated from it - so that paint would ‘pop’ a bit more Mixed Mr color’s super fine silver, leaf gold and metallic green to get lime-ish light green Airbrushed mixture of Mr color’s clear green and black on top half to simulate Jefferson green Painted the underbody and suspension with combination of gloss black, flat black and flat dark grey then added light weathering effect Added ignition wires and PE hose clamp to the engine bay Added 3 layers of Mr color super clear II with wet sanding after first clear coat Let the paint cure for 1 month then wet sanded with 3000 grit sponge and polished with Tamiya compounds Airbrushed the interior with mixture of Tamiya’s green & pure blue As for the woodgrain I make & airbrushed brown, brush painted with Tamiya acrylics (lighter and darker browns) then brush painted lacquer clear on top of it Masked off the body and painted the chrome bits with Mr color’s aluminum Because this kit just put the spruce gate right at the middle of parts, I had to strip chrome out of headlamp bezel where the mark was too obvious - plastic somehow melted a little bit so I used leftover parts from Ebbro DS kit. I lost the front emblem while doing so I made one up with leftover PE Apart from couple of issues such as decals that has weird white outlines acround the artwork, as well as wheels not fitting at all without grinding out the female portion inside the wheels, overall it was an enjoyable build and I can’t wait to build another Moebius kit! Thank you for reading! Wow Chang, just WOW. Gorgeous finsh, colors and impeccable work. If I may ask, is the Mr Color Surfacer a primer applied directly to the bare plastic?
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