'52 Hudson Hornet Convertible

[Slotto]

The Moebius release of the '52 Hudson Hornet Convertible. I picked this open box kit up at an IPMS meeting a few months back. The previous owner had passed away and his wife donated all of his kits to the club. Since I'm the only car builder in the club, the president handed it over to me. I don't normally build '50's cars but I accepted it anyway. When I got it home and opened up the box. Some key pieces were missing like the engine and convertible boot. And EVERYTHING was half heartedly spray painted black. Knowing this was going to be a challenge, I pushed forward.

I stripped the body and sanded away the mold seams. I sprayed the body with Duplicolor Charcoal Grey Metallic. It turns out to be a Chrysler color. Looking at the side panel I immediately thought red for the cavity and matching interior.

Since there wasn't an engine, I rifled thru the bone yard and found a HEMI I had cast a few months back. I made the headers from solder and the collectors are aluminum tubing. The exhaust pipes is 12 gauge copper wire. The mufflers are plastic tubing to simulate glaspacks. The exhaust tips are wire ends I got from Amazon.

I really like how the whole kit went together. The frame is a little bit warped but I dont think it shows too much. I'll bring it to the next meeting and see if anyone has the boot. Thanks for looking.

 

[DON2000]

Super!

[Hi-Po]

Nicely done!  Neat and clean.

[SpikeSchumacher]

Very nice!

 

[bbowser]

Pretty flashy for a Hudson, I love it!

[Jim B]

Beautiful Hudson. 

[karbuildr]

A Hudson with a Hemi secret. Outstanding build, great details, especially the interior, very good color combo on the body.

[Yeah Nah]

Beautiful! Great save. The hidden Hemi is nice touch too.

[Rattlecan Dan]

Really sharp build. Nice job.

[customline]

WICKED FREEKING COOL, STEVE !  no, really, it gorgeous ?. It's striking. I want one.

[XYHARRY]

Those colours complement each other well. Good save with the Hemi too. Well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Slotto]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the positive! This was an easy kit to build. Much like the AMT '62 Thunderbird

[atomicholiday]

Really nice!  Great workmanship man!?

[slusher]

Beautiful Hudson, nice touch on the Hemi!

[espo]

Beautiful looking color combination and finish. The contrasting interior color looks good. Like the added Hemi engine. 

[Mike C]

Looks like a really nice build!

[Chuckyg1]

Wonderful work. The hemi fits in there nicely.

[ATHU]

Super nice build!!

[AMT68]

Very impressive paint work. 

[PappyD340]

Sharp Hudson!

[Lobo2me]

Really nice, and I'd love to see the look on the faces of onlookers when you stomp on the loud peddle! Well done!!!!!

[Zippi]

Nice redo on a good looking Hudson.  Love the red interior.  What paint is it? 

[Slotto]

2 hours ago, Zippi said:

Nice redo on a good looking Hudson.  Love the red interior.  What paint is it? 

Thanks Bob. Exterior is Duplicolor Charcoal Metallic the interior and side cavity is Apple Barrel acrylics Real Red. Duplicolor automotive clear is on top