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Todd- I hate you for beating me to making up tuck and roll interior panels! :lol:

Dominik- I think yours is the first Hornet kit I've seen painted black. The metal trim looks great.

I still have to finish mine may get to work on a model on Tuesday been busy around here

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You're still further ahead with your tuck and roll side panels than me, though- I've only gotten as far as tracing out the stock panels onto a piece of styrene sheet.

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I've got the body painted and finished the foil. Between this and a 59 El Camino I almost wiped out a whole sheet of BMF.

I need to go back and buff a few spots that got scuffed during the foiling.

The color is Krylon Dark Hunter Green

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Nice! I've used that same color on quite a few projects of my own- looks great on the Hud.

Bonus points for keeping the cut lines for the panel between the trunk and back window intact- those try to make an escape along with the mold lines in that area when you sand the body. B)

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Oh- did you notice the molded lip on the glass (windsheild and backlight pane)? Don't forget to foil it!

On the clear parts? I'll have to look for that, thanks.

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On the clear parts? I'll have to look for that, thanks.

Yep- you'll see a raised lip around the perimeter of the front and rear glass- that represents the window seals, which are chrome. Best thing might be to foil them, then paint the edges black to represent the exposed rubber, but I'm not sure my hands are that steady.

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Really like the stance here- bugger is, the front frame crossmember is sitting on the ground! The front end could theoretically go even lower!

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I'm LOVING that stance too!!! :D

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Penciled in the suspension- actually managed to get it a bit lower in back, but the front sits a little higher now. Might fix that, might not... still needs a little bit of daylight under the rockers for the lake pipes I plan to put on it. Also plugged in a Cadillac 345 engine I already built years ago.

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Just couldn't resist seein how she looked with her brightwork in place...

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The taillights on this one were more pink than red, so I hit them with a red Sharpie to darken them. The lenses are molded clear but painted red at the factory, the actual hue seems to vary a bit though.

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Keep it going, Chuck. Man, you're almost finished with your second Hudson and I haven't even finished my first. Geez, too many projects.

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I'm in! I got one Hornet for birthday present, I'll build it as Factory Stock before building Gasser, Nascar and Custom versions... Here are some pictures, what's in the box. Maybe they are not interesting, because so many does already have this kit, and we've seen pics from the parts, but anyway, posted these on Finnish forum, because there were no pictures. Now I post a link. http://public.fotki.com/NostalgicDrag/53-hudson-hornet/

I'll get started tomorrow, but while waiting, please tell me, what was the correct engine color?

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