Chuck Most Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 Since the Olds 88 was about the only car that could give the Hudson Hornet a run for its money at the racetrack 'back in the day', I figured it would behoove me to build a '50 Olds which somehow complemented one of the many Hornets I've built. But which one? I knew I wanted to trash at least one of these new Oldsmobile kits, so I decided to go that route. Going for something like this long-abandoned '52 Hornet droptop... Eventually I want to display the Hudson and Olds together in a proper diorama setting, but I might build a few more cars for that depending on how I decide to lay it out.. Anyway, onto the Olds... Since I 'needed' the engine for something else, I glued down the hood. I misted the body with primer and was happy that the majority of the mold lines were gone after a few minutes of wet sanding. Even the sink marks in the hood (over the locators for the hinges) went away after a few passes- what little is left of them are minor enough to be dealt with by subsequent coats of primer and sanding. The car will eventually be sunken into the dirt, so I'm not doing any detailing at all to the underside- there is just enough suspension installed to keep the wheel and tire assemblies on the car, and I left out the rear springs entirely to get the car to 'squat' a bit to depict the car having no engine and worn rear springs. The chrome is stripping as I type this, and I'm hoping to have the interior at least dialed in shortly. I still need to map out rust/collison/etc. damage to the body, and what kind of junk I want to use to fill out the interior.
jeffs396 Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 We've been waitin' for an Olds from you Chuck!
Custom Mike Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 I'm waiting to watch you ruin this poor car Chuck, get to it!
Lanny Haas Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) Very nice the hudson is killer!!!!!.. looking forward to the Olds.....Hey Maybe a diorama of a small field, maybe a tree, a wire fence, and 3 cars sitting in grasslast and forgotten..just an idea..You know the grill and headlights should be gone, scaveged my some custom guy for his Merc or shoebox ford. Edited December 5, 2012 by Lanny Haas
Gramps2u Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 My eye balls are already bugging "Aesthetically abandoned"
rmvw guy Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 It looks like a bad mistake right now but, I know the end result will be another outstanding masterpiece. I'll be watching the Master do his work!
kruleworld Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 Very nice the hudson is killer!!!!!.. looking forward to the Olds..... mee too
Chuck Most Posted December 7, 2012 Author Posted December 7, 2012 First stages of weathering have begun. A round file, some heat, and a little cutting came into play to create a few dents and a rusted-out rocker. The hood and trunklid will have a few rust holes as well. I see I neglected to take a photo of the passenger's side- that side will have the rear skirt in place. This side, as you can see, will not. And the first stages of the actual finish- a mix of Tamiya Hull Red and some cheap-o hardware store yeller paint. Brush painting, washes, and some selective sanding will handle things from this point.
Chuck Most Posted December 7, 2012 Author Posted December 7, 2012 One more for today.... The weathering is getting there. Still a bit of work to do in that regard, and I still need to weather and possibly mangle the bumpers a little bit.
Gramps2u Posted December 8, 2012 Posted December 8, 2012 I can smell the musty Oder in the interior already Old iron always had that certain "fragrance" when you opened the door after sitting for so long. Very Cool!
charlie8575 Posted December 8, 2012 Posted December 8, 2012 Very cool, Chuck. I do like the weathering on this. Just right- not over the top. Charlie Larkin
Chuck Most Posted December 9, 2012 Author Posted December 9, 2012 Slight shift in concept with the interior- I'm just going to leave it as-is and not add anything beyond what's there already- with the full glass and grimed up windows not much will be visible inside anyway, and anything that'll help speed up the building process for this one is fine by me. (Remember- this is basically going to be a big piece of diorama filler.) Hope to have this one wrapped up in the next couple of days- then I can think about making up a top skeleton and tattered fabric for the Hornet, and maybe starting on another junker for the scene.
James2 Posted December 9, 2012 Posted December 9, 2012 Coming along nicely. I kinda like that yellow. Don't forget the tail lights!
Chuck Most Posted December 9, 2012 Author Posted December 9, 2012 This one's done... should have Under Glass pics sometime today.
IMPALA SS 427 Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 Nice looking Olds and Hornet, they would look great in a diorama.
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