71 AMC Hornet SC360 Finished

[KevinMoparFord]

Here are the final shots! Finally added engine details in time for the Mopar Nationals model car contest. Car is a resin kit from Missing Link, Johan 69 Rambler kit as a donor along with a Jeep engine dontaed from fellow board member Jeffs396, thanks Jeff!.

Morgan Automotive prewired distributor, photo etch wire looms and radiator cap added under the hood along with heaer hoses, battery cables, home made radiator hose with clamps. The wheels are from the Gremllin kit and the tires are from the latest 66 Mustang kit. Car is painted Colors by Boyd Alumma Yellow Pearl with urethane clear.

http://public.fotki.com/Kevin60brd/71-hornet-360-sc/

[mangodart]

Very nice and uncommon !!!!

[Davewilly]

looks very cool! and good luck in the contest with it!

[george 53]

This IS a pretty nice kit! I've seen it at our meetings and it looks pretty complete. You just add the tires i believe.

[Ron Hamilton]

Excellent!!!!!!

[cobraman]

Sweet !!!

[Sportabout]

Really nice, I love this car model.

Some suggestions:

You could add black upper mounting brackets above front springs in the engine room. Park/directional lights and side marker lights could be painted clear orange.

[Guest]

Beautiful!

[Chris White]

Real nice, good luck, hope you win

[Brizio]

Very nice!

[crazyjim]

Clean and SHINY :) . Good luck in the contest.

[slusher]

Awsume build.

[bbowser]

Great model of an uncommon car. Nice job.

[realgone58]

Very nice! Good luck at the Nats, wish I could make it up there.

[KevinMoparFord]

Really nice, I love this car model.

Some suggestions:

You could add black upper mounting brackets above front springs in the engine room. Park/directional lights and side marker lights could be painted clear orange.

I thought about the shock tower supports and may add later, there is room for hood clearance. I tried a couple of time with the side marker lights and my wash was just not working. Chrome and the lines are kind of thick there. I may need to spend more time with it by letting it dry and then buffing off high areas. When I was looking at real cars the light is really narrow and just could not get it quite right when I tried it, then got in a hurry to get it without engine detail to NNL East for resin theme, then kind of lost interest it. Just glad I got it to the point where it is now. I do appreciate the feedback. Always looking to improve it.

[Chuck Most]

Love it!

[S. Svendsen]

Nice build

[PappyD340]

I don't recall ever seeing a yellow Hornet before, but it looks fantastic, great job!

[jeffs396]

Most EXCELLENT Kevin!

The 1/24 Revell AMC V8 looks right at home in the engine compartment You are very welcome, you put it to GREAT use!

Good luck in the contest!

[KevinMoparFord]

I don't recall ever seeing a yellow Hornet before, but it looks fantastic, great job!

The factory color is a little more pail, but there is a yellow. If you do a search on the internet you may find one that I wish I had seen sooner, it is the SC360 like I built, yellow, but with a green interior. Not the most attractive, but I am sure very rare, seller thought it was one of one, looked to be untouched and very original. Car needed restored, but it looked very legit for what was there.

[Pat Minarick]

Great job !

[drodg]

Great Job. Another great Missing Link kit!

[caine440]

That is very cool!

Nice work!

[Danno]

Excellent!

[unclescott58]

Last year I bought and built Missing Link's '65 Buick Wildcat. Yesterday received in the mail, Missing Link's 1970 Mercury Cyclone. Missing Link's '71 Hornet SC360 may have to be the next one I buy down the road. I've always like looks of that car.

My only concern with this kit, is exactly what comes with it? On Kevin's website, it sounds like it may have everything but a drive train. It makes me wonder if there is enough there to build a nice curb side out of kit? And if it does not have enough parts in kit the to build and curb side, what kit does one use as a donor for the parts needed to complete the kit? It's not really care on Missing Link's website. Or the build above.