1/25 Moebius Hudson Hornet Convertible

Jeeves · Feb 2, 2013

Well....I was going to make this into either a derelict car or a Zombie hunter...but the kit is just begging for me to do a classic car finish...so I ordered the Marshall Teague Nascar version to rust up

But this kit is pretty sweet...loads of nice detail-- here is the engine as it stands now....

Elm City Hobbies · Feb 2, 2013

Very cool! What did you use for the paint on the engine. Came out really nice!! Alclad Brass?

Jeeves · Feb 2, 2013

Thanks! Nope...it's actually just some metal paint I had gotten at AC Moore right out of the spray can...

CTspeedshop · Feb 2, 2013

Looks great Jeeves!!! Love your color choices.

hooterville75 · Feb 3, 2013

I really like that gold. Nice job dude.

Jeeves · Feb 3, 2013

Thanks everyone...

I had considered using Alclad, but then remembered I had this stuff handy and since I don't have a local source for Alclad, I thought I'd give it a try...I really like how it came out! As far as the color choices, I just followed the instructions...they mentioned crawling all over the exhibits in the Hudson Hornet museum, so I thought them trustworthy

Jeeves · Feb 6, 2013

Hey everyone...

OK-- so I am getting near the point on my Hornet to where I can start painting- and while the Moebius instructions are great enough to include references to the actual Hudson Auto paint codes, there are no equivalents for those looking to use model paints and not spend an arm and a leg for actual Hudson paints

Any ideas how I might go about painting the exterior??

Elm City Hobbies · Feb 6, 2013

Check Scale Finishes http://www.scalefinishes.com/

He has OEM colors for Hornets. Even handy sets of 2 tone colors used on them.

Only other thing to do is research to see if you can find the paint chips for Hornet colors and try to match them up with some line of paint.

Jeeves · Feb 7, 2013

Cool....thanks!!

spud · Feb 10, 2013

Mike that is Sweet

Jeeves · Feb 10, 2013

Thanks Spud!

So...sadly I painted the dashboard black as the instructions show and then added the gauges and other dash decals...and then decided on the blue over ivory scheme...I am planning on having the interior be ivory as well...going to take some creative masking to keep the decals intact as I paint the ivory over that dash...just don't think the black would be right in that case....

Jeeves · Feb 16, 2013

OK...so I got my new Hudson paints from Scale Finishes this week and gave them a go...

They are enamels which I hate

but they cover pretty well-- this is the first coat of the Ivory over my Rustoleum primer that I have grown to love...not bad coverage, eh?

I will have to mask off the lower panel and work on the Broadway Blue over the top...then have to figure out how to make the chrome look good...I know bare metal foil would be best, but considering cost and the actual small area of chrome I have to work on, I might try something else....

Here are some of the other interior pieces...