'53 Hudson Hornet --New Pictures On Page 3--

[W-409]

Just finished my First build for 2013, A Hudson Hornet! Moebius Models' kit is really excellent quality, and I enjoyed building this one a lot. It's built Factory stock, painted and clearcoated with Spray cans and then I polished the paint job to make it shine. Well, overall it turned out Okay, could be better, but this is the best I could do. Tell me what you think and give all kinds of feedback: Good or Bad.

WIP Pictures can be found from Community Builds Section from Hudson Hornet Build Madness Topic.

Edited December 8, 2013 by W-409

[W-409]

Thanx For Lookin'!

[Erik Smith]

Nice model! Looks just like, well, a '53 Hudson should!

[drodg]

Looks great and clean

[cobraman]

Sweet !!!

[Danno]

Nice.

[TooOld]

Very nice ! Interior and engine detailing is great !

[GeeBee]

Very nice build, can't wait to get mine underway ....

[The Styrene Chemist]

looks good man, looks real good!

[slusher]

Really nice work Niko, great color,and engine detail. Excelent foil work. You nailed it...

[bbowser]

Very nice Niko. Great color combo, clean work. That sepia tone pic is hep daddy-o!

[TFchronos]

It looks stunning, amazing work!

[crazyjim]

A nice, clean, SHINY :) build. Niko. I started my hornet yesterday. It won't look anything like yours, though. I'm building it as a custom.

[Harry P.]

My critique:

Pros: Overall, it looks very good. Paint looks good, underhood detail is outstanding, interior and dashboard detail is also very well done (that steering wheel hub looks like the real thing!).

Cons: You should have worked the hood to get a better fit before you painted, and some of your foil work is a bit ragged along the edges (always use a sharp blade!).

Overall, I say well done! It looks beautiful, and is definitely a model you can be proud of!

[charlie8575]

Nice job on that, Niko. I was wondering a little about the hood, but overall, you did a very credible job on this one.

Charlie Larkin

[realgone58]

Looks great! Love the color.

[hgbben]

the finish of the paint is very fitting for a 50's car.

[Chuck Most]

Might wanna adjust those hood hinges.

Other than that, she's pretty close to perfect.

Edited January 29, 2013 by Michigan Madman

[bondo bill]

great build

[Sixties Sam]

Very nice Hudson! Looks great in blue. Good work.

Sam

[W-409]

Wow thanks for all of those great comments!

Harry, Charlie and Chuck who mentioned the hood. Yes, it doesn't fit right. I should have sanded it a bit before painting, it had tight fit to match the body shapes, and after paint and few clear coats, it doesn't fit anymore. Oh well luckily this is displayed the hood open. And you are correct about the BMF too, I had new sheet of BMF and new blade, but I don't know what was the problem with them. Somehow I couldn't do better on this one, even if I've done better jobs with BMF before.

Thanks again for the great comments to everyone, and especially thanks for the critique. It's really needed when trying to get better as a Modeler.

Edit: Oh and Jim, your builds are always very nice, I can't wait to see what you do with the Hudson. At least I guess it will be Shiny, which is always great.

Looking forward of seeing Geoff's build, too.

Edited January 29, 2013 by W-409

[Dyno Davo]

Great build and color choice.

[ChrisR]

Great. Nice colour as well.

[ChevyCoupe41]

Very nice! Engine detail looks very nice and paint job is very good also. Nice Job! Maybe I have to do one Hudson hornet in future too.

[Harry P.]

Thanks again for the great comments to everyone, and especially thanks for the critique. It's really needed when trying to get better as a Modeler.

Niko... congratulations to you for asking for and accepting critiques. You "get it" as far as how a forum can work to make us all better modelers. Thanks for posting this one... we all look forward to your next one!

Very nice! Engine detail looks very nice and paint job is very good also. Nice Job! Maybe I have to do one Hudson hornet in future too.

Yes! Do it!