HUBLEY kits

[1959scudetto]

When was the last time you saw 20 Hubley kits at the same time?

A German ebayer has them for sale - my question: which one is recommended? Link here:  

https://www.ebay.de/sch/m.html?item=373586779483&_ssn=nanno1511&_osacat=0&_odkw=&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313&_nkw=hubley&_sacat=0

 

[Mark]

Of the plastic car kits, the Ford station wagons are the rarest, particularly the 1962.  The Ford sedans would be next, then the Renault.  The Rolls Royce, Triumph, and Mercedes-Benz have been reissued many times by other companies, but the earlier Hubley kits will be in better condition with cleaner details.

Of the metal car kits, the '32 Ford (really a '27) and Indy racer are the most sought after.  The other cars were available for many years, but again the early production kits are probably more desirable if you intend to build them as the parts will probably have sharper detail.

[Mike999]

Thanks, that was interesting.  I'd add the Nash Metropolitan to my "Wanted" list.  I don't believe it has ever been re-issued.

The French company Record also made a Renault Dauphine in 1/25 scale (according to Scalemates).  But it's even harder to find than the Hubley kit.

[stitchdup]

13 minutes ago, Mike999 said:

Thanks, that was interesting.  I'd add the Nash Metropolitan to my "Wanted" list.  I don't believe it has ever been re-issued.

The French company Record also made a Renault Dauphine in 1/25 scale (according to Scalemates).  But it's even harder to find than the Hubley kit.

theres one of the dauphine on ebay uk just now, its gone above what I'd pay though. Was at 52 quid about an hour ago with 5 hours to go

[ZTony8]

33 minutes ago, Mark said:

Of the plastic car kits, the Ford station wagons are the rarest, particularly the 1962.  The Ford sedans would be next, then the Renault.  The Rolls Royce, Triumph, and Mercedes-Benz have been reissued many times by other companies, but the earlier Hubley kits will be in better condition with cleaner details.

Of the metal car kits, the '32 Ford (really a '27) and Indy racer are the most sought after.  The other cars were available for many years, but again the early production kits are probably more desirable if you intend to build them as the parts will probably have sharper detail.

The metal Fords were Model As-1930 or 1931. The Chevy was a 1932.

[Mark]

There was also a Premier Renault Dauphine kit.  It's not as good as the Record one, but can probably be found more easily.  I have a rebuildable/complete Record Renault Floride, I really should do something with it.

I have heard (in the distant past) that Heller was going to tool a Dauphine.  It's hard to understand why they never got around to that car.  People here forget that briefly Renault was giving VW serious competition over here.

[RSchnell]

I've built a bunch of the metal Model A's over the years, but never knew Hubley made a plastic '62 Ford Wagon. I need one of those! I wonder what became of the metal model kits? Never got the chance to build the Packard or Duesenberg or any of the Model T's. I think the lineage was Hubley, Gabriel then JLE Scale Models which I think was a subsidiary of Ertl?

[thatz4u]

too bad the seller will not ship to the USA

[StevenGuthmiller]

The only one that I think I would enjoy building is the Metropolitan.

 

 

 

 

Steve

[1959scudetto]

2 hours ago, thatz4u said:

too bad the seller will not ship to the USA

Al, this might be the case here (another continent !), but several times I have made the experience that sellers ship to foreign countries when you ask them if they are willing to do so, even if at first they say they won't.

Just ask - it will only cost a few seconds of time...

[Rodent]

Have this dumb idea of asking one of my colleagues at our location in Köln if he would receive a package for me and ship it on...........

[thatz4u]

10 hours ago, Rodent said:

Have this dumb idea of asking one of my colleagues at our location in Köln if he would receive a package for me and ship it on...........

sounds like a great idea to me...

[iBorg]

I'd check with the auction company and see if they have a global shipping program that would get it to the US. 

[ChrisBcritter]

On 5/22/2021 at 8:21 AM, Mike999 said:

Thanks, that was interesting.  I'd add the Nash Metropolitan to my "Wanted" list.  I don't believe it has ever been re-issued.

The French company Record also made a Renault Dauphine in 1/25 scale (according to Scalemates).  But it's even harder to find than the Hubley kit.

That's a real nice full-detail kit; multi-piece body like old Revell kits. The roof appears a little less rounded than it should be, maybe. It is of course the home-market version with the smaller headlights. I have a box of Record and Hubley components plus parts of a Heller Gordini:

I have a second Hubley Dauphine in the works. The problem they have is the glass - it seems to be some form of acetate and all I've seen have shrunk. The interior is pretty basic with seats molded in.

I've got two of the '60 Ford wagons - one decent, one rough; a '61 wagon I picked up 40 years ago and started; a '61 sedan that I may flip if the paint comes off OK, and a '62 wagon promo (more common than the kit but still fairly rare).

 

Edited May 25, 2021 by ChrisBcritter

[1959scudetto]

Yesterday I saw that the 1961 and 1962 Ford Station wagons went for about  € 58 or 55 (which is in the $ 70 range) without postage - might be reasonable for such an old kit, but was still too expensive for me (in the US the price probably would have risen much more, I guess)

[Bainford]

Yes, I would think that was a very good buy. I seriously considered making a run at either of those Fords, but decided against it. They were the nicest examples I’ve seen offered. 

[Oldcarfan27]

On 5/22/2021 at 5:23 AM, 1959scudetto said:

When was the last time you saw 20 Hubley kits at the same time?

A German ebayer has them for sale - my question: which one is recommended? Link here:  

https://www.ebay.de/sch/m.html?item=373586779483&_ssn=nanno1511&_osacat=0&_odkw=&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313&_nkw=hubley&_sacat=0

 

I wish you had posted a picture of the ad. The post is now gone, so I didn't get to see them.

[1959scudetto]

On 5/29/2021 at 2:57 AM, Oldcarfan27 said:

I wish you had posted a picture of the ad. The post is now gone, so I didn't get to see them.

Hi, Patrick - here are some of the kits (on checking the rating of the seller from last week, I found some of the Hubleys...)

Here we go:

sold for  €  13,83 (about 16 $) - kit mint, unbuilt, box - well, you can see it: 

 

sold for € 18,27 (about 21 $) mint, unbuilt:

 

sold for € 32,60 (about 38 $) - painted, decals applied, partially assembled:

 

sold for € 38,50 (about $ 44) - mint, unbuilt:

 

sold for € 46,50 (about $ 54) - almost mint, unbuilt:

 

sold for € 42,50 (about  $ 49) - mint, unbuilt:

 

and finally: sold for €  59,00 (about $ 68): kit mint, box slightly worn :

 

These are the kits that I could find yet !