Model Car Garage - The Moebius 1954 Hudson Hornet Club Coupe - A Model Car Kit Unboxing Video
Channel: Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage
Date: 2023-01-06

American Motors was established on May 1st 1954 with the merger of Hudson, Nash and Rambler. Today on the Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage we will be looking at the 1954 Hudson Hornet Special by Moebius. This is a model car unboxing video. 

Hudson saw 5 major changes in 1954. The first was an update to their famous 1948 "Step Down" body platform with new sheet metal and chrome details that were more in line with Hudson's new Jet series of cars. The second was the formation of American Motors. The third was the announcement that Hudson production was going to get moved to the Nash Factory in Kenosha. The fourth was the end of the Hudson as a original design. Future Hudsons would be re-dressed Nash and Rambler bodies with "Hudson" style features. And finally, the Hudson Straight Six, which was designed in 1913, would be replaced with an all new V8 engine. 

Moebius has captured the look of this 1954 Hudson Hornet Club Coupe well. This model kit was created from new tooling in 2015 and is also the basis for Moebius' other Hudson offerings.  

Once again, I can not say enough about how great Moebius Model Cars are. The casting is crisp and all the parts come in plastic bags, thus protecting the pieces from scratches. Full color instruction sheets are included with paint codes for both monotone and two tone cars as well as pictures of the interior, engine compartment, engine (left and right views), dashboard, firewall, and a view of the car from underneath. 

This is a skill level 3 model car kit with over 130 parts, so it is not a beginner's model car kit. 

The Moebius 1954 Hudson Hornet Club Coupe model car kit includes a 28 piece 308 c.i. "Twin H Power" straight six motor that consists of right and left hand engine block/transmission pieces, timing chain cover, "plank" cylinder head, engine oil pan, fan belt and pulleys, fan, fuel pump, dual intake manifold, dual exhaust manifold, dual carburetors, crankcase ventilation tube, throttle linkage post, starter, oil filter, distributor, ignition coil, engine oil filler tube, generator dual 3-piece air filter canisters, throttle linkage and the exhaust manifold extension pipe. Two "Twin H Power" decals finish the look. 

Wheels are one piece, but include the famous Hudson hub caps and they easily squeeze into a set of tires. The front wheels attach to the suspension using a brake backing plate, spindle and a axle pin. Out back, you get a 4-piece rear differential with top, bottom and 2 backing plates. Wheels attach via a metal axle. 

The model car kit includes a multi-piece uni-body frame with upper A-Arms molded in place. The front springs, lower A-Arms, front sway bar, tie rod, brake master cylinder, drive shaft, exhaust pipe, upper rear cross member, differential, rear leaf springs, rear shocks, and rear sway bar are separate parts which glue to the frame.

For the interior, Moebius gives you a floor pan, left and right side door panels, dashboard, steering wheel, steering column, heater, 4-piece front seat with grab handles, rear seat with package shelf. The highly detailed separate interior panels are excellent for painting and adding chrome using Bare Metal Foil because you can lay them flat on a table top.

The 1954 Hudson Hornet Club Coupe by Moebius includes a lot of under-hood details other model kit makers miss such as an independent  radiator, upper and lower radiator hoses, firewall, horns, windshield wiper motor, right and left windshield washer mechanisms, battery, and diagonal braces. 

The body proportions are excellent and include a lot of chrome pieces to finish off the kit. These would include the grille, front and rear bumpers, door handles, head and tail light bezels, gas cap, hood ornament and many other parts. The kit includes a separate hood and gas cap door, just like on the real car. 

For the clear parts, Moebius decided to put the window moldings on the clear parts instead of the typical body locations which allow you to use Bare Metal Foil and then install the windows from behind their openings. You get a pair of clear headlights, parking lights and transparent red tail lights. 

As a final feature, Moebius gives you the choice to display your model with the hood up via a pair of hood hinges and hood props. Add this to the separate gas door and you could make a diorama of a Hudson at a service station. 

The 1954 American Motors Hudson Hornet Club Coupe model from Moebius is an excellent model kit, and fills a spot in the already thin American Motors model car timeline which doesn't have a lot of entries overall. This is an excellent representation of a piece of American History. 

Where can you purchase your own Hudson Hornet model kit? 

Please check out our model cars at http://www.monster-hobbies.ca

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