Continuing my “selling off things Ill never get around to finishing” excursion, I have five Hubley kits. I bought six of these 20+ years ago, and have built exactly one of them, so I have five left. Four of them are still shrink-wrapped. I have two 1929 Model A pickup, and one each 1930 Model A Victoria, 1932 Chevrolet Roadster, and an open and started 1930 Model A Town Sedan. $150 shipped in the US.
Are they Hubley, Gabriel or Scale Models kits?
Rick Marty said:
Are they Hubley, Gabriel or Scale Models kits?
Hubley and Scale Models.
For those that are interested. These are 1/20, 1/22 and 1/18 scale metal kits. Very popular with the Fn3 world. They are durable, detailed and affordable.
The kits are out of production but were all pressed from the same molds by three different manufacturers for just short of twenty five years beginning in the mid 1960s. JLE Scale Models was the last company to produce them and the flash on the parts is testament to the deterioration of the molds. Most modelers avoid these due to the extra work of removing it but I never found it to be that bad. While not craftsman kits even well cast versions are a full contact sport. These are great models and if you never put one together you should give it a try.
They are often mistaken for 1/24th scale models with the changing manufactures and box art adding to the confusion. For example the scale was not printed on the early boxes.
The only place to find the scale was on the advertising paperwork inside the box. All of the Fords and Chevys were produced in 1/20 scale while the Packard was 1/22 and the Duessenberg was 1/18.
There are seven Ford model A in the series, 5 Ford model T and three Chevrolets.
With a hacksaw and some determination they are customizable.
This truck began life as a runabout.
Ford model A coupe with custom made 1936 New Mexico license plates.
And the first one of these kits I customized (because I broke the roof supports) a Ford model T depot hack.
And that’s all I got to say about that.
I have quite a few of these kits on the back burner to build and customize. One or two will become inspection/railtrucks. Your correct about the older the molds the more flash and voids there are to fix.
Boomer,
That is a very complete and well presented brief history of the models, thanks for that. Your bashes look great by the way!
I have several of these “in service” and at least a half dozen in boxes waiting assembly. I may or may not ever git arountoit but even so I am finding Bob’s offer hard to resist. Hopefully your presentation will lure someone into grabbing them up and taking away the temptation for me to do so.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)
Rick
I am having the same dilemma Rick…
The really hardcore modelers do kitbashes like this…way above my skill set.
I have seen that first one, the TT truck is that Wayne Spences’s model?
I don’t know Rick. It is a pic I pulled off the internet a few years ago and it is in my “gonna build someday” file. Which of course is right next to my “gonna build someday” pile of kits and materials. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Hmmm… if BD has a cure for “gonna build someday” perhaps that is what he should be selling???
Sale pending…
Good thing for my wallet and “GBSD” (gonna build some day) pile that Bob didn’t have any of the pre 1926 kits. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Somebody’s going to get a nice collection. We want build logs…
Bob McCown said:
Sale pending…
OH man, am I glad to hear that. Now I can move on without a guilty conscience for not grabbing those. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Rick Marty said:
Bob McCown said:
Sale pending…
OH man, am I glad to hear that. Now I can move on without a guilty conscience for not grabbing those. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Would it change your guilty conscience if he told you the pending sale was to me?
Fowl, foul I tell ya!
" Rooster " said:
Rick Marty said:
Bob McCown said:
Sale pending…
OH man, am I glad to hear that. Now I can move on without a guilty conscience for not grabbing those. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Would it change your guilty conscience if he told you the pending sale was to me?
Hmmmm, Can I trade you a Chevy for one of those Ford Pickups???
Thanks to this thread and Boomer’s excellent addition to it, I decided to take the plunge and collect the appropriate Hubley vehicles for my era before they’re gone. For my GBSD pile I just acquired last night the 1912 Ford Model T Depot Hack and 1909 Sport Runabout.
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There was a delivery truck I wanted too, but was out bid on. I’ll try again on that one. Thanks for the inspiration guys. I think… (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-sealed.gif)
Randy Lehrien said:
Thanks to this thread and Boomer’s excellent addition to it, I decided to take the plunge and collect the appropriate Hubley vehicles for my era before they’re gone.
Bob McCown said:
I have two 1929 Model A pickup, and one each 1930 Model A Victoria, 1932 Chevrolet Roadster, and an open and started 1930 Model A Town Sedan.
Me too, Randy.
I’m thinking some serious build treads are in order here?
Since Bob is mission accomplished and the thread has taken a bit of an informative tone, I’ll help to further coax it down that path.
I have a question as to the rubber tires durability out in the weather. Does the sun do them in? I recently saw one without tires on Fee-bay.
What is everyone’s experience here? Any one know of good replacements?