Hudson Dealership - Page 3 - The Whistle Post

ak-milw · #21 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 06:07 PM

Tom, Try Somenex and sleep!!

The paint has dried and the openings cut, Ireally like this stuff,

now to get the windows and doors in. Seeing that I don't like paying shipping for just one item I also bought a sheet of laser cut overhead service doors, which look as good as the blocks.

I hope Rusty is watching, maybe I can get a promotional discount!!

MikeC · #22 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 06:14 PM

That's very unusual material. I think it would have plenty of uses for modellers of British and European locations too.
Enjoying the build.

Mike

ak-milw · #23 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 06:18 PM

I think so Mike, anywhere some cement blocks are needed, whole buildings or foundations.

Steve · #24 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 06:24 PM

The blocks look great!....should have gotten some when I purchased my corrugated metal sheets

thogan3 · #25 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 06:33 PM

Looks neat, what do you use to cut out the blocks?
"Jack" always helps me sleep well!

ak-milw · #26 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 07:55 PM

Tom,
The blocks are laser cut. I cut out the openings with an ordinary #11 blade.

Sawdust · #27 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 12:29 AM

the blocks look good. Is this stuff the same as the stone sheeting you used on the Park Shelter?

Catt · #28 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 07:33 AM

Andy,this building looks very familiar to me.There was a AMC dealer here in the GR metro area back in the day that had origonally been a Hudson dealer.That building is just about a carbon copy of your Hudson dealership.

Anyway nice project(one that I may just copy

).Don't have any use for a Hudson dealership in 2010,but it looks very useful in a small town.

ak-milw · #29 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 12:41 PM

Jim,
This is a different material, the rocks are an embossed print, the blocks are cut in what he calls PC board, it's like a hard stiff cardboard. It is very smooth with no grain. It's about .015 thick. Kind of like the red card product they made filing folders out of years ago, can't remember the name for that material.

Catt,
The building is a pretty basic block structure. Guess you could find them all over the USA. Sometime in the 1950's Hudson/Essex and Nash merged together to form American Motors. For a short time you could buy Hudsons and Ramblers from the same dealer.

ak-milw · #30 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 12:59 PM

The windows and doors are in and the walls are assembled. The windows and entry door are from Tichy. I had to combine one window and the door to get what I was after. As stated before the overhead door is from Rusty Stumps.

I need to add some concrete sills under the doors then on to the curved roof trusses.