ALL THE WAY FROM 1983: 1:25 SCALE KIT OF A HOT HURST OLDSMOBILE
IT'S BACK TO 1983 with this 1:25 scale Revell Special Edition kit of the Hurst Oldsmobile. Mat Irvine: This kit, or a variation of it, has been on Revell’s ‘to do’ list for some years. Initially the plan wasn’t for a ’83, it was for a stock ’87 Cutlass, and originally intended as a metal-bodied kit. There were a few test-shots done in styrene, but that kit was never commercially produced. Now we have what is effect a brand-new kit of the ’83. The kit has a separate engine block and full chassis detail. Although the interior tub is one-piece (as were the old ‘annual’ kits), the side door panels are separate parts. The box ( below ) has useful closeup photos, useful for reference during your build. The Hurst 1983 models were available only in gloss black over silver. For the subsequent and final year,1984, the scheme was reversed. For the kit, I finished the model in Testors Classic Black. After it was thoroughly dry, I masked the sides and applied Testors Diamond Dust la...