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19/05/2020 12:58 pm
Repairing a minor disaster... and quickly! (pics)
While working on my Hudson project this rainy afternoon (more of that sometimes), I went over to my small Hudson shelving for a comparison. I took down an old favorite, my Franklin Mint '51, and found. . .
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The driver's outside mirror was gone! Totally, completely, for ever and ever, gone.
So I turned to my repair area (that's a fair-sized box with several little boxes inside it). Ten minutes of searching. . . Eureka!
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It's easy to forget just how detailed these FM models were. photo no longer available
Have a good evening, gentlemen, and may you stay in good health.
19/05/2020 2:44 pm
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
19/05/2020 5:42 pm
Nice job David you also need to line up the drivers door.
20/05/2020 8:45 am
I need that same mirror! For a newer Matrix...
20/05/2020 1:04 pm
While it looks like a perfect match, the replacement mirror obviously had a different origin. I had to enlarge the hole in the Hudson's door for the mirror peg to fit. The replacing was a little more involved than I reported at first, I guess.