orca Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hudson Industries (mfg of an M3 Grease Gun, Jericho, etc) has officially announced they are out of business. Depending on your experience with Hudson (Mine have been bad across multiple products), it's either a shame or something long coming. Either way they were an airsoft manufacturer who made unique replicas. Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Sad to see them go, I have allways like the jericho, but they never made their guns very well. It will be interesting to see what happens to the second hand sale prices of hudson guns now . Link to post Share on other sites
T0p Sp!N Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Sad to see them go, I have allways like the jericho, but they never made their guns very well. It will be interesting to see what happens to the second hand sale prices of hudson guns now . Yeah, some pieces are going to be even harder to obtain... Link to post Share on other sites
Utty Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Wasn't their main market cap or model guns? Link to post Share on other sites
fossilfuel Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Oh no who else will produce epicly poor gas guns that break as you get them out the box (if not before that..) Link to post Share on other sites
RC-1138 Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 I'd say it's a shame and something long coming. I loved Hudson's guns (first to make a Tokarev I believe) but I can't say I'm surprised. How they made any money in the first place is beyond me with a catalog of products that wouldnt fill much more than a page. Link to post Share on other sites
SpecialistR Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Sad it is,but I hope that they sell all their moulds and manufacturing equipment to china or someone else. That way someone is making Hudson spec stuff for the current owners. The way I see it having one less company is never good for airsoft. Link to post Share on other sites
Kenworth W900 Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 AEG M3 'grease gun' China clone would be epic Link to post Share on other sites
1st Commando Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 To be honest I thought they had vanished years ago. Maybe someone else will get the molds for the Jericho and make a working version from them Link to post Share on other sites
jond36 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Some time long ago in a galaxy far far away they made a gas M21. Shame I never got to see one and now for sure never will. Link to post Share on other sites
T0p Sp!N Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 To be honest I thought they had vanished years ago. Maybe someone else will get the molds for the Jericho and make a working version from them I wonder... (Frontiers...???) *shrugs* Link to post Share on other sites
wraithxt1 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Wow, I didnt know they were still around! I figured they had died out in the late 90's and what we were seeing was just old warehouse stock. I'm surprised they lasted so long making terrible products. Link to post Share on other sites
tiksom Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hudson was one of the very first companies (MGC was before them) that produced toyguns (including airsoft and cap-firers). It was founded in 1960 as an importer of toyguns. In 1962 they were the first to release a Japanese-designed and produced modelgun, Mauser 1896 (dummy). Hudson specialised in models that noone else did: vz61 Skorpion, Tokarev TT-33, IMI Desert Eagle, PPsh-41, Madsen 1950, Jericho. variety of Derringers. Quality of design and materials was not too good, but at least they tried to innovate in choice of models. Most people have mixed feelings about their replicas. President of Hudson, Kazuo Yamada, died on 19th of December 2009. Company was closed by his sons who did not wish to continue this business. Remaining unsold stock and molds were destroyed, factory and land will be sold shortly (or is already sold). If anyone could take pictures of their factory - this is probably the last moments in history. (feel free to correct if I'm wrong) Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 President of Hudson, Kazuo Yamada, died on 19th of December 2009. Company was closed by his sons who did not wish to continue this business. Remaining unsold stock and molds were destroyed, factory and land will be sold shortly (or is already sold).There goes our hope. Down the c###per. Link to post Share on other sites
SpecialistR Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Well that's just brilliant. They could have made a pretty penny(Or a few hundred pretty yen.) with those too. Link to post Share on other sites
RC-1138 Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 There goes our hope. Down the c###per. oh ffs, what a bloody waste. Link to post Share on other sites
tiksom Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 It is sad... In Japan companies have to pay taxes on assets - not only buildings but also moulds. It was probably cheaper and faster to dispose of that and have a clean building to sell. If taxes are paid on year-by-year basis, getting rid of assets was especially important before end of year (just thinking loud). Manufacturing was already closed from beginning of December, as Mr Yamada was ill. Last stock was sold out to in early December, but that was it... Looking more closely at production: Desert Eagle as airsoft GBB was eventually done by Marui (and CO2 version from Cybergun). AK47 is (as AK74) available as airsoft (electric and GBB). Taiwanese company makes a cap-firing TT-33. PPsh41 has just been released as an AEG from a Chinese company. Jericho 941 was released by KWC as a CO2 airsoft and bb gun. Marushin makes Derringers (check out cool Hybrid model!). Vz61 Skorpion has an airsoft GBB version by Maruzen. I am not sure if there is another maker of M3A1 Grease Gun. Madsen M50 has not been produced for a long time, so it's safe to skip. Loss of Hudson was a bigger loss for cap-firing modelguns than airsoft, as there is no replacement for these models, maybe except for TT-33 (not easily obtainable) and Hybrid Derringer (not quite the same). Link to post Share on other sites
Kret Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Taiwanese company makes a cap-firing TT-33. But as for now nobody makes a TT-33 in airsoft version. And with PPSh coming out under two or three different brands, we apparently lack the secondary weapon for 7,62 system Which actually makes wonder, where to buy spare clips for this piece today, or parts of clips (valves). Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Don't worry, SRC announced a TT GBB, so there's hope. Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Full metal 6mm airsoft Turcarov pistol Link to post Share on other sites
RC-1138 Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Full metal 6mm airsoft Turcarov pistol I bought one of those for a friend whose a Russian gun fanatic. Not that bad, heavier than it looks. Still it's only a springer Link to post Share on other sites
Kret Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Thank You, I have seen this item. I am not a fanatic modeller but this model's dimensions are beyond my level of tolerance Besides, already owing a TT-33 from Hudson (has some minor dimensional issues too ) I am more interested in spare mags of which sale is now apparently discontinued even in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
maverick343432 Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Hudson Industries (mfg of an M3 Grease Gun, Jericho, etc) has officially announced they are out of business. Depending on your experience with Hudson (Mine have been bad across multiple products), it's either a shame or something long coming. Either way they were an airsoft manufacturer who made unique replicas. Unique being the word! Shame you couldn't actually fire the things or they broke. Link to post Share on other sites
swtim255 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 AEG M3 'grease gun' China clone would be epic Ares has a M 3 grease gun listed as "coming soon" in their new catalog Link to post Share on other sites
creepingfear Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Damn shame about Hudson going up the swanny. They, as far as I know, were the only company that made the PFC AK47 and a friend of mine has a lovely AK of Hudsons that he converted, quite legally I might add, to fire 7.62mm blanks. Not mil spec blanks, God no that would be lethal. He's a re-enactor and makes his own less powerful 7.62mm blanks. I've been stood next to him when he's cabbied rounds off - SWEET AS! He's got licences for this that and t'other coming out his bottom. Link to post Share on other sites
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