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On 12/20/2020 at 7:57 PM, HossC said:
Nothing special here either. At the moment the shops are still open as normal, but the number of new Covid cases has jumped for the past couple of days. Everyone's being told to be sensible over the Christmas period and keep social interaction to a minimum. The UK upped their lockdown on Friday night and then again last night. They have a new strain that spreads more quickly, so they're back to essential shops only (tough for all the men who leave their Christmas shopping until Christmas Eve!). Several European countries, including Ireland, have put a 48 ban on flights to/from the UK, so it's a good job I wasn't going home for Christmas.
Yup, Hoss got in one, same here in England. Basically Christamas is shaping up to be cancelled, but hopefully we can still make it a fun time, despite most of us being apart!
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On 12/21/2020 at 12:29 PM, Spike said:
I see they finally put the right body in the kit. The kit I have the body was of a Charger 500 instead of a regular Charger body.
Ouch. Although saying that, the hood is a little bit off on mine, it's too hard to see on the photos, but I know for a fact others have metioned this before on HNet.
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Ok folks, here’s how the build is coming along, the photos are low quality due to max file sizes but you get the general idea! (No pun intended)
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Hey y’all,
Well, it was officially a year ago yesterday at the time of writing that I started this project.
Unfortunately, cold weather, family commitments, an international pandemic and two bereavements got in the way of things.
Well, I’ve made some progress! I’ve painted the dash, centre console and steering wheel (ended up using the wrong Tamiya colour ‘Deck Tan’), I’ve also started on the rollbar and done the first coats on the oil pan and firewall.
I also have those long overdue photos for you that will be ready very soon!
10:4
Joe
- RogerDuke and CHARGER UK
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7 hours ago, RogerDuke said:
Good to hear from you JH. How ya been?
Good thanks Roger, I realise I haven't been active lately, I've had lots going on, it's good to be back here on HNet!
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8 hours ago, HossC said:
I've never come across Shout! Factory, but their FAQ page says "Most of our actual releases are Region 1/A locked, due to the fact that we almost always do not have the legal right to sell our products outside of North America." Unless you have a multi-region player, you'll need Region 2 for the UK. They don't seem to be selling Dukes at the moment anyway.
There are plenty of copies on ebay, both new and used. If you don't mind used, the Milton Keynes and Bletchley branches of Cex currently have the Season 1 boxset in stock for £8.00.Thanks Hoss, you've always got the answers, yes I thought production stopped a while ago, I'll have a shop around and see what I can find
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Hey y'all,
I was looking through my stuff the other day and realized I'd lost my Season 1 DVD, so my question is, does Shout! Factory still sell the Dukes of Hazzard on DVD? And if so where can I find them, I looked on Amazon but some of the descriptions are quite vague and I don't want to buy a Boxset for the wrong Region, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ha! I'm gone,
Joe
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15 hours ago, HossC said:
Paint.Net is much better than MS Paint, and it's free. You can download it here.
Thanks Hoss, I'll go try it out
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Hey y'all,
So today I sprayed the body and interior and started painting the underside, rollcage and a few other parts, I've been using Tamiya TS-31 spray for the body and TS-68 spray for the majority of the interior (dashboard, steering wheel and seats are all hand painted with the closest Tamiya bottle paint I could find, the same goes for the firewall etc.), I'll try to post some photos but I'm having problems with the size of the files, worst case scenario I'll have to scale them down in Paint, anyway that's all for now, I'm gone.
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57 minutes ago, RogerDuke said:
Thanks Joe. Don't rush your project. Great art takes time and patience.
Definitely, I'm going to the model shop this weekend to pick up some paint, cement etc. That I might need
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Hey y'all,
I've decided to take my first few steps into modeling and what better way to do it than with a General Lee kit! It's a 1/25 scale MPC kit produced by Round 2 Models, I will be posting updates on this although I will be working on this whenever I have a free minute, so I apologise if updates are a bit inconsistent.
10:4
Joe
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17 hours ago, RogerDuke said:
Well said cousin. Being here has been an amazing experience and always feels like family. When you get together for family reunions the only thing that everybody has in common is that they are related by blood or marriage. Here we have something better than DNA in common. We have the love of jumping an old clunker car over a creek with a corrupt but lovable sheriff behind us shouting "Hot pursuit!. I love it. I love it. Khee Khee!". I can think of nothing better or more meaningful than that to bring a bunch of people from all over the world together. Khee Khee. Thanks for making that happen MM!
I'll second that!, when I first discovered the Dukes of Hazzard it had been off the air for a good thirty-five years or so, I lived (and still do live) in a small, almost forgotten town in the middle of the UK, and I thought I was the only Dukes fan left in the world, fast forward seven years and I discover that I'm not the only fan left! Thanks MM for allowing me to be in a family I never knew existed
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Hey y'all,
Just realised John has been working on a new film coming out for the holiday season, Christmas Cars, it's inspired by his studio flood that happened a few years back, the General makes a cameo and there are lots of Dukes references along the way, the DVD is available on his website and a sneak peek on his official YouTube channel, anyway, I thought everyone might be interested.
Thanks,
Joe
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On 10/15/2019 at 3:20 AM, RogerDuke said:
Sorry about that Joe. I was just trying to make you smile but the more I think about it the more I realize my last post was pretty stupid considering how serious the subject was. You need to mourn before you smile. I hope you will accept my sincere apology. I can be pretty stupid sometimes.
It's fine, I laughed my head off!, it's me whi should apologise for not replying for nearly a month, everything is going fine and everything is back to normal, thank you to everyone who has helped me over the past month or so, it's really appreciated
Joe
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Hi all,
Thanks for all the kind replies, I'm doing ok at the moment, but recently things have been looking up for me, thank you all for bringing a smile to my face during this hard time
Thanks again,
Joe
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*sighs* As some of you may know I was I'll for a little while, once I recovered I was overjoyed and unfortunately not long after, I heard a family member was rushed to hospital and sadly has passed away, It couldn't have come at a worse time and it has hit the family hard, I could sure do with some good news at a time like this...
Thanks,
Joe
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Hi all,
Sorry for the late reply, I've been a bit caught up recently, I recovered quite quickly actually and I am now back in the normal routine, thank you for all the kind replies I have received over the last week I really appreciate it
Thanks again,
Joe
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Thanks Hoss!
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Ok, so, as you can tell by the title I have some good news and bad news, first the good news!, it my birthday today!, and now the bad news, the gods of fate have decided to send me a stomach bug as a present, hopefully I'll recover quickly so I can get back to the normal life, I've been going through a lot of stress at the moment, so I'll be laid up for a few days watching the Dukes.
Thanks,
Joe
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17 hours ago, RogerDuke said:
There are a few chases though so it's not all bad. It would have been a little better if Gandalf had a Dodge Charger instead of a white horse.
I'll second that
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10 hours ago, Hobie Harkins said:
I might still have mine. …...have to look in my closet....well...wife just told me it's somewhere in the storage barn out back....
I'm sorry for the loss of your Dukes lunch box, I know the feeling when non-dukes fans move all your memorabilia to the worst place possible
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38 minutes ago, HossC said:
I've just looked at the prices on eBay, so I can see why you want an alternative!
Unless you get lucky at a charity shop, have you considered getting a cheap, vintage-style lunch box, printing a copy of one of the pictures that appeared on the 80s originals and sticking it on the side? It should be good enough unless you need a close-up.I hadn't considered that Hoss (you always have an answer), that should be ok, thanks for the advice!
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Hey y'all,
Bit of a weird question but does anyone know anywhere that I can purchase a Dukes lunch box other than the obvious places like eBay and Etsy etc., I need it for a short film I'm making set in the mid-80's, plan to throw in a few Dukes references
, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Joe
1/25 MPC General Lee kit
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Yup, that’s it!