RogerDuke

Thank you all for the VERY kind words you always so generously lavish upon my work!  It is truly my joy, honor and passion!

Yes! My European,  Hazzardite  friend comes through like always!!    

Your memory's better than you think, Hobie, because you're correct!

Well guys....looks like it's Friday night.....and I DO have to  work tomorrow but it won't be THAT bad, I hope. But tonight, it's Friday night and just like in '79-'85....it's Friday....the official DOH Day of the week. In here, every day is sunny, ( ever notice how it hardly ever rained in Hazzard but they were able to farm? LOL!)  and is a Friday or Friday night......and everybody knows everybody else and even " Enemies" ( notice the quotes) don't really HATE on each other! This and many other reasons, ( there are problems but they all get solved and there's a happy ending!),  are why I  love Hazzard and will live here until I am buried in Boss's cemetary ( Hoss.....what was the name? ...can't remember..... Hogg's Heavenly Acres?? ......it's on the opposite side of the county from my car lot and I never get over there!   I live in the building I work at. It saves me from drinking and driving. I save that for The Moonshine 400, which is coming up later this summer!  You guys be getting ready for it or if you want to qualify, to race yourself,  you better let me know!        

This makes no sense to me. All that practice he had jumping over creeks and he can't get away from the cops. Sure, Bo was at the wheel a lot but Luke jumped too. I'm starting to suspect stunt men were in the General Lee. If anybody finds out don't tell me. It will ruin everything. 
Good to hear from you again Burl. 

I'm much too manly to watch a show like that. I spend most of my evenings pumping iron, rebuilding engines, gutting deer and splitting firewood... But that Cheetah Girl has more moves than the General Lee twisting up Razorback Mountain with Rosco, Cletus AND Enos in hot pursuit....not that I saw it or anything, that's just what I heard.

LOL....I dress up like one for Halloween too. In my neck of the woods it's the scariest costume around. 

Just for the record......I would never make fun of an Englishman.....unless he had a redneck name like Hoss. 

Absolutely a perfect work of art. It is completely impossible to tell this from a real car. Usually the engine gives it away but not when you build cars. The dashboards can often show imperfections too but not when you build cars. Sit back tonight and admire it and don't be humble about it. You earned the opportunity to be proud of your work and talent. Thanks again for sharing this. We're grateful you let us be part of it. 

Well, there was that terribly racist episode where they made fun of the visiting Englishman, but apparently "we all can't be perfect"!

Hey, you know, I think you're on to something there.  Offendaphobic- someone who is offeneded at people being offended or someone who is scared of being offended at people being offended!  

Offendaphobic  that's a good one. I nominate that for a new word in the Webster's Dictionary.
CNN used to be a great news network way back in the day now it's become way too biased like Fox News. 

says Roger.....trying to disguise himself as a leftist liberal!!    

Just to remind y'all: YES, they used a '74 Roadrunner which appeared in 5 of the first 9 episodes, then beginning with episode 11 they switched to a '71 Satellite Sebring in a Roadrunner paint scheme, hoping nobody would notice (we did).  Some prefer the '74; personally I prefer the '71, finding it much sleeker and meaner looking with the wraparound bumper/grill assembly. 
Base kit is the Revell/Monogram '71 Plymouth GTX.  Modifications include:
     -Replacement hood
     -Smaller-block engine (from 71 Duster)
     -Completely rebuilt & boosted rear suspension
     -Replacement tires
     -Wheel hubs from '77 Ford van
Additionally, all GTX logos were removed (not easy on the grill); headlights made from sanded/polished acrylic gemstones; engine bay heavily wired and detailed; scratchbuilt steering wheel, CB radio and antenna; paint is Plymouth Yellow Blaze.
Build thread is here: http://hazzardnet.com/forums/topic/8786-daisys-plymouth-wip/
 


















 
 

That is PERFECT! You can't GET any better than that! Way to go! ( I'll save you a jug of my finest, if you'll come on by the car lot!)   

Beautiful - just make sure you don't take it near any cliffs!

Oh no, it sounds like you are an offendaphobic. Years of therapy and medication can fix that. The first thing you need to do is stop watching Dukes of Hazzard. According to liberals, it is the cause of all the world's problems. I saw it on CNN and they wouldn't lie. 

Oh no, it sounds like you are an offendaphobic. Years of therapy and medication can fix that. The first thing you need to do is stop watching Dukes of Hazzard. According to liberals, it is the cause of all the world's problems. I saw it on CNN and they wouldn't lie. 

Now for the really scary part: the pinstriping around the main stripe. 
In my research, I took special notice of how they did the real one around the door handle and at the very front. 


 
I've got plenty of straight-line fine decal striping, but the curves are a problem.  Trying to paint those fine curves right alongside the large stripe AND make them look good is an awfully tall order.  My experience (both successes and failures) tells me to go another route. 
I decided an ususual approach: cut away the pinstriping from the decals of MPC's Daisy's car, the very-different '74 Roadrunner, and cut the curves into pieces to match each little bit of the Satellite's stripe. 
Wasn't easy, nor was it fun at first, but it actually worked!






 
 

WOW! Those planes! Daisy's car too!  Andrew, you are awesome! You've got  tons of talent!  I'm very impressed!    

I think I forgot to mention the wheel hubs.  The kit wheels are totally wrong; the good folks at the automotive modelers forum guided me toward the wheel hubs from the AMT 77 Ford van, and then one of the members was kind enough to send me a set which he was not going to use.  Once primed and chromed, they were perfect!  They also almost perfectly fit the aftermarket tires which I had ordered (see earlier post June 2).  Absolutely perfect!


 
ONE FINAL DETAIL: the CB antenna.  In the episode "The Meeting," there is a perfect closeup view of it, which I used as reference to scratch-build mine.  Base was carved from two sections of plastic, and the aerial was made from metal guitar string (high "E"). 
And, God-willing, she's done! Finished pics to be posted shortly. 






 

The SRX series was at Eldora this past Saturday night and the action was hot. Tempers flared and the cars got used up and most of them will need new body panels for the next race this Saturday night. If you missed it you can watch it here 
Tony Stewart won the first heat. Marco Andretti shocked everyone winning the 2nd heat. Tony Stewart won the main Feature after passing local racer Kody Swanson and Paul Tracy who led the most laps.
Bill Elliott got a new car although they did find the gremlin in his other car from the previous two races but they wanted to give him a new one just in case any issues popped up. 
This race was the most watched too date with 1.38 million viewers tuning in. It almost matched Saturday's Pocono cup race on NBCSN and beat both Xfinity and Truck series races on NBCSN and FS1 respectively.
Main Feature results
1 Tony Stewart
2 Kody Swanson
3 Helio Castroneves
4 Marco Andretti
5 Paul Tracy
6 Scott Speed
7 Tony Kanaan
8 Ernie Francis Jr
9 Willy T Ribbs
10 Michael Waltrip
11 Bobby Labonte
12 Bill Elliot

Roush Fenway Racing allegedly told it's partners and investors that the deal with Brad Keselowski is a done deal https://www.jayski.com/2021/06/25/report-brad-keselowski-to-roush-fenway-with-ownership-role/ neither RFR, Penske Racing or Brad Keselowski has confirmed it yet though.
Nascar's uptick in tv ratings this season is over, Pocono saw the lowest viewership since races in the 2000 season.

Man, wish I could've seen all that.... 

This whole "woke" thing is getting more absurd by the day. On the local news yesterday they did a story on "weight bias". Some 400+/-lbs lady was on there saying fat jokes are offensive. Next thing you know gassy people are going to say fart jokes are offensive.