RogerDuke

I used to swap messages and emails about decals with Tim, but we haven't been in touch for quite a while now. If he is still making decals, they're very good.

LOL good one Hobie. That sounds like a mistake I would make.

It's raising, not reins. I loved it when she mentioned Charlie Daniels. On TV I saw when they met and he teased her about knowing the words to all his songs.....which is impossible unless she had a memory like Skipper Duke. 

Cousin MaryAnne... I'm just the product of my reins I say Hey y'all and ehaw

Late in Season 1 when they switched to the '71 Satellite, they painted it in a yellow to match the original '73/4 Roadrunner.  For the RR it had been a factory standard for that particular year, but apparently for continuity (and hoping the fans would not notice the change) they painted the new Satellite in the same shade of yellow as the Roadrunner.  Thus it was a non-standard color for a '71 Plymouth of any sort.
After much research, and following an online discussion, the color seems to have been "Yellow Blaze."  Fortunately Scalefinishes.com, who produces factory-matching colors for auto modelmakers, does carry this color...and when mine arrived I knew from the first glance that I had it right!  Once sprayed I left it for over a week simply because I wanted it 100% cured before I began to handle it over and over and over.  

K folks, it's been a tough end of the school year unlike any other, so I'm finally able to return to the project.  
Rear tires are slightly larger than the front ones, and going into my spare tires resulted in only mismatching tires of differing sizes.  Fortunately I was able to source tires of the same type/appearance and apparently correct sizes from Fireball Modelworks.  Fortunately they also fit the wheel rims that a fellow modeler was kind enough to send me.

 
Then the inner wheel hubs had to be reduced in size to fit the tires; had to do this now so as to know exactly how far to raise the rear suspnsion.


 
To make the extensions, I needed something thin yet strong....so just making them out of plastic strip wouldn't do it.  They might look the part but they wouldn't support the car past one sneeze.  Fortunately I keep unused Photoetched fret, and the slightly thicker part of the metal sprue just might be strong enough, especially if doubled up.  



 
The main load will be supported by an inverted, angled "U" shape.  The height was kept accurate with plastic plugs.  Then the more visible parts of the brackets will be attached to the outside with more metal fret.





 

Boot Sales.....remnds me of when I go to Walmart to buy my Brahma workboots!

Reminds you of the kids way back when I'll bet!   

When I first encountered boot sales it was in the UK. Maybe once a month in the summer, ordinary people would drive to a field and sell their old stuff out of the boot (trunk) of their car, normally with a folding picnic or wallpaper table to display their goods. You never knew what you'd find as the people changed each time. The one I went to on Sunday is probably about 90% traders in vans, so there's not much variety week to week. I sometimes buy bits and pieces, and it's a good place to get a huge range cheap low-end tools.

I think you're right that flea market or swap meet would be your equivalent, although aren't swap meets usually more specialized?

Boot sale? Almost sounds like what we call here in the states a flea market or swap meet. 

I can believe the queues. A friend and I went to the local boot sale on Sunday (the definition of boot sale varies, but this one has indoor and outdoor stalls mainly filled with traders, but there are also a few families selling off their old stuff). It was a hot day, so I guess a lot of people had the same idea. We had a small queue to get in, but nothing prepared us for the 50 minutes it took to get out of the car park. We didn't even move for 30 minutes.

I spent the afternoon back in town chatting to friends over coffee and ice cream and enjoying the sun.

Checked out a new park over the weekend. It was nice besides the noise, It was next to the airport and turnpike. The 180th was out doing maneuvers, those F16's are really loud. Did see a turkey, oriole, rare Karner Blue butterfly and some neat wildflowers. Those rare minutes of absolute quiet besides the birds made it feel like we were way out in the boony's especially considering the parking lot only had two spaces so it must be a rarely visited park.
We also went to the farmers market downtown. First time we've been there since our grandparents took us as kids. Omg was it packed, I'm assuming it was because everyone wants to get out of the house and do anything after last year. On the way home we drove by the zoo and the traffic was a nightmare. Even though the zoo's sign said the parking lot was full people were still lined up about a mile in both directions trying to get in. I can imagine the staff there had a long day Sunday.
Anybody else do anything interesting this past weekend?

We had the grandkids so it was another busy and fun weekend. They wear us out but they are always fun. This new puppy is wearing us out too. She finally has gotten to a point where she'll sleep through the night. 

I pity the fool who comes into Hazzard and thinks hicks aren't that smart. I pity him. LOL I would love to have seen Rosco try to cuff and stuff Mr T

Meet real Christine the car the book and movie is based on
https://jalopnik.com/meet-the-golden-eagle-the-car-claimed-to-have-killed-a-1830037928

It wouldn't surprise me if the story if that car being haunted is real.
This guy I know had a late 60's Dodge Dart. He gave it to his son and his son ended up getting killed in an accident. He held on to the car and eventually gave it to his grandson who ended up dying in an accident as well. Neither of the accidents took place in the Dart but I always thought it was a strange coincidence that they perished after taking ownership of the Dart. The guy ended up selling the Dart after his family said the car has got to go. 

Cousin RogerDuke and Cousin HossC!

Happy 15th Anniversary to my story Dukes vs Mr T! 6/1/06!

Hendrick Motorsports once again was the dominant team and won three in a row and now holds the most wins by a team. Kyle Larson dominated the race winning all 3 stages and the race. His Hendrick Motorsports teammates finished in the top 5 as well almost repeating the top 4 sweep from Dover if not for Kyle Busch. Richard Childress Racing had a good night with both cars finishing in the top 10.
Top 10
1. Kyle Larson
2. Chase Elliot
3 Kyle Busch
4 William Byron
5 Alex Bowman
6 Austin Dillon
7 Denny Hamlin
8 Chris Buescher
9 Tyler Reddick
10 Kevin Harvick
 
Rumor has it that Kurt Busch might be moving to 23xi Racing next year in the 2nd car team they hope to start. Will keep you updated.

That is a good song.

Cousin RogerDuke... I'd give you a laugh. But I'm all out of my reactions again.

I'm famous in my hometown because "Everybody dies famous in a small town" I'm still alive though in case you were wondering. 

Allen Jackson has a home in my howmtown, Franklin Tn.

Cousin daisydukexenosstrait... John Anderson sings that.

Lancaster Police Hat that a friend bought me for Christmas 2017. He paid $22. $15 $7 shipping. Hat came from Hawaii. It was brand new. He got himself one too. We both done Skipper hat conversions to them.