RogerDuke

WOW!!  That's a great job! I'm totally impressed! ( come by the car lot and I'll give you a little of my finest and we can look at all the red cars I have on my lot!   ) 

This was the first pic I saw of this and I didn't see the front part.....I was just glancing through it. I thought this was an actual overhead shot  of a REAL one!!  

luxury off roading? What's wrong with this concept? Think about it. Off roading, " Roughing" it, etc.......luxury? " Well, I want to get down and dirty but I don't want  to get TOO dirty........I don't want to get " Too" " Down" either!..........HUH???? You either are or you are NOT!! YOU CAN'T BE BOTH!!

That reminds me of the way that Wheeler Dealers added painted "wood" panels to their Jeep Grand Wagoneer. You don't get to see much of the process in the video below, but the end results are clear to see.
 
 

Well, unfortunately I'm totally ditching the engine....finally the evidence was overwhelming that I needed to go with the smaller-block engine, finished in blue.  So I purchased the engine parts from the AMT Duster.  Starting over. 
In the meantime, here's what happened with the interior.  
Two modifications to be made: the steering wheel and the air vents.  In one episode (Gold Fever S2E2) the instrument panel is visible, showing the dashboard to be the style with two air conditioning vents.  I discovered this after I'd started painting, so, strip the paint, add the parts and start over.


 
Steering wheel should be a more standard type instead of the stock racing item in the kit.  I started with the steering wheel from a Chevy pickup, carved down the central spokes, added a third spoke plus some other detailing.  The wood paneling color is done by painting it Military Brown, then going back over it with Tamiya Smoke.  This is basically a transparent black, and when applied unevenly over brown actually looks like wood paneling.


 
An all-black interior is a problem since if you just paint it black, then almost zero details will show.  Here's how I bring it to life:
     -Flooring/carpet flat black
     -All the rest in semi-flat black
     -With a wide brush, drybrush dark gray all over the semi-gloss black areas to highlight and bring out the details
     -Mask carpet and then spray semi-gloss areas in a satin/flat clear mix
     -Drybrush dirt onto some of the carpet, especially driver's area.
Again, wood paneling done by painting first with Military Brown, then going over that with Tamiya Smoke transparent black.

 
Scratchbuild a CD radio for under the instrument panel, and voila!

This is something I may have mentioned before, not sure but we've got some newer people in here since then ( More citizens of Hazzard!   ) and I thought I would mention it. There was Huey Hogg and then his older brother Dewy Hogg.....we're missing one that never was shown....Louie! They should have had a show with him in it!  They  HAD to be named after the 3 nephews of Scrooge McDuck!  That's a cartoon and Scrooge McDuck's 3 nephews are 1. Huey 2. Dewy 3. Louie.

That would be great Skipper! Give it a shot!   

Hey James! It's good to see you! Welcome! You'll like it in here!

Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton who achieved his 100th F1 pole position today. To put that in perspective, the only other driver with seven world championships, Michael Schumacher, only reached 68, and Ayrton Senna only had 65.

Yes, but it was awesome when they came back. Welcome to the HazzardNet James. Tell us more about your love of Dukes. Favorite character, episode, scene, quote, etc. How long have you been a fan? Have you ever met any of the stars? Do you have any Dukes toys or DVDs? 

The Budweiser Shootout just ended 5 minutes ago.
Wow! What a race!
My man Kurt Busch is off to a great start this year.
This was his first career win with a restricter plate.
The ending was unbelievable......photo finish!
I can't wait to hear your review Garrett.
Jimmie who?

Thanks. I don't mean to brag but I just made it up right after I saw your post. I hereby give you my full permission to all rights to use it in any way you want and make money doing so. Amen.

Thanks. I don't mean to brag but I just made it up right after I saw your post. I hereby give you my full permission to all rights to use it in any way you want and make money doing so. Amen.

Now, that is one seriously impressive observation! 

You'd have to be dumber than a hick to think hicks are dumb. 

It's as clear as mud. 

Good luck.. I wonder if she has ever been here before. 

It sucked when Bo and Luke left in 1982

Cousin Roger... The Skipper can try to get her here.

She is awesome. I wish we could get her here on HN.

I have a vague memory that Margaret Thatcher opened my junior school while she was Education Secretary (it was a few years before I went there, but there was a picture on the wall). It was soon after this that she acquired the nickname "Margaret Thatcher, Milk Snatcher" because she abolished the free milk which schoolchildren used to receive in the '70s.

The satirical puppet show 'Spitting Image' overlapped the latter half of her time as Prime Minister, and showed how they thought she viewed her cabinet with this famous sketch:
 

A while back I seen a documentary on her on the local PBS station. She didn't take crap from nobody. It was said that her and the Queen had a contentious but mutually respected relationship.

BRB(Billie Rae Bates) classified herself as "a geeky nerdy girl!" Wow!

Cousin Hobie & Cousin Roger Thanks for your reactions.

THIS.....needs to be on a T shirt!!