Boss JD Hogg

I spoke with Jon Holland about the CB radio. He told me the Cobra 78x was seen one time. All the other times a sharp 40 channel was seen. Below is a picture of the Sharp 40 channel CB which looks a lot like the one in the screen grab Roth Potter posted above.

Here's a small update. The MPC kit comes with a full roll cage. In the pilot episode and at other times the General Lee was seen with a full roll cage but for the most part in the series a single loop roll bar was mainly used so I scratch built the roll bar. The interior is very crude and only indicates the location of most of the details such as the arm rests so I scratch built them. I think the interior looks a bit better with the arm rests. The seats in the kit have molded in seat belts which don't have very sharp detail. I removed the seat belts and scribed in the appropriate seams in the seats. I forgot to take a picture with the molded in seat belts but the picture below shows how they look now. The mounting hole in the dash board for the steering wheel was too far to the right so I filled it in and re-drilled it a bit to the left. I did get some more work and details done but have to take some more pictures. I'll post some more soon. IMG_6111 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6112 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6134 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6131 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6124 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr

Is the CB radio in the General Lee in the old TV series a Cobra 77x or 78x? I seem to remember reading that the Cobra 78x was used in the TV series but want to be sure.

Here's some more progress on the General Lee. I filled in the space behind the license plate below the rear bumper. It's strange how this part of the body is split. I put some sheet styrene behind as well to close it all off and strengthen this area of the body. I also sanded the putty in the engine compartment. The hood that comes with this MPC kit is actually a 1970 Charger hood. MPC did put out a Charger 500 kit that was based on the Dukes kit that had a correct 1969 hood. I was able to get my hands on one for this build. The picture with the two hoods shows the correct (yellow)1969 hood on the left and the (white) 1970 hood that came with this kit on the right. I'm using the exhaust system from the Revell Charger which is more accurate than what came with the MPC Charger. I had to make the area that goes over the rear axle shorter to fit the MPC chassis by cutting out a small section. The last picture has the chassis with the exhaust system and rear end axle and springs in place. These are parts from the Revell Charger kit. IMG_6056 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6080 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6094 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6066 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6100 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6105 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr

Thanks guys! I'm having a lot of fun on this one. Here's some more progress pictures. I picked up a bunch of parts from a Revell '69 Charger kit on E-bay and started incorporating them into this build. I started modifying the MPC kit's chassis by cutting the front frame rails off and installing the Revell kit's parts. I also installed the rear wheel wells and the rear piece of the frame on the back of the chassis. I sanded down the rough texture in the engine compartment and installed the Revell kit's firewall and scratch built the two shock towers. IMG_5881 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_5885 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_5916 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_5944 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6037 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6038 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6039 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6057 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr

I recently started working on an MPC General Lee build. I know the Revell '69 Charger kit is a much better kit, in fact I have a couple of those. However I wanted to see if I can make the MPC kit just a little bit nicer and more accurate. The kit I'm building is the most resent issue by Round 2. I have an original issue from back when the Dukes Of Hazzard was first on the air with the incorrect rear window. I was happy that the newest issue comes with the correct tunnel back rear window. Well when I opened the box the tunnel back rear window didn't quite look right. The molding is too wide and the shape looked off. I took out one of my Revell '69 Charger kits and compared the two side by side. The Revell kit appears to be correct so it's a pretty good reference. The MPC Charger's rear window is too small and incorrectly shaped. It's basically a rectangle instead of having an arc on the top. I started by removing the molding and adding sheet styrene to the inside so I would have enough plastic to re-shape it. I used a sanding stick and a file to enlarge the window and re-shape it to more closely match the Revell Charger's rear window. Since I wanted to use the clear plastic (glass) that comes with the MPC kit the window is slightly narrower than the Revell kit's window but has the basic shape. In addition I sanded down the rear deck and trunk lid area to level out some of the slope. It was angled too much and is now closer to what it should be. Here are some pictures showing the progress. The 1st picture shows the comparison between the Revell '69 Charger and the MPC Charger's rear window. The Revell Charger is on the left side and the MPC Charger is on the right side. The rest of the pictures show the modified rear window of the MPC Charger. IMG_5848 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_5887 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_5890 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6089 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_6046 Small by Michael Scarola, on Flickr \

This is the best Coy and Vance episode and for what it's worth it's one of my favorites even though it was missing Bo and Luke.

My favorite episode is 'One Armed Bandits'. I know it's the pilot episode but it had such a raw feel to it and still had the good family feeling the show always had.

Another thing to mention is its a '68 and not a '69. The dash and seats should have been changed to ones from an actual Charger. I also don't understand why it has the stripes on the back.

modracer - It's great that you finally got to own this General Lee. It may very well turn out to be a real screen used car. The fact that Larry West verified it was one of the cars he painted is a good sign it's the real deal.

In which Knight Rider episode was the Duke farm blown up?

Mark, is this promotion for the Knight Rider episode titled "Give Me Liberty ... or Give Me Death"? This is the episode where Michael Knight and KITT enter a cross country alternative fuel race and one of the cars is a 1969 Orange Dodge Charger that's powered by moonshine.

Hi Mark, This is a remarkable project! It looks like screen shots in some of the pictures you posted. Excellent work and attention to detail on this. I am also a model builder and build Sci-Fi and Real Space models. I'll be starting an MPC 1/25 General Lee build soon with some improvements to the kit. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of this project.

Congratulations Mark!

Mark, That's great that you got to visit and eat in 'Hazzard County'. Do you have more pictures to post?

Over the years I've seen a few 'Orange Clunker Cars'. They weren't all 1969's. Back in the 1980's a guy in the neighborhood had a mint '68 R/T with a 440. It was painted blue with the black inserts on the hood like the one in the original post above. The hood was fiberglass and had a scoop on it. He took me for a drive and the car rode like new. I was also in a '70 back then too. Right now a few blocks from where I live, there's a Light Gold '68 Charger that's parked on the street. It has a white interior and an R/T emblem but I checked the VIN number and it's not an R/T. The car is in bad shape and rusted and could use a restoration.

Happy be-lated Birthday James! You will always be missed.

BOSS HOGG!!! Well I could say Boss and Rosco since they are a team!

Back when I was a kid I tried watching the first Coy and Vance episode when it first aired and then stopped watching the show until Bo and Luke returned. What can I say, I was a kid and didn't know better. I couldn't accept anyone other than Bo and Luke. Apparently the General Lee wasn't the star of the show after all, as I really missed Bo and Luke and it seemed as if they were gone for years. In later years when the show went into syndication I managed to watch some of the Coy and Vance episodes and wasn't quite as bothered by their characters. Well I had grown up a bit. I recently purchased the 2 seasons on DVD I was missing, seasons 3 and 5. My wife and I are now watching season 5 and have one more complete Coy and Vance episode to go until Bo and Luke's return. After the first couple of Coy and Vance episodes we noticed that the actors, Byron Cherry and Christopher Mayer, seemed to be more relaxed in their roles. It must have been really hard for Byron and Christopher to not only fill John and Tom's shoes but have to copy them as well. As said above, Byron and Christopher helped save the Dukes from cancellation and without them there would have only been 4 seasons. I admit back when the show first aired I was very happy that Bo and Luke returned and after I finish watching the last Coy and Vance episode on DVD I'll be happy to see Bo and Luke return. Bo and Luke were the original Duke boys and still the best. However my wife and I are really enjoying the Coy and Vance episodes and realize the actors didn't have it easy back then. It was a thankless job Byron and Christopher had and they did it well. While Bo and Luke will always be THE Duke boys, Coy and Vance are a part of the shows history. I'll continue to re-watch all the episodes over and over, including the Coy and Vance episodes. It still a shame though that Coy and Vance left so early in Bo and Luke's return episode. It would have been nice to see all 4 Duke boys 'fight the system' together or at least have Coy and Vance return in a future episode.

Is this your car? Is this a screen used Generel Lee? If so I guess this proves that there was at least one 1970 Charger used on the TV show.

Your wife makes you a birthday cake that says 'Happy Birthday Michael and Boss Hogg'! I'm very lucky to share the same birthday as Sorrell Booke.

Awesome! I love the ghost numbers, nice and subtle.

The General Lee!

Hi Andrew, welcome to Hazzard Net! I'm also a model builder and I've had some of my work featured in issues 36 and 38 of Sci Fi & Fantasy Modeller . I'm also a member on ARC and go by the user name 'crowe-t' over there. I'll check out your Uncle Jesse's Ford pickup build there.

RogerDuke - I'm from Howard Beach, Queens, NY. Roth Potter - I do have 2 of the Revell 1969 Dodge Chargers in the stash. However for this build I'll be using a newer issue MPC General Lee kit from Round 2. It has the correct rear window. I have a correct 1969 hood from an MPC Charger 500 kit that will replace the incorrect 1970 hood that comes in the GL kit. I also have a 440 which will replace the kit's Hemi engine. The wheels from either the AMT Ecklers Corvette or the AMT 1969 Riviera kit are better than the MPC GL wheels. I have a set of those for this build as well. A friend also made me much more accurate decals with a correctly sized flag for the roof. I really want to see what I can do to modify the MPC kit before I start one of my Revell GL builds. I'll keep you all posted on the progress as soon as I get started. Thanks guys for the warm welcome! I'm happy to be among friends.