Radio Control Dukes cars

[Hobie Hartkins]

3 hours ago, RafaDuke said:

Cheers guys. I will check on MCI. Much appreciated.

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Don't be a stranger bud! Come back soon and as much as you can!

[RogerDuke]

On 11/21/2023 at 4:01 PM, RafaDuke said:

Hello,

Thanks for sharing all this amazing work.

I was wondering if you know were I can get/buy a template file from which I can print my own decals for General Lee. It is almost impossible to find them in Europe, and the ones you can find are always flawed.

Trying to get them sent from the USA becomes prohibitively expensive.

So, the option is to use some green stuff sheets and print my own.

Thanks,

 

Welcome to the HazzardNet Rafa. We are excited to have you here and look forward to hearing more from you!

[RafaDuke]

On 11/22/2023 at 10:28 PM, Hobie Hartkins said:

Don't be a stranger bud! Come back soon and as much as you can!

Of course I will. At the moment am still struggling to find the decals. And after a fiasco in ebay, i am weary of ordering again from a trader. That's why I was asking for printable files.

[Jim85IROC]

it's been a long time since I updated this thread, and a long time since I did any work to any vehicles in general, but I expect to resume some of my efforts soon, so I wanted to catch this thread up.

A while back  I built a TWS CJ7 Jeep RC kit.  I made some minor modifications in that I printed a modified set of seats from the 69 Charger model that I printed the 69 Charger interior from. I did this because the TWS kit came with the later high-back style seats. The earlier CJ7s like they used in the show had the low back seats which looked very similar to the charger seats, so that was a good way to get the right style seats.  Additionally, I was able to carefully cut out the doors on the lexan body and I hope to build some hinges so I can put them on when desired, but that's a project for another day.

Because of the open jeep design, it was absolutely necessary to have a driver, and these options were very limited. There aren't any action figures that look anything like Daisy. I looked into some of the proper sized action figures available on Ebay but those seem to be aimed mostly at Cosplay people and perverts. They're expensive, anatomically accurate for pornstars, and the clothing all needs to be bought separately. Since my daughter is involved in this whole process, that approach was scrapped and I found this 3d printable option that I decided to go with.  It doesn't really look like Daisy, but it's better than the scale pornstar option!

Next step for the Jeep is a more correct wheel/tire package and the decals. I'm not terribly impressed with the decal set that I bought on Ebay, so I'll probably work up my own and have MCI print them for me. He's the one that I got the General decals from, and the one that printed the police decals that I designed.

Hopefully soon I'll start my 3rd General Lee build.