RC General Lee Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, Jim85IROC said: I haven't made much progress on Rosco's car, but I did swap the cool white headlights for much better looking warm white lights. On the side I've also been working on an interior for the Kyosho General. I was lucky enough to find a really well made 3d model of a 69 Charger with a full interior. After some tweaks to the files, I was able to print the dash, door panels, seats and rear package tray. I printed the floor too, but quickly realized that I had to cut almost all of it away to fit over the chassis, so I wound up cutting the door panels and rear package tray so I could install a false floor that I made from a styrene sheet. After that I printed partial seats to work with the false floor. Overall I'm real happy with the interior, but after all of this I think when I get time I want to redo it with higher quality prints and a much lower floor for the front seat area. Here's the interior with the body off: I cut down a Traxxas body mount and installed it in the front chassis plate: At the rear I am sitting some tan painted washers right on top of the body post mounts. There are large holes in the package tray to fit over the body posts. The body itself holds the rear of the interior down. Next I need to cut out the windows on the orange car. I used the gray one as my guinea pig to practice on. I also want to design and print the roll bar for behind the front seats. Looks good Jim85IROC and RogerDuke 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 8:24 PM, RC General Lee said: looks good, thats to bad for the minor car crash, but considering how many police cars get rolled and crashed in the tv show, it just adds some character This looks just fabulous! I love the way you've worked on the lights! RogerDuke and Jim85IROC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim85IROC Posted June 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 I just realized that the last picture that's supposed to show the rear mounts was a repeat of the front mount. I can't go back and edit it anymore, but anyway, here's the picture of how the rear interior mount is done with the painted washer at the bottom of the body post: Hobie Hartkins, RC General Lee and RogerDuke 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Looking good. As always, thanks for keeping us updated. Great progress! Jim85IROC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim85IROC Posted June 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 Well, Roscoe's car is done(ish)! I still need to paint and install Roscoe and I think I'm going to swap to the larger "sheriff" decals on the fenders and quarters, but otherwise, it's done! The windshield is thinner than I'd prefer, but it seems to look good. Hopefully it holds up. I don't love the large wheels and low profile tires, but the center caps help sell it. Down the road I may design wheels that use the VTA style tires. A nice pair! Hobie Hartkins and RogerDuke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC General Lee Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 Looks good Jim85IROC and RogerDuke 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Fantastic! You are a true artist and skilled craftsman! Thank you for sharing your work with us. Jim85IROC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 10:07 PM, RC General Lee said: Looks good Looks Great! ( I wish I could do stuff like that!) * I'll just have to settle for drinking 'shine out on the back 40!! RogerDuke and Jim85IROC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) On 6/23/2023 at 7:32 PM, Hobie Hartkins said: Looks Great! ( I wish I could do stuff like that!) * I'll just have to settle for drinking 'shine out on the back 40!! And I'll testify that you are very skilled at it. In fact, I'll even say that you are outstanding in your field! Edited June 25, 2023 by RogerDuke Hobie Hartkins and Jim85IROC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 I'll even say that you are outstanding in your field Yes and right now I'm looking for some of those little red buggies out in the field! RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim85IROC Posted June 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 Got Rosco painted and installed! He ended up looking more like Enos than Rosco, but I don't really have any control over that. Since this was the first time I ever painted a driver figure, I'm pretty happy with how he came out. Hobie Hartkins, RogerDuke and RC General Lee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 Hmm, I think you might be right that he does resemble Enos but you still have a million times more talent than me so I don't have the right to be critical. He's still a work of art and so is the car. Thanks for posting the pictures. Hobie Hartkins and Jim85IROC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 11 minutes ago, RogerDuke said: Hmm, I think you might be right that he does resemble Enos but you still have a million times more talent than me so I don't have the right to be critical. He's still a work of art and so is the car. Thanks for posting the pictures. +1 !! same here...I couldn't even approach that level of talent! It's amazing any way you look at it! RogerDuke and Jim85IROC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 21 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said: +1 !! same here...I couldn't even approach that level of talent! It's amazing any way you look at it! But I bet Jim's XXX doesn't taste as good as yours. Making the Finest takes a high level of talent. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim85IROC Posted July 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 The video is up for Rosco's car and it includes a fun car chase at the beginning of the video! RogerDuke and Hobie Hartkins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Jim85IROC said: The video is up for Rosco's car and it includes a fun car chase at the beginning of the video! I've been a Dukes of Hazzard SuperFan for 44 years and can honestly say that the chase at the start of this video is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! I sure hope it gets a lot of exposure in places besides the HazzardNet and the stars of the show get to see it. Thank you so much for sharing it Jim. You are a true SuperFan. Jim85IROC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim85IROC Posted July 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 minute ago, RogerDuke said: I've been a Dukes of Hazzard SuperFan for 44 years and can honestly say that the chase at the start of this video is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! I sure hope it gets a lot of exposure in places besides the HazzardNet and the stars of the show get to see it. Thank you so much for sharing it Jim. You are a true SuperFan. Thanks Roger! RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim85IROC Posted July 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 For those who are interested, I posted the car chase from the police video separately. I did some additional editing, color grading and I added music. I'm pretty happy with the result. https://youtu.be/wjxQXFVqKgQ RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 11:28 PM, RogerDuke said: I've been a Dukes of Hazzard SuperFan for 44 years and can honestly say that the chase at the start of this video is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! I sure hope it gets a lot of exposure in places besides the HazzardNet and the stars of the show get to see it. Thank you so much for sharing it Jim. You are a true SuperFan. Let me repeat everything I wrote here and double it. This new video is absolutely incredible! Thank you so much. Jim85IROC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafaDuke Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 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, D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim85IROC Posted November 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 I'm not aware of any decal templates, but I'm very satisfied with the MCU Racing decals. They're from Canada and I have no idea how much it costs to ship to Europe, but I believe that MCI has plenty of vintage RC decal customers overseas. Hobie Hartkins and RogerDuke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC General Lee Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 I think it is MCI racing if I recall RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim85IROC Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Yeah. Typo on my phone RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC General Lee Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 No problem, as it was for someone in Europe, I figured the search engine might not figure out the error like it would for someone in Canada or even the USA RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafaDuke Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Cheers guys. I will check on MCI. Much appreciated. D RogerDuke and Hobie Hartkins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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