To open the new year, I would like to show you the 3 display cases I put in my new apartment to store my collection: all the display cases are produced by IKEA (the product name is Detolf) and I increased their capacity adding some extra shelfs (you can see the Tutorial section to understand how I made this mod). I hope you like the final result!!

Posted by: Fabiano on Wed 1/7/2009 14:00

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   Today, I would like to introduce you the General Lee I show you the December 29th. As I told you, this is a gift received from the user "testarossa" and it's a damaged G.L.: as you can see from these new pictures, the bumpers are painted and crusted with grey paint, the rims are painted with a mat black paint and the interior are painted with a light tan color.
   Considering the large numbers of G.L. in my collection, this time I want try to create the pre-Cooter version used in the 2005 movie: to do this, I will chrome the bumpers, I will substitute the rims (on the passenger side, I just removed the old damaged rims to install the new rims), I will paint the interior with mat black paint and then I will try to damage the shell adding new graphics and some rust.

Posted by: Fabiano on Thu 1/8/2009 12:24

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   As announced in my last post, yesterday evening I worked on the front bumpers: with a thin sandpaper I removed part of the grey paint and I tryed to level off the surface. Then, with a chromed paint I painted the front bumper and this morning I put the lights grill on it. I'm very satisfied for the result obtained, especially considering the initial conditions of this piece. During the weekend, I will try to do the same job on the rear bumper.

Posted by: Fabiano on Fri 1/9/2009 15:12

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   During this weekend, I worked on the pre-Cooter's rear bumper. As the front bumper, this part has been painted by the previous owner with a grey paint. So, I tryed to remove the crusted paint and then I painted it with chromed paint.
   The result is good, so the work to create the pre-Cooter General Lee continues.

Posted by: Fabiano on Sun 1/11/2009 16:45

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   In this period, the site has received a lot of visits and some users have updated their photoalbums with a lot of pictures. In particular MCB, Fab, joytoy and general_lee have updated their collections with amazing models: you must see the incredible "Death Proof" Novas and the A-team vans. Please visit their photoalbums to see these wonderful custom models!!!

Posted by: Fabiano on Mon 1/12/2009 17:32

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   Since today, the site has a new feature: now, every registered user has the possibility to sell their diecast models to other users registered on this site. The site will be only a public space to show the ads to other diecast fans and remember that every trade will be visible only by the seller and the buyer (the site will disclaim any responsibility).
   I hope you will like this new functionality, considering a lot of people asked me to develop something like this.

Posted by: Fabiano on Tue 1/13/2009 17:01

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   In the last days, I worked on the pre-Cooter General Lee. First of all, I removed all the graphics from the shell using a simple nail varnish remover. Subsequently, I used a thin sandpaper to remove the bright coat and now the orange paint looks more opaque and unattended: I need to correct some points, especially on the roof, but in the next days I will try to add the "rust effect", so the car will appear like a real clunker car!! Finally, I put the "01" graphic on the doors and then I created the CB antenna for the trunk.
   In the next few days, I will continue to work on this model (especially on the interior), so stay tuned!!

Posted by: Fabiano on Wed 1/14/2009 11:39

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   Yesterday, I worked on the pre-Cooter General Lee so now it's possible to open the doors (like in the movie). To do this, I removed the original plastic blocks and then I created (with the plasticard) two thickness to maintain the doors aligned. A slight change to obtain a great result!!!

Posted by: Fabiano on Fri 1/16/2009 16:20

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   Do you want a rare 1:18th General Lee for your collection? In this period, John Schneider (aka Bo Duke in "The Dukes of Hazzard") has created 10 crashed General Lee: if you want one of these diecast models, you can try to bid one on eBay. Unfortunately, the price is very high ($515,00 while I'm writing). Good luck!!!

Posted by: Fabiano on Sat 1/17/2009 16:25

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   During the 2009, Hotwheels will release some new 1:18th diecast models inspired to the Ferrari "star" cars used in famous movies or TV series. Every model will be realesed on only 5000 pcs, individually numbered. Moreover, the packages will be customized with logos and pictures from every movies/TV series (beside every model there is the release date).




P9904 FERRARI TESTAROSSA 1984 WHITE - MIAMI VICE TV SERIES jun-09
P9905 FERRARI 360 SPIDER GREY - ITALIAN JOB 2 aug-09
P9906 FERRARI 575 GREY - BAD BOYS 2 jul-09
P9907 FERRARI ENZO RED - CHARLIES ANGELS maj-09
P9908 FERRARI 308 GTS 1980s RED - MAGNUM TV SERIES dec-09
P9909 FERRARI 250 GTO BLUE - VANILLA SKY, TOM CRUISE oct-09
P9910 FER.250 GT CALIFORNIA RED SPIDER - FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF nov-09
P9912 FERRARI 250 BERLINETTA LUSSO - STEVE McQUEEN COLLECTION oct-09

Posted by: Fabiano on Wed 1/21/2009 09:59

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   Some months ago, I showed you the music video "Un'altra come te" released by the italian band "Bloom 06". Today, I would like to show you the english version of the same song, entitled "Being Not Like You". Like the original video, also this video has a guest star, the famous K.I.T.T.: this is a Knight Rider 2000 replica (provided by Edo, an italian guy who lives in Turin - www.knightrideritalia.com). Moreover, it's exists also a remix version of this song/video and the director has created a different clip using some scenes from the original TV series "Knight Rider" (to watch this remix, click here).

Posted by: Fabiano on Thu 1/22/2009 10:39

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   Yesterday, using some plastic beams, I created the new full roll cage for my pre-Cooter General Lee (as you can see from the pictures, I used also some parts from the original roll cage designed by ERTL). Now, this cage is unrefined, but during the weekend I will scratch it with a thin sandpaper and then I will paint it with mat black. Have a nice weekend!!

Posted by: Fabiano on Fri 1/23/2009 15:12

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   On september 2008 we celebrated 300000 visits... Today, after about 4 months, Hollywood Wheels celebrates 400000 visits. I would like to thank you all the people that daily visit this site but also all the users that every day update their awesome photo galleries. Thank you, thank you very much!! It's a pleasure for me manage this site!!!
   Moreover, stay tuned because in the next few days I will show you some new pictures about my current and future works!

Posted by: Fabiano on Tue 1/27/2009 11:31

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   In the previous days, I worked on the pre-Cooter General Lee. Finally, I finished to work on the full roll cage: I painted it with the primer and then with a mat black. Moreover, I worked on the final rims painting them with mat black. The next step is to work on the interior (creation of the rear seat and a new color for the seats and the dashboard).

Posted by: Fabiano on Wed 1/28/2009 20:32

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