Once the quarantine due to the lockdown ended, I had to recover some (of the freedom and) of the lost time, but I still dedicated myself to customizing my diecast models. I have not updated the site, so I take this opportunity now to offer you some models in the coming weeks that I have modified in recent months.
   Today I would like to start again by offering you the 1969 Dodge Charger, in the "General Lee" version used in the last movie directed, produced and starring John Schneider, "Christmas Cars". I don't know how many of you have seen it, but in my case I managed to buy an autographed copy of the DVD directly from John Schneider and I enjoyed it during the last Christmas holidays. Watching the movie I had the idea of ​​making a model of this car: many will not love the choice to cut the roof of a General Lee (but by watching the film and following all the recent facts related to the problems of the Confederate flag you will understand more of its meaning, still appreciating more about the movie and the message that John Schneider wanted to convey).
   Going back to the model, the car used in the film is actually a Ford Crown Victoria covered with the bodywork of a 1969 Dodge Charger: I wanted to recreate something that therefore came closest to this fusion of two cars, so I didn't use a real General Lee model (ERTL, AutoWorld, etc.), but a simple 1969 Dodge Charger produced by Maisto and a Ford Crown Victoria from Motormax. In the next episodes of this work in progress I will show you how I managed to combine these two cars, creating a "hybrid" General Lee without its roof. But now I start showing you the model and the first changes that I made on it, removing the rear black stripe). Enjoy and have a nice weekend!

Posted by: Fabiano on Sun 8/2/2020 15:54

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   With Ferragosto almost upon us, here I am to show you the progress made on the General Lee used in the movie "Christmas Cars". In this series of images that I will publish today, I will show you how I disassembled the Charger produced by Maisto, the Ford Crown Victoria model that I will dismember to use some parts, the much-suffered roof cut and the installation of parts taken from the police car to put them in the Dodge Charger. The next step will be to replace the alloy wheels mounted on this model: initially I will mount temporary rims taken from an old General Lee produced by ERTL, but later I will replace them with custom rims projected to the CAD and 3D printed with resin. Please, keep following this project and have a good holiday!

Posted by: Fabiano on Fri 8/14/2020 16:07

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   The last time I updated the video of my showcases on Youtube was 5 years ago, in June 2015. These days, being a bit more free, I thought about editing a new video to show you the new configuration of my showcases but also all the diecast models I've added over the years. But let's not get lost in useless words, enjoy the video!

Posted by: Fabiano on Sat 8/15/2020 15:07

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   After taking a break for a short 4 days vacation, here I am showing you some progress on General Lee from the movie "Christmas Cars". In the images that I will show you you will be able to see, with a better light, the parts of the Ford Crown Victoria mounted on the Dodge Charger, but also a set of temporary rims (taken from an ERTL General Lee), waiting for my colleague Andrea to print the new rims with resin, but also the front bullbar. In the next episode I will also show you the CAD drawing of the wheels and the related modifications made to mount them on the Maisto Dodge Charger. That's all for today, enjoy!

Posted by: Fabiano on Thu 8/20/2020 09:07

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   As some of you will surely remember, some time ago I started a series of posts where I described the Warner Bros set used for the TV series "Hazzard" (and more). During the previous 3 episodes I had already shown you the main buildings, showing you how they looked during the filming of "Hazzard" and comparing them with other films or during the visits I made at the Studios in 2009 and 2018. The desire to continue that series, still talking about that set, integrating everything with many other curiosities. In the meantime, as I prepare some material for the next post, enjoy this video created by Warner Bros to compensate for the cancellation of the VIP Tour during the period of Covid. Enjoy it and see you soon!

Posted by: Fabiano on Fri 8/21/2020 15:36

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   It's a pretty prolific period from a modeling point of view: the lockdown period has given me new creative ideas, so I'm working a lot on many new models. One of these is the awesome Dodge Challenger used by John Schneider in his new movie "Stand On It", a tribute film to the legendary "Smokey and The Bandit" starring Burt Reynolds in 1977. The news of this new movie had already been circulating on the web for several months: some short videos and some images stolen from the set had appeared, so I wasted no time and immediately set to work to create a 1:18 scale copy of the car star of the film. Of course I am still working on this car (strangely, in fact, I am working at the same time on this Challenger and on the Charger of "Christmas Cars"): in a few days I will show you the first images from the beginning of the works, but since that two days ago is when the trailer of the film was released, I didn't want to wait any longer, so I'll give you just a little preview of my model (together with the models of the cars used in the films of John Schneider, "Collier & Co." and "Christmas Cars"), but of course together with the movie trailer so you can enjoy this little masterpiece that will arrive in a few months on DVD. But now enough with the words, enjoy the trailer !!!!

Posted by: Fabiano on Mon 8/24/2020 10:58

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   After a few days here I am with some new updates on the Dodge Charger/Ford Crown Victoria used in the movie "Christmas Cars". As I had anticipated in the last post dedicated to this model, I had mounted temporary rims borrowed from a General Lee produced by ERTL. In the meantime, however, thanks to the help of dear friend Andrea Ciardulli who assisted me in the 3D modeling, I proceeded to create new replacement rims that came as close as possible to the American Racing Vector rims mounted on the real General Lee.
   Below you can see the various resin printing tests that I did up to the version that I believe to be the definitive one: the final model has not yet been painted, but this operation will be carried out when I return from the many desired holidays! In addition, in the gallery of new images you can also see the new decals that I have prepared and applied to the cut roof. Be patient then for another 2 weeks, after which I will update you with the final photos of the painted and mounted rims on the car.
   But tomorrow, before leaving for the holidays, I will publish one more post dedicated to the first modifications made on the Dodge Challenger of the movie "Stand On It". I'm in a creative mood and I have to take advantage of it!

Posted by: Fabiano on Thu 8/27/2020 23:28

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   As I promised, here I am with the last post before the holidays: before showing you the Challenger used in "Stand On It" I show you the update on the Charger used in "Christmas Cars": today my buddy Andrea gave me the 4 wheels printed in resin, still need to paint them, but I have already tried to fit them on the car and I would say they look really good! Judge for yourself! In just over 2 weeks, on my return, I will finish the work on this car, be patient!
   The work on the Challenger is progressing very fast, so I didn't want to wait too long to show you the pictures of this car, so I take this opportunity to show you the changes made to the bodywork to create the T-Top, the air intakes on the hood and the painting of the gold-colored rims. At the end of the holidays I will show you all the further updates and I am sure you will fall in love with this car too and you will be looking forward to watc John Schneider's new movie "Stand On It". Now enjoy the pictures and see you soon!

Posted by: Fabiano on Fri 8/28/2020 15:43

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