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The Bench – December 2019

I did it! Each year, my goal is to finish 5 kits. There was no plan to break my personal best record. Through the year,…

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2004 Corvette Z06 – Revell

For the love of Corvettes Over the past few years, I’ve really grown to appreciate Corvettes. At this time, the C5 Z06 is one of…

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The Bench – November 2019

This month was huge for progress! I finished three builds! I can’t remember if it was last month or this month when I realized it…

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2006 Mustang GT – Revell

The Gamble This kit was part of an eBay listing that was more or less a gamble. At $20 shipped, I picked up 4 kits…

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1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee – MPC

The Build As a lifelong fan of Mopars, this Super Bee was a must for my collection. As with many other projects, this kit had…

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA – Tamiya

Motivation The first time I saw one of these Alpha’s was during a commercial for XM radio back in the early 2000’s. My enjoyment of…

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The Bench – October, 2019

Full steam ahead! I started the month by delving into my model/toy show bounty. I blew apart the Rivera and 40 Ford and stripped them…

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1963 Corvette – Revell

A Snap Tite? After finishing the 65 Corvette rework a couple of years ago, I wanted to build a ’63 Split window. Regarding easily accessible…

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The Bench – September 2019

Plugging along through September, I made excellent progress on the Mustang, Superbee, ’63 Snap Vette, and Alfa Romeo. I finished the Magnum build. My son…

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2006 Dodge Magnum

The Kit While watching a build videos from The Scale Modeler on Youtube, I saw his build of this kit. I then remembered how much…

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The Bench – August 2019

Once the 39 Chevy was complete, it was time to get back to work on everything else! I made great progress on several projects. Significant…

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1939 Chevy Coupe – Monogram – Rework

Oh boy I can’t seem to help myself when it comes to rework projects. The model was originally finished in 1996. During that build, I…

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The Bench – July 2019

Dodge Magnum I decided to start building my ’06 Magnum kit. Earlier in the year, I pulled it out and figured out which wheels I…

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The Bench – June 2019

F40 Finally! The F40 is done! After 12 years of starts, stops and generally avoiding this build, it is done. In May, I finished sanding…

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Ferrari F40 – Tamiya

The Ferrari F40 is by far one of my favorite cars. As everyone likes to point out, this car represents Enzo Ferrari’s final effort before…

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