{"id":1534,"date":"2012-08-09T21:24:14","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T02:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/?p=1534"},"modified":"2017-01-31T14:16:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T20:16:45","slug":"honda-civic-eg-hatch-the-first-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/honda-civic-eg-hatch-the-first-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda Civic EG Hatch – The First One – Hasagawa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black sheep…that is how I would describe this kit. \u00a0I originally built this model in 1999.\u00a0 It was technically never finished because of a lost head light lens.\u00a0 I also had a big problem with clear-coat that was contaminated with metallic flake and then managed to crack the hood while sanding the clear.\u00a0 It was never allowed in the case and virtually forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\n

While building the other EG Civic hatch model, I needed a chassis piece that wasn’t bent.\u00a0 I decided to use the piece from this kit.<\/span><\/p>\n

While looking at the leftover pieces, I decided that I could salvage it by going with the red oxide “rat” look that I had actually contemplated painting my real civic.\u00a0 I repaired the damage to the body, made a head light lens out of clear styrene to make up for the lost part.\u00a0 The tail lights were not painted very well and there was no way I could salvage them.\u00a0 The quick fix was to spray all of the lights black.\u00a0 Not idea, but it looks sinister! If I can find a set of lenses without buying an entire kit, I’d like to finish this right.<\/span><\/p>\n

I finished it off by spraying the wheels black.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now I have a kit that I am more than happy to put in the case.\u00a0 It was a very fast project that salvaged an unloved kit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally Built: \u00a01999
\nReworked: August 2012<\/p>\n