{"id":4821,"date":"2017-09-30T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T23:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2017-12-07T07:55:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T13:55:20","slug":"the-bench-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bench &#8211; September 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having taken on several projects that were not related to building models, it was a few months before I touched any of my projects. I did mange to wrap up the detail work on the Split Window Bug&#8217;s body and finished the Buick GSX. Towards the end of the month, I painted a bug body for a kit my son was building. This was the nudge I needed to start working on all of my ongoing projects.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4821 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-178\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-178-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-178-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-178-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4822'>\n\t\t\t\tI finished detailing the front of the GSX grill and attached the bugs head lights. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-180\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-180-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-180-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-180-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4823'>\n\t\t\t\tI also finished adding the rear end details to the bug. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-182\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-182-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-182-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-182-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4824'>\n\t\t\t\tIn order to get my motivation going to build models, I started painting a bug body for my son. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-183\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-183-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-183-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-183-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-184\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-184-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-184-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-184-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4826'>\n\t\t\t\tThe beetle body was done and ready to be attached to the chassis&#8230;.which wasn&#8217;t ready yet. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-185\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-185-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-185-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-185-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4827'>\n\t\t\t\tI attached the odd mismatched side mirrors. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-186\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-186-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-186-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-186-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4828'>\n\t\t\t\tI finished the Buick&#8217;s engine details and declared the project complete!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-194\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-194-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-194-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-194-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4829'>\n\t\t\t\tMy son wanted a purple bug and he got it. I also started working on the 53 Chevy interior. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-196\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-196-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-196-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-196-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4830'>\n\t\t\t\tTo preserve detail, I masked the portions of the dash that wouldn&#8217;t be body color. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2017\/models-2017-199\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-199-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-199-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/models-2017-199-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4831'>\n\t\t\t\tMy son&#8217;s bug really helped me find the motivation I needed to get busy!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having taken on several projects that were not related to building models, it was a few months before I touched any of my projects. 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