{"id":5052,"date":"2018-02-28T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T00:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/?p=5052"},"modified":"2018-11-29T11:53:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T17:53:47","slug":"january-february-2018-the-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"January &#8211; February 2018 &#8211; The Bench"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January was another dry month for models. I did more work to the Clodbuster and generally enjoyed driving RC cars in the snow.<\/p>\n<p>As January turned into the February, I began to realize that I wasn&#8217;t going to get moving on model building if I focused on finishing the remaining projects on my bench. For one reason or another, I was reluctant to move forward. I think there was something in each that I found intimidating and I needed something easier to get moving again.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;I moved the finished projects into my case and filled every void with a new project&#8230;eight of them.\u00a0 I won&#8217;t be actively building on every project, but as I have the motivation, I&#8217;d like to be able to do work in any stage of a build depending on the time I have available. So far, it&#8217;s working. I&#8217;ve been busy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5052 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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-002-100x100.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-1-5053'>\n\t\t\t\tI took one last bench shot of the kits I completed over the past year and a half. It was time to move on!\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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-006-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-006-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-006-100x100.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-1-5054'>\n\t\t\t\tHere they are, the last eight projects ready for the case. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-013\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-013-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-013-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-013-100x100.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-1-5055'>\n\t\t\t\tThese are technically the same color. Boyd&#8217;s Lime Pearl. Bought many years apart. I originally bought the bottle for a rework project on the 32 Ford but I felt the color wouldn&#8217;t match and used it on the Camaro. I was right. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-016\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-016-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-016-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-016-100x100.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-1-5056'>\n\t\t\t\tI will try my hand at a resin project with this resin Dodge A100 van body. I picked up a Little Red Wagon kit for the rest of the parts.\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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-024-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-024-100x100.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-1-5058'>\n\t\t\t\tA set of BBS wheels from an M3 race car set. Maybe? \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-019\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/models-2018-019-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/models-2018-019-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/models-2018-019-100x100.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-1-5087'>\n\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m looking forward to this build. Aside from a really bad mold problem around the rear side windows, this is a really nice kit. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-022\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-022-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-022-100x100.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-1-5057'>\n\t\t\t\tI can&#8217;t begin to tell you how many times I wanted to start this and ended up sticking it back in its box. Maybe this time? I want to do a pro-touring build with a modern LS engine and some aftermarket wheels. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-025\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-025-100x100.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-1-5059'>\n\t\t\t\tI bought this for less than $7. It&#8217;s a cheap curbside kit but looks like a nice quick build. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-027\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-027-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-027-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-027-100x100.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-1-5060'>\n\t\t\t\tI needed to start a build from the stash I picked up at a closing hobby shop. I have about a dozen. I chose this one. I may also use a set of 2011 Mustang GT wheels I picked up at a swap meet. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-029\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-029-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-029-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-029-100x100.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-1-5061'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother one I&#8217;ve tried building a few times. This time is certain&#8230; I did settle on a color. Y9 dark metallic gold. Maybe with paint in hand, once it&#8217;s ordered, I&#8217;ll get moving. One thing is for certain, this kit has some significant deficiencies in the mold. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-031\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-031-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-031-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-031-100x100.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-1-5062'>\n\t\t\t\tSaw this and had to have it. Should be another quick build. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-034\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-034-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-034-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-034-100x100.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-1-5063'>\n\t\t\t\tI realized many years ago that I made a mistake by not painting the chassis body color. Sadly, in order to get the colors to match, I&#8217;d have to start over and I didn&#8217;t want to go that far. The original paint work is very good. Alas, the chrome was terrible and the chassis needed some love. I also wanted to swap the headlights to the larger versions included with the kit.\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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-039\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-039-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-039-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-039-100x100.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-1-5064'>\n\t\t\t\tI blew apart the 32 Ford and realized I bit off quite a great deal of work. In summary, all of the chrome looked bad and there are many parts!\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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-043\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-043-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-043-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-043-100x100.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-1-5065'>\n\t\t\t\tGetting back into involved poking around the new projects. I started cleaning up mold lines and flashing on a few kits. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-048\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-048-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-048-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-048-100x100.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-1-5066'>\n\t\t\t\tI found this pile amusing. In there, is the seed for motivating me to get back to work. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-054\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-054-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-054-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-054-100x100.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-1-5067'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Superbee was missing panel lines for the fenders. After looking online, I found that the lines are similar to those on the roadrunner. I used my GTX to make templates for the Superbee. \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\/january-february-2018-the-bench\/models-2018-056\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-056-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-056-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/models-2018-056-100x100.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-1-5068'>\n\t\t\t\tAlong with the new projects, I started working on the existing projects. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January was another dry month for models. I did more work to the Clodbuster and generally enjoyed driving RC cars in the snow. 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