{"id":5533,"date":"2018-08-30T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2018-12-04T07:36:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T13:36:02","slug":"the-bench-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bench – August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The momentum of the Vette build continued through to completion this month. It took me roughly 11 days to finish the build. The project lasted about 3 weeks since it’s not possible for me to dedicate time to my hobby every day. If I decide to track time in the future, I will do it by the hour. Some of those eleven days involved about 20-30 minutes worth of work.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, I was really pleased with the build. Between the kit and building supplies, I don’t think I had more than $30 wrapped up in it. I did try and use the decals that came with the kit and nearly ruined the paint. Careful sanding and polishing fixed the mistake.<\/p>\n

Everyone is their own worst critic and I am no exception. I never thought it would sell for the amount I had hoped to get and thought about scrapping the idea of selling models. There were a few flaws that would probably be invisible to all but the most aggressive critics. For the time being, I shelved the kit and tried to get motivated to work on my other projects.<\/p>\n

Even though I was unhappy with the quality of the Clearly Scale LSX engine, I did assembled it and test fitted it in the 66 Chevelle. The engine would fit with minimal modifications to the chassis. I was on the fence if I would use it.<\/p>\n