diff --git a/VDSSample/ViewControllers/CheckboxViewController.swift b/VDSSample/ViewControllers/CheckboxViewController.swift
index 096f1f8..4fac3c4 100644
--- a/VDSSample/ViewControllers/CheckboxViewController.swift
+++ b/VDSSample/ViewControllers/CheckboxViewController.swift
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ import VDS
 import VDSColorTokens
 import Combine
 
-class  CheckboxViewController: UIViewController, StoryboardInitable {
-    deinit {
-        print("\(Self.self) deinit")
-    }
-    
+
+
+class  CheckboxViewController: ModelViewController<DefaultCheckboxModel>, StoryboardInitable {
+        
     enum PickerType {
         case surface
     }
@@ -31,10 +30,8 @@ class  CheckboxViewController: UIViewController, StoryboardInitable {
     @IBOutlet weak var childTextField: UITextField!
     @IBOutlet weak var showErrorSwitch: UISwitch!
     @IBOutlet weak var errorTextField: UITextField!
-    
-    var model = DefaultCheckboxModel()
+
     var checkbox = Checkbox()
-    var subscribers = Set<AnyCancellable>()
     
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
@@ -50,6 +47,7 @@ class  CheckboxViewController: UIViewController, StoryboardInitable {
     }
     
     func createModel() {
+        var model = DefaultCheckboxModel()
         model.labelText = "Terms and conditions"
         model.childText = "I agree to Verizon's terms and conditions click here"
         model.childTextAttributes = [
@@ -74,25 +72,22 @@ class  CheckboxViewController: UIViewController, StoryboardInitable {
     }
     
     func setupBinding() {
-        //create the subject
-        let modelSubject = CurrentValueSubject<DefaultCheckboxModel, Never>(model)
         
-        //bind
-        checkbox.createBinding(with: modelSubject, storeIn: &subscribers)
-        
-        //update the model
+        checkbox.createBinding(with: model, storeIn: &subscribers)
+
         //print out on subject changes
-        modelSubject
+        model
             .debounce(for: .seconds(Constants.ModelStateDebounce), scheduler: RunLoop.main)
             .sink { [weak self] updatedModel in
-                self?.model = updatedModel
                 self?.showErrorSwitch.isOn = updatedModel.hasError
+                print("CheckboxViewController local hasError: \(self?.model.value.hasError)")
                 print("CheckboxViewController hasError: \(updatedModel.hasError)")
+                print("CheckboxViewController local selected: \(self?.model.value.selected)")
                 print("CheckboxViewController selected: \(updatedModel.selected)")
-            }.store(in: &subscribers)
+            }
+            .store(in: &subscribers)
     }
     
-    
     @IBAction func disabledChanged(_ sender: UISwitch) {
         checkbox.disabled = sender.isOn
     }