Ron Hamilton Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Here is a built-up I resurrected, an original AMT '65 Corvair Corsa Hardtop, which I painted with Testors' Evening Orchid Lacquer, with a White interior, trimmed in Black. Installing that Turbo 6 was a bear, but it had to be there. The paint was a fight, but I had to stick with the color. I had never had one of these when I was a kid, even though I liked Corvairs. I have a '62 Ex-Glue-bomb on deck to be finished. The glue-bombiness has been exorcised from this one, and it's ready for primer. I also have a '63 Convertible, a '64 Coupe, and a '60 Sedan, which has been cleaned up, and is ready for paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Cool! The Corsa turned out very nice. Can't wait to see the other Corvairs finished. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Nice Ron. I think Corvairs are underappreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Great looking '65 Corvair ! I owned a '65 Monza that was one of the most fun cars to drive I've ever had . Thanks for the memories ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Great build Ron and a beautiful color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Looks great ! Many years ago I had a 67 Monza. It was a pretty nice little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Excellent build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 nice car and excellent build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Nice you installed the turbo in the '65. I could never understand why AMT deleted it off the chrome tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Awesome! Color was a great choice, due to it being found mostly on the full and mid-size GM cars. Wish I could find a can of it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microwheel Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Really nice Ron, I really like the color choice. I had a 69 corvair when I got married to my first wife many many years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Beautiful! My first car was a '65 Monza, great car, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Ron, I LOVE that color! That would be a rare sight on a 1:1 today, but that color looks right at home. Are the turbo parts available on any of the reissued parts packs? I have a '66 builder that may one day be on my work table, and I'd like to have a turbo motor in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I can't get enough Corvairs. Looks great and great colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I'm not picking up the "Evening Orchid" at all Ron. Looks basically silver to me. That's one thing I found out about the "Iris" paint that I used on my '60 New Yorker. Almost impossible to get a good representation of the color in artificial light. Try to get a couple of shots outside & I'll bet it will pop! Nice job Ron!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Ron, I LOVE that color! That would be a rare sight on a 1:1 today, but that color looks right at home. Are the turbo parts available on any of the reissued parts packs? I have a '66 builder that may one day be on my work table, and I'd like to have a turbo motor in it. Thanks Bill. As far as I know, the turbocharger was only in the 1965 and 1966 Corsa kits. I had a turbocharger unit for my '66 builder that was cast several years ago. I do not know if any are available.Harold Bradford got my unbuilt '65, and that had a turbo unit in it. Maybe you could get him to cast the pieces. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 I'm not picking up the "Evening Orchid" at all Ron. Looks basically silver to me. That's one thing I found out about the "Iris" paint that I used on my '60 New Yorker. Almost impossible to get a good representation of the color in artificial light. Try to get a couple of shots outside & I'll bet it will pop! Nice job Ron!! Steve The strangest thing happened when I painted that car. I painted the body and chassis with the Evening Orchid out of the can after primer. When I cleared the body, and rubbed it out, it took kind of a silvery, darker tinge, compared to the chassis. Maybe it was the temperatur when I painted the car. The chassis is a different color shade. Maybe I will take your advice, and take some outdoor pictures when it warms up. It is definitely the Evening Orchard shade I remember. When I was a kid, a friend of mine had a Iris Mist '65 GTO. Weird color , as it changed over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Nice work Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangodart Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Very nice Corvair !! The color suits the car very well, and nice collection too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Very nice Corvair! My first real car was a 65 Corvair convertible that I bought in 1970. I built a model of it then and rebuilt it a few years ago. I like the color of your model. I remember a similar color in the AMT lacquer paints from the 1960's. I think it was called orchid silk. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsheehy Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Thanks for the memories Ron, I did have one, my first car. It was fun fun fun till daddy took my...well, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 fantastic build,carn't wait to see the other two done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66belair Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Beautiful car,that color is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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