SMP 1960 Corvair kit restoration

[rsmodels]

I had planned on something different for today but thought I'd stick with the compacts. This was a built model that needed a good bit of body work. I finished it about a year ago.  I think the rag I dusted it off with today put more dust on than it took off-sorry.

This one has NOS tires. The bumpers, tail lights, headlights, and promo wheels/hubcaps are from Modelhaus. I polished the glass and again on this one I cut the sides off the interior to make the detailing easier. I added a piece of aluminum tubing for the exhaust tip.

I have a 60 Falcon in progress to go with the Valiant and Corvair but it will probably be a while before I take it out to finish it. I'm including a photo of it in the display case.

Any and all comments are always welcome and appreciated. Thank you for taking time to look.  -Rich

 

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[cobraman]

Great looking Corvair.

[oldscool]

Beautiful!

[happy grumpy]

Another great save to add to your portfolio. Always good to see those old kit brought back to glory.

[Classicgas]

Beautiful!

[Kah puts]

Ok I get it, there's a bottom-less pit of cool ? models in your stash , now a flat top Corvair, fantastic. You like blue ?, so do I. 

[vairnut]

Very nice build, interior colors spot on. Love It!

[rsmodels]

Thank you all for your comments, they mean a lot.

[rsmodels]

35 minutes ago, Kah puts said:

Ok I get it, there's a bottom-less pit of cool ? models in your stash , now a flat top Corvair, fantastic. You like blue ?, so do I. 

I do like blue, but you'll see other colors coming up. I just finished a 61 T-bird Styline kit yesterday.  So far, all the blue cars I've posted have been different colors of blue. When side by side, you can see the difference. -Rich

[Tom99]

That looks good. Now I feel the need to do something with mine.

[Jim B]

Great save.  Good looking Corvair.

[Bainford]

Nice looking Corvair. You really have a knack for these classic stockers. Very well done.

[ChrisR]

VERY NICE!

[Rob Hall]

Sharp...love seeing the old annuals built cleanly in stock form.

[espo]

Great looking Corvair. I like the way you do these nice clean restorations on these old kits. 

[rsmodels]

Thanks again, all of you, very much.     -Rich

[peteski]

Another great looking model Rich!

I noticed that the 3 different models you are showcasing in this forum seem to be light metallic blue.  Is that your favorite color, or just a coincidence?

[250 Testa Rossa]

Looks amazing!

[rsmodels]

7 hours ago, peteski said:

Another great looking model Rich!

I noticed that the 3 different models you are showcasing in this forum seem to be light metallic blue.  Is that your favorite color, or just a coincidence?

Hi Peter,

I have shown 10 models over the last 9 days, there are other colors. I do like blue, however. The blue ones shown are all different blues.                               Rich

 

 

[afx]

Very nice.

[Gramps46]

Oh yes.  very nice restoration indeed.

[peteski]

8 hours ago, rsmodels said:

Hi Peter,

I have shown 10 models over the last 9 days, there are other colors. I do like blue, however. The blue ones shown are all different blues.                               Rich

No big deal. I was simply curious.  They were all somewhat similar light blue.  Nothing wrong with that. Apparently just a coincidence.

[slusher]

Looks fantastic!

[#1 model citizen]

Nicely done restoration. This was one of the first models I ever built. Mine never looked so good!