<VV> corvair plastic model pics

[Cliff Tibbitts]

Here's mine.  A couple of the pictures are a little blurry.  The white one
was based on the 65 Monza of a good friend who passed away about a year ago.
He wasn't a modeler so I built it for him.  

The green one has since been finished.  I painted it green back when I was
considering the Artesian Turquoise for my 66.  I still haven't painted the
real car.  I am currently restoring the interior. 

 http://www.tibweb.com/gallery/200602/20060219t-index.html

Cliff Tibbitts
Lexington, KY

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ray Rodriguez
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:15 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> corvair plastic model pics

Greetings all,

     Since the weather was too cold for me to work on my real Vair project
yesterday I finally built the plastic model of my first Vair.  I'm building
a plastic model of each of the four antique cars I have owned... this is the
second.  The goal is to make each of the models as exact as my abilities
will allow.  I even bought additional model kits of other cars to get the
correct wheels for each.  The corvair had old paint with no gloss, so I dry
sprayed the model =P.

     I'm no professional, so dont expect too much!  Also note the camera
flash brought out every imperfection etc.  Enjoy the pics!

First, a pic of my first Corvair that I bought back in 2001, the car I built
the model of:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/Swiftblade13/myfirstvair.jpg

The first pic of the completed model:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/Swiftblade13/vairmodel1.jpg

Rear angle on the model:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/Swiftblade13/vairmodel2.jpg

Attempt at an interior shot:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/Swiftblade13/vairmodelint.jpg

And last, a pic of the engine compartment:  Note: this model kit came as a
140hp engine, I built the model as a 110 which required considerable
modification to the carb/air cleaner assembly.  The air cleaner was the dual
snorkel type, I modified it to a single.  I didnt have any pics of a 110
handy so I dont know if I remembered the carb and snorkel orientation
correctly, but odds are no one will ever see under the hood of this thing
after today!  (so why did I go to all that trouble?).   Also I left the
battery and spare tire out on purpose as I did not like the way they looked.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/Swiftblade13/vairmodeleng.jpg




For anyone who is interested below is a pic of the first in the series, my
black primer Chevelle I owned from 01' to 03'.  

Real car:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/Swiftblade13/mychevelle.jpg

Plastic model:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/Swiftblade13/chevellemodel.jpg


I hope you like them!


Ray Rodriguez

65' Corsa 140/4 under construction
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