Mr. Metallic

Glad to see you push this one across the finish line Marty!

Clean build of a rare vintage kit. nice job

Off to a great start. I believe the Model A wheels are illegal at TRoG You could join in on the 2024 group build...

When i looked at that at first I though what a plumbing nightmare. But then I realized most of them aren't hard lines but ignition wires.

Oh man, of they did the closed cab truck that would be incredible.

Great color combo. Great wheel/tire combo. Great stance. Well done.

Haha! I follow you on Instagram and fooled my wife with your photography. I showed her the pic of the model and said "nice car, huh?" and then the other pic you showed with your hand in it. She couldn't believe it was a model, as most of us don't. Incredible build, incredible photography. Thank you so much for sharing.

Looking good. I'm wanting to work with brass and aluminum more. What do you use for drilling your holes as the bits I have for plastic don't seem to work well on brass

That wheel/tire combo is killer.

Not sure how far you are willing to go, but Brians Pro Shop and Hobby in Dekalb is great

Nice conversion work, and a very clean build. Cool story to, I learned something new today.

Very cool to see one of these, let alone one built up in such a clean manner. Well done.

Great stance Alan. nice job kitbashing.

Highly anticipating the 64 Malibu as that is one of my favorite body styles of all time. But I may only buy one because it sure feels like it may get the "63 Nova wagon" treatment with a full detail version down the road. I know the original Craftsman 64 was curbside with no custom parts and was never reissued, but I also know Round2 did not invest money in all new tooling for this without more versions planned.

Haha, you knew of Chucks green Malibu? I appreciate your offer, as always, but the rear pan from the wagon fit pretty well back there, so that's what I'm going with.

Pretty sure that is the part number. You can see others on the underside as well Anyway, thank you for taking us along on your ride. I have this kit in my stash, but I don't plan to build it as Herbie. But knowing the assembly issues ahead of time is a great help.

The custom parts are from the 64 chevelle wagon, which was modified into the 65 wagon. When they did that they changed the custom parts and deleted the inline 6 too. The 65 is still issued to this day.

I love mid-60's GM styling. I had been after a 64 Malibu for quite some time and finally got one in a trade with my friend Chuck Darnell. This is what I started with. Despite the brushed on house paint (including on the tires ? ) I was excited to have one to work with. This was about 5 years ago, well before Round2 announced they were retooling the kit. I tried stripping the paint with several different methods (Super Clean, 91% Alcohol, Citrus Strip, over cleaner, and lastly Easy Lift Off) Here is where I finally gave up. The black paint that is left is pretty much part of the plastic. Good enough. Once I got it stripped down I was able to evaluate what I had. A good body, with one of the vent window posts missing. However I did not have a rear bumper, so after a fruitless search I started formulating an alternative plan. After seeing a builtup survivor of a 64 Malibu wagon with the custom parts on it I decided to try to track down those parts, including the straight 6 engine. Around the time that Round2 announced their new 64 Mailbu sedan is when I got the wagon custom parts on eBay. I recently decided I should probably try to get this finished before the new kit hits the shelves, so here we go. The 64 Mailbu is a curbside, so in order to add the engine I was going to have to cut open the hood. Easy peasy. But that meant I would also have to add a firewall and radiator support. Thankfully my friend John Berry had a spare 65 wagon body that I was able to secure those items from. Let the cutting begin. To begin I cut away the Malibu hood. Then I cut away the glued in firewall and the molded in rad support from the donor wagon. The firewall was very straightforward to fit, only having to trim away the mounting tabs from the front of the interior tub. The core support required a bit more work, but nothing crazy. I just had to add a flange to the sides made from Evergreen to attach it to the body. And here's the trial fit. Rolled pan is attached and the grille slides right into place. Off to a strong start. This is being built like a person in the mid 60's got their hands on both 64 kits and wanted to build a "full detail" sedan. So the detail level will be equivalent to that. Next up is finding wheels/tires and beginning bodywork.

Well, the doors at NNL East should be open. Don’t keep us all waiting ?

Haven't been around here as much as usual lately, so I just stumbled on this one @Bullybeef. Glad i found it, very nice build. Great parts combo.

You definitely pulled off the subtly worn daily driver look. Only those that are very familiar with the Revell 32 series can probably tell all the changes you've made, and all to great effect. Well done.

Man, this may be one of the cleanest builds I've seen of this kit so far, and I've seen a lot. Love the color you chose and the luster it has.

Excellent builds as always @tim boyd. Can you reveal the source(s) for the cross ram manifolds in these two? Always looking for alternative intakes for the ubiquitous SBF included in the Revell 32 series.

It's sounds like it going to be pretty tough looking. I'll be following

It doesn't look like he's been here since 2019. I'll tag him for you. But your best hope is that somebody that knows him reaches out to him. @MGL But thanks for brining this one back up. I missed it when it was new. Such a cool build.