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I just bought a Monogram 1/32 Malibu. I have never been a huge fan of these smaller scale kits, but this G-Body Malibu was a must have. I'd like to build it factory stock, like it was sold in Finland as new in 1979. But since the kit doesn't have stock wheels and tires I guess I'll have to make it a regular daily driver then and not a showroom stock car.

Thanks for the answer! That's no problem for me, I'll be glad to use those slicks on my build, even though they technically are not NHRA legal Stock class tires. But, no kits that I know of have the correct slicks in them so I have always used the "wrong" tires on my builds too. Much more important to me is that they look good when the model is displayed somewhere, and these tires definitely do.

This is a must have kit for sure! These old Stock and Super Stock cars are my favorites and while this one is going to be Moebius quality, it's a must have. Is there more info or pics of the rear slicks? How wide are they and do they have any "grooves" on the tread?

Here are a couple of pics, I slightly lifted that front end up. I think it looks pretty good now so I'll leave it like that. Next I'll try to start doing some bodywork to get it in Primer soon...

That turned out very nice! Big thumbs up for building something that is a bit rarely seen, especially when it's done this well. Really nice paint and BMF work and your engine detailing is also top notch.

This is an interesting project! The kit is very nice as Moebius kits always are and I'm sure you'll do great work on it. Wheels and tires look really good already! That glue issue is surprising. I've built two Moebius' kits in the past and had no problems at all with paint or glue. Though the kits I built are a bit older ones, Hudson and '55 Chrysler so wonder if the plastic has changed?

Very nice work so far! I built one of these kits myself as well and it was a lot of fun. Nice to see a bit different build being made in here. I like the engine and bench seat. Nice bodywork too. I'm interested in seeing more of this!

Wow! I really like the all black body together with no whitewalls, black steel wheels and Dog Dish hubcaps... Perfect combination! The build quality is impressive as always with your builds. Very nice and clean work.

That's looking very good. These 4 Door cars are nice to see as models, even though I always prefer 2D models in 1:1 scale. Very nice work on this a bit simplified kit! Everything seems to be just right, the overall look is spot on and I like your added detailing too. Nice work.

Looks like I'm a bit late with the reply, but better late than never I guess... Thanks! Your Roadrunner looks very good too, it's great to see one of them being built as a Drag Car too, you don't see that happening too often... I cleaned up mold seams from kit's headers and applied a bit putty over ejector pin marks. On co-driver's side header there was a hole in the collector where you could glue an original exhaust pipe... That had to be filled with styrene rod and I used a bit putty to smooth it out, too. Then both headers were assembled and prepped ready for paint. Now I just need to decide what shade of silver I'm going to paint them. I'm debating between Revell 91 silver and Humbrol 56, which is more like gun metal shade. Then I did the first mock up to check the stance. It doesn't look too bad, but I think I'll lift up the front end a little. But just a little, I don't want it to be too high either. Minor lifting might make it look a bit better though.

I'm afraid there's no other than a Pro Mod available, unfortunately. Here's a thread on same subject from a few years back with some more info: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/60187-41-chevrolet-coupe/

You're right that some Finns can consume lots of drinks... Actually I can't count myself in that group, a couple of beers is fine but that's about it. I think I prefer spending time in the garage working on my '62 Chevy II. I just wish we had warm weather all year round and no snow. Sometimes in the winter there's so much of it that we can't figure out where we should plow it... Luckily we're not in that point right now, even though we have a decent amount of that white stuff on the ground... Well, at least it's a good time to work on 1:1 and 1:25 cars now!

I visit rarely here in this All The Rest section, but I'm really glad that I saw this one! That 1:1 looks really wild and I think it has John Teresi written all over it...I'm sure you're the best guy to replicate this one in scale. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Thanks for the closeup! I'll try to find me a set, those look spot on.

As always with your builds, I'm just watching here completely amazed by the quality of your work! I think it's not necessary to say what is looking good, because everything does! Fantastic work as always.

Really nice work on an interesting subject! Great looking paint job and excellent stance. Those wheels and tires look spot on in there, and your engine is looking very realistic so far too. Projects like this make me motivated to keep working on my Thunderbolt that is currently on my bench...

I can't remember seeing this one before, but it looks great! I like the daily driver look with that paint job and everything. Those winter tires are looking really cool too, do you know what kit did they originally come from? I have a '77 Monaco that will be a daily driver in late '70s Finland and it would definitely need snow tires on it.

You nailed it as you always do! Truly fantastic work on all of the small details inside and out. I don't know what else to say than...WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus that the 1:1 car looks very good too!

It's been a while since I've been able to check in on this one, but WOW! That's some incredible work there with those fittings and other details! I've made my fittings from plastic rod which I've painted in silver and then clear red or clear blue. Sometimes they turn out decent and I'm happy with them, but I gotta say that seeing your fittings makes mine look like they were made by a 2 year-old kid. Fantastic work as always!

I've got a bunch of those Lindberg '64 Dodge / Plymouth kits as well, but most of them are missing some parts or they have been built already. Why? Well, that kit has a good chassis and engine for many early '60s Mopar Super Stocks, like '61 Ramchargers Dodge Phoenix that I'm building. This is a bit surprising that I have so many of these, as I'm not a Mopar guy... As I usually buy only one copy of a single kit, I think pretty much the only one I have multiples is the Trumpeter '63 Nova. I have two HTs and one Convertible, but I'm always looking more of them. You can't have too many 1st Gen Novas / Chevy IIs on your stash (I have a real '62 Chevy II myself).

I like this one a lot! You can't see too many '63 Impalas being built as Drag Racers. Actually I have the same kit and I'll be building the exact same car from it. Hopefully it'll turn out half as good as this one. Very nice work.

Very nice Little Red Wagon! This is one of those kits that I'd like to build myself too. You did an amazing job with yours. Good looking paint and sharp details on the engine. Friend built this kit several years ago so I know it's not an easy kit to build, but you nailed it.

Wow, that's very cool build! It's always nice to see one early '60s Full Size car that's built for strip. I really like the overall look on this one and details like that aluminum front bumper make it stand out. Very nice work!

Good looking Nova SS! Nice to see one of these built this nicely. Very nice details inside and out and I really like that original air cleaner too. Nice work!

Yes, a friend is driving it nowadays here in Finland and it's still in nice condition even if it has an old paint job and everything. Those old pics are cool, I'll have to show them to him... And the model is really nicely done, too, as your builds always are! Great work!