Monogram 66 Malibu SS

[Limeyglue]

This is my WIP for the Monogram Malibu. I wanted one of these kits when i was younger but never managed it. The chassis is done and painted in rattle can Ford Stratos silver with Tamiya racing blue on the engine and rear axle. The body is in its first coat of primer. I'm hoping to finish for the weekend as i am attending a local show.

 

Cheers Lee

[tbill]

Looking good, built a few of these as a kid, and have a few in the stash to do someday. Just love this model for some reason. Can’t wait to see yours finished.

[cobraman]

Looking good so far.

[bisc63]

I love seeing these old kits given a serious approach; they can impress, can't they?! Off to a nice start!

[Snake45]

Looking good so far, except it'll take some getting used to seeing a Chevy big block painted in "Ford Engine Blue."  Did you have to do anything special to get the front end to fit to the body? 

[Geno]

Man, that is gonna be sweet Lee. I can't wait to see it finished. I'd built this one also as a kid. I built one of these recently as a stock version since it's 1/24 to fit into my diecast collection. It was a challenge but I'm happy with the results lol. Keep her crankin'.

 

[Snake45]

I just this morning found my copy of this kit (had been missing for months) and I wanted to settle the question of whether it's 1/24 or 1/25. 

It's definitely longer than the Revell '67 in length, so it's 1/24 long. But it's pretty much exactly the same width, so it's 1/25 in width or darn close to it. Very interesting. 

[Geno]

I done the same with the Maisto '66 Snake, the Maisto is definitely smaller.

[Jantrix]

Looking good. That's a bucket list kit for me too.

[Snake45]

26 minutes ago, Geno said:

I done the same with the Maisto '66 Snake, the Maisto is definitely smaller.

Checked that one, too. The Maisto is narrower than the Monogram, very close to the Revell. But it's LONGER than the Revell, but not as long as the Monogram. Hmmmmm. 

[geemoney]

i bought this is '78 I believe

I was sooooooo stoked to get home and commence

loved the scattershield too

[Limeyglue]

Thanks for the comments guys. Snake all i did to fit the front end of the body was to make sure the firewall was smooth on the side and i had smooth the inside of the front fenders and  then i taped the front clip to the main body and sanded the bottom of the fenders and flip front together.

Cheers Lee

[Snake45]

12 minutes ago, Limeyglue said:

Thanks for the comments guys. Snake all i did to fit the front end of the body was to make sure the firewall was smooth on the side and i had smooth the inside of the front fenders and  then i taped the front clip to the main body and sanded the bottom of the fenders and flip front together.

Cheers Lee

Interesting. I haven't yet been able to get mine to settle down so that the whole front end doesn't look "bent." Need to work with it some more, I guess. 

And then I need to get my roof bent up so it doesn't look caved in, very common with the body on this kit. 

[Limeyglue]

Well it looks like i;m not going to get this finished for the show this weekend as little things like work are getting in the way! Here is a mock up of what i have got so far and i like what i am seeing.

Thanks for looking.

Lee

[Snake45]

If nothing else, you inspired me to dig out my 40+ year old copy of this kit and take a look at finally finishing the stupid thing. 

[Geno]

Looking good Lee, keep it rollin'.

[Scott8950]

looks good so far.. I've gotta get one of these kits.

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, Scott8950 said:

looks good so far.. I've gotta get one of these kits.

Was looking at them on ePay the other day. Couldn't believe what they're asking for them now!  Ten or fifteen years ago you could hardly give these things away. 

[Scott8950]

i also looked at ebay and couldn't believe it. i always liked the kit.

[Snake45]

10 minutes ago, Scott8950 said:

i also looked at ebay and couldn't believe it. i always liked the kit.

IMHO you'd be better off with a Lindberg. 

Not sure what I'm gonna do with mine yet. (I only wanna build it just so I can say I did.) Was playing with it last night and finally got the front end to where it didn't "bend up," although I now have a gap at the lower edge of the left side. Now I need to unflatten my top. My original plan was to glue the front end on solid, but then I'd have to cut the hood out, so I might leave the front clip as a lift-off piece. 

I'm thinking of grafting on a front chassis from a Monogram '70 Chevelle, if it's not too wide. Not sure what I'll do about the hood yet, but I won't use that goofy snorkel scoop. Might see what other lumps and bumps and scoops I have laying around. 

[Scott8950]

1 minute ago, Snake45 said:

IMHO you'd be better off with a Lindberg. 

Not sure what I'm gonna do with mine yet. (I only wanna build it just so I can say I did.) Was playing with it last night and finally got the front end to where it didn't "bend up," although I now have a gap at the lower edge of the left side. Now I need to unflatten my top. My original plan was to glue the front end on solid, but then I'd have to cut the hood out, so I might leave the front clip as a lift-off piece. 

I'm thinking of grafting on a front chassis from a Monogram '70 Chevelle, if it's not too wide. Not sure what I'll do about the hood yet, but I won't use that goofy snorkel scoop. Might see what other lumps and bumps and scoops I have laying around. 

yea it's definitely not the best kit out there. im just old school and like the kits. i never built the lindberg. i stopped building around 89/90 and just started back about 4 months ago.

[Limeyglue]

Thanks for the comments guys. Your'e right about the prices for them on evilbay as when i got this one i got lucky. I had been looking for one for ages.

Cheers Lee