AMT 1970 Malibu SS no brainer kit bash

[Radretireddad]

This is the AMT 1970 Malibu SS sitting on the AMT 1969 Olds Cutlass 442 chassis. Because of the cost of new kits I’ve become rather hesitant to do more kit bashes lately but this one pretty much fell together. You’ll need to transfer over the windshield cowl and fender edges and trim back the cutlass firewall in order to get the chassis set far enough back against the Malibu’s unmodified interior tub and that’s about it. About a 1 to 1/2 mix of Tamiya X-12 gold leaf and X-33 bronze comes real close to 1970 Chevrolet autumn gold. Needless to say this quick bash will also work for the AMT 1972 Malibu and GTO. Thanks for looking. 

Edited August 22, 2024 by Radretireddad
Added another front end pic.

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

looks great

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[XYHARRY]

Really nice SS there Brian, colour and detail is good. Well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[PappyD340]

Very nice Malibu, well done!

[David G.]

A fabulous looking Chevelle, well done!

David G.

[KWT]

Very nicely done

[Geno]

Daaammmnnn, that's bada$$. I'm drooling. Great job.??

[espo]

Beautiful looking color and finish. I built one of these AMT Chevelles a few years ago and was disappointed with the overall fit and finish as well. Like the way the chassis looks. 

[TransAmMike]

Very nice Bryan, the color,  finish and engine all look terrific!!

[Jim B]

Beautiful Malibu.  Very well done.

[James2]

That is a very nicely done build....

[BK9300]

Great subject car - wanted one when I was in school - amazing level of finishing!

[charger74]

Very well done 

[bondo bill]

sharp build

 

[Bainford]

Sweet Chevelle! Looks great in gold. Nicely done. 

[STU111]

Nicely done, very tidy Chevelle.??

[catpack68]

Very nice work! ?I will definitely use that AMT 69 olds chassis for a 71 Chevelle project I plan to build

[ncbuckeye67]

Beautiful kit bash. That paint is amazing!

[drodg]

Nice SS

[karbuildr]

Very well done Chevelle. Great color, very nice details. 

[DanL]

nice....

[Pierre_tec]

That gold looks so nice! What’s make you kitbash those models, what’s wrong with the Chevelle chassis?

[Bills72sj]

Way cool. I am a fan of those Cutlass high parts count chassis too.

[Radretireddad]

2 hours ago, Pierre_tec said:

That gold looks so nice! What’s make you kitbash those models, what’s wrong with the Chevelle chassis?

It’s really crude compared to the 442 kit. The Malibu kits roots go back to the old ‘70’s era red alert ‘72 Malibu. The 442 kit is far more accurate, virtually drops in, and adds steerable front wheels. Thanks for looking.

Edited August 20, 2024 by Radretireddad