Thanks Glandring! I have always liked the styling of the Ferrari 308. I like it much more than any of the new Ferraris on the market now. I need to figure out how to go about repairing the mis-shapened seats and converting the single exhaust to a dual exhaust car like the actual machine.
FJSigma, I am aware of the differences of the Miami Vice Daytona Spyder and that it was a kitcar based on the Corvette. A Testarossa stunt car was made from a '71 De Tomaso Pantera after the first version was considered unsatisfactory. It was based on a de-bodied Corvette.
I went and checked on the body and parts that I am stripping with Easy-Off Oven Cleaner. Not bad. Pretty much ready for a bath and some scrubbing in the kitchen sink. The chassis is up on 4 wheels after I made a new rear axle using some 1/16th inch styrene rod.
The chassis is now fairly complete. I’m still thinking about the exhaust tips since this 308 came with a single exhaust pipe and I want duals like the Magnum 308. I got the interior rebuilt and the rear cover installed.
Mr Mike: Mi question was pointig to if anybody could recreate the Magnum P.I. Ferrari by buying a standard Ferrary 308 GTS kit and painting it with specific colors, or if this kit does have a specific parts combination that makes it special.
By the way, I was following your work from the SAM forum…
Anybody can create a Magnum PI Ferrari just as long as the Ferrari is the correct year. There was nothing really special about Magnum’s Ferrari 308 GTSi. Revell used a current Ferrari 308 model kit off the shelf and created box art to match the Magnum PI TV show. The kit itself was probably an older kit, hence the single exhaust pipe out the back.
And, yes. I remember you from the Scale Auto forum!
You must have started a trend here Mike, I have never seen this kit on Ebay and now there are several on auction right now. My long hunt is finally over, finally snagged one! [Y]
Excellent Robert! I had seen a Ferrari 308 on the internet the other day and it got me to thinking about my model sitting on the shelf under a ton of dust. Between the dust and the broken wheel, I decided a rebuild was required. To me, the 308 is one of the better looking Ferraris that I have ever seen.
The plastic in this kit is definitely brittle! I broke the cowl for the Ferrari. I decided to add a piece of .020 styrene about 2 inches long and glued the whole thing together. I’ll use my Dremel to grind the excess away when all has dried. I added the broken pieces of the engine cover and glued those back on with plenty of glue. A little sanding is required later when this has had a chance to dry.
I was looking through this thread and I noticed that I never answered your questions! Sorry about that!
Question One, I’m retired and no longer can stand the constant day-to-day work load that I have had to deal with during the last 44 years. Question Two, I probably used Testors tube glue back then. Today, I use Model Master Liquid Cement, Tamiya Extra Thin Cement and whatever brand of superglue is nearby. Question Three, this Ferrari has never sat in sunlight.
I finally got the Ferrari into a coat of Tamiya Light Grey Primer. I’ll sand this out when the primer is nice and dry. I will have to fix the front panel since the plastic cracked due to it being so brittle.
