Thanks Bronco Billy!  I finished some assembly of the Ferrari and have placed it back on the shelf.  I like the model, but I hate the brittle plastic!

Sorry for your set backs the Ferrari was looking good.

I went to carefully install the chassis/interior into the body and I broke the front panel.  I hate this brittle plastic!  After I carefully glued the front panel on and left it for the evening, I came into this, the panel had shifted!  Then the mounting tab for the engine cover broke off and the shaft between the headlights broke.  I'm going to finish putting the remaining parts back on and put model this back on the shelf.  I love the original Magnum PI, but I hate this model!

Magnum will return...

I got back on the Magnum PI Ferrari 308 GTSi today.  Some painting and reassembly.  I've been trying to remember that this plastic is brittle as I handle this model.  

Magnum will return...

I finally got the Ferrari 308 GTSi into a coat of Tamiya Pure Red.

Magnum will return...

Thanks Bronco Billy!  I'm taking my time with this Ferrari since the plastic is brittle and just looking at it results in broken pieces.  

Nice job on your restoration so far Mr. Mike. I had the Ferrari. Still have two TC's chopper in my stash.

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.

More Magnum to come...

Tanker-Builder

You Know:

       The more I think about what you said I have to ask Three questions. One -Where do you work and, Two-what type of Glue? Three - Has the model ever sat in sunlight for any length of time?

 

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.

Okay cool! Glad to hear that! 

The cowl will be painted in Semi Gloss Black, not gloss red.

Ouch, good job on the repairs. 

Will that show under the gloss red? Another reason I really hate building cars or anything else with a gloss coat of paint. 

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.

Magnum PI will return...

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.  

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!   

FJSigma

 Mr Mike

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.  

 

 

 

 

 

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!  

Mr Mike

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.  

 

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...

Thanks Charger74 and Robert!

That is impressive!

Looking good so far

Thanks lew and Ted!

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.

More Magnum to come...

Don't mind me. I'm just going to hover here. Looking good! 

T e d

Looking good Mr. Mike!

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.

More Magnum to come...

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 really like Movies and TV Shows cars and I remember watching Magnum P.I. as a kid and dreaming about driving a Ferrari like this one... I enjoy following your builds since SAM, Mr. Mike.

Do you know if this kit differs from a standard Ferrari 308 kit? Some time ago I read about the Miami Vice Ferrari 365 kit that had some differences with a standard one to reflect the actual TV Show car that was a Corvette based kit car, for instance.

Magnum was one of my favorite shows!  I have been long searching for this kit, I will be following along closely.

Ouch! I don't like anyone else touching my models- it always ends with something broken even if they don't intend it.

One of the guys in our club builds amazing detailed ship models. He had them displayed on a wall in his hobby room. One day his wife went to hang a photo in the next room. She started driving the nail, wham, wham, wham, CRASH!!! She went to look and saw that from her banging on the other side of the wall all of his ships had been jarred off the wall and smashed into the floor. Thankfully they're still happily married as far as I know...

Nice work there on the engine and the dash!

The 1:1 Ferrari 308 GTSi is a really beautiful car. I'll be interested as to how your kit turns out.