DRUMS01

Mike, good luck in the restoration. I had this kit in the mate 80's and it was completed to show / competition standards... that was until my wife accidently knocked it off a shelf which launched it into more parts than I could count. It seems yours has faired better. 

Did you also purchase TC's chopper kit or the model of Higgins with the dogs? No,... I didn't either.

The 308 in its time was not really a bad kit at all, looking good so far. Are you going to display it under some palm trees when done? (just kidding). 

Ben 

It sounds like your Ferrari didn't fair well.  My wife once thought she would surprise me by dusting all my models with a duster and Endust!  The swirl marks from the Endust were horrendous!  She also knocked off many side mirrors and attennas.  This is the only piece from Magnum PI that I have.  I wasn't interested in TC's helicopter or any other piece of Magnum's memoribilia.  I once drove a Ferrari 328 GTSi (basically the same car with a larger engine) and what a ride that was!

I got the engine wired with Radio Shack blue wrapping wire.  I got the front suspension fixed with a new wheel pin and I detail painted the dash.

More Magnum to come...

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       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?

Oho!

         T.C.s Chopper. A " Little Bird" Got two. One as presented and one painted and detailed in the livery of my now defunct Dragonstar Intl!

Right On !

       The ONLY Magnum was Tom Selleck. And the car is Bitchin too!

Oh that's awesome!!! Love it!!! I'm watching the series right now. 

Someone commented that they had to modify the seat to lower it because Selleck was so tall. It's funny if you watch closely you'll notice that the top of Selleck's head stuck out an inch/ couple of cms above the windscreen. 

I'm enjoying following this. The kit has been on my list to obtain for years but I've never done it. A long time ago I knew a guy who had a very used 308 but I never got a ride it. Thanks for sharing

I find the 308 to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing of the Ferraris.  Simple, clean lines, good proportions, and very 1980s.  I love the “torpedo tubes”.

I didn’t watch the show though.    Except for a brief glimpse while channel surfing.  Magnum was chasing this dude through the back of the old theater in Kaimuki where I live, and they came out in Waikiki!  That’s like over 2 miles away!  I thought to myself “Wow, Magnum runs really fast!”

Okay cue the music.

Mike, good luck in the restoration. I had this kit in the mate 80's and it was completed to show / competition standards... that was until my wife accidently knocked it off a shelf which launched it into more parts than I could count. It seems yours has faired better. 

Did you also purchase TC's chopper kit or the model of Higgins with the dogs? No,... I didn't either.

The 308 in its time was not really a bad kit at all, looking good so far. Are you going to display it under some palm trees when done? (just kidding). 

Ben

Greg

 

 

keavdog

Does it come with Tom?

 

 

If it did, imagine the lines......

Mike, I've been wondering how you folks get the models apart on these redux projects. I guess you just answered my question!!!!

 

The idea has always been to build them without turning them into a gluebomb!  Use just enough glue and sometimes don't scrape the plating or the paint off.

I built a Magnum PI 308 about a year ago.  I had the original Revell kit from the 80's, and had to buy another on Ebay for parts.  I removed the roof on the Revell kit to make it a spider. It came out pretty well. Ferrari logo decals from the Far East on Ebay.

I wish I could post photos here but it's been a long time. I'll have to figure it out again when I have time.

keavdog

Does it come with Tom?

If it did, imagine the lines......

Mike, I've been wondering how you folks get the models apart on these redux projects. I guess you just answered my question!!!!

Sorry, no Tom!

Awesome.  Very cool project.  Does it come with Tom?

Thanks Bucky!

The more I handle this model, the more it just falls apart!  I went to drill out the cylinder heads for plug wires and the heads come off!  Plus, I need to make a distributor for each head.  That should be easy enough to make.  I drilled out one of the wheels for a new mounting pin which I ended up making from scratch.

More Magnum to come...