crowe-t Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) Here is a car I started in 2013. I put it aside for a while to work on other projects and then took it out and painted it last year. It's finally done. This is built using a Monogram Miami Vice Daytona and a Monogram '78 Corvette. The Daytona kit uses the Covette's Chassis and engine but the body represents a real Ferrari 3654(Daytona) so it's not accurate to the McBurnie replica used on Miami Vice. I attached some progress pictures at the end to show some of what I did on this. Below is my build thread that describes in more detail the modifications and a bit about the differences between a Ferrari 365(Daytona) and the McBurnie Daytona replica's body. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/78841-mcburnie-coachcraft-ferrari-daytona-replica-miami-vice-style/ Edited September 9, 2021 by crowe-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Beautiful work on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Great job in capturing the look of the McBurnie Spyder. Most people will never have any idea of how much work you put into making the Monogram MV Daytona look less like a real Ferrari. Beautiful finish on that black as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 NICE!! Great work on making this true to the 1:1. Love it, and the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) Thanks guys for the compliments. I love the look of the McBurnie Daytona and feel it was the better car for Crockett on Miami Vice. I really enjoyed building this one and learning more about the car. Edited September 10, 2021 by crowe-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) Excellent work! A model like this (for the builder) is a tough one because you know how much work you had to put in to make it an accurate replica but to the casual observer it looks like it’s basically box stock. Definitely a labor of love project. I find it ironic that your replica is of a full scale aftermarket facsimile of a Ferrari and Monogram actually made it too accurate to an actual Ferrari! 🤣 I had not seen your WIP thread yet but followed your link above and went through the whole thing. Not only is your correction work really well done but I also learned a ton about the McBurnie Daytona’s so thank you for the great information! I was 4 years old in 1984 when Miami Vice first aired. My mom was a huge fan of it and I always tried to watch it with her through the years. She was worried it wasn’t kid-appropriate but I didn’t care about the story lines, I just loved the cars and the music! I had the Music Soundtrack with all those cool Jan Hammer instrumentals and played it all the time. I agree with you that the Daytona was better suited to the Sonny Crocket character but as a kid I just loved the Testarossa that replaced it. Edited September 10, 2021 by Dennis Lacy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 NIce job. The paint looks killer and the detail work on the interior looks fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimKustom Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Agree with what others have said about this model and it has me shaking my head in delight. Most would have no idea what went into this, but looking back at the WIP thread, this is solid model building. Hats off to you, you made Sonny proud! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Real nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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