Revell (Monogram) Ferrari 308 GTB

[Spottedlaurel]

I started this one in 2008 for a Ferrari build contest on another forum. It never got finished and for whatever reason it sat in a box gathering dust for nearly 12 years until my son recently suggested I get it finished. So with the holiday time I had at home I did just that......

43 parts! It's a reissue of the basic Monogram kit from the mid-late '70s. I've just finished the Datsun 280Z in the same series, and with a bit of thought and care they can be made to look quite reasonable.

It was painted Tamiya TS-64 Dark Mica Blue, which even over a silver base and in strong sunlight looks almost black. The important thing to me is that it's not red.

I used some 5-spoke wheels from a Tamiya Nissan Skyline kit, with wider tyres, and fitted some Fujimi accessory brake discs. I lowered it a little bit, some of that just to get around the body and chassis not fitting together quite as tightly as I'd hoped. Otherwise I just worked with what was in the box.

1:24 Revell Ferrari 308 GTB kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Revell Ferrari 308 GTB kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Revell Ferrari 308 GTB kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Revell Ferrari 308 GTB kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Revell Ferrari 308 GTB kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Revell Ferrari 308 GTB kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Thanks for looking.

[Can-Con]

For a simple kit, they sure look good finished ,, especially in black. ???

[Can-Con]

OOPS,, sorry, just re-read the text and see it's actually blue,, still looks great !

[Spottedlaurel]

8 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

For a simple kit, they sure look good finished ,, especially in black. ???

 

Great minds think alike! It's as good as black ?

Nice work on yours, looks like you found some better wheels too.

[tkzwolf]

Looks great.  

[Dave Van]

Nice work!!!! Did not know they had reissued that kit!! Wish thy'd reissue all those in that series WITH the 'racing' parts! 

[RAMBENNA]

great job , looks cool in black , nicely done

[afx]

Nice!

[Dennis Lacy]

Love it! So nice to see one that isn’t red and it looks awesome lowered with the updated wheels. 

[Matt T.]

Beautiful build! So sleek. 

Classic Monogram - low parts count, looks great when done. 

[slusher]

Beautiful Ferrari!

[Spottedlaurel]

Thanks everyone. Cars like this aren't really my 'thing', but it was good to try something different and I think it worked out OK.

Like the Datsun 280Z, it was good to have something that fitted together in a simple, positive way and looks effective on the shelf.

Shame I didn't have some decent sunlight to get photos, it might have made the Mica paint do its thing.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[BeakDoc]

Beautiful! The 308 GTB was one of those iconic cars that I drooled over as a teen. Well done.

[Spottedlaurel]

Thanks Larry and Chris.

I was hoping for some sunshine today so I could take an extra photo or two, but sadly it's not looking too promising.

[ChrisR]

Looking good!!

[Dominik]

On ‎8‎/‎16‎/‎2020 at 10:43 PM, Can-Con said:

For a simple kit, they sure look good finished ,, especially in black. ???

 

totally agreed (except the Color - it Looks Beautiful in all Colors ☺️). I've built it three times and i Always like the proportions from the kit. in my opinion the best Looking 308. 

[Dann Tier]

Man that looks beautiful!!!!

[Spottedlaurel]

Thanks guys.

On 9/1/2020 at 7:12 AM, Dominik said:

totally agreed (except the Color - it Looks Beautiful in all Colors ☺️). I've built it three times and i Always like the proportions from the kit. in my opinion the best Looking 308. 

If you've built it three times you obviously like it ? It's a simple but good kit, I'd definitely recommend it.