Ferrari 308GTB restomod

[xs650shawn]

Awesome work so far! Looking forward to the finished product.

[dino246gt]

19 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

That is really looking great Dennis!? I can’t wait to see it in person one day.?

You've never been to my place have you?

You are welcome to visit and look at my massive stash, my cool collection of vintage kits and my showcase of finished builds.

Plus have a nice glass of red wine or craft beer!

And share the requisite BS about cars and life!

Ciao, Dennis

[bytownshaker]

Beautiful Ferrari !!! what more can I say.

[Dann Tier]

Absolutely stunning!  love your SBing!!

[dino246gt]

I just wanted to post these pictures for fun, Ferrari isn't finished yet but I wanted to show that I build hot rods too!

 

Edited September 14, 2023 by dino246gt

[SpikeSchumacher]

Sweet '32!

[adamelvis]

Fantastic Build(s) !! 

Would be awesome if they were BOTH parked in your garage, eh ? 

TCB,

Adam

[dino246gt]

So back to the 308, to make all 4 exhaust tips identical, I cut round toothpicks short and after angling the aluminum tubing tips, placed them on the toothpicks so I could file them down, all to the same length.

The mirrors got drilled and new faces made to be foiled. The pins of course make mounting them better but also provide a place to hold them for airbrushing.

I tried to bend one of the wipers, but no luck so I cut it off and made a new one to match the curved windshield, from 3 tiny pieces, I mean really small, then sanded and painted  them.

Then I made the door latch, exterior door handles, weather stripping and door edge red light.

So here are all those, mirrors, wipers, exhaust tips and door end details in the last picture, cheers!

[dino246gt]

99% finished!

I decided to glue the passenger door shut, and pushed it in a bit too far! And so it's staying like that. If it wasn't a resto-mod, I'd say that's factory correct!  LOL 

 

Edited October 6, 2023 by dino246gt

[RocketFoot]

Very nice!  Your models have a distinct look of realism no doubt due to the level of detail you build at!  Well done!

[NOBLNG]

That is beautiful Dennis!? An amazing amount of detail you’ve put into this one, and it’s sure paid off.?

[dino246gt]

22 hours ago, RocketFoot said:

Very nice!  Your models have a distinct look of realism no doubt due to the level of detail you build at!  Well done!

 

21 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

That is beautiful Dennis!? An amazing amount of detail you’ve put into this one, and it’s sure paid off.?

Thank you fellow model car builders!

Yeah, I've always dreamed of a resto-mod 308GTB in real, but now that I'm retired, my income has disappeared! LOL

Building dreams in scale is much more affordable and a lot safer financially, instead of hundreds of dollars, it'd be hundreds of thousands of dollars!

Cheers!

[adamelvis]

Fantastic Build ! 

TCB,

Adam

[dino246gt]

Took the Ferrari to our model meeting today, so that means it's finished! Ciao!

[Brudda]

That is sooo nice!!!!!! Super build!!!!!!