[Closed] Here are my four 1/5 scale Porsche models and a 1/6 Ferrari (PICS)

Here's my 1:8 scale list (and one 1:6). Actually, I planned on purchasing the Bauer Mercedes and...

... purchased a very nice glass case to display the model. However, my order was canceled and I've elected not the purcahse the car. I'm seriously thinking of adding the Pocher Lamborghini Aventador.

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What scale is the yellow Ferrari? Looks very realistic! LOL

Robert, that's a 308, right?

Yea its his YELLOW 308 I remember when he bought it

I think like me he liked it so much because it was NOT RED, and was a color that was different then the majority of Ferraris out there. I love the style of the 308s, very classic and nicely proportioned!

I agree with you. A most beautiful body shape that spread over 3 models. 308, 348, and 288 GTO.

If you have the Pocher MB 500K...............

It is more accurate than the Bauer and I don't blame you to pass over.

The Bauer 500K is far from perfect for the asking price.

A few more big scales I owned over the years but are now gone:

- 1965 Jaguar, Monogram
- 1965 Corvette, Monogram
- 1965 Mustang Coupe, (don't remember)
- 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB (don't remember)
- 1907 Fiat, Pocher
- 1893 Duryea, FM
- 1896 Ford quadrycle, FM

Except my Pocher was never completed. After working on the model for MONTHS...

... I only progessed to the point of completing the chassis. The next step was to upholster the interior and sew the convertible top together. I have neither of those skills and never finished the model.

Since then, it has been through two earthquakes, damaged, sold and repurchased from the person who bought it from me. Now it sits stored away in a closet unfinished and never will be either. At least, not by me. One point of pride is that I DID successfully lace the wheels! Without any question the most difficult model I've ever tried to build. It is NOT for the faint of heart.

308, 328, and 288

Ahhh.... a brain fade. Thanks for the correction!

Are the instructions that come with it good at least?

No, they are not. They're not really instructions. They are diagrams that give you an idea...

... of what you're supposed to do.

I've always said, with Classic series Pochers, they are to be built, and not assembled. Parts often don't fit and need to be modified as you progess through the model. Actually, it very much similar to a modification project where the engineering essentially takes place as you go.

Two cars I had to own when I first saw them.

1. 1963 Corvette. I was a young single and it just followed me home. 51 years and 380,000 miles, I still have it. Only regret is the lack of power steering. Sure did not need it when new, but would sure be nice today! Its a 4 speed, and while the clutch is stiff, sure beats the 2 speed powerglide it could have been ordered with.

2. Ferrari 308. When I first saw the 308 GTB, Wow, YES, but with two kids, college tuition for them and house payments, it went on hold for a few of years. A 308 never faded from my "someday" list, and the time came when a 308 was possible.

The 348 had just come out, and it was a car I just did not like. The 328 was a bit newer than the 308, looked OK, but did not have what I wanted, FOUR WEBERS! Plus, much of the black trim of the 308 was now body color, and I really preferred the contrast. My favorite was Fly Yellow, and a 328 was just too yellow.

The 308 GTSi came out in 1980, had fuel injection, and it took a big hit on power let alone reliability from a factory engine issue.

I like the looks of 308 GTB, but I do prefer open cars so that left the 1978 and 1979 308 GTS. Many colors were offered and too many were red. Some like brown and blue were just not Ferrario like to me. I found my Fly Yellow after seeing it listed in Hemmings. Good excuse for a road trip, so the wife and I were off to see it. Made the deal, and took it home the next weekend.

Its a very enjoyable car to drive, no hot rod compared to todays cars when you can get a Cadillac station with 550 horsepower, but the feel, the sound, thats what is all about.

Unlike a lot of cars from the 1970's, the 308 has aged well, and seems to get better looking every day.

Some Pocher models ..................

Partially or fully assembled are available on Ebay at very affordable prices from time to time.

You should seriously consider this option to complete a model of this complexity if you wish to go through. It would save you time and you would have another masterpiece on shelves.

At least, it is what I would do to have so much space to display them.

Nah, I don't want to tackle it anymore. I lost interest in it over 25 years ago. Besides...

... to complete it I would need sewing and upholstering skills that I don't have. I'd rather spend my time doing my modification projects that will provide models of cars that I really want and the only one of their kind in existence. I must have 30 or 40 kits stored away that I will probably never build. What I should do is just sell them on eBay and be done with them.