1:18 Ferrari 308 GTB Michelotto Gr.4

Hello from Germany,

considering the fact, that there's lack of really good models of the 308 GTB, this looks promising:
Text only in french, but precommandé, means just pre-order yet.

http://club-ottomobile.com/en/february/147-ferrari-308-gtb-groupe-b.html

Best Regards from Germany
Martin

 

Looks very nice, good value too.
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Yap, seems really nice for a decent price

 

Very nice. I have a few models made by Ottomobile. They are sealed resin and the shape and details are good, as is the finish. The only gripe I have is that they often seem a bit too large for 1/18 scale. For example my Ford RS200 looks huge compared to other rally cars like the Audi Quattro. I also sold the BMW M3 for that reason.

If the size of this 308 is fine, I will definitely buy it. My long term project of converting a Hot Wheels 308 will have an abrupt end

 

Yes and the first chiselers on ebay.com and .de have already launched their preorder- but immediate pay - auctions for almost double the price

Best Regards
Martin

 

I noticed that too, so I decided to order it through Ottomobiles. Delivery should be in February. Will post here when it arrives.

 

Heck, i wish i had the money for all the beautifull models that BBr/looksmart/Tecnomodel/otto/CMF, etc are launching!!! If Otto starts making models of the 50/60 it will cause serious problems for BBR/looksmart

 

Yep, Looksmart is coming with a 288 GTO as well as a GTO Evoluzione. Quoted prices for these are 225 Euro. That's at least better than the inflated BBR prices. Otto can produce similar quality in similar quantities for a fraction of BBR's prices.

 

Thats why BBr have Blue moon....but even those are getting more and more expensive!!!

 

I must say that collecting die-cast(resin models is starting to be a very expensive hobby, i'm not sure i can justify it much longer...

 

Agree, I've actually sold a number of items over the last few months.
I think as I go forward I'm going to restrict myself to BMW and Ferrari items only. Collection will be more focused also.

 

I've been considering selling all my road cars to get only reacing cars ( i only do ferrari)...but then i look at them and i just can't do it, lololo

 

Maybe it's a sign of getting old but sometimes I look at all the stuff, thousand of magazines going back to the fifties/hundreds of books/brochures/race programmes and all the models and think if I dropped dead tommorow what would my family do with all this stuff.

Sorry for the O/T

 

I have an answer for you, since the same would apply to me:
ebay!

Best Regards
Marrin

 

..Probably sell it and take a great vacation in the Maldives!!!

 

...Our collections are doomed guys!!!!

 

Hehe as long as she doesn't sell it for what I told her I paid for it

 

LOLOLOLOLO.....don't tell me she still falls for it!!!

 

She just rolls her eyes
I don't ask questions when she's been out shopping and goes straight upstairs with a load of bags when she gets home.

 

AHHH, you're luckyer than me....i must have good excuses to buy (i usualy use Cristhmas and birthday to add some cars.....the other i must get really ingenious!!! She likes my 1/43 f.1 collection but wasn´t amused when she found out how may 1/18s i already had!!!

 

I'm such a delight to live with she forgives my minor peccadilloes

 

Just got this e-mail by Ottomobiles, in which they say the following about the 308:

The third and last addition to our growing family: a Ferrari! Strange, I hear you say. What's a Ferrari doing in OttO's collection? Far too classy a car for us, unless we choose the one covered in dirt of course! As you will surely have noticed, we intend on honouring Group B Rallying. Following in the footsteps of the Porsche SC RS, the Group B Ferrari 308 GTB comes and adds itself on as the latest exception. In its heyday it tried to muscle up to the Peugeot, Audi and Lancia already “en piste”, unfortunately without meeting much success. This Ferrari will most certainly be the one and only that is released into our collection.

 

Crap..o well..it was to good to be true...

 

Just ordered mine

 

I can see why!!