Kit: Revell Miami Vice Daytona Spyder 1/24 Scale
I built this kit sometime in 2007 I believe. I watched the first few seasons of Miami Vice on DVD and I was sort of in love with Crockett’s car. Sure enough one day at the hobby store I picked this up and decided to give it a shot.
Personally I think the exhaust system hangs a little low but the ‘real’ car’s hangs pretty low on the show so I guess it’s almost accurate.
I usually research cars quite a bit while making them, and I was fascinated to find that the show made fake Ferraris out of Corvettes for the show.
I made up a batch of paint just for the interior color which I think came out pretty well. I especially like the lines on the seats.
I found pictures online of the real cars, both stunt and ‘hero’ and sure enough, they weren’t real Ferraris. This kit is pretty honest to how the replica looked.
I thought the interior came out really well with all the details and chrome. Clearly some of my more mature work.
I’m still quite happy with this car and it’s proudly on display all these years later!