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AUTOart In-depth: Wangan Midnight Blackbird Porsche 930

Wangan Midnight (湾岸ミッドナイト) is a Japanese manga comic series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. The story has its roots in the street racing culture centered on the Bayshore Route of Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway. “Wangan” (literally bayshore in Japanese) is the longest, straightest road in Japan. Because of the road traffic to contend with, including a fair number of heavy Continue Reading...

First Look: AUTOart McLaren P1 GTR – Painted

This morning AUTOart unveiled their upcoming 1:18 McLaren P1 GTR in decorated hand-sample state. Basically the exterior paint and racing tattoos have been installed, giving us a look at the future state production piece. The P1 GTR is due in early 2017, it features opening doors only from their composite series. Product# TBD...

AUTOart: The Concept Behind Composite Models

I can’t believe AUTOart continues to motivate and try to convince the masses with their propaganda. This is a new press release from their marketing team trying to influence the move to composite models once again. In all honesty, I don’t mind composite or plastic, my gripe is that the models aren’t up to standards – cost cutting measures Continue Reading...

AUTOart New Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Race Livery

1:18 Race Lamborghinis are around the corner from AUTOart. Based on the Huracan GT3 platform, the team expects to release the new models in early 2017. We don’t know what the complete livery list entails, but we can say the models are from their composite line and access to the interior is the only option. Product# TBD...

REVIEW: AUTOart Jaguar F-Type R Coupe

I’ve been anticipating the Jaguar F-Type R Coupe ever since AUTOart made the announcement. The lines and sound of the car are just thrilling, and once I saw the beast featured on Top Gear, I just had to have one in my collection. Of course AUTOart saves the best colour for last, which is Firesand Metallic/Orange, which I believe is Continue Reading...

AUTOart New 1:43 Lamborghini Huracan LP610- 4

AUTOart sometimes slips into 1:43 scale replicas. This month a pair of Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4’s will be made available. Colours include Gray Titans/Matt Grey and Bianco Canopus/Matt White. The Gray Huracan is based on the 2014 platform. Product# 54602 / 54601...

AUTOart New Nissan GT-R GT3

AUTOart showed off some pre-production images of their upcoming 1:18 Nissan GT-R GT3. The model will be released under their composite line, with only opening doors. No release date or ETA is available at the time of writing. Product# TBD...

AUTOart Unveils Some New 2017 Material

It’s that time of year again, manufactures preparing for the big show, the German Toy Fair that is. News are plentiful this time of year too, and AUTOart is no exception to the rule. This morning the team provided us collectors with a little insight on future releases. The first is the 1:18 McLaren P1 GTR. Great news initially, but Continue Reading...

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