AUTOart is giving fans a first look at their upcoming 1:18 Honda NSX-R (NA2) in Championship White. If you are new to the hobby and were never exposed to their earlier releases of the NSX and NSX Type R (first gen), the first of which arrived in 2010 we believe, you are in for a treat… This is one of those models that just keeps on giving on the added features, with those that appreciate 360 access this model delivers in spades. The complete list of colours is shared below with the first production pieces to arrive in Q3/Q4 2021.
73216 – HONDA NSX-R (NA2)(BERLINA BLACK)
73217 – HONDA NSX-R (NA2)(NEW FORMULA RED)
73218 – HONDA NSX-R (NA2)(LONG BEACH BLUE PEARL)
73219 – HONDA NSX-R (NA2)(CHAMPIONSHIP WHITE)
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I like this car very much, but it’s not metal, so I gave up adding it to my collection.
Agreed. Nice, but I won’t spend any more money on an AutoArt composite.
I truly don’t understand the hatred towards composite….. it displays just as nice on the shelf and has better paint quality……
They look like plastic. They look cheap.
I have a handful of autoart composite models.. and a few more that I’ve sold. They don’t all display just as well as a diecast. A lot of them have a “cheap” look about them. But it could have more to do with the complete lack of effort from autoart on the interior and engine bay that seems to have become the norm since they switched to composite. Add to that the $250 to $300 usd price tags. It’s rather insulting as a collector. I like metal better, but I gave up on composite do to Autoart’s price point. Their products are not worth of it.
Yes. I quite agree with you
I only have a couple of composites; the second release of the P1 and a 720S. The P1 is decent and displays well. Yes, the engine is rubbish, but I don’t display it open so I’m not too bothered by that, overall the appearance is good.
The 720S is the Memphis Red version, and I’ll put it up against any diecast AutoArt road car for display. It’s just excellent. Panel gaps are so much better than a diecast model it’s not even funny. The colour is gorgeous. The shape is razor sharp. It’s a very good model. Not “good, for a Composite”, just very good, full stop.
I display them with a LCD 600LT. That’s a brilliant model, and superb value for money, but in terms of how it displays? The composite AutoArts are much better.
Honestly, even the later diecast AA models were often a bit flaky. There were the occasional high points but by and large their standards had slipped before the shift in materials. They are getting much better as of late, and writing this NSX off for its material is crazy. Check out some photos of the old diecast version; this new one is noticeably sharper looking.
Autoarts 1/18 nissan gtr r35 is metal diecast. The panel gaps and shut lines are just as good as any composite they have made… so it can be done. There might not an issue of paint rash, but I have had many that I have had to touch up the paint on the edges of the hood, or door, or the fender where it meets the door. I don’t know if autoart is being stingy with the paint or what. I’m not saying they haven’t made some that are very good models overall. But for each excellent effort they release, composite or not, they release 10 or more mediocre efforts… with the same ridiculous price tags on them. They are about as generous with their alcantara effect as old people are with tipping their waiter. Most of their interior looks like plastic plain and simple. Making the appearance of plain old leather is not difficult. Or at least it shouldn’t be for a company with a reputation like autoart
There isn’t a diecast on the planet with panel gaps as good as a well-done composite, including the R35. It’s not just the size of the gap, it’s the sharpness of the edges, and it’s impossible to achieve a sharp edge from diecast unless you work it afterwards (and I guarantee AA did not do that). It’s basic manufacturing engineering.
I’m not sure what the interior has got to do with anything. There are some diecast AA with rubbish interiors too. I am not defending AA here. But in this case the interior is a design decision; it’s nothing to do with the fact that it’s composite and everything to do with the fact that AA’s quality and detail was slipping for years.
To Vitaly’s point below, I agree that the 600LT has great details. But I have it displayed next to my composite 720S and P1, and both of them display better. It’s swings and roundabouts. Most of us display our models for far longer than we spend looking at their interiors.
So true!
I already mentioned AutoArt 1:18 Peugeot 206 WRC that was made probably 12 years ago. Today I am still impressed by details of its interior. In my opinion, the interior is one of the best ever made by AutoArt. The overall detailing and the door shutlines are also one of the best. When I look at this model, I see and feel the real car.
There is also first generation Audi R8 by Kyosho 1:18 that was made probably 12 years ago. Today I am still impressed by its interior and overall refinement of different details such as front and back lights and grillwork. Some parts may be not quite accurate in terms of scaling, they create so realistic impression! When I look at this model, I see and feel the real car.
There is also recent McLaren 600 LT by LCD Models 1:18. Its “alcantara” interior beats everything created by AutoArt so far! (In fact, it immediately reminded me the great realistic seats of the AutoArt 1:18 Peugeot 206 WRC mentioned above).
And there are composite models by AutoArt. They are not that bad, but they are not that good. When we talk about a model with full access, we expect to be rewarded by what we see inside, right? Unfortunately, AutoArt’s efforts regarding this were seriously reduced in the composite line. And the price, don’t forget the price!
I was really impressed with the effect created in the taillights on the LCD McLaren 600lt as well
One thing i am curious about composite though, and watching closely on my composite ones – is paint rash.Yet there’s no any so far. Meanwhile, rather new release of Schuco RSR has a paint rash a year later already. That might be due prepping stage of course, but still if paint gets better contact with plastics with no or less degradation over time, sadly i’d even prefer it better than metal.
My GMP Masterpiece corvette is just sad to see. All that effort was put in a model ahat looks like a grater now.
Although i’ve seen plastic parts having problem with paint too, in that case it was the paint cracking over time, on Kyosho’s Stratos. So let’s see.
I hold just 3 composite models in my arms, and 2 of them had the same tiny issue with painting being rubbed (or scratched?) away from some corner. On one model, it was a corner of the door’s inner lock (a tiny horizontal part near the door edge that moves into the doorway); on other model it was a corner of outer part of the door itself.
Well this is no news. Kyosho is particularily prone to have bad paint that doesn’t survive in the corners. Big “thanks” also that they don’t provide secure tape in some places, for example headlights of my Pantera have ugly paint chops in the corners, issue after transportation from whatever it was stored to my house.
Some exotos have chopped off paint sometimes too.
Paint rash, hovewer, is a different kind of beast.
My biggest problem with a lot of the model companies is price. I don’t understand how these companies can want the kind of money they are charging. Autoart is one of the biggest culprits. I find it absurd to want over $200 dollars and sometimes closer or over $300 for a model. I own numerous Autoart cars, but I just can’t justify paying the kind of money they want now.
Get over the money… The hobby is quite different than before. Manufacturers are going backwards pricing wise, maybe definition wise… Vote with your wallet.
Oh, I am over the pricing because I just don’t buy nearly as many cars any more. I was buying at least one a month sometimes two or three. Now I buy a car every once in a great while. If more people stopped buying I guarantee prices would come down, because people could survive without model cars, but model car companies wouldn’t survive without customers. I’m tired of greedy companies and I’m tired of people defending them.
Are you saying we’re defending them? LOL, quite the opposite.
I don’t know where you stand when you make comments like ” get over the money” or “Pricing will not revert back to 10 years ago. Face the fact or find another brand to spend your money on.” What brand? They are all getting ridiculous with pricing. I may be wrong, but you seem to have contact with a lot of model companies, do you ever tell them that their pricing has hit the stupid money zone. I’ve said it here before, but I can’t imagine a new generation of young collectors being able to afford even some of the “budget models” let alone high end models. So collecting will eventually come to an end. What fun is collecting if you can’t afford to build a collection. I will finish with this: I have trouble believing the cost to create these models has increased so drastically when You can still buy a 1/64 Hot Wheels car for under a dollar. I would love to know what kind of profit companies are making on 1/18 scale cars.
There are many affordable brands, some include Norev, Masito, Soldio and OttOmodile come to mind. In all honesty, this hobby has never been affordable (my perspective)… And for those who crave the higher detailed assortment, even more so. And today, it’s even less… There’s a reason why this hobby is considered niche, $$ plays a large piece. Beating a dead horse with the same line over and over, price is not going to change things, pricing is not going down.
Educate yourself, spend wisely, pace the purchases or possibly face the facts this hobby, in the end, isn’t for you. Disposable income is a luxury today, collecting models is a luxury, no?
I know what brands are out there and I understand the price differences. I started buying 1/18 models 28 years ago. I started with a small collection of mostly Bburago and Maisto usually in the $20 range. Then I bought three models by Autoart- 007 DB5, 007 Lotus Esprit The Spy Who Loved Me and the 007 Lotus Esprit from For You Eyes Only. All costing a whopping $80 each. In 2015 my interest in collecting was rekindled and I added another one hundred sixty five cars to my collection bringing me to a total of one hundred eighty one cars made by thirty seven different manufacturers. But even in those six years I have seen prices go up a lot. Being educated about something and being upset about prices are two different things.
Since you seem to think these prices are just the cost of collecting, explain how I can walk into Sam’s club right now and buy a Maisto model for $15, but if I go on a popular model website that same model costs $46. Are both Maisto and Sam’s club selling these cars at a loss? If not that means autoart could sell a $220 model for around $80.
Here is the lesson: As long as people are willing to pay high prices, the prices will just keep climbing. If people would refrain for a little while prices would drop and the manufacturers would still make money. Even though I would like to add many more cars to my collection, more often than not I choose to refrain.
Looks nice but they really need to put the prices down Like make it 150-160 USD. Anyway any idea on when will they release the LFA?
Pricing will not revert back to 10 years ago. Face the fact or find another brand to spend your money on. Likely Q4 2021 for LFA.
I don’t necessarily mind the pricing in this day and age. As long as it’s worth it. Yea, the way prices can be now makes it a little harder to obtain every single release I wish to have in my collection… my issue is autoart is putting BBR price tags on their models while other companies are building better replicas for half the price. I know what your going to say. Autoart models look more refined…(on the outside maybe), their body lines are tighter and more accurate. To which I would agree. But the diecast metal companies are executing much better details where it matters. And at a much friendlier price. Autoart just seems to refuse to make a better model… You know they read what is said … they just say here is what we decided to make and this is what you will pay. It’s a slap in the face to the consumer. That’s my issue with Autoart… not necessarily the composite
“I know what your going to say. Autoart models look more refined”
Again, is this directed at the team or general statement? We’ve been stating for the last servel years their models are full 360 effort. If the exterior is great, the motor is lacking or even the interior. Sometimes it’s the motor and exterior are solid efforts… It’s roll the dice game… In the end, vote with your wallet. Competition is good, but these “other” companies have along path to travel before AUTOart isn’t the market leader. Only time will tell…
It’s just a general statement… I’m referring to the entire community that comments on this site, not necessarily the DS team.
These “other” companies may have a long way to go.. but Autoart appears to be taking the greedy, predictable path of all the once great, now fallen companies. Choosing to pump out products rather than focus on making the best products possible. Release after release after release that continually come up short of the expectations created by Autoart themselves. So AA is only making the path shorter and more obtainable for the others.
To be honest, the list is larger than just AUTOart who are guilty here.
So far I’ve only been interested in full access 1:18 scale models that lean more towards the adult collector in terms of quality and detail. It doesn’t always have to be the best, most expensive available. But I don’t really don’t focus much energy towards sealed replicas. (resin or diecast) I don’t care for what maisto or bburago is doing. Nor solido due to only having access to the seating area. I like GMP quite a bit but their quality has dropped since ACME resurrected the brand. I only go for 1:18 scale. I suppose because it’s a good size for high quality display pieces that allows for extreme detail and still doesn’t take up toooooo much space…lol. I understand the need for a broad selection of low end to high end replicas as well as price range. But as far as my preferences go for my collection. Autoart is at the forefront and is much need of a reality check and excited about the handful of brands coming out of the shadows. I thought Almost Real was going to be the ones to do it… but I’m not sure what they are doing as of late. Their prices took not time at all to skyrocket, which they do make a great product. I’m just getting a bit weary of wondering when something else is going to be released besides the Bentley limos and suvs. LCD has given hope and is announcing new samples at a respectable pace. I like Super A although they have been at a snails pace. And I like STWells news even though I don’t know much about them. That’s pretty much where my opinion stems from in relation to this wonderful hobby.
Does anyone know what happened to 73215 – Championship White/ Black Carbon? Did it get cancelled?
Where can we buy this one?
Toronto doesn’t have it as apre order. Who else?