There was a spark of excitement when we first saw the news of a new production model from Welly. A possible diecast, budget, and opening Ford GT? That excitement was short lived once we saw confirmation of 1:24 scale instead of our favourite scale of 1:18. As per Welly with no 1:18 scale. This is their response “Tooling cost is incredibly high for 1:18 models”. Sadly have we really come to this. In the words of a good friend “BALLS”!
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Face it- the best days of the great die cast models are over. Resin will never take the place of a hand-assembled watch-like reproduction of a great car.
I bought one of the 1/18th scale Maisto ‘exclusive’ versions (38134R) of the Ford GT in the same red colour and it is quite acceptable for the €40 it cost me.
As George just – sad indeed. The days of the likes of AA’s, for example, Pagani Huayra (Bronze, red, white) gone. Arguably the best detailing of any 1/18th – in that price range. I was so taken by that issue that I smartly bought two (red, white) should have also gotten the Bronze as well.
Here is the link to these Sold Out issues – sad indeed.
http://us.autoartmodels.com/web/product/en/2226?antiCache=15273423142983CC0C2EB0D645EE309DD52B8B6D7B3E4
Michael, on the official AA site as per your link, the Huayra is available but in silver.. Anyway, there’s always eBay if you wana source the models albeit at a price.. Here’s a link if you’re interested – https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTOART-1-18-PAGANI-HUAYRA-METALLIC-BRONZE-78269-LIMITED-EDITION/371549649651?hash=item568215baf3:g:yQQAAOSwUuFWt5tT
Ben,
Noted thanks
Do you know of any 1/18 Ford GT with a working wing??
No. Possible AUTOart future release.
I have a few 1/18 welly models and they were very good to an affordable price. An example of this, is the Bentley Continental Supersport I still own. The little details of the interior, precise mold, excellent color (charcoal) and more… I said “were” because I couldn’t find another ones.