sauron: Nice! Which colour you got? White or red? I'm thinking of getting one as well. Lol. What do you think of the model?

kent: both are actually very good. both have their own pros and cons i.e 458 with oversized rims and ugly exhaust while the Scud is not as heavy but the interior is stunning. I would definitely get the Scud first tho since it's not easy to find one nowadays.

Wah. Mid Valley also can find Autoart. I found Maisto only. hahaha

autoart i not sure but definately can find kyosho.

and even the size of front part of the 458 is too big if compare with the real 458 scale, saw it from Utube. but me myself is prefer 458 model. F430 besides not heavy, no other cons already?

Yeah..I think it's Toy City..not sure the GT-R is Autoart or Kyosho because that I just 'wow' at the car..but I've seen some autoart cars there.

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Added on February 7, 2011, 12:39 amWhite. The model is quite good (off course cannot compare with that Black Opal ). Since I bought it almost 50% less than the current 1:18 Bburago price, it's a real bargain for me.

This post has been edited by Sauron76: Feb 7 2011, 12:40 AM

Hi guys,

Do you guys mind to share where to look for die cast car model with scale 1:18 in Klang Valley area? I'm more interested with Kyosho and Autoart now. Already owned couple of 1:18 models from Maisto, Hotwheel, Kyosho..etc.

Thanks

BTW, guys..which company produced JGTC cars?

Sauron76 :Autoart. =D

sauron: yea. Autoart...but most of them are sealed. no opening parts.

If you're serious into collecting JGTC cars, I suggest better collect 1/43 scale. Look for Japanese manufacturer Ebbro. Excellent qualilty for not so much price.

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Added on February 7, 2011, 2:26 amKyosho used to make one or two in the olden days. But now it seems that only Autoart is making them in 1/18.

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Added on February 7, 2011, 2:28 amWhy worry... Just buy the latest Autoart JGTC cars lah. Not sealed mah.

This post has been edited by jchue73: Feb 7 2011, 02:28 AM

Thanks for the info guys. BTW, I heard some of you polish your cars. Using Real Car Polish? Paint tak tanggal ke?

For me, I polish to take out marks on the paint. I try to avoid the emblems, decals and fragile plastics or the plastic bumper.

From what I know, the paint on newer Autoart models does not come out. The same goes for Minichamps. The older ones do. Funny though that I just took out the Hotwheels Elite 458 Italia and gave it some wiping but the colour comes out when polished though.

wah..first day CNY..still got ppl talk for diecast..after get "ampau"..so can buy more diecast..hehehe..

Get angpau? More like give angpau...

Yeah, the Elite Scuderia is quite nice. I know the Super Elite Scuderia is nice. I agree that they are hard to come by but so is the 458 as well.

Anyway, I got curious last night / early this morning and took the 458 out of the box. Finally. This was one of the boxes that came before Christmas. Box is a little damaged (as usual ) but the model was fine. Got the camera out and took some shots.















I don't have the Elite 599 GTO or the 599XX yet but seeing the pics, I'll most probably get it too. It's also been a long time since I bought an Elite and from the last I remembered, the quality of the 458 has increased tremendously compared to the older Elites.

Yeah the 458 model is quite chunky in size and weight compared to the Scuderia. But then again in real life, the Scuderia has a weight of 1250kg vs 458 Italia's 1380kg. So in this case, indeed it makes sense that the 1/18 Scuderia is also lightweight.

jchue73 : bro ur italia got paint defect or not?? Mine got scratch hairline on top of the roof...because of the protection plastic... N some on the break light there

Paintwork on mine is almost perfect. No obvious scratches. The only down side on my sample is the rear left tyre slightly more out than the right side and the Ferrari decal on the engine cover is slightly off centred.

If the scratch is light, try and buff it out by polishing it. I think it's quite easy to do since the paint easily comes off.

I think ALL Elite 458 has the rear tire offset problem.

jchue73: nice shot..too detail until can see the dusty.. the Elite 458 got problem with exhaust..i really dont like it..

This post has been edited by chan27: Feb 7 2011, 11:20 AM

just being curius, is there any shop in klang valley selling diecast apart from Toycity (always overpriced)

Hi guys, I have a Greenlight 2010 Shelby GT500 arriving today, it's for sale


I have one, posted it at my blog, so can refer here for more photo
http://h-hobby.blogspot.com/2010/06/2010-s...greenlight.html

Took some more pics of the 458 Italia. This time, side by side with the Scuderia 430.