quiksilve: nice McLaren there... u might wana share it in the F1 Thread since its kinda quiet these days... http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/581026 well, bout the GTR maker, both are good in different ways... i like Kyosho for its interior and gun gray wheels... i like AA for its right hand drive and realistic opening hinges... juz seems tat Kyosho is producing the US version of GTR...

hokuan: nice haul and nice shots! it sells around 145 dollars in the Australia...

anyway, some dual GTR shots which have been delayed since i left Malaysia...

poisoning GTR's indeed.

I wished AA did the drilled disc brakes on the GTR. Was shocked when i got my pearl white GTR and realized the discs wasn't drilled through just like those AP racing disc on older subaru rally cars.

Guess need to drilled D.I.Y. style.

This post has been edited by quiksilve: Mar 29 2009, 09:03 PM

i got myself for rm120 ONLY.....rm120...

interesting stuff there... gotta be very careful in disassemble the tyres le since its an aa...

more GTRs shots...

my new haul...
anyone interested...i still can get it from my supplier...








keep it sharp by aa



This post has been edited by akid: Apr 1 2009, 11:35 PM

akid : Very nice & cool AA clock....

Anyway, some news update from Maisto....

Maisto buys HUMMER® in all-cash deal !!!

Die-cast and radio-control toy manufacturer Maisto roared into the full-size vehicle market on Wednesday, announcing that it has agreed to acquire the HUMMER division of General Motors Corporation, one of the sector’s top players.

Financial terms were not released. But Dewey Cheatem, the senior director of mergers and acquisitions at Maisto, said in an interview with CFN News that the Fontana, Calif.-based company has agreed to pay all cash for HUMMER, and expects the deal to close this week.

Privately held Maisto is making the leap from manufacturing a wide variety of HUMMER toys and models to the real thing. “It’s really very simple,” said chief designer George Tirebiter, “we already have HUMMER tooling in 1:14, 1:16 and other scales — all we need to do is scale them up to 1:1 size and we’ll have the most powerful and lightest weight SUVs on the planet.” He is confident that Maisto will be able to build the HUMMER H3T, for example, at only a fraction of the weight and cost of the current ones. The 1:16 Maisto R/C toy weighs about two pounds so multiplied by 16 to the full size it would tip the scales at 32 pounds. With its electric drive it should accelerate to 60 mph in about three seconds.

Distribution will change also. Deals are already in place for major “big box” stores already selling Maisto models to carry the new full-size vehicles as well. Production is expected to begin this summer with the 1:1 items in stock this October.

akid: can pm me the price for the taufu car?!

Jasonist long time no see wah u bought 2 GTR ?? so rich man... how much was it ?? below 500 ??? nice pic

akit how much is the initial D version ?? 400+ ? order how long can get it ?? from HK ??

JtuneD,

that was an excellent piece from Maisto ! I normally trawl through the papers to see who can come up with the most beleivable story - and that one was pretty funny considering it could actually come true

nice clock there....I saw an autoart clock with aston martin brakes....know where I can get that and how much?

Great thread here, guys. Learned quite a bit about the difference between the makes from this thread.


Looking to get into this hobby so since I saw from the opening post that there are shops in Atria, I went to check it out.


Saw that they only have AutoArt, Minichamps, the other high-end makes, so I asked the guy if they carry budget ones like Bburago and Maisto. The guy laughed like I said the most ridiculous thing and said no. Haha, they're really that bad, huh?


Looking to get an Audi R8 but I only saw Maisto die-casted ones online. Don't really know which high-end companies produce R8. Any help, guys?

Welcome to the thread bro and enjoy your stay.

Too bad that Nikko is pulling the plug, and closing down very soon. Was inform by my friend who owns the shop.
Guess we just have to resort to evil bay then to get new and old diecast.

You could try Kyosho's R8 bro. Its quite a good piece indeed. Me i am still waiting for other colours to be released.

Hey i LOve your clock alot, anyone saw brembo clock before?

This post has been edited by D.K.Prince: Apr 4 2009, 12:46 PM

akid: awesome haul... i wish i can have one but no chance for now...

JtuneD: thanks for sharing... they better had come up with a more environmental friendly Hummer or else the environmental lovers will hate Maisto for good... perhaps the next batch of Maisto Hummer diecast will be more realistic eh... like change the plastic roof to metal roof instead?

Jackygwh: hi man... long time no see! how r u lately? yea got GTRs quite a while ago le... one from kch another one from hk de... cost around RM450 if not wrong... u mite wana visit Satok there to check them out... hopefully the cars are still there...

blackchides: welcome to thread... hope u have a great time here... and hope this thread enhance ur knowledge on diecast models... do ask if u need any enquiries and happy diecasting!

last 5 of the dual GTR shots












This post has been edited by Jasonist: Apr 4 2009, 07:01 PM

U mean for the GT-R? And which company one? Kyosho or AA(autoart)?

Checked out the website. Very, very nice indeed. Thanks for the recommendation. Trying in vain now to scour the web for a white one.



Thanks a lot dude. By the way, do you know if the stores in the Bukit Bintang area are well stocked in 1:18 AA models? Wanna be sure before I make the trip to KL. I also saw that you actually order quite a few online. Don't they get taxed by customs?

This post has been edited by blackchides: Apr 5 2009, 12:12 AM

ermm... im not from KL actually... well as far as i know, there is no specialized diecast stores in BB... perhaps u might wana head over to the nearest Berjaya Times Square since Kyosho shop is there... n oso a hobby shop named Graffiti Toys... enjoy ur trip to KL!

can i kn0w where g0t sell (hotwork) diecast car ?

i live at KL

try messagin tkt , he deals alot hotworks in this forum. and he's reliable too.

MORE EVO FROM AA...
sorry, pic blur..snap by lowya fon...