AUTOart the ubiquitous manufacture has officially entered the arena of RWB, official images of their upcoming 1:18 Porsche 993 RWB were released this morning. In one word the car looks brilliant. It’s not all good, cries from collectors in the initial pre-preduction phase to make the model fully opening were ignored. Again missing an opportunity to smash the competitions resin, and fully sealed replicas. Inevitably the model will sell, but will it have the potential to move those with the earlier resin pieces? Only time will tell. Last question, AUTOart why can we expect more variants of the 993, 964, and 930 platforms? Seems this piece went from idea to production in record time!
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These composite models have been announced by AutoArt as Innovation (LOL). Even though it lacks in quality, the prices have been raised up beyond compare to former AutoArt full diecast cars. I hope AutoArt finds back to their old quality. Even though composite has advantages, why we should pay more? And now this Porsche is fully sealed? No more words necessary, right?
Exactly
Firstly, it is not composite. It is plastic. Composite requires a blend of materials in the mould, not a blend of materials in the build. AUTOart is just bending definitions to cover up their stupidity.
Secondly, AUTOart had reached almost perfection with their diecast replicas (see AA Jaguar XJ-S). So plastic doesn’t have “advantages” we can’t do without.
I really dont understand, what this discussion is all about…I pointed it recently in another AA new model complains. Is the hobby in HUUUUGE troubles, YES ! But than, this plastic cars, or however they named it are MUCH more precise in stance, shape most of the time, quality view or how could I call it, than resins, pardon me. If we are not talking about some ridiculous FrontiArt resins for aroud 400 Euro or similar which does look good, than we all – I hope – know, that these resins, have lot of productions faults, are not precise in shape, I mean there are some bulbs or chips or whatever in the material, panel gaps are like hand job, rarely pure straight lines etc. Graphics mostly decal. Than to buy a resin for more than 150 Euro is pure nonsence, so companies like BBR with their resin sculptures for 400 Euro ??? One example for all and I hope these discussions will be less. Corvette C7R. BBR for 300 Euro, full resin, take a look on some close photos and lets talk about quality, Spark for 150 or so, OK, could be for less, BUT and than -. and now comes the point – AA in plastic, with opening doors, steering wheels, hopefully tampoprinted graphics, right look, shape and stand, look induestrialy made, like real car, not like somebody sculptured it from soap with knife – for about 200,- Eur Not talking about the FACT, that that car is plastic in real ( body ) Anybody else complaining ??? So is the hobby in trouble and shame on all of them ? YES, but is the AA the worst company which is handling somehow this situation ? DEFINITELY NOT !
News from AUTOart are getting worse and worse this is definitely fail
I don´t collect 1/18 anymore, so I don´t really care. But are these tuned Porsches really that popular?, I would´ve prefer a 993 Turbo, Carrera RS, or any other production Porsche instead of this. And worst of all, it´s sealed!
I just picked up Senna’s Lotus from AutoArt. Pure plastic. The light even comes through the rear wing uprights. I don’t know why I keep falling for this resin crap.
The doors open …the rest is sealed
Yes, but that is no excuse not to make the remainder of the car accessible as per past successes from AUTOart.
I know people like to hate on the composite, but I’d rather have this than resin. It at least has opening doors and steerable wheels.
I personally don’t have an issue with the composite per say, it is the half ass job on the opening bits, storage and motor access should have been included. This piece was definitely a RUSH to market, they placed profits before collectors so they could just jump on the success of GTS releases.
Well, we’ll see how well it will be sold.
I do agree, it is a bit of a rush job. I think they’re trying to beat that one Chinese company that will do full opening diecast. But AA’s other releases that only have opening doors have been $122-$150, which seems fair to me. More than that, they’re asking too much for too little.
With a badge and a price tag which should give it opening everything else as well.
At least it has opening doors and steering wheels. At least my washing machine does half the cycle.
I don’t collect Porsche,but that inside look so bad,in makes Masto,Bargo look good,seems like now days model that cost $300 +,are worst then models 2 years ago for $100,I really think the diecast model industry is in big trouble,world wide,people can except some change to materials and details,but it comes to a point that people relies they are being taken for a ride.People like me are going for one really good quitity model per year now,and choosing to miss out models,just to get a model that looks nice over a model that fills the gap but looks like a blob of plastic.
It is possible that there are no opening parts because while AutoArt may have gotten the rights to reproduce the RWBmodel, they might not have the rights to reproduce the parts under the hood. After all, Porsche might still have the rights to the reproduction of such parts, but their agreement won’t cover the recreation of an RWB model. Just a theory I’m bouncing around.
I doubt it. They have already produced a fully opening Porsche 993 earlier this year.