I knew about this for awhile, but forgot to post for you Rx-8 fanatics.

Auto Art makes a fantastic quality model, especially for the price.

http://diecastfast.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=RVRX8

Exotic in Whitby on Brock carries them, Mini Grid in Unionville as well. Looks like they have all the colours available. Should be anywhere from 70 - 80 bucks.

Neo has our on order.
Still haven't come in yet.

What colour you gettin... black?
Red for neo I suppose?

I GOT ONE :)


http://diecastfast.com/images/75926.jpg

I think he's getting me a yellow one to go w/my yellow Kyosho 3rd gen Rx-7 for my "rotary display case" :)

Yep, I have a couple of them on order.

Unfortunately none of the die cast shops I know carry them yet.
They're taking awhile to get their shipment from Autoart.

I just called the Mini Grid and they haven't received theirs yet either.

We'll have to wait a little while longer.....

Later,

Originally posted by Pete
I GOT ONE :)


http://diecastfast.com/images/75926.jpg

Do you have it in hand? If so, any comments?

Mine (an Auto Art model in Ti Grey) has just been shipped from the online place I bought it from. It should be here in a couple of days... waiting, just like I did for the real thing!

AutoArt models are fantastic...

Originally posted by Mr. Eccentric
Exotic in Whitby on Brock carries them, Mini Grid in Unionville as well. Looks like they have all the colours available. Should be anywhere from 70 - 80 bucks.

Thanks for the info Mr. Eccentric . I went to Exotic in Whitby. They were not in yet. He was expecting to get them later today or tomorrow.

Pete, you might be interested in this. I jokingly asked about putting a spoiler on the model. He went out and checked the car out and said it was possible. It's done by hand at the store, and the only challenge is matching the paint up, but he sees no problem with it. The biggest problem is the price as it would cost another $60. Ouch!!!!

He also said he does license plates. I have personalized plates, and he said he would do them for $20. Cooooool. He took pictures of the plates and the car. I'm picking it up the model when he's done the plates.

Originally posted by Bulldog6670


Thanks for the info Mr. Eccentric . I went to Exotic in Whitby. They were not in yet. He was expecting to get them later today or tomorrow.

Pete, you might be interested in this. I jokingly asked about putting a spoiler on the model. He went out and checked the car out and said it was possible. It's done by hand at the store, and the only challenge is matching the paint up, but he sees no problem with it. The biggest problem is the price as it would cost another $60. Ouch!!!!

He also said he does license plates. I have personalized plates, and he said he would do them for $20. Cooooool. He took pictures of the plates and the car. I'm picking it up the model when he's done the plates.

Hey bulldog,

I don't got it in my hand yet, but i did order one.

About the spolier. I think i'll pass on spending the extra 60 bucks...lol. The license plates are cool though.

Hey guys...

For the licence plate, all you need is a good digital photo of your plate, a basic copy of photoshop, and some good photographic paper. I actually made this one in about 5 minutes from a pretty poor picture of my plate. I say you need photoshop because it seems to do the best job of reducing the picture to the required size (I made the length .7 inches...)

Like I said, I made this plate from a relatively poor photo, so I think if one put in a little more effort one could get an even better looking "mini plate" for their model. Also, I just stuck the thing on with scotch tape, so again, with a little more effort one could easily get better results than this.

73JPS: Post a couple pics w/all the doors and hood open. I'd like to see the quality of it.

73JPS,

You've got too much time on your hands! LOL :D

The quality of the model is really high. Almost as high if not the same quality as the Kyosho model of the FD.
Autoart really out done themselves with their latest models.....

Later,

Received mine today. Detail is awesome. The engine cover comes off and there is felt like material even on the underside of the trunk lid.

Pretty impressive, and Exotic in Whitby did a great job on the license plate. It is so detailed you could actually see mt expiration sticker.

Originally posted by Bulldog6670
Received mine today. Detail is awesome. The engine cover comes off and there is felt like material even on the underside of the trunk lid.

Pretty impressive, and Exotic in Whitby did a great job on the license plate. It is so detailed you could actually see mt expiration sticker.

when did you order yours bulldog

Oedered it September 18. It took some additional time for him to put the plates on.

Originally posted by Bulldog6670
Oedered it September 18. It took some additional time for him to put the plates on.

i also ordered it on the 18th. Nothing came in yet :confused:

The models look great!

I just picked up 4 for myself and a few friends.

The detail is fantastic. Equal if not better than the Kyosho model RX-7.

Really nice! :)

Later,

I got my Autoart Titanium Grey RX8 Today....I am planning on putting my plate on and painting the interior to the Real Black/Taupe colours as oppose the the straight black (as in the model)

The model is really high quality and its beside my scale model of my last car the 2000 BMW 3-Series.

Cheers
ALT

Still not here :mad: :mad: :mad:

Hey now that I'm returning my car I can afford to buy one of these :)

Gaels22, not in the tire group buy?

Originally posted by Pete
Still not here :mad: :mad: :mad:

Where did you order yours from Pete? I'm kind of surprised because I just walked in to Exotic here in Whitby and it was a done deal. Gene was great to deal with.

Wing;

Yes I got my Auto Art one for Hobby House on Montreal Rd....they had a few colours come in. if u want one just call them up.

As for the tires, I am parking my car for the winter.

Cheers
ALT

Sweet, I might check that out! Thanks.

Originally posted by Bulldog6670


Where did you order yours from Pete? I'm kind of surprised because I just walked in to Exotic here in Whitby and it was a done deal. Gene was great to deal with.

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Should be here today :)

NM .... just got it now :)

Originally posted by Pete
NM .... just got it now :)

Great!

I did not realize you ordered from the states. Did you order a case also? 73JPS and I have the same case in our pictures. Gene at Exotic says dust will ruin the car finish. He says a bit of paint and gloss comes off every time you wipe the car off from dust. After a while, you get a dull looking finish. Worth the extra bucks if this is true.

Also, if you wanted some specialty work done (I'm thinking of getting the Moonroof and spoiler done), give Gene a call. He's pretty amazing.

I just picked mine up from "Neo" and the detail on the models is great. I'm very impressed with the detail from Auto Art.

I mean they even went as far as putting a removable engine cover on. Very nice touch.

Originally posted by Bulldog6670


Great!

I did not realize you ordered from the states. Did you order a case also? 73JPS and I have the same case in our pictures. Gene at Exotic says dust will ruin the car finish. He says a bit of paint and gloss comes off every time you wipe the car off from dust. After a while, you get a dull looking finish. Worth the extra bucks if this is true.

Also, if you wanted some specialty work done (I'm thinking of getting the Moonroof and spoiler done), give Gene a call. He's pretty amazing.


I didn't get the case with it bulldog. But i'm thinking about it. It would be weird if it started to lose colour. It's not like it's open to the rain snow etc like a regular car. Worst case senario..... give it a little wax ....lol

Originally posted by Pete
Worst case senario..... give it a little wax ....lol

Worst case scenario could be giving it a wax job and having all of the paint come off with the wax. That would ruin your day.

Should give Gene a call at Exotic just to be sure. His number is (905)665-0404 .