1:18 Nissan 350Z

[Petrolhead]

The Nissan 350Z (known as Nissan Fairlady Z in Japan) is a two seat sports car that was manufactured by Nissan from 2002 to 2009 and marks the fifth generation (Codename Z33) of Nissan's Z line.
The 350Z is a front engine rear wheel drive two door sports car designed by Ajay Panchal of Nissan Design America (San Diego, California).
The 2004 car seen below in orange features a 3.5 litre VQ35DE V6 producing 287 bhp and 371 Nm.
Released as the road version for the Japanese market of the Type 380RS Competition race car,the silver car seen below has the VQ35HR engine stroked and bored to 3.8 litre and rated at 350 bhp and 397 Nm torque.Brembo disc brakes are fitted.As are Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R tires (245/40R18 in front and 275/35R19 in the rear) with RAYS wheels.Front and rear dampers come from Yamaha.
The 1:18 Nissan 350Z in orange is by Maisto and the 1:18 Nissan Fairlady Z Nismo Type 380RS in silver is by AutoArt.

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[bandhav]

Lovely Models Man. I was about to say something good about this Maisto, then I saw the Autoart variant and decided it's better not to say anything.

Autoart has literally nailed it, that spoiler, those alloys, rear bumper, those exhaust pipes ...just oh so perfect.

You collection ticks both the Qs, Quantity and Quality, hats off dude.

[abhi_c]

Belle!! No doubt, Autoart is the scene stealer. What a way to end the year mate!

[Slix.Salakshya]

But am gonna go ahead & say it. That Maisto rendition is looking pretty even sitting next to that fantastic AUTOart. It sure does miss a lotta detailing but the price difference justifies that, right?
Am in love with that steering wheel on the Nismo. Great cars & very well captured mate!

[srinjayray]

Great legendary drifters there complemented my great photographs Pacman \m/
I've know that I'v missed a lot for the last one week, time for me to update myself

[bandhav]

I forgot to mention in the original but it's good to learn that such an Iconic car has been designed by someone with Indian roots/connection.

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[Guggga]

Love the 350Z with all the added jizz bangs! That backend looks sumptuous!

[siddvi]

After seeing the one made by Autoart, it has left me wondering if Maisto got the design right in the first place. I have never seen or spent time with a 1:1 350Z for comparison but the ones who got any info, please share. I don't expect Maisto to be as detailed but for what its worth, at-least the shape/form must be captured right for justice.

Congrats PH on owning them both and great pics as usual.

[channabasanna]

Good one Sig, i like the skirting on the silver one.

[Petrolhead]

Thanks for the kind words,guys.I agree that the Maisto doesn't appear quite as detailed as the AutoArt but it is a very neat scale-model.The engine and interior detail,while not as crisp as the AutoArt rendition (which costs about four times as much),is all there and neatly painted.The shape and stance are also quite perfect and the model looks brilliant on display.This is an older Maisto from a time when they made sure that they got all the basics right.The other Maistos from those days are even better.The Morgon Aero 8 is a stunner as we all know.And I have a Honda S2000 and BMW Z4 (E85) Roadster from back then that could give their respective AutoArt and Kyosho renditions a run for their money.