Worth rebuilding an autoart diecast?

[Fkouch]

Hi guys,

Just want to know if any of you have any autoart diecasts and whether they can be improved by much. I'm asking becuase I really want the new 1:18 Koenigsegg (when its released) but I can't just have it stock. However people who have brought autoart have gone on about how perfect they are and I don't want to mess up a £70 car if i'm not gonna make it any better.
For instance if any of you have the new Autoart Veyron, is it worth taking it apart to improve it?

Now I know this should probably be in the diecast forum, but i would say the average skill level is much higher in the modelling section and might have a more realistic view of the quality of the autoarts.

Cheers

Farrokh

[freakray]

I have a couple of AutoArt diecasts, they're nice but you can do a better job making a model yourself - I don't think they warrant the money.

[360spider]

Most AAs are pretty good, especially Millennium series, but detailing is rather "simplified". Like, wires are there, but they are plastic wires, not real wires, etc.
I would not waste my time improving a diecast though, especially a good one like AA.

[Fkouch]

yeah , i would always prefer a plastic or resin model. But some cars are only available in diecast, like the Koenigsegg. Just wanted to know if they are as perfect as some say they are.

[Zonda]

I think just the wiring in the engine bay could do some improvement, but other than that I would leave it alone.

On another note. I think you will have some trouble taking the doors apart from the body, due to the complicated hinge of Koenigsegg. Like some Aa models they are a pain to take apart. I ruined a perfectly good Millennium BMW E30 M3, cause i wanted to paint it in a different color. Then when I progressed on with the dismantling of the model... I realised that it will be tough to put it all back together. Just make sure that the model is easy to take apart and put back together. Or you'll just waste a perfectly good model.

[hirofkd]

I think it comes down to the skill level of the builder. If you have passed somewhere between upper-intermediate to lower-advanced level of building, painting and detailing, your hand-built model should look better than any mass-produced pre-assembled models.

If you like the Koenigsegg, you might as well buy the die-cast. Then examine the model's paint job and detailing, and if you're satisfied with the quality, leave it as is. If not, and you know you can do better, take the model apart, and rebuild. Either way, you'll a model of your favorite car, isn't that right?