Androoos

For my fellow diecast collectors out there...

Found this on Ebay this morning: 1/18 Evolution VIII WRC diecast!!!!




I almost fell out of my chair. Then I almost tore my pants trying to get my wallet out to buy it.

I will post up again when I receive it and give a quick review on the quality. Hot Wheels models are usually ok (their Formula One models are pretty decent) but their road car models aren't as good as AutoArt (but you don't pay AutoArt prices for them either.)

Now I have just two more Evo's on my diecast wishlist:

Silver Evo VIII 1/18 scale from AutoArt (if they decide to make silver, otherwise I'll settle for a red one pretty soon.)
AutoArt Evo VI WRC 1/18 Makinen/Mannisenmaki (Anyone got one they want to sell?)

Anyway, enjoy.

eve-slow

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I'm a huge fan of the WRC (I was actually watching it last night), and even a bigger fan of EVO's, but that has got to be the biggest eye sore in the curcuit.

dcorn

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Thats not even an Evo. Thats based on the stock lancer, look at the headlights.

And that wing.....Hideous.

Androoos

OK so the headlights look like they're from a run-of-the-mill Lancer but the engine and drivetrain sure isn't based on the lancer.

I agree it's ugly, but from an engineering standpoint (which is how I usually look at things), the car is very good and well-designed. Didn't it just finish 3rd in the most recent WRC event? That's not too bad after last year's disappointment.

timllam10386

Rallying isn't a beauty contest


That's a beautiful model, btw.. tell us what it's like to have that sitting on your desk

Ichiban

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Incorrect. Those headlights are the WRC headlights. On the real car, they're dual projectors with a carbon fiber housing.

Ichiban

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Thanks for the head's up! I'm an avid diecast collector myself....as well as scale model builder.

AutoArt really does need to release a silver Evo VIII. You're right about that.

hyun

ive been trying to find a evo vIII model car kit but have only foudn evo vii's

RUQWKNF

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FYI.

Fujimi has a 1/24 scale model of the EVO VIII GSR. Molded in red with stock Enkie wheels. JDM dash only and no engine. Nice kit with the correct lines.
ID series number 56, stock number 03548. It was released in late '03.
They also make quite a few other models of race series EVO VIIs.
Check out this site for a good selection of Fujimi cars.
http://www.best1hobby.com/html/fujimi/fupasscar.html
http://www.best1hobby.com/Merchant2/...t_Code=FU03548
Just spreading the word.
Patrick
P.S. I have also sent an email directly to Fujimi HQ requesting more models of the EVOs in both 1/24th and 1/12th scales. EVO VIII, RS, and MR.
Also directed them over here to check out the site.
Maybe just maybe.
Later.

dcorn

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Doesn't matter what they are made of or what the position of the lights is, they are still the same shape as the lancer. The entire car is the lancer body, which doesn't make much sense to me as to why they would have this lancer body when the Evo is the car that was tried and tested in rallying in the first place. They gain all this recognition for the Evo thru the WRC and now are downgrading their car to the base lancer body.

ap-evo83

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all the evos from 1 to viii use the lancer body, buddy.

Androoos

Last time I checked, the body of the Evo was the same as a base Lancer too, just different bumpers, nose and fenders, and a lot more spot welds...

Ichiban

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???

I haven't found any Evo VIII model kits yet, either.

Androoos

Got the Hot Wheels Evo 8 WRC model today, here are my initial thoughts:

-Great looking paint job

-Comes with a set of "studded" snow tires (since this model is supposedly from Rally Sweden. The snow tires are 1/2 the width of the dirt tires, just like in real life. They look like bicycle tires they're so thin.

-Comes with a metal "wrench" to take off the regular dirt tires with a single screw. Be careful not to strip it out when reinstalling the screw.

-Comes with the nighttime spotlight headlights. They fit into small holes in the hood. They look pretty cool on the car.

-Comes with the two skid plates (front and rear) not attached so you can see the suspension detail.

-Smooth working steering

-Good, not great, engine bay detail (but it is undoubtedly the 4G63, which therefore makes it an EVO)

-Very good interior detail (roll cage, recaros, levers, sabelts that attach to roll cage)

-Trunk doesn't open. Yes the wing is ugly but it's functional.

-The underbody of the diecast has "Mitsubishi Evo 8" stamped in it. I guess that settles that discussion.

If you're a big WRC fan, go grab one of these. $29.99 on Ebay. Maybe Toys-R-Us will start to carry them. There is also a Subaru made by Hot Wheels. Hopefully they'll start making other cars like the Focus WRC, Xsara WRC and the Peugeot and Skoda WRC cars.

oam149

http://scale18.com/cgi-bin/search18?...t8=-1&sort9=-1

go there lots of evolutin models