As an AE86 Sprinter Trueno (Zenki) owner, let me tell you why Kyosho looks more like a Chinese product for the price compared with Autoart. First, you pointed out the license plates and preferred Kyoso, in Japan, we are not using that kind of number proportion, and the green tone is wrong compared with Autoart. Second, the front Trueno emblem is completely wrong, chrome finish? WTF? Only Black Limited had a golden chrome finish emblem in real life; again, Autoart is better in that aspect. Regarding the thing you asked, about taillights, Kyosho recycled their other models and used kouki rear molding. Yes, it should appear Sprinter, not speaking about how wrong the tail lights looks compared. No, is not because it looks from Levin, they are just wrong; actually, some 3-door Levins are bigger than narrow because the top black line is not there. And it's a common practice by used car resellers here to paint the top part (lol) A thing you missed but confirms my theory, the rear bumper on Kyoso is from a kouki! Not zenki. On Autoart is correct. The position of the rear sticket is just wrong on Kyosho, on Autoart is correct (you will be surprised at how many times even real AE86 Japanese owners are misplacing those here too, haha). A thing Kyosho made better is the Watanabe wheels color, which for Initial D should be on gunmetal like the ones I have on my AE86. But this mistake is quite common on official products to just leave them black. Anyway, Kyosho failed to make the front and rear wheels exactly the same. Autoart considered the dust cap on the front wheels, since those needed to be covered to keep the grease inside without any dust from the road. Checking the front bumper again, indeed, Kyosho kind of reformed a weird kouki front bumper to look like zenki. I wonder if the makers even they took references from a converted kouki... Because they even compensate for the black line ending in the middle of the height of the corner indicators... About the door sun visor, Kyosho omited that detail for some reason. In a model of that scale, keeping in mind they already had the Trueno emblem on the side moldings of the car, they could add it there. Again, I start thinking they took references from converted kouki which the workshop did the “initial D wannabe” modification, using any door sun visor. I have the originals from Toyota, and indeed, they are chromed with the Trueno logo. Regarding the end of the video, the paint, to be honest, this could change in real life since I don't know if the white balance is correct, but Kyoso for my taste, will be more accurate in terms of tone. Autoart looks as if they used the white tone of the kouki, but again, this last thing could be because of the white balance of the camera. I'm not sure why the Project D AE86 looks more creamy. Probably, as you said, because of the materials.
The autoart is pretty awesome. I have the comic version which I fitted the plates from the anime on. The project D version is really cool though. Bucket seat and the race engine. Next on my list is the legend version with the tofu tray and tofu for the boot
Is Kyosho brand better than AUTOart? Because I have Kyosho 007 "Die Another Day" Aston Martin V-12 VANQUISH, and it costs around $1,000! No jokes, it will tickle pink.
3rd car picture in this article Trueno 3-Door (Hatch) Early Model (Zenki) ‘Sprinter’ www.hachiroku.com.au/2012/11/86-essentials-identifying-ae86-tail-lights/
As an AE86 Sprinter Trueno (Zenki) owner, let me tell you why Kyosho looks more like a Chinese product for the price compared with Autoart.
First, you pointed out the license plates and preferred Kyoso, in Japan, we are not using that kind of number proportion, and the green tone is wrong compared with Autoart.
Second, the front Trueno emblem is completely wrong, chrome finish? WTF? Only Black Limited had a golden chrome finish emblem in real life; again, Autoart is better in that aspect.
Regarding the thing you asked, about taillights, Kyosho recycled their other models and used kouki rear molding. Yes, it should appear Sprinter, not speaking about how wrong the tail lights looks compared. No, is not because it looks from Levin, they are just wrong; actually, some 3-door Levins are bigger than narrow because the top black line is not there. And it's a common practice by used car resellers here to paint the top part (lol)
A thing you missed but confirms my theory, the rear bumper on Kyoso is from a kouki! Not zenki. On Autoart is correct.
The position of the rear sticket is just wrong on Kyosho, on Autoart is correct (you will be surprised at how many times even real AE86 Japanese owners are misplacing those here too, haha).
A thing Kyosho made better is the Watanabe wheels color, which for Initial D should be on gunmetal like the ones I have on my AE86. But this mistake is quite common on official products to just leave them black.
Anyway, Kyosho failed to make the front and rear wheels exactly the same. Autoart considered the dust cap on the front wheels, since those needed to be covered to keep the grease inside without any dust from the road.
Checking the front bumper again, indeed, Kyosho kind of reformed a weird kouki front bumper to look like zenki. I wonder if the makers even they took references from a converted kouki... Because they even compensate for the black line ending in the middle of the height of the corner indicators...
About the door sun visor, Kyosho omited that detail for some reason. In a model of that scale, keeping in mind they already had the Trueno emblem on the side moldings of the car, they could add it there. Again, I start thinking they took references from converted kouki which the workshop did the “initial D wannabe” modification, using any door sun visor. I have the originals from Toyota, and indeed, they are chromed with the Trueno logo.
Regarding the end of the video, the paint, to be honest, this could change in real life since I don't know if the white balance is correct, but Kyoso for my taste, will be more accurate in terms of tone. Autoart looks as if they used the white tone of the kouki, but again, this last thing could be because of the white balance of the camera. I'm not sure why the Project D AE86 looks more creamy. Probably, as you said, because of the materials.
The autoart is pretty awesome. I have the comic version which I fitted the plates from the anime on. The project D version is really cool though. Bucket seat and the race engine. Next on my list is the legend version with the tofu tray and tofu for the boot
Great video but the "twin cam 16" means 16 valves 🤣. But still great comparison personally tho I like the autoart more!
Is Kyosho brand better than AUTOart? Because I have Kyosho 007 "Die Another Day" Aston Martin V-12 VANQUISH, and it costs around $1,000! No jokes, it will tickle pink.
can you send me a link to a car with wide taillights?
3rd car picture in this article
Trueno 3-Door (Hatch) Early Model (Zenki) ‘Sprinter’
www.hachiroku.com.au/2012/11/86-essentials-identifying-ae86-tail-lights/