Otto 1:18 resin models

[carlo]

This is my second Otto model I've bought and I'm so staggered by the accuracy and quality of these things that I had to start a thread and show it, although photos of models always look worse than the real thing.  With this one it's really just like looking at a miniature car, which is great as it saves me around £2,000 instead of buying one.

 

The proportions are absolutely perfect, probably resin helps here as there's no opening parts.  And when it's this good even the tiny things hurt; the Peugeot badge on the grille should be fractionally lower!

 

 

 

 

£60 for this is an absolute bargain, it will sit nicely with my 305 GTX.

[hennabm]

I have an Otto of an E30 in Calypso red.

 

I agree they are very detailed. I am very pleased with mine.

 

I paid the same as you and I bought mine from the NEC classic car show 2 years ago.

[carlo]

It's not just the detail either, a model has to get the proportions and character of a car, they seem to get that perfectly.

[RoadworkUK]

Otto is definitely my favourite maker of Resins, but I can't see myself collecting them. Though, if they ever make an 800 I'll be first in the queue.

[Split_Pin]

I have a GT Spirit resin 1/18 BMW and the detail is astonishing, I love it.

[andy18s]

Shame they don't have any opening doors ect....

[Fat_Pirate]

 

Coming soon, apparently.  

[Junkman]

This is my only OTTO.

 

I try to avoid these Resins as much as I can, since in 1/18 I want opening features.

However, I have a few more I just couldn't resist.

 

The BoS 1957 Imperial:

 

 

It's actually a terrible model, like all BoS yanks. Nut sure why, but many manufactureres who make wonderful models of European cars suddenly completely fail when they start making yanks. I mean, if they don't have the resources, why do they bother?

 

Anyway.

 

Then I have this, of course, the Cult Scale P6:

 

 

It's relatively okay-ish, apart from the wrong emblems, atrocious number plates and ghastly red paint.

 

 

As I said, I enjoy proper diecasts a lot more, that's why my Resins are merely serving as placeholders, so to speak.

[Skizzer]

I have the same 16TX as Junkman but in light blue, and the Rancho in bronze - both the same colours as my actual cars, happily (though sadly my 16 isn't a TX).

 

They are great models, apart from the lack of openingness. And if I'm allowed one other criticism, all Ottos have 'glass' made of slightly curly acetate with painted/printed frames, which tends to give them that Audi 100 flush-fitting glass look. The Rancho gets away with it better than the Renault. Fix that and they'd be absolutely superb.

 

No pics sorry, I'm away from home and on an iPad.

[RoadworkUK]

BoS stuff has the same problem with the windows.

 

Their Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser is ghastly because of it. Crying shame.

[Junkman]

(though sadly my 16 isn't a TX)

 

Is that such a bad thing?

 

I just bought the OTTO to harvest the TX specific parts and put them on a Norev.

[Skizzer]

Is that such a bad thing?

 

I just bought the OTTO to harvest the TX specific parts and put them on a Norev.

Not so bad, no, because it has optional nylon cloth seats and matching headrests, plus bonkers 1960s French dashboard. But with the de-tuned version of the 1565cc pushrod engine and 3-speed auto it's slower than geology.

 

I have the Norev too, which is pre-facelift. I could almost combine the two to make a face lifted TL, I suppose.

 

The recent Otto Espace mk1 looked rather lovely - did anyone get one?

[Junkman]

The R16 engine is not really a pushrod. It's sort of in between pushrod and OHC.

AFAIK the TS Hemi head fits the Cléon block.

 

So far for the real one.

Now for the model.

 

A facelifted TL can be made from the Norev using OTTO TX components, since the engine, i.e. the cylinder head, is correct:

 

 

That's something I will have to change for a TX.

[carlo]

And I meant to mention one lovely bit of 'engineering' on this 204 is the wing mirror has a ball and socket for the joint, so if you knock it the mirror just falls off and you can easily re-attach it.  Such an elegant solution (which perfectly mimics the original) to protect the most easily damaged bit of it.