The folks over at Tomytec have achieved perfection. I know they say nothing's perfect, but this is about as close as it gets. Never have I set my eyes on any 1/64 piece with this level of detail, realism, and accuracy. Absolutely nailed it.
These are the Tomica Limited Vintage Nissan GT-R's (R35) in three different guises. The black is the Nismo GT-R. The ultimate form of Godzilla. The gold is the commemorative 45th anniversary edition GT-R. The blue is your standard GT-R in Premium Edition trim. I'm not exactly sure you can call any GT-R "standard", but it is what it is. A three-headed monster, and you're about to see each of them right now.
The fourth box contains the Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo. If you're curious, you can find photos of it over on my Instagram. It's just as fantastic as the three models here, but we'll skip over that for the sake of continuity.
So back to the GT-R. The R35 generation has been one of the most controversial cars of the past decade. Many love it, many hate it. For every gearhead out there who marvels at its engineering wonders, there's always one who complains about its lack of soul and character. I'll just leave this out there: the reason why it gets all the hate is because it's that good. The best always get criticized the most. It happens to athletes and celebrities, and it definitely happens to cars.
Looks are subjective, and I happen to love the design. While I prefer the pre-facelifted version (circa 2007), this one is more or less the same thing. Nissan is adamant about making minor changes to the GT-R every year. Tomytec is all about the little details, and they have most certainly replicated the exact details in these models.
Like I said, this is about as perfect as you'll get at this scale. From the photos, it most certainly doesn't look like a model that's barely two inches long. Sure, one can nitpick. The foglights are printed, not plastic and the GT-R badges behind the front fenders are missing. But really though, if you want to complain about those things, you may as well not collect 1/64 diecast. These GT-R's blow the competition out of the water. That Greenlight GT-R that I showed a few weeks ago? Completely irrelevant now. There's a new kid (or kids) on the block and she's way more beautiful, way more talented, and way more polished.
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