I just received my diecast today. Overall I'm pretty excited and pleased with the quality. But of course, I found 3 flaws. The first one being the lack of any decal on the rear. Just the center hatch Nissan logo. The spot that would say "Fairlady Z" or "350 Z" (in our case) was left blank. Inside, where the 3 center guages are located, they have the trip computer on the other side farthest away from the driver. And lastly, there is no hood support. I had to use a tooth pick to hold it open to view the engine bay. Now I know that these are picky little things. But my point is my Kyosho
300ZX (Z32) has all these little picky details pretty accurate right down to the decals and hood support for viewing the engine bay.
And all for about the same price (at that time) that I paid today.
Did I received a defect ? Did anyone else who purchased this model receive it with the proper "Fairlady" or "350 Z" decal on the rear? How I do you diecast guys rate the quality of AUTOart over models like Kyosho ? This is my 1st Aa diecast.

 

i got the "350z" badge on the rear and my trip in in the right spot

 

I have the 350z badge on the back of mine. The seats also have a handle on the back of each one, not just the passenter seat. Most of the controls seem correct, but the fan/ac control looks like the leftmost dial. I dont know how accurate the stereo is to the Bose. There is a compartment behind both seats (no sub, or a blank panel. Check out the seatbelts, they are pretty cool. I am sure there are other lots of little differences, but I am happy with the car.

 

Thanks zPilott & importriders for the input. Looks like the later 350Z LHD versions have all the trim in place. While the early Fairlady RHD versions are based on the concept closer to the final design. Solution. I'll have to buy an orange 350Z LHD model to add to my collection. :0) BTW, what color do the both of you have ? Mine is silver

 

I've got the C/S Autoart too, and have not noticed any of the problems you list. The hood stays up, albeit barely.
The carpeting is my favorite touch. I'm not expecting the antenna to last too long though.