Which is better Kyosho or Maisto?

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the diecast car modeling. I was wondering if you all could give me an opinion about which brand is better in terms of quality, Kyosho or Maisto?

I am about to buy my first model car and both these company's have the same model at 1:18 scale? I was curious to know which one has better quality in terms of workmanship and detailing.

Thank you all for a reply:)

-Don

Kyosho's street cars are better then the Maisto ones. But if you choose for a Race car it doesn't matter which brand you choose. I would take the cheapest in case of a racecar. What model are you planning to buy? Maybe I know it.

Kyosho is far better than Maisto.

Here is a little list in terms of quality.

1. Exoto: $100 - $180
2. CMC: $100 - $125
3. Minichamps: $70 - $125
4. Kyosho: $40 - $75
5. Autoart: $40 - $75
6. UT Models: $20 - $100 (this companys out of business but you can still find them)
7. Maisto: $10 - $20
8. Hotwheels: $20 - $30
9. Burago: $10 - $20

This is only my opinion, other opinions may vary. :)

heres better question! whos better kyosho or autoart? for me its autoart cause they got the james bond series cars!

Here is a little list in terms of quality.

1. Exoto: $100 - $180
2. CMC: $100 - $125
3. Minichamps: $70 - $125
4. Kyosho: $40 - $75
5. Autoart: $40 - $75
6. UT Models: $20 - $100 (this companys out of business but you can still find them)
7. Maisto: $10 - $20
8. Hotwheels: $20 - $30
9. Burago: $10 - $20

This is only my opinion, other opinions may vary

I agree with your ranking. Exoto seems to be the cream of the crop for the most part (I do realize there are other lesser-known companies that make really high quality/very expensive models). Kyosho is also very good.

UT made excellent models - you can still find NIB/MIB verisons on eBay (I got lucky with several Ferraris this way). I think that UT became AutoArt (?) and AA makes excellent models too. I plan on getting a few of their race Vipers soon. Also I'm always looking for UT's excellent McLaren F1s (Harrod's, Mueller, FINA etc.) but they're so expensive most of the time (eBay).

I have found Maisto and HotWheels to be somewhat close in quality, i.e. pretty good for the price and most of the time BBurago is quite good.

Currently, I only collect 1:18 Ferraris and I would rank them UT>HotWheels>Maisto>BBurago. I've heard that Kyosho Ferraris are great, but I don't own any so I don't know. The final point I'd make is that HotWheels is really improving, but their earlier build quality was a little dodgy. I have a HW 575M that is excellent, but an F40 that is quite poor. Next one will be their 288 GTO - looking forward to comparing to my three BBurago 288 GTOs.

You cannot have too many Ferraris :D

Originally posted by JTS


You cannot have too many Ferraris :D

I agree with you. I currently own 18 Ferraris.

Ferrari 328 - Anson - Red
Ferrari F40 - Burago - Red
Ferrari F456 - Burago -Blue
Ferrari 250GTO - Hotwheels - Red
Ferrari 250GTO - Guiloy - Burgundy
Ferrari F360 - Hotwheels - Yellow
Ferrari GT0-84 - Hotwheels - Red
Ferrari P4 - Jouef - Red
Ferrari 512BB - Kyosho - Black
Ferrari F50 - Maisto - Yellow
Ferrari F50 - Maisto - Red
Ferrari Mythos - Revell - Red
Ferrari F355 GTB - UT - Red
Ferrari F355 GTB - UT - Yellow
Ferrari F355 GTS - UT - Yellow
Ferrari F355 Spyder - UT - Yellow
Ferrari F355 Spyder - UT - Red
Ferrari F550 - UT - Red

Suprisingly the Hotwheels 84 Ferrari GTO is a really nice model. Far better than the Burago version. :)

That's a nice collection.

Here's what I'm getting next. Even though it's not exactly like the real Pilot LM, it's pretty cool:

Well I think so anyway:)

i think that is a bburago

yes, it is.

Modified by Cavallino

I know I'm late on this but based on the two choices you gave, I would go with Maisto over Kyosho. But this choice really depends on the car you are looking for specifically. So maybe if you gave us an idea of what car to give a comparison, I would give you a more official choice.:D

maisto has a bigger selection ( lie burago ) but not at much detail then kyosho. kyosho is more expensive, but limited selection!

Kyosho by far, hands down. I do not by maisto :rolleyes: ! What diecast are you looking at buying?