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| EH Holdens Compared - Biante v DDA | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 18 2012, 08:20 PM (1,278 Views) | |
| diecastdingo | Feb 18 2012, 08:20 PM Post #1 |
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It's a rare thing to have two castings of an Australian car - so this is a good chance to compare two of them. In the turquoise corner the DDA and in the maroon corner, the Biante: ![]() Both are said to be 1/64 - though the DDA is very slightly larger. You'd have to run a tape measure over them to see which one is more "correct". But the difference is too small to bother me. ![]() The lack of chrome and badging on the DDA makes it a "Standard" version. ![]() The Biante is clearly marked as a "Special" - a version that featured more trim inside and out. The dual tone paint was an option on the "Standard" - most came in a single colour. The front grill on the Biante looks more accurate - the raised section visible on the DDA just wasn't there on the real car. ![]() Round the back, there is nothing in it - both are accurate to the real car: ![]() Underneath, the Biante is far more detailed: ![]() but the DDA ha an ace up its sleeve with an opening bonnet and some decent detail on the engine: ![]() And there is one more thing we need to look at - and that's the price. The retail price for the DDA is A$ 16.00 - the price for the Biante A$ 30.00. And while the Biante is more detailed, the DDA is a more than decent effort and at a far better price. I am hoping we'll see a lot more of DDA in this scale. Edited by diecastdingo, Feb 18 2012, 08:22 PM.
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| gregac124 | Feb 18 2012, 08:33 PM Post #2 |
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The Biante by a mile. Even the wheels on it look scaled to reflect 13" whereas on the other they're like 15s with a more modern offset. Thanks for showing these together. I've seen the DDA in stores but find the asking price a bit too steep |
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| Swifty | Feb 19 2012, 02:28 AM Post #3 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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The Biante is my pick also. The pillars on the DDA are way too thick. I will give it bonus points for engine detail though! I look forward to seeing what other cars they'll do in the future (and I hope they fix the pillar problem with future castings). |
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| Dean-o-mite | Feb 22 2012, 02:54 AM Post #4 |
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I like them both, and want them both.....but at $30, the Biante just isn't going to happen for me. When $30 leaves my bank account for a toy car, there better be a new 1/18 scale model gracing my shelves in return. |
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| DaWeber | Feb 23 2012, 11:59 AM Post #5 |
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Dean Don't forget Pat is stating the costs in Australian Dollars; not US. As I recall the US $ comparison is somewhat less than Australian currency (?) Patrick I don't recall ever learning the full iD of "DDA" But only curious if these are 1:64 (?) |
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| Swifty | Feb 24 2012, 01:17 AM Post #6 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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The current exchange is almost even- and the Australian dollar is worth just a bit more than the US dollar at the moment. |
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| diecastdingo | Feb 24 2012, 04:36 AM Post #7 |
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Hi Dave, Yes, at the moment the Aussie Dollar is worth a little bit more than the greenback - so no relief in the exchange rate there. "DDA" stands for "Diecast Distributors Australia". As the name suggest, they were Distributors only - then started some castings of their own in 1/18 - most famously, the MadMax cars. The Holden is the first 1/64 casting, it appeared late last year. It comes as this standard version and as a Street Racer - both in two colours each. |
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