Message Board - Scale18 1/18 Scale Diecast Model Cars, Since 1997

I've had the AutoArt racing version of the NC1 for a while, but just picked up the Paudi NC2 Sport PRHT, a Chinese dealer edition. I've been looking for this one for a while, even more since I bought a 1:1 NC2 last May. Prices are generally kind of nuts, but I got lucky that nobody else bid. Nicely done model, typical of what I've seen of most Chinese market models.

I lowered the suspension, as it rode very high out of the box (stock above, lowered below)

#466086 Nice, never saw this before. by
Ulf
on Thursday Nov 20, 2025 at 03:21AM - I do like the NC with its flares... always thought the bland NB was by far the lamest Miata. Wait
- #466094 Thanks. I do LOVE the flares. by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Nov 20, 2025 at 08:47AM - Unfortunately, yeah, they do offer automatics in Miatas...all the way back to the NA. My in-laws ha

#466083 Lowered looks better :) by Josh Shy on Wednesday Nov 19, 2025 at 05:20PM
- #466093 Thanks, Josh! by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Nov 20, 2025 at 08:42AM

#466080 Looks quite nice by
Venom
on Wednesday Nov 19, 2025 at 03:46PM - NC is kinda the unloved Miata generation, even though it is the best for doing actual race car thing
- #466092 It definitely is, but the NC2/3 in particular have by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Nov 20, 2025 at 08:41AM - always been my favorite Miatas. From what I've read, they're kind of overbuilt (the NC is the only

#466079 The ride height does indeed look very good........... by Frank Lemire on Wednesday Nov 19, 2025 at 02:55PM - and the overall model looks clean and sharp and most importantly will not look out of place if it fi
- #466091 Thanks, Frank. Most of these Chinese market models are by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Nov 20, 2025 at 08:38AM - loaded with details & features, but I think that AA still has a better overall execution. You're 10

#466077 Looks good. Lowering the ride height was a good change. by TCL on Wednesday Nov 19, 2025 at 10:26AM - I don't recall what the stock ride height and fender gaps were like on a 1:1 NC2 but I thought the f
- #466090 Thanks. Your NC1 looks great. Hard to tell with the by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Nov 20, 2025 at 08:35AM - lighting, but was that Copper Red? My in-laws had that color on their NC2. When the NC came out,
  - #466096 I like the richness of that dark blue paint. Yes, mine was by TCL on Thursday Nov 20, 2025 at 09:56AM - Copper Red. It was a toss-up between that color and the Winning Blue Metallic. I chose the red since
    - #466097 Winning Blue was good and only available in 2006, I think. by
      Gavin
      on Friday Nov 21, 2025 at 07:54AM - Copper Red is an excellent color. My in-laws 2012:
      - #466100 Nice. Mine had a black interior. by TCL on Saturday Nov 22, 2025 at 02:44PM