Sunday, 27 April 2014

My Maisto adventure wheels F/A 18 hornet reviewed

In this post I will  review my die-cast maisto adventure wheels F/A 18 hornet.I will take a look at the replica's good points .Then i will point out,if any, a few bad points.Finally  i will reach a conclusion to see whether this die-cast replica is a worthy addition to any collection  of die-cast plane replicas.



The die-cast maisto adventure wheels F/A 18 hornet has many good points in its favour. Firstly. it is cheap.It costs less than six pounds in ASDA .secondly it s a very good representation of  the actual aircraft.The replica looks good at a distance and up close.Thirdly i comes with a sturdy display stand on which it can be positioned for display.The replica stays in one piece even when  the replica is displayed and takes a crash dive of the stand from the stand for whatever reason.Finally this is an offically licenced product.This is shown on the back of the packaging.



But does the maisto adventure wheels F/A 18 hornet   have a few bad points against it? Well,.firstly ,the orange artwork for the package makes the replica easy to overlook on the shelves at first glance.It makes the plane look as though it was generic item that was intended for a  price-point retailer such as poundshop/99p store instead of being an officially licenced product that might be of interest to diecast plane collectors.




While the product is not expensive and is good value for money there is nothing about the packaging of the replica itself which inclines a collectors to keep it.But perhaps this was deliberately done to showcase the replica and not to distract a buyer's evaluation of the replica .If that was the case then this packaging tactic worked because the buyers attention is focused on the replica and not the packet.So this bad point is not really a bad point because it would be a shame to keep it in its package and undisplayed.




Therefore in conclusion there are more good points in favour of the maisto adventure wheels F/A 18 hornet than there are,if any, bad points.This is a worthy addition to any diecast plane collection.And kudos to Walmart/ASDA ,Maisto and the original trademark owners for making this product available at a highly attractive and economical price point.



Thank you for taking the time to read this review.