 This Honda Acura NSX set is the second Hot Wheels model I've purchased, following the Corvette Grand Sport I assembled last December. Even though Hot Wheels has launched some new models like the Audi R8, I chose this Honda, which was one of the first models already available when I purchased the Corvette. Launched in 1990, the NSX is considered one of the best Japanese sports cars ever produced. I remember seeing a few of them as a teenager, and for me, it was one of the few cars that rivaled a Ferrari, at least aesthetically. The front end, in fact, reminded me a lot of cars like the 348 TB, while the rear end of the NSX was more inspired by the F40, thanks to its prominent spoiler. Beyond the technical details, I remember that as a child, I mostly looked at the exterior of a sports car because I knew nothing about technical details. Today, while doing some research on the NSX before writing this post, I discovered that the car was developed in collaboration with the legendary Ayrton Senna, and this was an added source of joy regarding the set. There are several videos on YouTube where Senna tests the car in right-hand drive, and they are a spectacle because watching Ayrton drive an entirely mechanical car with a manual transmission is a true spectacle. In the most popular video, there's even a camera focusing on Senna's feet to demonstrate the speed of the gear changes. I still own two cars, one with zero electronics and the other with only a few, both with manual transmissions. For me, the car is and always will be the old-fashioned one—electrical junk, and electronics applied to cars is something I will never appreciate. Therefore, this post, in addition to an iconic car, is also dedicated to a certain concept of the car that unfortunately no longer exists today. And even if an electric super sports car has a revving speed capable of beating most internal combustion engine sports cars, ultimately they're cars without personality and soul. Honor a time when people managed to create things that excited people and still remain unique even decades later, like this Honda NSX. This set was assembled in pairs of two bags. In the first two, I assembled a rectangular floor, and its shape could be anything, but on one side were the liveries with the NSX lettering. In phases 3-4, I continued on the outer right part of the rectangle, where, after installing the fenders, the rear end automatically emerged. In phases 5-6, I assembled the rear end and then built the mid-engine and its subsequent installation, while in phases 7-8, assembly moved to the front, installing the steering axle and then the cockpit, installing the pedals, steering, gear shift, and handbrake. On the third day, I worked on phases 9-10, where I assembled all the instrumentation, including the instrument panel, stereo, and the entire dashboard, where the details were printed rather than reproduced with stickers. The instrument panel was also beautiful, being analog, and this aspect took me back to a time when these details were pure and not pathetic digital screens like today. Finally, I assembled the front end by installing the fenders. Then, in phases 11-12, I continued with the front end assembly, building and installing the headlights, and then building and installing the seats. On the last day, in phases 13-14, I assembled the skirts, spoiler, rear windows, roof, and finally the doors, which, admittedly, were perhaps the most technical and time-consuming steps. The last thing I assembled were the wheels and rearview mirrors. When I set up the set for the photos, I immediately noticed an anomaly on the front end, where the wheels were very high compared to the fenders; the car looked like a dragster. I immediately set out to figure out where the mistake was, and after a while, looking at parts of the instructions, I realized I had assembled the piece where the wheel was supposed to be inserted upside down. To be honest, this piece was linear, and for this very reason, I can't remember how I could have made a mistake. Luckily, I managed to detach the piece and, using tweezers to hold other small components, I managed to flip them over. I did, however, take some photos with the car in dragster mode because it was strange how, even with the mistake, the car still maintained its assembly, albeit incorrect. The finished NSX is a very nice reproduction; next to the Corvette Grand Sport, it seems to me to be reproduced on a slightly smaller scale. However, the super sporty style of the NSX, a very low car, is excellently captured in this set, and the model stands out both in terms of fidelity and the quality of the reproduction. Personally, I used yellow rims, the metal ones, because I like that material better, but in any case, I like Hot Wheels reproductions because there is a careful attention to detail. As I said before, not only is the car reproduced aesthetically perfectly, but unlike Lego, many details are printed and not reproduced with stickers. In the case of all the instruments, such as the dashboard and the central section that extends all the way to the gearshift; everything is printed, thus providing a perfection that I prefer over the pathetic Lego stickers. The exterior also features prints, such as the NSX logo, but in this case the original car is very basic and in itself does not have many liveries. In conclusion, I am very satisfied with this second Hot Wheels set and will undoubtedly buy more, because they are beautiful, faithful, built with excellent materials and with printed details rather than reproduced with stickers. Progress  Day 1  Day 2  Day 3  The Dragster version Details    Gallery       A.M.
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