Comparison purposes only
I'd say some Kyosho's (such as the r32) are actually better than AutoArt's rendition. Also, you shouldn't stay away from Maisto as some of their models are really good.
Edit: was going to get this as well -
http://scale18.com/cgi-bin/page/item...th_Anniversary Really cheap considering it costs around $80-100 on eBay.