NINCO 350Z G'ZOX Review by Shawn Smith

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November 17, 2006 Review

NINCO 350Z G'ZOX
Review
By Shawn Smith

Round two of two in the lastest batch of NINCO new releases reviews; the 350Z G'ZOX hits the track following its NINCO Super GT cousin, the just-reviewed Mosler MT900R 'Gulf'. NINCO is really showing their intentions of keeping the line strong adding multiple cars to an already impressive line up of Toyota Supras, Honda NSXs, the Mosler MT900R and now a fresh look for the 350Z.

Appearance:

Just like we saw with the previously mentioned Mosler the biggest change for this NINCO 350Z release is the paint job. At last count this 'G'ZOX' model makes the third in the NINCO Super GT series of the 350Z and NINCO recently released images of a street based 'tuning' paint job that should also be out very soon.

The darkest of the three Super GT versions this G'ZOX 350Z comes painted gloss black with silver, white and dark-orange accents. Being from Cincinnati the car will fit right in here as the color and pattern of the graphics give the car an almost bengal tiger look to it.

Detail wise this G'ZOX version is unchanged from previous NINCO 350Z releases with a small front tow hook and separately applied Canard-style racing wings framing a solid black plastic grill section that is a molded part of the chassis.

In back the giant black spoiler towers over the rear of the car shadowing separately applied tail light lenses, rear tow-hook and side grill details just behind each of the rear wheels.

Other details such as the side view mirrors are a little better scaled than those worn by the Mosler but that also may leave them a little more fragile.

Rims for this G'ZOX edition are the same six-spoke variety as used on a number of the Super GT group and the ones worn by this version are the first of the 350Zs to be painted gold. Again we find NINCO's addition of chrome-effect brake rotor details behind each of the four wheels.

Quality of the NINCO finish is close to their normally high standard with only a few minor imperfections being found on the car. Refering again to the rim image above you might be to make out where the orange graphics managed to gather a little bit in areas like the body panel lines although I attribute that to the thickness of the paint and I'd rather the paint be applied too-well instead of not well enough. The roof on the other hand did show slight signs of the silver beginning to fade but if anyone asks I'll tell them I rolled it on its roof and for anyone who knows me that explanation will seem reasonable.

Small paint issues aside the remainder of the G'ZOX 350Z looks fantastic and had that number three on the roof been leaning forward rather than backward it would almost be a little 'Earnhardt-esque' for fans of the late-great.

Performance:

As mentioned earlier I won't go in to much depth discussing the performance of this G'ZOX car. For those who are yet to own a NINCO 350Z you may refer to this 350Z 'Xanavi' review for my comments regarding the cars driving characteristics.

Gearing remains unchanged, magnetic downforce is still supplied by the infamous NINCO button magnet and the motor stays the NC-5 'Speeder' motor which NINCO rates as 20,000 RPMs at 14 volts.

The 350Z also uses the spring loaded guide, popular in various other NINCO models, and as you can see it drops considerably lower than it probably needs to based on the ride height of the car.

The Final Verdict:

Well there ya have it... another welcome addition to an already liked series of slot cars in the NINCO line up. With the 'Xanavi' version being shown as sold out both on the MRC website and several of the larger on-line retailers it's great to have another version for those still looking to get their hands on one of these great looking and fun running models.

Special thanks to MRC – Model Rectifier Corp for providing the new NINCO 350Z G'ZOX for review. As always, feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions and I will be happy to answer anything that I can. Happy Slotting!

Shawn Smith
SJSlots@hotmail.com

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