We purchased this toy to support a new therapy target recommended by the fantastic duo of behavioral specialists that supervise our son's habilitation programs. We love them over in this house, and when they recommended to try and get him to imitate flying a plane, I figured it had to be Dusty, because our son likes that movie and sometimes you can get him to accept a toy quicker if its a character he likes, and that given how long ago the movie came out, Amazon was probably our best bet to find one.So, this toy is part metal (I'm guessing that's the die cast part) and part plastic. The wings and the wheels are plastic, the body is metal. Now, the rest of the target is bombing quicker then Skipper's old squad from the movie- I currently do/cover about 70% of our little man's hab time myself, and even with me he isn't wanting to fly this thing. He will occasionally make it drive across the table, or taxi as the case may be. But what he does love to do with it is try and chew on it. So, it is holding up well to that which is really the reason for my rating.I would like to note that the paint on the plastic parts is showing some wear, it comes off easier from the chewing, etc. then the paint on the metal. And the wheels at least are so small if he chews one off it will just pass through his stools rather then block his airways. Which brings me up to another point...this plain is small, so be expecting that when you buy it. It easily fits in the palm of my hand. So, think typical Hotwheels size meets Dusty Crop Hopper.Otherwise, it's a cute toy, and I was grateful to find it here, because as badly as this target is going with him right now, I know it would have been worse if it wasn't a character he could identify with, and it's just like everything else...we'll get there eventually.