Singapore Diecast Expo 2018 Tour

Welcome to Singapore very first Diecast Expo! As a collector I am very proud and pleased that we finally has our very own Diecast Expo! All these are made possible by the organisers from Toyspree and Diecast Toyz Singapore SGDT for making this happen.

The Expo is on 28-29 April at National Design Center. Admission is free.

Highlights of the Expo includes event cars exclusive which are all sold out on Day one. The exclusive sale of Majorette Honda Civic Type R and 2018 models preview. Tarmac Works booth with Singapore Event exclusive. Garage 64 wheels booth . One Model Mugen RR 1/64 preview and many more!

Enjoy the tour in my video and be sure to attend!

Our organisers from Toyspree and Diecast Toyz Singapore SGDT

Event exclusive cars

Charity auctions for Children Cancer Foundation

Our young 10 year old customizer Yeo who offered his precious winner custom for auction.

My humble work and display at the Expo.

Custom Car Culture box packaging on display from Toyspree.

Awesome Custom Wheelsets from Garage 64.

Limited Edition Black series from Tarmac Works.

Singapore Event Exclusive model.

Awesome Majorette Display with 2018 models preview.

One Model1/64 Mugen RR preview

Tiny Hong Kong Display

Grails we don't see everyday at IDD Datsun Diecast booth

Some Tomica HTF Diecast

Tomica Hunting

Hot Kustoms Unboxing: Tomica Team Mugen with Honda NSX

First of all I have to admit I purchased this Tomica boxset for 2 reasons the NSX safety car and the Team Mugen graphics on the "trailer". 

I personally do not collected the Tomica trailer since day one as I found them way too small as compared with the rest. Yes Tomica comes in all scales and sizes but this trailer got to be my first since the rest of the individual trailer comes in tooth paste boxes.

If you are a Honda fan great but unlike he ever popular Civics, the Honda 660 has not much of a fanfare among collectors. It's first colour mainline in yellow released in 2016 can still be found in most retail stores in Singapore today.

The NSX safety car is my top pick. It goes well with the NSX mainline pair with additional livery and lightbar. Overall the boxset goes well with my Civic Mugen RR who fnally has his own team!

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Hot Wheels Vs Tomica Honda Civic Type R Part 2

In this diecast hobby especially if you collect Hot Wheels and you do not live in U.S.A or Malaysia , you will have the frustration of seeing hundreds of IG and FB posts about collectors getting the latest Hot Wheels cars on pegs but not you.

As a collector from Singapore we are close to Malaysia where Hot Wheels factory is located but unlike the Malaysians we will only see those latest releases 3-6 months later. Thankfully the most important things in this hobby is friendship. We have bros who purchased in bulk from U.S for these latest releases and sell at a bargain to collectors to keep up with the Hot Wheels game or from buddies in the States.

Such as the Bisimoto Honda Civic TypeR your see here which I get from my buddy. Similar to what I did for my previous post, the TypeR is actually very close to the Tomica version which both sits at 1/64 scale. They are close in size and being in red it is actually very close to the Tomica Event Model (TEM) version. I like the stance of Hot Wheels better and they did a very good job cause the price is 2 times cheaper than a regular Tomica.

The TypeR castings for both makers share the same specifications with their latest release. While Hot Wheels only have 2 at the moment. Tomica already has several since the No.76 TypeR launch in 2016. I have faithfully collected the FK series and in the video I also feature my only 2 FDs as well.

Enjoy the video!

Tomica Lamborghini Performante Vs Centenario Vs Veneno Review

IMO the No.34 Lamborghini Huracan Performante is one of the better mainline release for 2018. This casting also has a first color (初回特別仕樣) variant as well. 

Unlike the previous Centenario and Veneno the Performante first color was sold out during the Feb launch in Japan. It is also very interesting to learn that Tomica is also exploring other areas to differentiate between the 2 similar castigs with more than just color.

The first color Performante in yellow comes in gloss finish whereas the mainline in orange comes in matt finish and gold trim for the wheels. Overall the Performante in 1/62 scale is sleek as compared with the other 2 castings in my video.

I hope that it does have some detailing on the rear as well similar to the Centenario. It is definitely a nice addition to your Lamborghini collection.

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Who is lucky enough to own a piece of History from Tomica?

I believe for many avid Tomica collectors you will most likely to have a piece of Made in Japan (MIJ) Tomica among your collection. The content you are reading today is not about the latest release nor the hype from Takara Tomy. It’s more of a lost and found Tomica you miss since your early childhood days from the 70s - 90s. This will also mark as a new content for my blog as well as Instagram post under “Hot Kustoms Childhood Cars”. #hotkustomschildhoodcars.

The set featured below is a Very Hard to Find (VHTF) Limited Edition Tomica Shareholders set. This set including the information today do not belong to me but to my collector buddy James. James who is from Tokyo and also a Tomica purist is lucky to hunt this exclusive set in the wild during one of his field trip. Like me he likes to share his finds with wealth of information to many in the community.

With permission he gives me a go ahead to share with the rest of like minded collectors in my blog.

As shown below. This set comes in a plain white box.  A welcome letter. A mini booklet as well as a congratulatory Pikachu folder LOL. Why Pikachu? But the highlight is actually the information behind the boxset.

“This interesting Tomica is not about the Made in Japan cars, but the educational information on the box itself.” - James

Every year Takara Tomy will produce a Shareholders Box set. These not-for-sale sets are for internal distribution only. They usually comes in set of 2,3 & 4. Although in recent years we can only see 2 cars set. What makes this set so special is because it contains the information and history on Tomica logo evolution. To me this information is valuable and each car in the box set comes with the logo from different era and the history behind it. 

The information as follows on the back of the box (see the five different logos from L to R)

E.T.CO.

Eiichiro Tomiyama was the founder of Tomy. and E.T. was his initials.
From 1930 to 1950, this company logo was used.

TOMIYAMA
In 1959, the company used this bear logo to create awareness for overseas markets.

TOMY

A new logo of two healthy children was introduced in 1963, promoting equality and growth with a boy and a girl.

TOMY
Another tomy logo was released in 1982, this time without the boy and the girl. this was to strengthen their branding awareness across the world

Dream
knowing that children have many dreams to pursue, the company released this logo for their 75th anniversary celebrations. Also in line with 21st century, the company direction was to grow with all the children and their dreams.

Overall this is an amazing piece of Tomica history and James is a lucky man. Thanks pal for the information and photos! Let's catch up soon in Tokyo.