Sharing some of my favourite Majorette collection

A walk-through on 13 of my favourite Majorette castings which include the Dubai Police GT-R and the latest Mercedes AMG G63.

My first YouTube Video. Tomica Limited Vintage Nissan GT-R walk-through

Tarmac Works Honda Civic EG6 Group A Racing HK Toy Festival 2016

Tarmac Works 2017 HK Toy Festival Special Edition

I still remember how impressed I am when I got my first Tarmac Works (TW) Bathing Ape Audi R8. The attention to details is similar to my favourite Tomica Limited Vintage (TLV) in 1/64. This alone is pretty awesome for a Hong Kong brand whose forte lies in 1/43 and 1/18.

Presentation itself is awesome. Each of them come with a sleeve in TW trademark container design along with a jewel case. They are considered as model cars category with limited runs for each release. Since then, I guess I have more than a dozen of 1/64 TW castings. Thanks to my buddy who distribute them. 

TW business is based on local distributorships and not available in retail. Just last month TW announce that they will release 3 castings for the 2017 Hong Kong Toy Festival edition limited to1248 pieces. They are 2016 Civic FK2 , Evolution Lancer X and the Audi R8 LMS which are instantly gobble up at the event. For the rest of the international buyers, TW announced a small quantity will be available at TW.com.

Hence I join the rest to give a go to purchase them online. Unlike Hotwheels collectors.com (HWC) the experience is terrible. The cars are released at 10.40am instead of the promised 10am and there is no waiting room. Once I purchase and check out my cart which takes all in 3 minutes the Civics are sold out. Hence I cancel my entire order. 

Thankfully here are the 3 models which I got from my local dealer which are all I need. :) My favourite will be the Audi R8.

2016 Honda Civic Type R FK2, Modulo Version.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Final Concept

Audi R8 LMS 2015 Macau FIA World Cup E. Mortara

The Red Hot 2017 Tomica Honda Civic Type R Event Model...

The inner voice of me constantly ring. “Grab the Hot Wheels Datsun Bluebird! “ “Get all the Tomica Civic Type R!” whenever I go diecast hunting. Unlike the Hot Wheels Datsun Bluebird 510 which are pegwarmers in those days, the Tomica Honda Civic Type R are the hotcakes many collectors chase for. Back in 2007 the No. 54 mainline FD2 model was instantly gobbled up with none left behind on retail shortly after it release.

I can’t recall how much I paid for the No. 54 3rd Gen FD2 mainline which now command a high price in the secondary market. And even more expensive for the code 3 custom cars which I will write about in my coming posts. Early this year after the release of the sold out mainline Type R FK2 in 2016. Tomica announce it will release a similar FK2 for their upcoming Osaka Tomica Event Model (TEM) in April. 

Hype and speculation stir up the diecast community and everyone including me hope to get at least just one for their collection which run in very limited numbers for the event. “I can forgo all the models. But I must get the Civic Type R!” which I jokingly tell my friends. 

Similar to the outstanding review of the 1:1 limited run 4th Gen Type R. The toy car version is awesome as well. It sport the similar Milano red body colour as the 2009 Tomica Toy’s Dream Project Mugen RR holy grail with the usual TEM logo on the body. Personally I will dismiss the racing graphic on the tampo and keep it clean, but been a sucker for Type R it sure looks great as a set together with my mainline collection.

Meanwhile I’m looking forward to the Hot Wheels Type R release this year. Given the recent JDM Hype I’m positive they will be gobbled up on pegs by both die hard Tomica collectors who say nay “I don’t fancy Hot Wheels” and hybrid collector like me. And yes I want them all.

Revel Drag Rod with S.H Figuarts 1/12 Harley Quinn

I love them all. 2017 Hot Wheels Fast & Furious series.

Every time I watch the Fast & Furious sneak preview online, I’m looking forward to the Hot Wheels release as well. These F&F series with various movie cars in the assortment is no stranger to every diecast collector. Of course been located in Singapore it’s either I will get it later or never. 

Thankfully my buddies from the north sent me a surprise package with the complete F&F set. So here they are. Usually I will dismiss a couple of casting, but this set is an exception I love them all. We have 4 JDMs in this series which is especially appealing to me as well.

The Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) is everyone favourite. This is the the third repeat variation and will always instantly disappear on the pegs. I still prefer the series 1 with a separate plastic spoiler. In series 2, the spoiler is incorporated to the body which I presume to cut cost. Nevertheless it is still the best seller and a treasure hunt in this series.

Another strong contender is the white Toyota Supra. Unlike the previous Supra. This is the iconic Paul Walker “One last Ride” in F7. It’s also popular among diecast customizer where they can plaster tampo directly on the white body. 

Overall this is by far the best F&F Series in my opinion And the good news is it has drifted to Singapore this week. Happy Hunting!