With travel restrictions, mail delays and border closures, it’s been harder to obtain some cars that I’d bought before the days of social distancing, but this week a box came through from the UK after a couple of months in transit
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Tarmac Works dropped a lot of good stuff the other night.
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A rarity in 1/64, the Mitsu Evo 9 Wagon comes to Tarmac Works
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This is a news post. You don’t need my commentary, but you can probably guess I am excited about all of it. Really excited. Let’s start with the most urgent news. The new mix from Tarmac Works drops today, and it is full of some really good stuff. Global64 Koenigsegg Agera (which rolls for the […]
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Tarmac Works is expanding again, bringing in cars certainly to grab the attention of US collectors.
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Gran Turismo kids and fan boys will understand. For others it will be a discovery, or just beautiful mini cars, or another white rims model, or just some more JDM s***. Mine’s is a customizer based in Japan specialized in high end performance parts and tuning. They have a website, where you can see the […]
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The badass Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI was one of three DTM/ITC race cars modeled by Matchbox in the mid-1990s. Let’s take a look at this trio – including some rare prototypes – plus some DTM contenders from other 1:64 brands
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Model: Porsche 991 GT3 R Macau GT World Cup 2016, driver Kevin Estre Line: Tarmac Works eBay link: Porsche 991 GT3 Why I am featuring it: it’s a Porsche !!! As a Porsche fan, and a Macau fan, I couldn’t pass on this one. Tarmac Works really does a good job on GT3 cars, which […]
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I spent a few minutes catching up today. I had some MiniGT sent to me by SURPLUSgoodies and some RWB sent by Tarmac Works. They needed to be opened, and that is what I started the Lamley Extras Channel for. I popped on live and got it done. Both videos are below. I do them […]
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Model: Tarmac Works Lamborghini Aventador SV Release: Tarmac Works Global64 Where to get it: Tarmac Works website, or even eBay. Why it is in the collection : I love collecting Tarmac Works. I am not so fan of Global64 line, I prefer the Hobbt64 full premium line, but I try at least one tooling of […]
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(Tarmac Works RWB on ebay) Right out of the gate I am not saying you should just collect the RWB Porsches from Tarmac Works. I am just saying it is a good place to start. Because you won’t finish there. I have been touting Tarmac for awhile now. They have steadily grown each year and […]
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The folks at Tarmac Works send over these two images, and yeah, I definitely wanted to share. There are times I don’t need to say much, so consider these teases. Both models are in development, and more info will be coming soon. But here are a couple of 3D renderings and some package art. Rad.
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Model: Pagani Zonda Carbon Edition Release: Tarmac Works Hong Kong Exclusive Where to get it: There are a few on eBay Why it is in the collection: Tarmac is prolific. I honestly think the best way to collect Tarmac Works is to pursue their Global64 racecar models and get a huge space and display them […]
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Tarmac Works sent over a few photos that I could share with you today, and I think you will like them. Three models coming soon, including a new RWB and two Toyota models I cannot wait to see in person. Hard to know which is most notable, but the main candidates are the first Toyota […]
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A quick heads up to make your way to SURPLUSgoodies and grab the latest from both MiniGT and Tarmac Works: SURPLUSgoodies eBay Store Both brand have major holiday releases, and SURPLUSgoodies has them. I am particularly keen on the MiniGT Liberty Walk Lamborghinis and the Tarmac Works Porsches (911 GT3 and the new 1/43 scale […]
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Many 1/64 diecast collectors have a new tradition: Finding out when the latest from Tarmac Works goes on sale, and being ready on their phones or computers to snag the new releases the second they are out. That is on the Tarmac Works website, but remember there is another way. Just get them from SURPLUSgoodies. […]
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Tarmac Works sure has hit some sweet spots. A new RWB Porsche is one of them. There is a method to the TW madness. My guess is it is “if it makes our fans in Asia go bonkers, let’s make it”. And it works. The diversity of the castings is wide, the racing liveries specific, […]
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I took the family on a road trip yesterday. We drove four hours to a coffee house that serves really good pizza, and then drove back. Crazy, right? It was a blast. The only bummer about it was I wasn’t able to get the word out right away when SURPLUSgoodies listed the newest Tarmac Works. […]
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Good timing for us collectors. SURPLUSgoodies just got the latest release from Tarmac Works, and was able to list them today while eBay is running its 10% off promotion: Tarmac Works at SURPLUSgoodies First things first, use “PLAYDAY” at checkout TODAY (Nov 29) ONLY to get 10% off on ALL TOYS, including items at SURPLUSgoodies. […]
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Occasionally you come across some cool things on the world wide webisphere. Here are some: View this post on Instagram So this showed up today… EP sample of the 1964 Chevy Nova gasser. Coming soon to a retailer near you @hotwheelsofficial #hotwheelsdreamteam #hotwheels #diecast #chevy #nova #gasser #yousawitherefirst A post shared by HOT WHEELS™ Dream […]
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So much good stuff these days! I have gotten several requests to get the news out when Tarmac Works releases its monthly batches, so here we go. The October release is not available, and SURPLUSgoodies has them. A few new releases from TW, plus two more Ignition Model exclusives. You can find them all at […]
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Just a heads up that the latest from Tarmac Works is now available at SURPLUSgoodies, and that includes the two new Pandem Toyota 86 models from Ignition Model. Go check them out now: Tarmac Works at SURPLUSgoodies The release is loaded with good stuff, and I will just let the photos provided by TW do […]
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File this under “Must have”. Many of you have jumped into the Tarmac Works pool, but if you haven’t, let me suggest starting with the TW Global64 Audi R8 in Momo livery. Actually, I have already suggested it. It is a beautiful model, in a stunning deco. And it rolls, and looks good next to […]
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Is there such a thing as overkill in the 1/64 world? Probably. Some might argue the JDM craze we have seen hit almost every brand is overkill. Not even close. Maybe some ELEMENTS of the JDM craze, but in general Japanese cars are just filling the gaps that have always been there. Earlier this century, […]
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