Saturday, September 28, 2019

Titan 64 by Make Up Co. - Singer 911(964) Coupe



Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64

While I used to be into collecting 1/64 hot wheels & minicars, I never really got into larger scale models, and I had never heard of Make Up Co. until today when I saw this tweet by my favorite hot wheels/minicar customizer Joe-san:






You can check out Joe's customs also on Instagram  

I immediately headed to my go-to preorder site amiami.  ¥7,290!(roughly $68USD)  That's before shipping, and it's pretty eye-popping.  Lot of times, if not most of the time, hot new preorders sellout fast on amiami.  These Make Up Co. Singer 911 preorders are still up, and probably because of high asking price.

I ordered two.  Gray & white.  It's bit of a gamble at these prices, sure.... but if you collect these things you know, you snooze - you lose.  Off the top of my head, these cars were the most amazing 1/64 models I had ever seen & combine that with the vintage Porsche charm(more on that later), I was willing to play.  Check out the photos from Make Up Co. website + notes on their entry into the 1/64 market:

Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64

Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64

Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64 white

Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64 gray

singer porsche 911 964 coupe gray 1/64 ignition model kyosho tomica hot wheels inno tarmac works

Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64

Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64

Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64

Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64

Make Up Co. Singer 911 964 coupe porsche 1/64

Key notes from their page:

  • Titan 64 is the new 1/64 scale brand of the Make Up Co., and it'll be leading off with the Singer 911(964)
  • They are handmade.
  • Make Up Co.'s previous smallest scale releases were 1/43.
  • Piece by piece, they are committed to paying same close attention they pay in manufacturing the 1/43 scale model cars.
  • In order to achieve higher detail feel, they are using separate individual parts, where typically just get painted with different colors for separation. 
  • Front & rear blinker parts are chrome plated before clear resin are added to give it depth. 
Again, more on their page.  MSRP is ¥8,424 & it'll come in these four colors:

TM001A - Gulf Blue
TM001B - Gray
TM001C - Ivory White
TM001D - Ice Blue Metallic(Blue 2)


My Thoughts:

You guys remember when Ignition Model entered the 1/64 scale diecast market? Manufacturer previously known for their larger 1/18, 1/43 scaled super slick & detailed diecast cars.  Highly anticipated, most of us weren't sure what to expect.  Vehicle models they were to release, they weren't typical factory models.  They were Pandem/Bunny Rocket kitted R35 Nissan GT-Rs.




When 1/64 Ignition Models finally arrived, personally, I was pleased with the quality they delivered.  My major gripe came from all these modern models they chose for the releases like the R35 & Toyota 86.  I wanted the old school cars like Kenmeri Skylines.  Boxy JDM sedans.  The classics, but I digress.

While these Singer 911 cars from Make Up seems much higher in price & quality, their arrival reminded me of the Ignition Model.  Another larger scale diecast manufacturer entering the market with their 1/43 market savvy, custom Non-OEM cars never seen in the 1/64 market.  In this case, Singer.  Another company I had never heard of.  :p




According to Wikipedia, Singer Vehicle Design builds modified vintage Porsches.  Unlike Ignition Model cars with their newer modern cars, these Porsches at least still have the classic look & I approve!  :D

Only time will tell if these Titan 64 cars are worth $80.  I got a pretty good feeling on them though. Lot of us have a soft spot for classic Porsches, and details displayed in their stock photos are pretty amazing for 1/64, even by collector standards.  :)

Titan 64 Make Up Co. 1/64 Singer Porsche 911 964 Tarmac Works hot wheels kyosho minicar spark

Also saw these tweets from my Twitter friend @F60BB(2019 Japan Hobby Show):



2 comments:

  1. These blew my mind when I first saw them. It was a no-brainer for me, even with the huge price tag. The packaging alone separates it from any other brand in the market. There seems to be an interesting trend of emerging resincast brands this year. If you don’t mind the pricetags, I recommend you check out the Apollo IE by Peako64, S2000/FD2 by YM Model, Toyota 86/ RWB 993 by FuelMe and Merc G63 by Motorhelix amongst others. I’d love to hear your thoughts and reviews on them as not many bloggers seem to care for the higher end stuff

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    1. Unfortunately, I'm no longer building my collection, so I sell more than I buy these days(I hadn't even heard of the brand names you've mentioned before!).

      I did Google them & they look great, as do these Titan 64 Porsches.

      Thanks for reading!

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