GO! with MOON - Mooneyes Auto Haulers 1968 Chevrolet C60 Truck & 1976 Chevrolet Silverado Stepside by M2 Machines

I had to have it.  $33 shipped, seen it as low as $25 shipped since.  I'm fond of Silverado casting by Hot Wheels & I was bit glad to see Auto World & M2 come out with their versions.  These M2 stepside's looked good to me before, but I pulled the trigger when I saw two more things I liked had come into play:  "Auto-Haulers" combo series & "Mooneyes" livery.  

 

While I'm trying to shed my collection, I couldn't help myself with this one.  Dang dude.

TOMICA LIMITED VINTAGE NEO LV-N144c NISSAN ATLAS F24 SAFETY LOADER (Gold)

Sharing pics from my buddy Jarrod's collection today.  The gold Hanamidai flatbed safety loader.  

Like me, Jarrod's also a fan of transporters.  Love his display with the white Skyline here......  Also this shot of all three together.  Well done!

Sweet bonuses from Jarrod's Flickr:  Couple of Porsche race cars by Spark.

Spark - Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R  Nurbugring 24 hours 2018 

I'm more partial to these though.  Good looking Biantes.

Biante - Ford Falcon FGX Tickford Racing #55 Chaz Mostert

Nice variety in here today.  :)

PART TWO: Ignition Model 1/64 Pandem R35 GT-R Gun Metallic

Here's Part 2 with lot less pics, featuring the black/gun metallic.

One of the best looking, if not the best mesh wheels I've seen in 1/64, but it still doesn't look quite right.  I think it's the 3D shape that's hard to achieve, because the mesh looks flat?  It's not the same style rims, but Enif has impressed me before.  

Frigging amazing.  Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled programming:

Cool rollbars.

 

Pretty cars.  My hats off to IG.

PART ONE: Ignition Model 1/64 Pandem R35 GT-R Blue Metallic(Tarmac Works Exclusive)

Yes, another gimmick. Hehe....  Fairly routine presentation around these parts.  I had one of these TLV wing roof  trailers laying around, I couldn't resist.  :p

Okay, a restart back in the cases:

Beautiful high quality cases.It may seem similar, but WAY better than one's I've seen from M2, Spark, Kyosho, etc.  My only complaint, cardboard sleeve are WAY too tight!  I had heck of time slipping them off to get the cars out.  It requires bit of wiggling towards the end.  lol

Cases are nice, but the bases are quality never seen at this scale.  Beautiful.

Same badges, same "999 pcs" markings on the back for both cars.

Post on this TLV transporter is for another day, but man, I enjoyed showcasing these IG Pandem GT-Rs in here.  Something different amirite.

I've said from the beginning I thought the Tarmac Works exclusive blue metallic was my pick.  After messing around with the blue & gun metal, that opinion has not changed.  Cooler looking rims helps.

I'm really impressed with IG right now.  While I wasn't pleased with this "limited to 999 pcs per color" B.S., this is an amazing quality work & they delivered this on schedule.  It's putting Bugzees64 in a pretty bad light right now(more $$$, less quality & delays, delays, delays in some cases).  Also, special thanks to Tarmac Works for making these models available.  Honestly, I didnt think I had much of chance at scoring one of these, let alone two.  I was even able to order one of their limited edition Toyota Supra.  Thank you!

Too many pics already, so I'm continuing coverage of the black car in the Part 2 post, but before we did that, I just wanted to drop this off right here.

BBC News - Japan floods: At least 60 killed in deluges and landslides https://t.co/wJjODJfyTC

— Minicar Pics 1/64 (@MinicarPics164) July 8, 2018

 From one of the collectors on Twitter:

今日、17時35分現在の室見川

これ以上酷くならない事を祈ります。#福岡市 #室見川 pic.twitter.com/wcDrESV2nm

— きゃ♡面ライダー天我 (@Masked_rider96) July 6, 2018

Please keep them in your thoughts & prayers if you can.  Also those kids trapped in the cave in Thailand + all rescuers involved!