Everyone loves a throwback! Doomus RLC looks at some of his childhood toys, this batch being the Hot Wheels Color Racers in all their play-worn glory!
Throwback Thursday! The Cars of My Childhood, Pt. 1: Hot Wheels Color Racers
Hot Wheels Spoilers, the “Fat Elvis” Editions: Bloated Yet Awesome
Today Doomus RLC takes a look at the Hot Wheels Spoilers castings that, while past their prime and now in full dad-bod mode, still brought the fire!
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Tattoo Machines Sting Rod “Ammo”
For this Lamley Daily installment, DoomusRLC shows off a childhood favorite... that in a round-about way scared the hell out of him.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Blazer 4×4, Lost Cars of China
For today's Lamley Daily, DoomusRLC takes a gander at the last of a breed: the Hot Wheels Lost Cars of China Blazer 4x4
Lamley Daily: Muscle Machines ’65 Chevelle Wagon 1:18
Writer DoomusRLC digs through the garage for today's "huge" Lamley Daily!
Seeing Red: The Different Levels of Hot Wheels’ Spectra-Red
With the number of different paint processes referred to as "spectraflame" over the last 20 years of Hot Wheels, DoomusRLC takes a quick glance at the different lines that utilized this candy-like paint style!
A Tale of 3 Dodge Rams: Racing Champions Getting the Most For Their Buck… 20-some Years Ago
Doomus RLC takes a look at three Racing Champions '96 Dodge Rams that have decidedly different attitudes each, though when you break it down, they aren't all THAT different.
Hot Wheels: Turbo Mustang vs ’84 Mustang SVO: When Visual Dimensions are Deceiving
Sometimes, two castings of a car from the same era can be made, but the brand has to do something to differentiate them. Writer DoomusRLC takes a look at a situation like this, where two Fox Mustangs have completely different personalities.
Hot Wheels Retail Premium Lowriders: A Quick Glance
After the sale of the HWC '64 Impala Lowrider, Doomus RLC takes a quick look at some early 2000s HW Lowriders tools.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels ’67 Oldsmobile 442 (2011 Garage Series): A “Perfect” Release
Among the THOUSANDS of releases Hot Wheels has done in their 53 year existence, only a select few are deemed "perfect" in my eyes. This beauty is one of them.
Complete! 2017 Johnny Lightning Street Freaks Zingers 1962 Chevy Corvair
Johnny Lightning's Zingers line is always fun. After a mildly long search, I finally added the 4th color of the 2017 releases of the Corvair to my collection. Let's take a look.
Hot Wheels Collectors and Red Line Club: A Recollection of the Production Quantity Roller Coaster
There's been a lot of talk lately regarding production numbers of the Red Line Club releases. Some complaints that there are too many, some saying they're happy more people have a chance at it. Here's a breakdown of the history of production numbers of HWC/RLC cars and how we got to where we are today.
When Hobbies Collide: Hot Wheels Mario Kart Gliders Bowser… and Headwear
It's always interesting when someone had multiple hobbies that end up having a similar theme somehow. My love of diecast, video games and, strangely, hats, on display with this new release.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Black Box Custom Firebird Convertible
A bit of a forgotten gem, the "modern" Custom Firebird received a few old-school takes in the early days of the black-box releases. Here's a look.
Quickie Article: A Few Hot Wheels Cool Collectibles ’59 Cadillacs
Cadillac's ultimate behemoth of a finned vehicle received the ultra-premium treatment 15-20 years ago. Here's a quick look at the toolings.
Hot Wheels’ Premiere “Nostalgic” Line: Ultimate Promise Unfortunately Short Lived. Hot Ones and Flying Customs 2011-2013.
Hot Wheels did a pair of killer throw-back lines in 2011-2013 that sadly wound up marred by distribution issues and getting cut short. Here's my take on one of my favorite lines they ever did.
Lamley Awards 2020: 10 and 10 for 2020, by Doomus_RLC
While I'm new around these parts (for being a writer anyway), John still wanted my input of my top 10 of 2020. Through discussions with the majority of the writing team, we decided that we'd do a top 10 releases of 2020, and a top 10 items we added to the collection in 2020. Now, …
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Lamley Daily: ’57 Plymouth Fury Pro Stock (Legends)
Hey all. This is Doomus_RLC. Some of this blogs readers may know me from Instagram and the HWC/RLC message boards. Check out my IG if you'd like. This is my first article for Lamley Group, I will likely do a "proper" introduction at some point. But on to the goods... In the late 1990s, Hot …
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