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I have really been looking forward to having the new Mad Manga in my hands. Â It is a great addition to the HW lineup, and exposes a very unique corner of the auto world to a lot of people who did not know about it.This Kaido Racer creation by Hot Wheels' resident JNC expert Jun …
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There have been some questions about the NY Auto Show Viper, and how I know it is different from the mainline release we will see in the basic range soon.Two ways:1. The mainline Viper was leaked several weeks ago and featured on several sites, most notably by our good friend Doug over at T-Hunted. The …
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There have been some questions about the NY Auto Show Viper, and how I know it is different from the mainline release we will see in the basic range soon.Two ways:1. The mainline Viper was leaked several weeks ago and featured on several sites, most notably by our good friend Doug over at T-Hunted. Â The …
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MCCH has a special section dedicated to all things diecast Viper. Â I have never been a huge fan of the Viper, but the passion for the car shared by the collectors there has rubbed off on me at certain points in the past. Â And right now is one of those times.Dodge has recently unveiled the …
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MCCH has a special section dedicated to all things diecast Viper. I have never been a huge fan of the Viper, but the passion for the car shared by the collectors there has rubbed off on me at certain points in the past. And right now is one of those times.Dodge has recently unveiled the …
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There are a few Hot Wheels variations that get royal status. Â A few come to mind: Pink Bedlam, FTE Flamed Charger, Silver Lincoln, etc.One other is the 5-hole Batmobile. Â The casting was ridiculously popular, so it went without saying that the 5-hole wheel variation garnered a ton of interest. Â It still fetches hefty prices on …
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There are a few Hot Wheels variations that get royal status. A few come to mind: Pink Bedlam, FTE Flamed Charger, Silver Lincoln, etc.One other is the 5-hole Batmobile. The casting was ridiculously popular, so it went without saying that the 5-hole wheel variation garnered a ton of interest. It still fetches hefty prices on …
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I came across some additional Mystery cars today, and decided on a whim to pick up an additional COPO Camaro. Â I am glad I did.I posted this model yesterday:Well, today I found this one:Do you see the difference?Maybe these photos will help:If the shots in my little studio don't show, maybe yellow light will:Yep those …
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I came across some additional Mystery cars today, and decided on a whim to pick up an additional COPO Camaro. I am glad I did.I posted this model yesterday:Well, today I found this one:Do you see the difference?Maybe these photos will help:If the shots in my little studio don't show, maybe yellow light will:Yep those …
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I really like these Mystery models. Â It allows us to get an extra color of some of the year's better models. Â I won't buy all of them, but there are at least 3-4 I am seeking out.I finally can check two off the list after finding them today:Lamborghini EstoqueCOPO CamaroI would say these are both …
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I really like these Mystery models. It allows us to get an extra color of some of the year's better models. I won't buy all of them, but there are at least 3-4 I am seeking out.I finally can check two off the list after finding them today:Lamborghini EstoqueCOPO CamaroI would say these are both …
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As we like to do here occasionally on the Lamley Group blog, here are some First Look pics of a new model that is yet to hit the pegs. We won't show all the new models, but if the model is a sports car, or a supercar, or an import, or especially Japanese, there is …
As we like to do here occasionally on the Lamley Group blog, here are some First Look pics of a new model that is yet to hit the pegs. Â We won't show all the new models, but if the model is a sports car, or a supercar, or an import, or especially Japanese, there is …
The white M3 GT2 with MC5 has been an extremely hard-to-find model, but they are out there.I acquired one several months ago that I decided to keep carded. So I was very happy to acquire a second to open.I did that tonight:This is turning out to be a fairly rare item. Since one of my …
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The white M3 GT2 with MC5 has been an extremely hard-to-find model, but they are out there.I acquired one several months ago that I decided to keep carded. Â So I was very happy to acquire a second to open.I did that tonight:This is turning out to be a fairly rare item. Â Since one of my …
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HWC collector TEPEagle, a renowned error collector who maybe has the best eye in the business, RAOK'd me tremendous gift. I will let the photos do the talking and reveal the error:Well, if you have not already figured it out, the Infiniti is sporting an Aston Martin DBS interior. Two of my favorite castings in …
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HWC collector TEPEagle, a renowned error collector who maybe has the best eye in the business, RAOK'd me tremendous gift. Â I will let the photos do the talking and reveal the error:Well, if you have not already figured it out, the Infiniti is sporting an Aston Martin DBS interior. Â Two of my favorite castings in …
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A couple of days ago, when previewing the Ferrari 599XX, I said I would soon have sneak peak pics of the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider. Â Well here they are:So the obvious question is, how does it compare to the hardtop 458? Â The photos speak for themselves, but it is exactly the same size. Â A perfect …
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A couple of days ago, when previewing the Ferrari 599XX, I said I would soon have sneak peak pics of the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider. Well here they are:So the obvious question is, how does it compare to the hardtop 458? The photos speak for themselves, but it is exactly the same size. A perfect …
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Until the Kenmeri Skyline debuted last year, I considered the Aston Martin DBS my all-time favorite HW casting. Â I hope it does not feel bad about being #2. Nonetheless, I stop at nothing to get all variations of this casting, and the hunt has not disappointed: each of the three colors of this casting have …
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Until the Kenmeri Skyline debuted last year, I considered the Aston Martin DBS my all-time favorite HW casting. I hope it does not feel bad about being #2. Nonetheless, I stop at nothing to get all variations of this casting, and the hunt has not disappointed: each of the three colors of this casting have …
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The BMW 2002 is easily one of my favorite new HW castings of 2012, probably because the BMW 2002 is one of my all-time favorite classic cars. Â HW has given the model a typical HW-esque racing style, and I am quite fond of it. Â The first version was in BMW orange, and now we get …
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The BMW 2002 is easily one of my favorite new HW castings of 2012, probably because the BMW 2002 is one of my all-time favorite classic cars. HW has given the model a typical HW-esque racing style, and I am quite fond of it. The first version was in BMW orange, and now we get …
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I am sure you have seen this Porsche all over the place. Â It is exclusive to HW multipacks, mainly 3-packs and 9/10-packs. Â I do like the Cayman casting, and have collected every version released so far. Â Add this pictured below as well. Â The MC5 version was found in a 10-pack in Australia by HWC member …
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