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Just a heads up that Mattel will be doing its 2019 Sneaks presentation tonight around 7:15 Pacific Time. Â Could be a little, most likely a little late. Â As soon as they start, we will stream it live on the Lamley YouTube Channel. Â If you haven't subscribed, now is a good time so you get notification …
Alright time for a Hot Wheels Sneak Peek salad. Â We start with a quick video of the 2019 basic, premium, and RLC prototypes the Hot Wheels Team brought to the RLC Party last night. Â And that guy talking at the beginning? Â That's Designer Brendon Vetuskey. Â He and I will be going in-depth on these for …
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Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VspZ1b1A2lQ
With the Peppermint Twist making its debut this week at the Hot Wheels Convention, here is a look at a full list of what has been out, what just came out, and what is coming. Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWhJ0QkXbvE
I'm here at the Convention, and if you are reading this on Thursday night, there is a whole lot of people filing into the LAX Marriott Ballroom to celebrate 50 years of Hot Wheels. There is of course a Dinner Model, and it was appropriately designed by the great Larry Wood, for this occasion. Â There …
Just a heads up before I get on the plane to LA. Â 36-count Kmart cases, for the upcoming Collector Day event, are available now on Kmart.com. You can see the exclusives on the sales page, and there are some good ones. Â For now, considering there are so few Kmarts left, grab yourself a case.
The second-to-last Car Culture release of 2018, and it's great one. Â Hard to pick a favorite, especially with an Advan Porsche, a 787B, and a Le Mans winning Ford GT. Â Plus a classic Corvette. Â So I will just like them all. Â But that has essentially been the case with all Car Culture. Here is a …
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Folks are already there. Â The gathering of Hot Wheels nerds has begun, and some have already arrived. Â I have seen pics of rooms open, and it will just get busier and busier as the week progresses. Â I'll be there Thursday, camera in hand to pass along to Lamley Readers what I can. So let's start …
Hot Wheels Convention attendees, ready for the 3rd Lamley DLM Party? The event happens this Saturday at 4 pm (arrive at 3:45) in the Autograph Room at the HW Convention in Los Angeles. Â Bring a good model to open - (Good) RLC, Super TH, previous Convention model - and open it to get a ticket …
It's gonna be a big week for all Hot Wheels nerds. Â The 32nd Hot Wheels Convention starts this coming Tuesday, and a lot is happening. Â Hot Wheels is putting a bow on their 50th Anniversary year, and ramping up for 2019. Â That will all come to a head this week. And yes, we are doing …
I like long titles. Â Especially when the long title starts an article about a surprisingly short run of models. The '83 Silverado has had a prolific run since its debut in the Hot Wheels Modern Classics line. Â It started as a "premium" model with a metal base, popping up in several special lines. Â A few …
I don’t hit a lot of fresh Hot Wheels bins or shippers.  But I did yesterday. An early-morning drive and Walmart stop yielded this surprise, and I took a few models with me.  The last Zamacs of 2018 (that Demon!) and the first models of 2019. Have a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFY04DfCjhE
I don't collect wheel variations anymore, but I still have a soft spot for them, especially when on is found in a unique location. Â That certainly applies to this Mercedes variations find by Lamley Reader Huy Minh. Huy messaged me on Facebook to ask about his find at a toy store in Vietnam, and it …
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Soooo, things are gonna be busy. Forza is out, and available at Wheel Collectors. That means the inevitable, and deserved, S15 Frenzy has begun. And Car Culture Circuit Racers is out too. Unboxing coming and features coming. Aaaand, the Hot Wheels Convention is less than a week away. I have showcases ready for that. And …
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Walmart has the Zamacs, Target the Red Editions, Kmart its Collector Day models, and Kroger its unique colors. But don't forget Walgreens. The last few years, Hot Wheels has done an exclusive model for Walgreens. Just one, but still. I like the exclusives, and hunting down the one Walgreens model isn't a bad thing. Plus, …
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Of course it's the Pink Gasser. Actually, it's the Gulf Galaxie. Nope, it's the Li'l Red Express. It's the whole batch. Â Batch B of the Hot Wheels 50th Faves is a step up from the first, with 5 beautiful models. Â Those three I already mentioned, plus a clean Camaro and Zamac Drag Bus. Â Favorites indeed. …
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The new 50th Faves are all over Instagram, whether the finds have been from Target or Walmart. Â VW Drag Bus, '55 Bel Air Gasser, Dodge Li'l Red Express, '69 Camaro, and the best of the bunch, the '65 Ford Galaxie. I am still looking for the full batch myself, although I did snag the Gulf …
I mentioned I had another Up-to-Date Video Catalog. Â This time the prolific Honda S2000. Just when you thought it might slow down, the S2K releases just keep on coming. Â Two more this year, and it seems we have had multiple releases almost every year. Which leads me to this. Â What other models deserve a Video …
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I get asked if blogging is all I do. Â If it is my actual job. Â I wish. Â I do have a "real" job. Â And for those that are familiar, it does require a decent amount of traveling. That is changing. Â The last few weeks have brought some changes, and I am thrilled that don't have …
It was a bit of a surprise to hear from a friend yesterday afternoon that he found the new Team Transport at Walmart. Â We have seen our friends in Australia finding them, but I didn't expect to see them here so soon. Â Alas, I was near a Walmart, so I walked in and there they …
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Which one is your favorite? Â Which one do you think is mine? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEibOxbYdS0
Would you look at that. Two years ago we had no Hot Wheels Econolines. Â Now we have two. Â I just wish Hot Wheels would do something other than JDM. Â Oh wait. Hot Wheels developed the Econoline for Pop Culture and Car Culture, and it has shown up in both, with a bonus 50th Favorites appearance. …
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A little something I am trying on the Lamley Extras Channel. Â Think of it as a video catalog of the Lamley Collection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf94SHdhEhI
The Walmart Zamacs have been strangely hard-to-find this year. Â I am not sure why, but they have barely appeared in many areas. Thankfully that can't be said for some of the other store exclusives. Â The Target Red Editions have been fairly consistent in their regular releases this year, and the last batch of 2018 is …
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