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The Hachiroku is coming...It looks like following the release of the Datsun 510 Wagon Super Treasure Hunt, you won't have to wait long to get your j-tin Super TH fix. Images have just surfaced of the Hot Wheels Toyota AE-86 Corolla Super Treasure Hunt, and we think a few of you will be pleased with …
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The Civic is cool. It is cool for a lot of reasons. Around here, there is a good chance that you spent some time in a Civic at some point in life. The '93 DX Hatch was my wife's first purchase out of college. The '98 EX was mine. And when a car reminds you …
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Poor P Case. It seems that since the contents of the upcoming Q case was unveiled, it has overshadowed everything. That is what happens when a new Porsche, a new Mustang, and a 510 Wagon Super are all in the same batch.So as the worldwide Q case is arriving at hobby dealers, so is the …
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Let's just get right to it:Datsun 510 Bluebird 4-door SedanDatsun Bluebird 1600 SSSDatsun Bluebird 1600 DXDatsun Bluebird 1800 SSSDatsun Bluebird 1400 DXDatsun Bluebird 1300 StandardDatsun Bluebird EstateDatsun Bluebird Osaka Police VanAwesome, eh?With all the frenzy over both Hot Wheels 510's, Tomica Limited Vintage has offered a 1:64 history of the Japanese Classic. We ogle over …
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So what is next for the Cool Classics?There is no clear answer. We do know that as a stand-alone series their days are over. The series has been around for two years and based on the pegs, it hasn't preformed like Mattel had hoped. Of course we don't know the numbers, but it seems that …
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When we learned about this one, we knew it was a must-have, and when the opportunity popped up get one, we acted. And we are glad we did.So here is the typical pattern with Hot Wheels: Release the First Edition of a casting in a livery as close to the real thing as possible. Either …
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The slow unveiling of the most anticipated batch of 2014 continues...Matt and the gang over at Wheel Collectors must unpacked a huge pallet of Hot Wheels 2014 Batch Q, and the models are going up on ebay right now. That means Datsun 510 Wagons, Porsche 934's (our favorite of 2014), 2015 Mustangs, and many more. …
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Any diecast collector who also watched Breaking Bad has to have hoped the day would come that Walter White's Pontiac Aztek would join the collection. It looks like that day has come.GreenLight has just announced a licensing partnership with Sony that will bring the Breaking Bad vehicles to 1:64. It will start with Walter's second …
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Does it seem a certain red Datsun Wagon is just a tad overexposed right now? It is everywhere, and it hasn't even hit the pegs yet. We are obviously big fans of said wagon ourselves, but we acknowledge it might represent the peak of Hot Wheels JDM hype, yo.So, we are going to help you …
We are very happy to see this model continue its mainline run for the third year in a row. As we have documented before, we leave most of the Hot Wheels Chevelles on the pegs, with two exceptions: the '70 Chevelle Wagon and Jun Imai's '70 Chevelle SS. The Wagon because, well, it's a Wagon, …
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I have never been a fan of Hot Wheels (or Matchbox) motorcycles. Motorcycles don't generate that much interest for me in the first place, and on top of that, trying to make a $1 motorcycle replica always leaves something to be desired.But the Harley does garner some attention. Being the P case Super Treasure Hunt …
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Here are this week's selections. Since we skipped a week, we had a ton to get through, and not all are included in this post. Look for more next week.As always, those customs that caught our attention. Enjoy...Kazuhisa Kishi@5pudly - InstagramDaniel Hew@diecastme - InstagramKoekoeh Blaar CustomEvilsonicz SV Bazalama@papichulocustoms - Instagram@a_r_n_e_l - Instagram@southsidesleepers - InstagramCustom Diecast …
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The Tomica Limited Vintage collection continues to grow, and with that it seems the display space is shrinking. As much as we love our Hot Wheels and Matchbox, there is something about a display case full of Tomica Limited Vintage. So we condensed the Hot Wheels/Matchbox models down to one Carney display, and expanded the …
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Many of you have asked us to feature this one, so here it is. But let's do this a little differently.Let's start with this:And then show this:There are two ways to look at this set of photos. One way is to look at the 2015 Mustang in general, and decide on whether you like it …
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Remember when Hot Wheels debuted a spectraflame red JDM model with fender mirrors in the mainline as a Super Treasure Hunt? Remember the frenzy?Funny how history repeats itself.So, in the competition of overhyped JDM Super Treasure Hunts with fender mirrors designed by Jun Imai, what wins?And why?(And just in case you were waiting for a …
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Things are emerging so fast, it is hard to keep up.Just last night, Hot Wheels 2015 Batch A and, according to the seller, B Case cars popped up on ebay, and while we knew about some, we didn't know about others. Many models are listed, and we don't know if it is all of them …
We will spare you the "man we love Tomica Limited Vintage" diatribes on this one. We are pretty sure we have made that point very clear. Instead we will show the contents of the package we just got from Japan Booster yesterday. We have really been looking forward to this one, not only because it …
Here come the 2015 New Models...We were having a chat the other day, and it was mentioned that we like this time of the year the best when it comes to Hot Wheels. It is always fun when we have no idea what is coming from Hot Wheels, so everything is a surprise. Once we …
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Ambassador’s Report August 19th, 2014Larry ScadutoWelcome back Michael Heralda(Happy to see that you’re feeling better)New for 2015Blockade Buster from the 2015 Battle Mission Force Set Chevy K-1500 Pickup 2015 Mainline Model I have a few items of interest to share with …
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Yeah, it looks like the Italians attempted to do a Lamborghini bosozoku-style and failed miserably. The Veneno is truly awful to look at.But I can say that, because I will never drive one. I may not ever see one. It is very easy to hate on this one. And I can also say that because …
(Repost from July 16th, 2014. We thought it was prudent to share now that P cases are appearing.)It eventually came, even if it wasn't at SEMA.Hot Wheels got collector's wheels turning when they unveiled the special HW Edition of the Ford Transit Connect at SEMA in Las Vegas back in November of 2013. With it came …
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The Matchbox Gathering is already a month removed, but we still have some things to show.As most of you know, Mattel granted the Lamley Group some time to photograph all the preproduction and 3D Prints they brought with them to preview at the Gathering. That included both 2014 and 2015 models. Unfortunately, after the fact, …
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It is not often that the first model we show from a batch is the Regular Treasure Hunt. At least lately.Anytime we show a Regular Treasure Hunt, and before we get the tidal wave of comments saying that all the Regular TH's suck and that Mattel has really blown it, we need to reiterate that …
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Yeah, it was one of those "holy shit!" moments. We get them in our hobby occasionally. That moment when you read or hear that a car that you never expected to see on a blue card is on its way.We have had a lot of those "holy shit!" moments lately.We could give you the list …
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