Organization Day! The holidays are approaching, and the time has come for my final diecast donation to my local children's hospital. The cases have accumulated and they need to go to their new home. That means digging into the storage unit and getting them delivered. It also means making space. My storage unit gets out … Continue reading Digging for Hot Wheels Treasure in a mess of a storage unit.
In case you didn't know, and maybe you did, Amazon added the other two singles to the three Hot Wheels Fast & Furious Premium Nissans it was pre-selling. Ford Escort 1600 RS Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera They have sold out, and I have no idea if they will restock. I've gotten a lot of comments about … Continue reading Amazon added the HW Fast & Furious Premium Escort and Lamborghini to the Nissans. Will selling singles on Amazon now be a thing?
Holiday madness is upon us. Black Friday looms just beyond the horizon, getting ready to rear its ugly head. It means a lot to collectors too. Some thinks it is an abundance of Supers, just lying there for the taking. I still haven't seen that. But there are other things. Huge online sales, like Wheel … Continue reading An underrated nerd joy: Seeing the Hot Wheels multipack exclusives as they are slowly unveiled
If it is the year 2022, and you are visiting this post, by guess is the white Custom Camaro is no longer available. But have a look at it anyway. (And by the way, I have so many questions for you. This isn't a political blog so I'll refrain, but call me.) It is today, … Continue reading A look at the Hot Wheels HWC Special Edition White Enamel Custom Camaro, which is surprisingly still available.
I'm a nerd. Want to know how nerdy of a nerd I am? I really like doing these Up-to-Date videos. I put them on the Lamley Extras Channel (you should subscribe), and they serve as a quick way to review what I have in my collection, or revisit some models that haven't gotten a ton … Continue reading Up-to-Date: Hot Wheels Aston Martin DBS
I didn't do a great job on the Lamley Awards last year. You did. Each category got a ton of votes. Winners emerged, but I didn't spend any time announcing them. Lame! But, there is a little silver lining. I am going over them now, and it is interesting to see how we voted a … Continue reading Revisiting the Lamley Award Best & Worst Winners of 2017. See if you still agree.
Pretty crazy prices for that black '55 Gasser Kroger exclusive right? The odyssey that has been the black 50th Favorites Gasser has been an interesting one. The alternate color to the standard pink release was originally set to be a Toys R Us exclusive. That was until there was no Toys R Us to carry … Continue reading You might want to hold off on spending $100 on that Hot Wheels ’55 Gasser Kroger Exclusive
You can insert the word, emoji, gif, whatever. But make it good, because this thing is stellar. The HW Design posted this yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/BqQXG7uHndO/ It can't be any better. Truly. In case you missed it, Brendon Vetuskey, who designed this model for the RLC, talked about it in the preview he did with me at … Continue reading The Hot Wheels RLC Lamborghini Countach is ______________
The 2018 Lamley Awards continue. We don't have the Awards without the polls, and thousands of you have voted so far. But if you haven't, you really should. Many of the polls are still close. So I have them all linked below. There are still more to come. Hot Wheels Model of the Year, Best … Continue reading Have you voted on every 2018 Lamley Awards topics so far? If not here they are.
I have heard the rumors, and seen the images. (I have even heard of some shady shenanigans in Southern California by some trying to get to them.) Special shippers are hitting Kroger stores all over the country, and they have variety to say the least. I found a fresh one today in my travels. Four-sided, … Continue reading I found one of those “A bit of everything” shippers at a Kroger store. And yeah, Kmart exclusives (!?!)