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This happens. 2019 is coming to a close in the Hot Wheels basic world, and Mattel just dropped the last two cases simultaneously. That meant an all-nighter for our friends at Wheel Collectors, sorting through two cases and getting them listed. Yet they still care about the Lamley Readers, and photographed the case contents of …
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The standard seems to be this: Hot Wheels creates the first release of a basic licensed New Model in a stock or stock-like deco. There is a good chance a recolor is done in the same way. But after that, releases could be in all kinds of made up graphics. Custom stripes for example. Mixing …
The Bugatti is upon us. Hot Wheels N Cases are starting to hit US stores, and the Bugatti frenzy will begin. A&J Toys sent over the US N Case - the same heading to Walmart and Target - and I opened it last night. Two Chirons per case, so plenty to go around. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/3wQ6az7hd3A
Today, 9am Pacific, another RLC frenzy ignites. The Hot Wheels Redline Club really has been nothing but fire this year, and now it changes color. If you are an RLC member, you don't need me to tell you to be on your computer, phone, tablet, abacus, etch-a-sketch, or whatever you use to order models this …
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Our friends in New Zealand have been getting all kinds of good stuff lately, and now that includes the final Hot Wheels Basic Case of 2019, the Q Case. Cobra at Diecasttvchannel came across the Q Case, and posted this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iji0sic2KAA
This was a bit of a surprising development when I opened a package from Mattel last week. Two carded Hot Wheels ID cars, with basic wheels instead of HWid wheels. I inquired, and got a bit of info. Not all the details, but some. I also got permission to share, so that is what I …
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If you are at the Pennsylvania Collectors Club Convention, or nearby, you should stop by. M2 is doing what they love to do, leaving chases all over the place for collectors to find, and Hot Wheels is there too, showing off some upcoming product. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tSNY3DSpt/ The photos do the talking. Entertainment, Pop Culture, Team Transport, …
Late last week I got word that a wheel variation was going to appear on the latest Team Transport set. I even got an example of each: Cool right? The Fairlady Z from the Nissan set and Mercedes-Benz 190E from the Falken set will be getting new wheels in a very short run. Wheel variations …
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The photos from the Art of Speed Convention in Malaysia have been circulating all night, and the latest are of the unveiling of the Hot Wheels Car Culture Japan Historics 3 lineup: Three new castings (three!) plus a new diecast chassis for the R30 Skyline. Those three new castings are a stare right back at …
A couple more pics from the loot HW Designer Steve Vandervate brought with him to the Art of Speed Convention in Malaysia: The Supra tells you all you need to know about the Toyota license and Mattel. The Chevelle and Supra tell you that the beloved Boulevard name is back as well. Excited?
Hot Wheels Designer Steve Vandervate, affectionately known as HWVan among the nerds, is in Malaysia for the Art of Speed Convention, and he brought a few goodies with him. Van does the graphics for premium lines like Car Culture, Pop Culture, Entertainment, etc, and he is displaying some of his upcoming work there while he …
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A little something for you Nissan or variation collectors to look out for. Lamley Reader @jshuaaf found this variation in Indonesia: One of those is not like the other, one of those just isn't the same. Can you tell which one is not like the others? Now it's time to play our game. It's time …
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Just in time for the RLC and Gumball 3000 sale today. I was wondering why the RLC was selling these on a day other than the standard Tuesday, and now I know why. After I made the video I learned it is available today on the Gumball 3000 site as well. So cool right? RLC …
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I do like it when our friends in other countries get stuff first, but count me a little jealous. Attention has been thrust north as our Canadian friends are the first to see Street Tuners, the next mix from Hot Wheels Car Culture. Lamley Reader Mark MacCallum had this find today at his local Walmart, …
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A quick video I did on the Lamley Extras YouTube Channel last night at the Matchbox Gathering. There is no way to show all that goes on at the Gathering, but here are a couple of highlights. The first is a quick livestream I did before the Mattel Presentation at last night's dinner. Event organizer …
Honestly, I don’t know if they are doing anything, but Mattel did slate the arrival of Hot Wheels id to correspond with Amazon Prime Day. If you were waiting to get the models you want, now is the time. Sign up for Prime - worth it since Hot Wheels is doing more and more with …
I like Audis. Of course there is Audi heritage, something I see the rally fans lose their shit over. Show them a classic Quattro, think Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Of course I can appreciate that era, and I totally do, but if I am going completely from a personal perspective, my love for Audis started …
Let's just start with the link: Hot Wheels ID on Amazon Go there and check it out and learn for yourself. Hot Wheels id is now available on Amazon, and that includes a new batch of models. Follow the link and you will see the models available under "Premium Vehicles". I'll have a showcase up …
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It is still one of the visceral pleasures of collecting - ripping a blister off the card and freeing a $1 model. No offense to some of the premium brands, but it is far better than unscrewing a tiny screw or using scissors to cut open a fully sealed package. So that meant the N …
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Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's Father. Bruce Willis is actually dead. Tyler Durden and Brad Pitt are the same person. I am Keyser Soze. The Hot Wheels Chiron is better than the Hot Wheels Veyron. Sorry to give the ending away before I even start, but I didn't want to totally pull the rug out …
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We all go through evolutions as collectors. I hesitate to call them “phases”, but that might be an accurate term as well. But I’d like to think I get a bit more refined as time goes on. When I first got into collecting, realizing how fun the cars I obsessed over as a kid could …
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Gassers are naturally bonkers. Nothing is aesthetically right about them. But that is what makes them so wonderful. A car this nuts needs a matching deco, and Hot Wheels gives them to us. And the ‘41 Willys gets it all. It is a complete stunner, enameled to look like it sits under a layer of …
Just arrived from A&J Toys, the N Case, aka the Bugatti Case. As I mentioned in the previous post, the Bugatti deserves all the attention it is getting, and seeing two in this case is definitely a good thing. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/mjPNQuyBhNY
It doesn't disappoint. The new Hot Wheels Bugatti Chiron is in hand and truly spectacular. The Chiron was undoubtedly going to cause a frenzy when it was first unveiled by Ryu Asada and the Hot Wheels Design Team. A Bugatti is a big deal in all aspects, large or small. The king of hypercars has …
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