Your quick reference video. Thanks to Wheel Collectors for sending the images: https://youtu.be/z0PabOAI4gE Case Report coming.
Rapid Unboxing: Hot Wheels 2020 D Case
Hey look the upcoming Hot Wheels RLC Holiday Car! Come look at it, and take a special Hot Wheels collector survey to help plan Hot Wheels’ future while you are at it.
Click bait!! The Team at Hot Wheels wants collector input, and they want it badly. So they have created a special survey for collectors to fill out. Obviously if you are creating lines specifically aimed at collectors, it helps to know exactly what collectors want. Hot Wheels has hit a lot of home runs with …
Lamley Awards 2019 Poll: What was the Best Hot Wheels Licensed PREMIUM New Model in 2019?
This category is probably my favorite Lamley Awards Category. Hopefully you have already voted for BEST and WORST Super Treasure Hunt, as well as BEST and MOST DISAPPOINTING HW Basic New Model. If you haven't the links are there for you. But it is time to go Premium. Not even counting the RLC models - …
Lamley Awards 2019 Poll: What was the BEST & MOST DISAPPOINTING Hot Wheels Licensed New Model in 2019?
Time to vote again! Hopefully you have already voted on BEST & WORST Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt in 2019, so now it is time to move to 2019 Hot Wheels Licensed New Models in 2019. This one is ALWAYS interesting. There are two polls: BEST Licensed New Model and MOST DISAPPOINTING. BEST is self-explanatory. …
Just Released: Hot Wheels 2020 Car Meet 5-pack
Keep your eyes open for this one. My friend Ben Wright from Australia found the next Car Meet 5-pack, and it is a good one. Among the treats, a Datsun 510 (older casting with separate grill) in a similar deco to its Wagon counterpart released in 2019, a racing BMW 2002, and a Mustang with …
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Rapid Unboxing: Hot Wheels 2020 C Case
Just a quick drop in to show you the just-released Hot Wheels 2020 C Case. Wheel Collectors got thief shipment and sent over photos. I put this in a video to start, and I will post pics soon: You can find all of these at Wheel Collectors. https://youtu.be/adZ-jQh89HU The two chase models to look for:
Slammed Nissans, California’d Beetles, new and old Muscle, and a long awaited Toyota. Hot Wheels Cruise Boulevard marks four years of Car Culture.
Man this feels nostalgic. Not the slammed Nissan Hardbody, or the classic Chevelle, or any car in this set. Each feels actually quite new. I'm doing a photo feature and write-up. THAT feels nostalgic. I picture a Depression-era newsboy shouting "Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Lamley actually wrote something!" But let's see if remember …
Lamley Awards 2019 Poll: What was the BEST & WORST Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt in 2019?
The 2019 Lamley Awards are here! As we do every year, collectors come together to vote our favorites and least favorites of 2019. This year's Lamley Awards will be our biggest yet, with several more categories added to represent other diecast makers, so stay tuned throughout the next few weeks as the polls drop. We …
UPS lost my GameStop case.
Two days before the GameStop event, I thought all was in order. GameStop told me the 36-count case I bought online a few days prior was on its way. Then UPS, via their app, told me the same thing. Thursday would be the day, two days before the event. The app mentioned it was in …
Here are my Five Favorite Hot Wheels Fords & Ferraris. What are yours?
I figured there would be a lot of Ford/Ferrari content this week, considering the movie will be here this weekend. I decided I wanted to join the fray as well. I could race them, but I have one track and why start now? What I can do is list my favorites, in true #lamleyhype fashion. …
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Hot Wheels 36-count cases with exclusive colors are now available at GameStop online.
Collector Days have shifted from Kmart to GameStop, and the special 36-count cases are available now: Hot Wheels exclusive 36-count cases at GameStop. Not all GameStops will be holding the event, so this is the best way to ensure you get the exclusives. And who knows, maybe a Treasure Hunt or Super might be in …
If you are up for a Sunday HW hunt, October 20th is the official day Kroger stores are dropping exclusive color Q Case Shippers.
It is a post for another time, but we should all take a moment to acknowledge the end of Kdays. Kmart Collector Days rode quietly into the sunset this year, and it is a bummer. But it means a gap was created that needed filling, and two new entities have settled in. Brad at Orange …
Saturday Showcase: The forgotten Donks of 2006 Hot Wheels Hi-Rakers
I am not even going to try to explain why I like Donks. It really isn't my place. I do, and I like them a lot, like I like a lot of car subcultures. While a Donk is technically a 70’s era Caprice or Impala, the term has come to loosely refer to plethora of …
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Rapid Unboxing: Hot Wheels 2020 B Case
That was fast. Looks like my 2020 B Case coverage is beginning, starting with this Rapid Unboxing video. Wheel Collectors got it yesterday, and the models are available. https://youtu.be/oG0zJ_uKWEg I'll have photos posted later.
Preview: There is more to the Hot Wheels R34 Skyline & ‘62 Chevy Pickup Convention Exclusives than you might think.
I am not a diecast reviewer. Never have been. Reviewing diecast would be freaking boring. I'm a collector, who is in this hobby because I enjoy it. And it probably doesn't need to be said that I gravitate to what I enjoy. I say this because many times I will hear comments about how I …
There are a lot of rad Hot Wheels ‘67 Camaros. The Fast & Furious Off-Road might be the raddest.
Seriously, I can't tell you why. I can't. It goes against all that I have proclaimed with my collection. But I love the Hot Wheels Fast & Furious '67 Off-Road Camaro. Why does it go against what I collect? Well, I have always said that I am really only interested in "movie" cars if they …
Announcing the Kaido House x Lamley Group LAX Event at next month’s Hot Wheels Convention. Here is how to attend.
UPDATE: LAX is SOLD OUT. Â We have a list of ticket holders and emails will be going out in the next day or so with details. Â Be sure to check the email you used for payment. I am pleased to announce the first Kaido House x Lamley Group LAX Diecast Event, happening Friday, October 4th …
Showcase: Hot Wheels Premium Fast & Furious Off-Road
I've been surprised to hear a few of you complaining that the Fast & Furious Premium set is a little played out. What is more surprising is that I am going to be the one countering, especially considering my opinion on Fast & Furious. I don't hate the Fast & Furious movies. I actually have …
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The first Hot Wheels 2020 models are showing up in Australia
It always seems early, but it is not. The Hot Wheels 2020 Basic year is beginning. My friend Ben Wright sent over these pics of his finds in Sydney, Australia, this past week, and now I am clamoring to see the 2020 A Case myself. The Subaru is the star, and the R32 a beauty, …
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Did Hot Wheels release a secret Target Red Edition Chase? Or is it much ado about nothing?
Let's face it, the "much ado about nothing" factor in the Hot Wheels collecting world is a thing. We sometimes get caught up in looking for something that isn't really there. Something looks a little different, theories abound, a variation is created, a frenzy ensues. Actually, that is one of the fun elements of collecting. …
Saturday Showcase: Collecting the Hot Wheels Behemoth Rigs
It isn't something you think of too much when someone mentions Hot Wheels. The world of fast cars usually doesn't have space for the big rigs, unless of course they are there to transport the fast cars around. But Hot Wheels has done some big rigs, and done them very well. Awhile ago I decided …
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The Hot Wheels Street Tuners Nissan Silvia S15 is one of those models future collectors will be pining for.
You kind of know what they are when they hit. Might be a fun feature too. Those models that one day will the models that future collectors are sad they missed. I am not talking about the models that were once pegwarmers but are now popular, like the Datsun 510. I am talking about the …
Rapid Unboxing: Hot Wheels 2019 P Case
We give you everything. Case Report done, so how about a Rapid Unboxing? Enjoy: https://youtu.be/ESLoJIbWwVM
Case Report: Hot Wheels 2019 Q Case
Two cases in a day, and then on to 2020. Crazy, right? P and Q shipped together. Here is Q, thanks to our friends at Wheel Collectors. Videos, showcases, and more all coming. (Hot Wheels 2019 Q Case at Wheel Collectors)