A couple weeks ago, I published an article on HotWheelsCollectors.com — exclusively for Red Line Club members — that explained where the Hot Wheels Race Team originated, in addition to including some interesting collections within the segment that seemingly has no bounds. Under the section titled, “The Hot […]
If you caught the recent interview with former Hot Wheels & Matchbox Graphic Design, Michael Heralda on @lamleygroup’s Fireside Chat series on Instagram, you’ll know that the 1998 First Editions release of the #Escort Rally was the first car Michael designed the graphics for Hot Wheels. It was […]
If you’re collecting the Hot Wheels #Mystery Machine, it won’t be long before you find yourself in a sea of them. All, but one, have been painted in some form of green/aqua/turquoise paint and it can be very hard the differentiate which release is which when they are […]
Sometimes you just know when a Hot Wheels casting is going to be popular. This is one of them. The #’98 Subaru Impreza 22B STi-Version hit the pegs late last year as part of the #2020 Hot Wheels “A” case assortments. Subaru-savvy collectors knew exactly what this was […]
What separates Hot Wheels collectors from collectors of diecast is that Hot Wheels collectors will tend to accumulate oddities. We will pick up cars based on rarity or “collectibility” whereas the general collector has more of a licensed vehicle focus. We fancy Hot Wheels original designs as it’s […]
7/9/2020 — The Hot Wheels team is looking for input once again! This time, they are conducting a Virtual Focus Group via the Mattel Imagination Center on July 15th and 16th. If selected for the 90-minute focus group, you will be compensated with a $125 digital Target gift […]
7/6/2020 — Roughly 2 months have passed since the 2020 Hot Wheels “L” case began to hit distributors in the US. And, as predicted, there was a delay in the “M” case arriving due to the plant closure in Malaysia. YouTuber Muazli Marzuki has obtained the “M” case. […]
After 20-some-odd-years, love for the Hot Wheels #Dairy Delivery appears to be fading. What’s going on Hot Wheels collectors? Collectors used to periodically post pictures of their Dairy Delivery casting collections like clockwork. There would always be some collector clamoring to include the Dairy Delivery is this series […]
Thanks to you guys for stuffing the #Ask Brad inbox over the last several weeks, I had to break your questions into two articles! You can see the first half >> HERE << while catching the second half below: Jim Longan • Woodland, California Q: When you purchase […]
Wow! You guys stuffed the #Ask Brad inbox over the last several weeks. I mean, I was kind of neglecting it as I have been extremely busy, but noticed it was overflowing — digitally of course — so I figured that I should probably get to answering your […]
